Customer Reviews for Garmin - vvomove Sport Smartwatch 40 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Black - (2022)
Customer Rating
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Don’t waste your money
on February 27, 2025
Posted by: Coll
I recently purchased a Garmin watch with high hopes for accurate fitness tracking, but unfortunately, it has fallen short of my expectations. The heart rate monitoring feature is consistently unreliable, often providing readings that seem unreasonably high or low compared to what I know my body is experiencing (and or what medical devices are reporting- not even close to explain it away). Additionally, the step tracking is equally disappointing; I've noticed that it frequently undercounts my steps, sometimes by a significant margin, which defeats the purpose of having a fitness tracker. The inconsistencies in these key metrics have left me feeling frustrated, as I rely on precise data to monitor my health and progress. Overall, the Garmin watch has not lived up to its reputation, making it difficult for me to trust the information it provided and wasting the 150+ spent on it.
I've used a FitBit for years. It constantly switched into all kinds of weird cycles and was always vibrating. I could never figure out how to get it to stop. The Garmin watch has all the same features and more but it's so intuitive and easy to use. I just love it. I'll never go back!
I am 77 years young and love my vivomove Sport. Everyday I learn something new. I made this purchase after my vivofit 4 everytime I had the batteries changed the changer would break the membrane and it would leak and stop. Garmin helped everytime, but I did not want to loose days while I waited for a replacement.
I bought the vivomove Sport to replace my vivoactive 4S which stopped charging and when I went to try to repurchase it, it was discontinued. I honestly don't know why because the 4S is not an improved version at all and feel like it's actually a downgrade. It doesn't look as nice, its not as intuitive, the battery life is shorter, you cant customize the face with personal photos, it's just meh at best. Wait until something better comes out at a more competitive price because this isn't it.
1 month since I purchased the watch, so far so good, but it counts steps while I'm driving my truck? Not sure why, because I drive commercial trucks for a living, and I definitely not getting 20.000 steps a day. Lol
My husband was looking at various "health" watches, and we chose the Garmin over Apple or FitBit. I love the customizability of the Garmin watch and all its features - what drew me to this watch was the stress monitor, and the fact it looks like a regular watch...there's a bit of a learning curve getting used to some of the features, but overall I love my watch!