Our quick take

Garmin Vivosmart 5 - 3.5 / 5

Design and build

  • Size: 19.5 x 10.7 x 217mm (S/M); 9.5 x 10.7 x 255mm (L) Screen: 10.5 x 18.5mm Display: 88 x 154 pixels, OLED Weight: 24.5g (S/M); 26.5g (L)

Features 

  • Pulse Ox blood oxygen monitoring Safety notifications Garmin Connect support

Tracking performance

  • 24/7 heart rate monitoring  Sleep, stress, energy and activity tracking

Battery life

  • Up to seven days (excluding Pulse Ox sleep tracking)

To recap

Garmin’s dive back into the fitness tracker market is a welcome one, offering a simple yet metric-heavy entry point into its ecosystem. At the same price as a Fitbit Charge 5, though, its lack of GPS, as well as sleep tracking inconsistencies and middling battery life, make it one to approach with caution.