Published: 2014-05-19, Author: Scott , review by: cnet.com
The Garmin Vivofit is water-resistant, has a one-year battery life, an always-on screen, and works with wireless heart-rate monitor accessories
No vibration for movement reminders, and battery needs physical replacing after a year. You're forced to use the Garmin app, rather than arguably better third-party health apps. Lacks more complex activity tracking
Garmin's simple and functional activity band is easy and low-maintenance, which makes it one of the best alternatives to a Fuelband or Fitbit....
We like the Vivofit for someone who is starting to be interested in wearables for the purpose of getting healthy. It's also useful for someone who may not have a smartphone, as the desktop app/sync is available. That's not always the case with wearable ...
Battery lasts an entire year, meaning you never have to charge it, Waterproof up to 50 meters so feel free to track water activities, Move Bar keeps you conscious of how long you're sitting idle for, Comfortable to wear for long periods of time, Capable o
Clasp doesn't feel sturdy and can easily become snagged on something, App isn't as robust as other offerings, Sync times with the app are often times slower than expected, Not a very large community, I couldn't find any friends using a Garmin tracker
The Garmin vivofit is a great product overall but has a few minor design flaws, such as the clasp, that I'd really like to see addressed in future iterations. It's also hard to find friends who use it so if motivation is key for you, it may not be the bes...
Abstract: As springtime draws closer many of us will seek to shed the excess weight gained while hibernating during these past cold winter months. One of the quickest ways to that is by moving your body; be it by walking, running, swimming or hitting the gym. Now that you have your intentions set in place in your mind now it’s time to get some gear to help get and keep you motivated...
Ultimately, I think Garmin has nailed the device side of Vivofit. As an activity tracker, it checks off almost all the major boxes of what I want. Sure, I could quibble over lack of stairs or lack of alarms. But for me, I don't really tend to use or get m...
Yearlong battery life means you never have to worry about charging. Comes in a variety of colors. Bluetooth and Antcompatible. Water resistant up to 50m
Garmin Connect app is subpar compared to other fitness apps. Display isn't backlit, making it hard to read in low light settings. Not the most comfortable fitness tracker to sleep in. Sometimes syncing takes multiple attempts
Comfortable wrist-worn activity tracker. Monitors steps, distance, sleep, calories burned. Syncs to computer via USB ANT+ stick and Bluetooth Smart-enabled phones.
Not particularly stylish. Doesn't count stairs climbed. No natively supported activities other than walking and running. Must actively enable sleep mode
Garmin's Vivofit activity tracker makes a few trade-offs to balance features, style, and ease of use into a mid-priced device. The results will appeal to a certain crowd, but not everyone....
Abstract: The actual vivofit unit features a small (30 x 12mm) LCD screen with a side-mounted button for cycling through the various options and feedback information supplied by the device. Due to the size of the screen, only a limited amount of data can be display...
Published: 2014-10-13, Author: Luke , review by: pocket-lint.com
Year-long battery life, keeps things simple, clear display, accurate, affordable point to activity tracking, waterproof, ANT+ for optional HR monitor
No screen illumination, no altimeter, no vibration, optional heart-rate monitor not comfortable
The Gamin Vivofit does exactly what you want a simple activity tracker to do: track your daily steps, distance travelled, calories burned and then present that in a format that's easy to understand. The device even learns your habits and automatical...
Abstract: One thing that the majority of activity trackers have in common is a built-in rechargeable battery. Most trackers will deliver between four and 10 days of usage on a single charge, but you need to remember to keep them charged up or risk missing some of y...
