Garmin Vivoactive 3 Specifications, Features and Price
$119.95
- Release date:: August, 2017
- Display:: 1.2 inches, Transflective (MIP) LCD, Touchscreen
- Body:: Silicon, Stainless steel
- Battery Life:: 7 days+
- Compatibility:: Android 5-0+ and iOS 11.0+
EDITOR’S RATING
Design: | (3.9 / 5) |
Battery: | (4.2 / 5) |
Fitness tracking: | (4.4 / 5) |
Features: | (3.4 / 5) |
Price: | (3.4 / 5) |
Average: | (3.9 / 5) |
Description
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Full Specifications, Features, and Price – Garmin’s Vivoactive 3 is a fine-looking fitness-focused smartwatch with lots of features and a long battery life that keeps you going for days. The Vivoactive 3 is a sturdy device and going by the Garmin’s standard, it’s rugged and quite stylish which leaves it with a decent appearance.
The Vivoactive 3 is available in three editions, the Vivoactive 3, Vivoactive 3 Music, and Vivoactive 3 LTE. The last two have onboard music storage which isn’t present on the standard Vivoactive 3 edition. The LTE edition has support for cellular connectivity up to 4G powered by Verizon. Of course, the more features mean that the Vivoactive 3 music and LTE edition are a bit more expensive than the Vivoactive 3 with the LTE edition being the most expensive.
Each edition of the Vivoactive 3 is well equipped to track your active life and also can improve your productive life with the innovative technologies built-in. The Vivoactive 3 is a GPS fitness-focused smartwatch with lots of activity tracking features built-in, including 15 preloaded sports activities that can help improve your fitness goals significantly.
The Vivoactive 3 is moderately sized, having a very stylish design that sets it apart as a perfect companion for any occasion. It’ll look nicer on women and those with smaller wrist considering somewhat small case size.
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Features
- 1.2 inches transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) display, bright and easy to read outdoors, and touchscreen.
- 15 Preloaded sport modes.
- Up to 7 days long battery life in smartwatch mode.
- Clock features: Time/date, GPS time sync, auto daylight saving, alarm, timer and stopwatch.
- Download watch faces, widgets, data fields and apps from the Garmin Connect IQ Store.
- Calls reject/text response with preset texts (Android only).
- Find my phone, watch, control music on smartphone and remote camera control.
- Keeps you connected to all that matters to you, so you never get to miss important updates.
- Rated 5ATM (swim-proof).
- 20mm interchangeable straps with quick release feature.
- Compatible with both Android and iOS devices.
- Sync data from watch to the Garmin Connect community – a thriving community of fitness enthusiasts where you can connect and share.
- Safety and tracking features include, LiveTrack that lets you invite others to join in your training goals.
- Activity tracking features includes, steps counter, sleep monitoring, calories, floors climbed, distance, intensity minutes, fitness age and all day stress tracking.
- Gym and fitness equipments includes, cardio and strength workout, automatic rep counting and available gym profiles which includes strength, cardio, elliptical, rowing, stair stepping, and yoga.
- Training, planning and analysis features includes, downloadable training plans, VO2 max, activity history on watch, GPS speed and distance, create custom activity profiles and advanced workouts.
- Heart rate tracking features includes, HR zones, HR alerts, HR calories, % HR max and HR broadcast data to paired device.
- Running features includes, GPS-based distance, time and pace, run workouts, foot pod capable, and available run profiles such as running, indoor track running and treadmill running.
- Golfing features includes, Garmin auto shot, pin pointer, digital scorecard, yardage and round timer.
- Outdoor recreational features includes, back to start, total decent/ascent and available outdoor recreational profiles such as skiing, snowboarding, XC skiing, stand up paddle boarding and rowing.
- Cycling features includes, time/distance alerts, compatible with varia, speed and cadence sensor support and available cycling profiles such as biking and indoor biking.
- Swim tracking features includes,pool swim metrics, stroke type detection, basic rest timer, time/distance alerts and pool swimming as available swim profile.
- Log and track cycles with the Garmin menstrual cycle tracking feature that can help you detect physical and emotional symptoms.
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Activity Tracking Features
Pros
- Lightweight, rugged and sturdy design.
- Long battery life
- A comprehensive fitness tracker.
- Swim-proof.
Cons
- Lacks onboard music storage.
- Lacks microphone and loudspeaker.
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Review
Additional information
ABOUT DEVICE | ABOUT DEVICE |
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Device name | Garmin Vivoactive 3 |
Device type | |
Gender | |
Release date | August, 2017 |
Predecessor | Garmin Vivoactive |
Successor | Garmin Vivoactive 4 |
Versions | Vivoactive 3, Vivoactive 3 Music, Vivoactive 3 Music (LTE) |
BODY | BODY |
Dimension | 43.4 x 43.4 x 11.7 mm |
Weight | 43 grams |
Shape | Circular |
Case material | Fiber-reinforced polymer, Stainless steel |
Strap material | Silicone |
Bezel material | Stainless steel |
Strap size | 20 mm |
Screen protection | |
Water resistance | |
Durability test | — |
Swim-proof | Yes, recommended |
Color | Black, Rose-gold, White |
DISPLAY | DISPLAY |
Display size | 1.2 inches |
Display type | LCD, Memory-in-pixel (MIP), transflective |
Display resolution | 240 x 240 px |
Pixel density | — |
Always on | Yes |
Custom watch face | Yes |
Input type | 1 Physical button, Touchscreen |
CONNECTIVITY | CONNECTIVITY |
Bluetooth | ANT+, Bluetooth v4.0 |
Bluetooth calling | No |
GPS | Galileo, GLONASS, GPS |
NFC | Yes |
Wi-Fi | No |
MEMORY | MEMORY |
RAM | — |
ROM | — |
Memory card slot | |
CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY | CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY |
Technology | None |
SIM type | |
Band | — |
NOTIFICATIONS | NOTIFICATIONS |
SMS alert | Yes |
Calls alert | Yes |
Email alert | Yes |
Event reminder | Yes |
Third-party apps alert | Yes |
MEDIA | MEDIA |
Audio | |
Bluetooth music | |
Music streaming | No |
Loudspeaker | |
Microphone | |
Camera | No |
Radio | No |
SENSORS | SENSORS |
Accelerometer | |
Altimeter | Yes |
Ambient light | Yes |
Barometer | |
Compass | Yes |
ECG | |
Gyroscope | — |
HRM | Yes |
Pulse oximeter (SpO2) | No |
Temperature | Yes |
Sensor(s) | — |
ACTIVITY TRACKING | ACTIVITY TRACKING |
Blood oxygen | |
Blood Pressure | |
Calories | Yes |
Distance | Yes |
ECG tracking | |
Heart rate monitoring | Yes |
Sleep tracking | Yes |
Steps | Yes |
Floors climbed | |
Stress | Yes |
Fall detection | |
Menstrual cycle | |
VO2 Max | Yes |
Swim-tracking | Yes |
Underwater heart rate tracking | No |
On-screen workout | No |
Sport modes | 15 |
BATTERY | BATTERY |
Battery type | non-removable Lithium-polymer |
Battery capacity | — |
Battery life | GPS mode: up to 13hrs, Smartwatch mode: 7 days |
Charging type | Charging dock |
Charging time | 1-2 hours |
Solar charging | No |
PLATFORM | PLATFORM |
Chipset | — |
CPU | — |
GPU | — |
Operating system | Proprietary OS |
MISC | MISC |
Companion app | Garmin Connect |
Compatibility | Android 5.0+, iOS 11.0+ |
Payment system | Garmin Pay |
Interchangeable strap | |
Voice command | |
Find my phone | Yes |
Box content | Charger, Garmin Vivoactive 3, Manual, Straps |
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