Garmin vivosmart 5

Works with: iPhone and Android
Display: 0.84 in
Battery: 7 days
Water resistance: 5 ATM
Weight: 26.5 g

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Garmin vivosmart 5 at a glance

Battery

About a week

Up to 7 days in smartwatch mode.
GPS

Uses your phone's GPS

Carry your phone to map a workout.
Health

Heart, sleep and more

Measures blood oxygen.
Phone & smart

iPhone and Android

Notifications from your phone.
Build

5 ATM water rating

26.5 g.

Garmin vivosmart 5 full specifications

Overview

Brand	Garmin
Model	vívosmart 5
Series	vívosmart
Versions	Small/medium, Large

Platform & apps

Works with iPhone and Android phones, running Garmin.

Operating system	Garmin
Works with	iPhone and Android

Display

Screen size	0.84 in
Resolution	88 x 154
Touchscreen	Yes
Controls	touchscreen

Design & durability

Weighs 26.5 g.

Rated 5 ATM: fine for swimming laps and showers.

Dimensions	19.5 x 10.7 x 255 mm
Thickness	10.7 mm
Weight (case)	26.5 g
Case material	polycarbonate
Lens	Acrylic
Band material	silicone
Fits wrists	148-228 mm
Water resistance	5 ATM

Battery

About a week: up to 7 days in smartwatch mode.

Makers test with their own settings, so treat these as best-case figures.

Battery (smartwatch mode)	7 days
All battery modes	Smartwatch: 7 days
Charging	proprietary-plug

GPS & navigation

Uses your phone's GPS, so carry the phone to map a run or ride.

GPS	Uses phone GPS

Health & sensors

Tracks heart rate around the clock, plus blood oxygen.

For sleep, it offers a nightly sleep score.

Sensors	optical HR, SpO2, accelerometer, ambient light
Heart-rate sensor	Garmin Elevate
Heart-rate tracking	24/7
High/low heart-rate alerts	Yes
Blood oxygen (SpO2)	Yes
Respiration rate	Yes
Sleep tracking	Sleep score
Stress tracking	Yes
Energy score	Body Battery
Cycle tracking	Yes

Safety

Has an emergency SOS feature.

SOS works through your paired phone.

Emergency SOS	Via phone
Incident detection	Yes

Training

Auto activity detection	Yes
Swim tracking	Pool
Training metrics	VO2 max
Strength rep counting	Yes
Heart-rate broadcast	Yes
External sensors	ANT+

Smart features

Notifications	Yes
Message replies	Android
Find my phone	Yes

Specs compiled from Garmin's product pages and datasheets. Manufacturers revise hardware between versions, so check the version on the box. Spotted an error? Tell us.