watches Garmin vívoactive 6 Lunar Gold / Bone Strap 010-02985-01

Garmin vívoactive® 6 is a modern sports smartwatch offering a wide range of features for active users. 

This model features heart rate tracking, GPS, activity tracking, sleep and stress monitoring, as well as various sports modes. Vivoactive 6 is designed for users looking for a watch for everyday wear as well as tracking sports performance. It also offers smartphone notifications, long battery life and water resistance, making it suitable for swimming.

What's new compared with Vívoactive 5:

• Completely redesigned/changed user interface (particularly around settings/controls)
• Added ~50 sports profiles/apps
• Added "Smart Wake Alarm"
• Added support for running dynamics (ground contact time, vertical oscillation, stride length)
• Added running support
• Added PacePro
• Added course/route tracking
• Added daily suggested workouts (walking only)
• Added mobility/sports profile (for flexibility and strength)
• Added workout animations (previously on Venu 3, but not on Vivoactive 5)

Specifications:

• 1.2" colour AMOLED touchscreen display with Corning® Gorilla® Glass
• Sports apps - selectable profiles: Running, Indoor Track, Treadmill, Cycling, Indoor Cycling, Walking, Indoor Walking, Skiing, Snowboarding, Cross-Country Skiing, Pool Swimming, SUP (Stand Up Paddle Board), Rowing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga, Stepper, Floors Climbed, Elliptical Trainer, Cardio, Strength, Golf, Navigate, Breathing, Other (allows you to create a custom activity). The watch can also be expanded with third-party apps, such as inline skating, horse riding and similar activities.
• Satellite signal reception: American GPS, Russian GLONASS and European Galileo.
• Built-in sensors: GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo), 3-axis compass, altimeter, temperature sensor, gyroscope, Elevate® optical wrist heart rate sensor.
• Wrist-based heart rate measurement
• Daily activity monitor: Throughout the day, the watch continuously measures heart rate, steps, distance travelled, floors climbed, calories burned, and sleep duration and quality. Basic data can be viewed on the watch display, but we recommend using the Garmin Connect app for a detailed assessment of recorded data.
• Animated workouts: Activate instructional animations for strength and cardio training, yoga and Pilates. Animations are available for pre-installed workouts and workouts downloaded from Garmin Connect™
• Data fields: The colour touchscreen display is energy-efficient and easy to read in direct sunlight. Unlike many other smartwatches, the data does not disappear and remains visible at all times. In darkness or low light, the display can be illuminated and the brightness level adjusted individually. Numerical data displayed during a sports activity is shown in a prominent font and is easy to read. The number of data fields and the size of the displayed information can be easily customised to show the values you want to track at a size that suits you.

• Music: The watch allows you to synchronise playlists from selected music streaming services (such as Deezer, Amazon Music or Spotify®), transfer tracks from a computer to the internal memory using a USB cable, or control a connected mobile phone. To listen to music directly from the watch, simply connect any Bluetooth headphones and listen without a phone nearby. The watch can store up to 500 tracks.

• VOICE PROMPTS

  During walking and running, the watch can provide voice prompts through a phone or wireless headphones.

• PHOTO VIEWING

  When connected to an Android phone, images or photos from messages can be viewed directly on the watch display.

• GARMIN PAY™ contactless payments
• Weather information
• Smart notifications: You can receive emails, text messages and alerts on the watch when paired with a compatible Apple or Android smartphone. Once the phone is connected, information about incoming calls, SMS messages and other notifications appears on the watch display. You can control the music player on your phone from the watch display, including adjusting the volume or skipping tracks. You can view weather forecast information on the watch display and set phone numbers to which an emergency message will be sent if the watch automatically determines that an incident has occurred. For incoming calls, the watch display shows not only the caller's number but also the name taken from the phone's contacts.
• Incident detection: When the watch is connected to a smartphone, you can use safety features that send a request for help to a preset phone number in an emergency. A request for help can be triggered manually or automatically. The Incident detection feature automatically detects an incident and sends a request for help. Alternatively, the Assistance feature can be used in an emergency and triggered manually using a combination of buttons. The safety features use the connected mobile phone and send the watch's current position/location with the request for help.
• Third-party apps: Connect IQ allows you to download additional apps, custom data fields, widgets and watch faces to the watch. The project was launched several years ago, allowing computer enthusiasts and programmers to create their own apps. The vast majority of content is completely free, although you may also come across paid apps or watch faces. Most developers try to obtain a small reward through a PayPal link, but whether you choose to support their work is entirely up to you.
• Battery life:

  Smartwatch mode: up to 11 days (5 days with the display always on)

  Battery saver smartwatch mode: up to 21 days

  GPS-only GNSS mode: up to 21 hours

  All-systems GNSS mode: up to 17 hours

  All-systems GNSS mode with music playback: up to 8 hours

Reviews and tests:

• New Vívoactive 6: improved interface and additional sports features

• Choose a watch for me: Garmin for everyday wear