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Garmin · vívoactive

vívoactive 6

Released April 2025

vívoactive 6 is a compact AMOLED fitness watch with built-in GPS, offline music and daily health and training tools.

Type
Smart and sports
Sizes
42.2 mm
Movement
–
Power reserve
–
Display
OLED
Battery
11 days
Water
50 m
GPS
Single-band
Weight
36 g

What reviewers say

Reviewers praise the comfortable lightweight design, varied fitness tools and useful battery life at a lower price than premium Garmins. Both note the older heart-rate sensor and limited smartwatch features. Wareable finds real-time running pace overly optimistic, while TechRadar particularly likes the smart wake alarm and automatic activity recording.

From wareable.com and techradar.com

Specifications

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Display

Case sizes
42.2 mm
Panel
OLED
Always-on display
Yes
Display detail
1.2-inch (30.4 mm) colour AMOLED touchscreen, 390 x 390 pixels; two physical buttons; optional always-on mode
Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Health and fitness

ECG
No
Blood oxygen
Yes
Skin temperature
No
Sleep apnoea alerts
No
High blood pressure alerts
No
Body composition
No
Fall detection
No
Crash detection
No
GPS
Single-band
Water resistance
50 m
Sensors
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate; Pulse Ox; compass; gyroscope; accelerometer; ambient light sensor; temperature requires an external tempe sensor; no barometric altimeter
Health features
HRV status; Body Battery; sleep score and sleep coach; naps; smart wake alarm; stress, respiration and abnormal heart-rate alerts; Health Snapshot; women's health tracking; no ECG app
Fitness features
Daily suggested walking workouts; Garmin Coach running, cycling and strength plans; animated workouts and muscle maps; PacePro; running dynamics; recovery time and training effect; wheelchair mode with push tracking, weight-shift alerts and handcycle workouts; back-to-start navigation
Safety features
Incident detection during selected activities and assistance require a paired compatible phone

Battery and connections

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 11 days
In low-power mode
Up to 21 days
Mobile data option
No
Works with
iPhone and Android
Storage
8 GB
Battery life detail
Smartwatch up to 11 days, or 5 days always-on; battery saver smartwatch 21 days; GPS-only GNSS 21 hours; all-systems GNSS 17 hours; all-systems GNSS with music 8 hours
Charging
Garmin proprietary plug charging/data cable
Connectivity
Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou, without multi-band reception; Garmin Pay; offline music through supported services; Android text responses and images in notifications; no speaker or microphone

Design

Weight (lightest version)
36 g
Software
Garmin
Case materials
Anodised aluminium bezel and fibre-reinforced polymer case; 5 ATM swim water rating
Size
42.2 x 42.2 x 10.9 mm; 23 g case only, 36 g with supplied silicone band
Bands
Industry-standard 20 mm quick-release silicone band; fits 125–190 mm wrists
Colours
Slate/Black; Lunar Gold/Bone; Metallic Jasper Green/Jasper Green; Metallic Pink Dawn/Pink Dawn
In the box
vívoactive 6; charging/data cable; documentation

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Up to 11 days in smartwatch mode, or five days with the display always on
  • Offline music, Garmin Pay and animated workouts
  • Light 36 g design with supplied silicone band

Cons

  • No multi-band GPS, ECG app or barometric altimeter
  • No microphone or speaker for calls
  • One 42.2 mm case size

Closest rivals

Model
TypeSizesMovementPower reserveDisplayBatteryWaterGPSWeightReleased
GarminApproach S44
Smart and sports43 mm––OLED10 days50 mSingle-band42 gJan 2025
GarminApproach S50
Smart and sports43 mm––OLED10 days50 mSingle-band29 gJan 2025
GarminForerunner 165
Smart and sports43 mm––OLED11 days50 mSingle-band39 gFeb 2024

Sources

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