I love my Vivosmart 4. It is my alternative to broadcast my HR while i’m riding my bike instead of using the annoying HR chest strap. I Only have it for less than a year since i bought it. But the Bessel fell out the other day for no reason. It still works though. but it looks ugly without the Bessel around the screen. I have Contacted Garmin about it. Will replace it with refurbished one.
I’m debating on the vivo4 or the Fitbit charge 4. I like the smallness of the vivo and am more worried about my sleep, HR, and BP. I plan to where it like a bracelet and not even use it for a watch. Which would you recommend?
I've been wearing my $30 mi band 2 for 3 years with zero problems. Battery lasts for a month. It's small, light, and accurate. It's got heart rate sensor. What else do you need from a fitness tracker? Why would anyone spend $200 (CAD) on a similar device from Garmin, Fitbit. etc...is beyond me.
As a person (me) who just does random stuff and run around and play and does kid stuff do you think it would be good for school? And also in your opinion what would you rate it out of 10?
Hi, thank you for your good sharing information. I am considering for this just for tracking my heart rate, calorie burn & laps for JUMPROPE exercise. Mind to share your opinion on this? Thanks in advance 😘🤩
I found the SP02 readings are always 3-5 percent off on the low side. Anyone else? Also heartrate while cycling is pretty much half what it should be at times.
Hi Sjoerd, I am torn between this and a charge 4 because on top of the sleep tracking and stress monitoring. I also do crossfit and I am not sure which would be a better tracker for that. Thanks in advance for your answer
If you'd really want to use one of these for working out, I would choose for a more advanced option. Besides tracking sleep, steps and running (in combination with phone GPS) this one doesn't really do that much!
Good review liked it a lot. Two question: Have u comparrison to the oura ring? Whats your opinion on the body battery status and stress tracking feature of the vivosmart 4?
Sorry for the late reply! I’ve never used the ring since it was quite out of my price range. The body battery and stress meter were usually turned off since it didn’t give me any knowledgeable info :-)!
why should you care its the item i care about and the info you tell me when it comes to you i don't care about you or what you look like i just like the info you gave thank you
I own this one and also a Vivosport, curiosly despite being always updated the Vivosmart 4 is very far from giving me accurate sleep results, while the Vivosport seems to be 99% correct, even more than any fitbit. Kinda weird lol
That is interesting indeed. As of right now, Garmin gave me the VivoActive 4 to test and review and I have to say that the HR readout is more accurate as will the sleep analysis since it's soley based on the HR information it gets. Check out my channel. Probably Friday I'll launch that video!
I am thinking on buying this one i was using fitbit inspire hr, just wanna know how much the heart rate has been improved? I am not able to find the recent reviews about the heart rate. Thanks
Hey! Thank you for the two great videos you did about the Garmin watch. I'm looking for a small activity tracker and found the vivosmart 4. I think it sounds like a really good watch. I have a question about the running tool. So, I want to track my run, but only my time and distance. I don't need to know where exactly I've been running as a GPS would show me, plus I don't want to take my phone for a run all the time. My question is: can I track my running session in regards to time and distance without using the GPS? Have a nice day!
Tatjana, Thanks for checking out both videos. Means a lot! The answer is; YES. You can. The distance is measured by the amount of steps you made. This is calculated in the app (connect app). You can adjust the distance your running pace is, for example, I am 182cm, and let's say I have a pace distance of 1.5m. If you measure this out, you'll get quite an accurate graph. Luckily, if you fill in you size, weight, length etc. Garmin will use the avarage pace (step) distance. So you're good to go. In order to do this, you do not need your phone! You can start a running session on the watch itself, then later once you've showered and stretched out on the sofa, sync your device and voila. Done! Let me know if you bought one and what you thing of it ;-)
@@SjoerdWess Wow! Thank you for the super quick response! In this case, I will quite definitely buy one. I'm going to let you know how it works for me! You seem like a nice guy making good videos. Looking forward to watching more of them:)
vivosmart 4 or Samsung Galaxy Fit 2 ? im thinking of buying one ... cause my sleep and my estress level Which would you recommend? saludos desde argentina
Hi, I'm thinking in getting this Garmin, but most reviews I read mention how inaccurate it is detecting sleep, heart rate and so on. I don't like wearing watches on my wrist so really like how small it is, I'd like to avoid the Fitbit charge 4. I know you mention it in the video, but how much of a change in precision did you notice with the software upgrades?
Just noticed it was as accurate as my other sleeptrackers. So I kinda believe them now. You’ll never know exactly if it’s accurate or not. I do know that the heart rate is accurate for me! Just try it out.. its a fairly cheap watch so if you dont like it you can always sell it!
Ive been doing some light research all week about this and found that unless you're going for the dreem2 (which is quite expensive), garmin is at 69% accuracy, fitbit is 72%, and oura ring is a little less than 60%. The added bonus of the vivosmart4 is it can also read blood oxygen level +/- 2% from a very accurate SpO2 night wearable (lookee i believe). So you get the added bonus of seeing if you may have sleep apnea and require a CPAP too. It really depends on your needs
Definitely planning on getting either this or the Vivosport HR. Are you able to turn off Bluetooth on this watch? I'm looking for a low radiation smart watch! Thanks :)
I’ve just bought this but I have a question I have a pacemaker and I’m trying to track my heart rate is this going to do the work for me? Also have AF.
I don't see a reason why it wouldn't. Though, I have to say that I'm not familiar with the effect of a pacemaker. But essentially, this tracker tracks a heartrate found in your wrist, so nothing special there!
Hi, can you turn off Bluetooth and then enable 3 /4 times a day to just sync all your data in one go? So, let’s say I turn it off all before I go to bed and turn it back on when I wake up just to sync all the sleeping data. Or the same with step counting, spend a few hours with Bluetooth off and then enable to sync all at once. I don’t think I’d like to have Bluetooth all day on and would like to avoid it if possible. (yeah, I'm new to fitness trackers :) )
@@SjoerdWess Ah, thanks. Great that it’s possible. Probably it’s a bit silly, but I don’t like the idea of constant radiation emitting at all times (and so close to my skin) by wearing the tracker. It would be double the amount as I would need to have my mobile’s Bluetooth on at all times, plus the trackers Bluetooth which I think is a bit excessive in terms of radiation. So, to me I like the idea of being able to disable (and limiting this) and then sync all at once (without losing data, which is great) and then disable (maybe at night, working etc). I know that probably it’s a bit silly, as we are already constantly surrounded by all types of radiation, but it’s nice to limit it if possible. Also having kids makes you think more about this type of things hehe. To me Fitbit is a no go for this reason alone as I understand you can’t disable Bluetooth on them.
I completely get what you’re saying! You can turn off bluetooth in the device itself, so that will definitely solve your problem! Syncing just requires you to briefly turn it back on! Its nice to hear you take such good care of your family and personal health! You go man!!
Video starts at 1:38 and ends at 1:51. Spoiler: he sells it because he sleeps well. It's his one good reason. Amazing. I don't understand this video, you bring up negative points and then you say "but then they updated it and now it's good".
I currently have a Garmin VA3 ... I find its HR sensor annoying sometimes, I seem to throw it off by sudden increase in activity ... and it will think my heart is still like 60bpm!! sometimes for the entire workout! Its like half what it should be or sometimes even a 1/3rd. Given that fact, would you say changing it to VS4 ... would change anything? also any other benefit? Or would it be more of just a "sidegrade"?
Its strange, since I never had one of these issues myself. Perhaps it has something to do with the way some wrists are made? Like, how deep you vains are hidden under the skin? Sounds stupid but who knows!
Its strange, since I never had one of these issues myself. Perhaps it has something to do with the way some wrists are made? Like, how deep you vains are hidden under the skin? Sounds stupid but who knows!
How do you manually mark a running lap in this watch? I disabled the auto lap but then I cant mark my lap when Im running without the auto lap function.
I must admit that I do not exactly know what you're talking about. I always just use the GPS function of the watch to connect with my phone and that always works.
@@SjoerdWess thanks for the response! say you are running on a track and want to mark your lap manually. What do you press mark each and every lap you do?
In terms of the screen brightness, during the day and being outside how visible is the watch display? Like is it easy to see the time or do you have to cover it with your hand to shade the screen so you can read it?
Great video my friend! Can't believe you don't have more views/subscribers with the quality work, but keep up the great content, hope your channel gets big! 😁
Stumbled upon your vid since I was looking for some options for when I get my first fitness tracker! Would you recommend this for someone just needing the basic stuff? Like sleep tracking, activity level, etc. I wont be needing the GPS since I dont run. Haha. Thanks!
Isabelle, thanks for checking it out! Definitely go for this one if you are just interested in the basics. It’s extremely tiny, usable and long lasting! The battery is fantastic and the sleep tracking capabilities are stunning! Let me know what you think after purchasing one :-)
One thing that so disappoints me: Can't pause activities. I like to go for a ride, stop, go to a cafe or whatever, and ride back. Such a basic feature - they have it on the free Strava app, I don't want to record several smaller activities.
@@SjoerdWess Totally, I was joking with my BF earlier, you pause for 30 seconds and it's like "OK, you want to save now right?" No god damn I just want to use the loo!
I come across of this watch and check the review on RU-vid. I am actually looking for a watch has accurate heart rate when i am doing gym and runing , also able to check my sleep quality acuately. Do u think this watch is the one i should buy?
Since they updated the firmware, the HR is as accurate as the 200 dollar more expensive versions! So, yes, especially for the sleep tracking this one is legit since it’s SO small! For running you need your phone to track your run, since it doesn’t come with a built in GPS, but I found that all good since I use the phone for music anyway Go ahead and pick one up!
Thanks for the video! Stumbled across this looking for something to replace an old sony band.. This looks to be ANT+ and Bluetooth compatible.. Theoretically it would work with my Garmin Edge bike computer as a heart rate sensor -- Would you think this is good enough to use instead of a heart rate strap? Thanks..
Hi mate! So there has been some debate going on about the HR sensor inside the vivo. Though, they released an update couple months back and since then the hr was spot on. Tried it against various other decides, so my answer is yes!
1st this is a very old model I don't know who wants to buy a 1 year used old watch like this. 2nd his told me very little about the watch except you use it for sleep and the HR accuracy improved a little after updates. 3rd it'a a silly reason to buy this watch for sleep. So far the sleep has not been that accurate for me. If I wake up and then go back to.sleep 3 hours it will not count that as sleep. 4th You talk about no other features like the body battery which so far is very inaccurate as well for me. Overall bad video
Thanks for stopping by. First. This video is made because I like the watch and it’s features and I couldn’t care less about the fact that you don’t like it. Second. I talk about the features I find important, and for me they worked excellent. So you might use it wrong. Third, I thank you for watching, but it’s sad to see you being negative about everything. Brighten up amigo ;-)
Haha, please learn some moral code and manners. The fact that I get a ton on positive feedback and positive questions states otherwise. Thanks for checking in.
