Garmin Vivoactive 5 Specifications
Design & Build
| Case size(s) | 42 mm |
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| Variants (India) | Single model (42 mm) |
| Dimensions (H × W × T) | 42.2 × 42.2 × 11.1 mm |
| Weight | 26 g (without band); 36 g with included band |
| Case material | Fibre-reinforced polymer |
| Bezel material | Anodised aluminium |
| Display glass / lens | Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX |
| Strap material | Silicone |
| Strap width / size | Quick release bands (20 mm, industry standard); fits wrists with a circumference of 125–190 mm |
| Water & dust resistance | Swim, 5 ATM |
| Colour options | Slate (aluminium bezel with black case and silicone band) Metallic Navy (aluminium bezel with navy case and silicone band) Metallic Orchid (aluminium bezel with orchid case and silicone band) |
| Wheelchair mode | Yes |
Display
| Display type | AMOLED |
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| Screen size | 1.2 inches (30.4 mm diameter) |
| Resolution | 390 × 390 pixels |
| Always-on display | Yes (optional always-on mode) |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Colour display | Yes |
Performance & Software
| Storage | 4 GB (memory / history) |
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| Companion app | Garmin Connect™ |
| Phone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Connect IQ™ store | Downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps; on-device Connect IQ™ store |
| Daily features | Morning report, calendar, weather forecasts |
| Clock | Time/date, GPS time sync, automatic daylight saving time, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch, sunrise/sunset times |
| Languages | Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (US), Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (EU), Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (International), Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | Yes |
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| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| GPS / GNSS | Built-in GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo) |
| ANT+® | Yes |
Calling & Audio
| Text response / reject phone call with text | Yes (Android only) |
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| Audio prompts | Yes |
Health Tracking
| Heart rate | Wrist-based heart rate (Garmin Elevate™), constant, every second; daily resting heart rate; abnormal heart rate alerts (high and low) |
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| SpO2 (blood oxygen) | Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation (spot-check, and optionally all-day and during sleep) |
| Sleep tracking | Advanced sleep monitoring, sleep score and insights, sleep coach |
| Stress tracking | All-day stress; relaxation reminders |
| HRV | HRV status |
| Women's health | Yes |
| Other | Body Battery™ energy monitor |
| Other | Respiration rate (24x7) |
| Other | Fitness age |
| Other | Meditation, breathwork, relaxation breathing timer |
| Hydration | Yes |
| Other | Health snapshot |
Sports & Fitness
| Auto workout detection | Automatic rep counting |
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| Training insights | Recovery time, HRV status, VO2 max (run), workout benefit, Physio TrueUp™, downloadable training plans, advanced workouts |
| Swimming tracking | Pool swimming (stroke type detection, auto rest) and open water swimming, with underwater wrist-based heart rate |
| Maps & navigation | Back to start |
| Running | Run workouts, cadence, foot pod capable, run/walk/stand detection |
| Gym | Strength, HIIT, cardio, elliptical, stair stepping, indoor rowing, jump roping, on-screen workout muscle map |
| Cycling | Biking, indoor biking, handcycling, indoor handcycling; Varia™ radar and lights compatible |
| Golf | Yardage to front, middle and back of green, digital scorecard, Garmin AutoShot™, tournament legal |
| Team and racket sports | Cricket, football, basketball, badminton, tennis, squash, pickleball |
| Wheelchair | Push tracker, workouts for wheelchair users, weight shift alert |
| Other | Yoga, Pilates, walking, skiing, snowboarding, boxing, paddleboarding, rowing, gaming activity, intensity minutes, move alerts |
Sensors
| Sensors | Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, compass, accelerometer, thermometer (tempe™ sensor required), ambient light sensor |
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| Satellite systems | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
Smart Features
| Notifications | Smart notifications; view images from notifications on watch (Android only) |
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| Music | Music storage (4 GB); plays and controls watch music; controls smartphone music |
| Contactless payments | Yes (Garmin Pay™) |
| Emergency SOS / fall detection | Incident detection during select activities, incident detection alert on phone for wearables, assistance, LiveTrack |
| Find my phone | Yes |
| Find my watch | Yes |
| Real-time settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | Yes |
| GameOn™ app compatible | Yes |
Battery & Charging
| Battery life (typical) | Smartwatch mode: Up to 11 days (up to 5 days with always-on display) |
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| Battery life (heavy use / GPS) | GPS-only GNSS mode: Up to 21 hours All-systems GNSS mode: Up to 17 hours All-systems GNSS mode with music: Up to 8 hours |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Battery saver smartwatch mode | Up to 21 days |
In the Box & Warranty
| Box contents | Watch, USB-C charging/data cable, documentation |
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