From playing to paying, vívoactive 3 is the smartwatch for your active life. Make contactless payments with ease, right from your watch, and with more than 15 preloaded sports apps - you can choose how you like to get fit. Built-in GPS lets you record the distance, pace, location and more for your outdoor activities.
Feel free to take this watch outside in all kinds of weather. Not only is it safe for swimming and showering, its Garmin Chroma Display is easy to read - even in direct sunlight - and housed under extra-durable Corning Gorilla Glass. It also features the Side Swipe interface, which makes for quick scrolling and swift navigation of menus and widgets. Whether you scroll with your thumb or index finger, you can choose how to wear it. Comfortable, convenient and easy to see - vívoactive 3 just fits.
Keep your workout schedule fresh and invigorating. Create your own custom running, cycling, cardio or strength workouts, and download them to your watch. Then, your vívoactive smartwatch will keep track of the exercises, reps, sets and rest time for you.
Vívoactive 3 is our first wearable to feature Garmin Pay, which lets you pay for purchases with your watch. Use it just about anywhere you can tap your card to pay. So, if you left your wallet in your locker or just ... Show More
From playing to paying, vívoactive 3 is the smartwatch for your active life. Make contactless payments with ease, right from your watch, and with more than 15 preloaded sports apps - you can choose how you like to get fit. Built-in GPS lets you record the distance, pace, location and more for your outdoor activities.
Feel free to take this watch outside in all kinds of weather. Not only is it safe for swimming and showering, its Garmin Chroma Display is easy to read - even in direct sunlight - and housed under extra-durable Corning Gorilla Glass. It also features the Side Swipe interface, which makes for quick scrolling and swift navigation of menus and widgets. Whether you scroll with your thumb or index finger, you can choose how to wear it. Comfortable, convenient and easy to see - vívoactive 3 just fits.
Keep your workout schedule fresh and invigorating. Create your own custom running, cycling, cardio or strength workouts, and download them to your watch. Then, your vívoactive smartwatch will keep track of the exercises, reps, sets and rest time for you.
Vívoactive 3 is our first wearable to feature Garmin Pay, which lets you pay for purchases with your watch. Use it just about anywhere you can tap your card to pay. So, if you left your wallet in your locker or just forgot it, that post-run morning caffe latte can still be yours. Just tap and go.
vívoactive 3 is compatible with our Connect IQ store, where you can download watch faces, widgets and apps that make it go from smartwatch to your watch. Keep tabs on when your Uber is arriving, turn on your lights at home with the SmartThings app, and even use the AccuWeather MinuteCast app to find out when the rain will start.
With more than 15 preloaded sports apps, finding a fun way to stay active is easy. Hit the golf course, go for a bike ride, take a yoga class, or even try your hand at stand-up paddle boarding. When you head outside, built-in GPS lets vívoactive 3 track the details of your chosen activity - with no phone connection required. From snowboarding to swimming and at least a dozen other options in between, this watch is the perfect playmate.
With help from Elevate wrist-based heart rate technology, vívoactive 3 lets you monitor key aspects of your fitness and stress to show how your body responds under various circumstances. For example, it’s able to estimate your VO2 max and fitness age - 2 indicators of physical fitness that can often improve over time with regular exercise. It also tracks your heart rate variability (HRV), which is used to calculate and track your stress level. vívoactive 3 can make you aware when physical or emotional sources cause your stress level to rise so you can find a way to relieve the pressure.
Life doesn’t have a pause button, so stay connected with your vívoactive 3 smartwatch while you’re playing hard or working out. Once paired with your compatible smartphone, you’ll be able to receive and even respond5 to text messages and see social media updates, emails and more right on your wrist. Find your phone, access music controls and let friends LiveTrack your sports. Your finished activities will even automatically upload to our Garmin Connect online fitness community.
Syncing your activities to Garmin Connect is for more than just storing your data. Garmin Connect is a thriving online community where people on the go can connect and compete by joining challenges, encourage each other’s successes and even share their triumphs via social media. Garmin Connect is free and available on the web or on your smartphone with the Garmin Connect Mobile app.
chemically strengthened glass
stainless steel
fiber-reinforced polymer with stainless steel rear cover
yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
silicone
43.4 x 43.4 x 11.7 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 127-204 mm
43.0 g
Water rating
Swim, 5 ATM
sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
1.2" (30.4mm) diameter
240 x 240 pixels
Smartwatch mode: Up to 7 days
GPS mode: Up to 13 hours
7 timed activities, 14 days of activity tracking data
Time/date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
GPS
GLONASS
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Smart and ANT
Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
Smart notifications
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only)
Calendar
Weather
Controls smartphone music
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
VIRB Camera Remote
Smartphone compatibility
iPhone, Android
Compatible with Garmin Connect Mobile
Garmin Pay
Step counter
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)
Calories burned
Floors climbed
Distance traveled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp
Move IQ
Fitness Age
- yes (in app)
All-day Stress Tracking
Preloaded gym activity profiles
- Strength Training, Cardio Training, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing and Yoga
Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
Automatic rep counting
GPS speed and distance
Customizable data pages
Customizable activity profiles
Auto Pause
Advanced workouts
Downloadable training plans
Auto Lap
Manual lap
Configurable lap alerts
V02 max
Customizable alerts
LiveTrack
Touch and/or button lock
Auto scroll
Activity history on watch
HR zones
HR alerts
HR calories
% HR max
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices)
Preloaded run profiles
- Running, Indoor Track Running, Treadmill Running
GPS-based distance, time and pace
Run workouts
Foot pod capable
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
Yardage to layups/doglegs
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)
- Automatic
Digital scorecard
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
Garmin AutoShot
Green View with manual pin position
Hazards and course targets
PinPointer
Round timer/odometer
Preloaded outdoor recreation profiles
- Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing
Back to start
Total ascent/descent
Preloaded cycling profiles
- Biking, Indoor Biking
Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar)
Compatible with Varia lights
Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor)
- yes
Preloaded swim profiles
- Pool Swimming
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories)
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly)
Swim efficiency (SWOLF)
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