On one side I like Garmin, but if their battery deteriorates to 25% within 2.5 years, and they think that is normal and they leave users with this problem, then I don't want another Garmin device ever. I don't think paying 115 EUR for a used VA3 with a 3-month warranty is doing me any favor, especially since new VA3 can be found for just a bit
The official specs only says 5 hours with GPS and music, nothing about just GPS with no music. My Vivoactive HR did last almost the claimed 13 hours with GPS (depending on outside temperature and type of activity). My Vivoactive 3 Music is much more unreliable when it comes to battery life, both standby and during activities. Guess what? After the run, it went right back to the same old rapid battery drain issue and died within a day. What a joke! This is so obviously a software issue. The battery is clearly fine in both watches but something happens after doing an activity or playing music that causes the rapid drain after the activity is over. I'm in a bad spot here.Buy Garmin vivoactive 3 Music - GPS Smartwatch with Music Storage and Playback - Black at Amazon UK. 20 sports apps, 8 days battery life, music player, silverBroadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin Devices You can broadcast your heart rate data from your vívoactive ® device and view it on paired Garmin ® devices. For example, you can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge ® device while cycling, or to a VIRB ® action camera during an activity.
same as you, mine already having battery issues since 3.50, doesn't seem to improve after the update. drained 4% within 2 hours. maybe need to reset the watch again. Stairs and altitude is not working as well, unlike my old VA HR i even set HR off, backlight 10%, vibration low, Garmin default analog watchface,
The Garmin Vivoactive 5 was announced on Wednesday, as predicted by several leakers. The Vivoactive 5 has a 1.2-inch AMOLED display, 11-day battery life, 4GB music storage, advanced sleep coaching
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