Description
The Garmin vívoactive 6 is a sleek, touchscreen GPS smartwatch designed for all-day health monitoring and fitness tracking, released in early 2025. It serves as a more affordable, feature-packed alternative to the Venu series, offering advanced, actionable wellness insights in a 42mm, lightweight, and durable aluminum design.
Specifications:
| Display | 1.2″ AMOLED (390 x 390 pixels) with touchscreen and optional always-on mode. |
| Case Size | 42.2 x 42.2 x 10.9 mm; fits 125-190 mm wrists. |
| Weight | 36 g (with band). |
| Battery Life | Up to 11 days (smartwatch), 21 hours (GPS-only), 8 hours (GPS with music). |
| Storage | 8 GB (doubled from Vivoactive 5). |
| Sensors | Gen 4 Elevate Heart Rate, Pulse Ox, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Thermometer, Ambient Light. |
| GPS | Multi-GNSS support (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou) – Note: Lacks Dual-Frequency GPS. |
| Water Resistance | 5 ATM (swim-proof). |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC (Garmin Pay). |
| Doubled Storage | Increased to 8GB for more music/apps. |
| Improved GPS Performance | Better accuracy, similar to high-end models, despite not being dual-frequency. |
| No Barometric Altimeter | The barometric altimeter is removed, meaning no native, on-device floor counting (stairs) or automatic ski run counting. |
| Software Updates | Improved Muscle Maps added to workouts. |
| Key Fitness/Health Tracking | Body Battery energy monitoring. Sleep score, sleep coach, and nap detection. Morning report and Fitness Age. Built-in sports apps: Running, Golf, Cycling, Swimming, HIIT, Yoga. |
| Compatibility | iOS and Android compatible via Garmin Connect IQ. |
Package Includes:
1 x Garmin Vivoactive 6 (Black Slate, 010-02985-40)
1 x Charging/Data Cable: USB-C cable with the standard Garmin proprietary connector.
1 x Quick start manual
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