UNDERSTAND YOUR BODY BETTER
Featuring a bright, colourful display, up to 11 days of battery life, and purpose-built health and fitness features, the vívoactive 6 smartwatch gives you the tools and insights to help you know your body better.
BRIGHT AMOLED DISPLAY
UP TO 11 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING, SLEEP SCORE, STRESS TRACKING AND MORE
ADVANCED FITNESS FEATURES
WORKS WITH THE GARMIN CONNECT™ APP ON IPHONE® AND ANDROID™ SMARTPHONES
SMART NOTIFICATIONS, GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS AND MUSIC STORAGE
BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING
See your energy levels throughout the day, so you’ll know when your body is charged up and ready for activity or drained and needing to recharge with restful sleep. And get even more details and personal insights on how sleep, naps, daily activities and high stress specifically impact your energy1
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Track the ways you move with more than 80 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps — including walking, running, cycling, pool swimming, activities for wheelchair users and more.
WORKOUT OPTIONS
From daily suggested walking workouts to step-by-step workouts for strength, HIIT, yoga, Pilates, mobility and more, it’s never been easier to move. Simply find the workouts in the Garmin Connect™ app, and download them onto your smartwatch.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS AND TEXTING
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your fitness watch when paired with your iPhone or Android smartphone. With an Android phone, respond to texts with the on-watch keyboard, and view photos sent to you directly from your watch’s screen
HEALTH STATUS
Look for changes in your health data that could indicate added stress to your body, so you can know when you’re trending away from your usual range.
NAP DETECTION
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and the ideal time and duration they should be.
BREATHING VARIATIONS
For a closer glimpse of your health, the breathing variations feature helps you understand shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep3. These shifts could be related to environment, alcohol, or potential sleep disorders such as sleep apnea.
LIFESTYLE LOGGING
Log behaviours — such as caffeine and alcohol intake — and view reports on how they impact your health in the Garmin Connect™ app.
NUTRITION IN THE GARMIN CONNECT™ APP
Easily track calories and macronutrients, get personalised nutrition recommendations and see reports to follow your progress toward your goals with a Garmin Connect+ plan.
SMART WAKE ALARM
The smart wake alarm gently vibrates to wake you at the right time.
HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health through heart rate variability while you sleep.
MORNING REPORT
Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up. You can even customise your reports theme, data shown and more.
EVENING REPORT
Prepare for tomorrow before bed with a reminder of sleep need, tomorrow’s workout, weather and events.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
The vívoactive 6 fitness smartwatch constantly samples your heart rate, so you can stay in the know all day and night1.
STRESS TRACKING
Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, and get exercise and nutrition education.
HEALTH SNAPSHOT
Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.
PULSE OX SENSOR
Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep2.
MEDITATION
Help reduce stress, anxiety and more with guided meditation practices.
MINDFUL BREATHING
Start a breathwork activity to track your stress and respiration.
HYDRATION
Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated.
RESPIRATION
See how you’re breathing throughout the day and night.
What You'll Love
Sleep Score and Insights
Yes
Battery life (smartwatch mode)
Up to 11 days (5 days display always-on)
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation
Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day and in sleep)
Garmin Pay™
Yes
Music storage
Yes
Watch display type
AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Touchscreen
Yes
Water rating
Swim, 5 ATM
Wheelchair mode
Yes
General
Strap material
Silicone
Lens material
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Bezel material
Anodised aluminum
Case material
Fibre-reinforced polymer
Quick release bands
Yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
Physical size
42.2 x 42.2 x10.9 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 125-190 mm
Weight
23 g (36 g with included band)
Display Size
30.4 mm (1.2″) diameter
Display Resolution
390 x 390 pixels
Colour display
Yes
Large font option
Yes
Battery type
Lithium ion
Battery life
Smartwatch mode: Up to 11 days (5 days display always-on)
Battery Saver Smartwatch mode: Up to 21 days
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
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Charging method
Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/history
8 GB
Clock features
Time/date
Yes
GPS time sync
Yes
Automatic daylight saving time
Yes
Alarm clock
Yes
Smart wake alarm
Yes
Timer
Yes
Stopwatch
Yes
Sunrise/sunset times
Yes
Health & Wellness Monitoring
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
Yes
Resting heart rate
Yes
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts
Yes (high and low)
Respiration Rate
Yes
FITNESS AGE
Yes
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
Yes
All-day stress
Yes
Relaxation reminders
Yes
Relaxation Breathing Timer
Yes
Meditation
Yes
Breathwork
Yes
SLEEP
Yes (Advanced)
Sleep coach
Yes
Breathing variations
Yes
Nap detection
Yes
Hydration
Yes
Women's Health
Yes
Health Snapshot
Yes
Health Status
Yes
Sensors
GPS
Yes
GLONASS
Yes
Galileo
Yes
QZSS
Yes
BeiDou
Yes
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Yes
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
Yes
Compass
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Thermometer
Yes (tempe™ sensor required)
Ambient light sensor
Yes
Daily smart features
Connectivity
Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps)
Yes
On-device Connect IQ™ Store
Yes
Smart Notifications
Yes
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
Yes
View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only)
Yes
Morning report
Yes
Evening report
Yes
Calendar
Yes
Weather forecasts
Yes
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile
Yes
Battery Saver - customisable low power watch
Yes
Controls smartphone music
Yes
Plays and controls watch music
Yes
Find my phone
Yes
Find my watch
Yes
Find My Phone during GPS activity
Yes
Compatible with Garmin Messenger app
Yes
Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
Yes
Smartphone compatibility
iPhone®, Android™
RED SHIFT MODE
Yes
Passcode
Yes
Calculator
Yes
Workout and Training Plans
Daily Suggested Workout - Walking (Duration Based)
Yes
Garmin Running Coach
Yes
Garmin Running Coach Experts
Yes
Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans
Yes
Garmin Coach - Strength
Yes
Cardio workouts
Yes
Strength workouts
Yes
HIIT workouts
Yes
Yoga workouts
Yes
Pilates workouts
Yes
Workouts for wheelchair users
Yes
On-screen workout animations
Yes
On-Screen Workout Muscle Map
Yes
Activity profiles
Gym
Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Indoor rowing, Jump Roping
WELLNESS
Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility
INDOOR RUNNING
Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running
OUTDOOR RUNNING
Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Obstacle Racing
Outdoor recreation
Hiking, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Mountaineering, Disc Golf, Archery
Cycling
Biking, Road biking, Gravel biking, Bike touring, eBiking, Handcycling, Indoor Handcycling, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross
Swim
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
on the water
Stand Up Paddleboarding, Kayaking, Rowing, Snorkeling
Motor Sports
Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling
RACKET SPORTS
Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
SNOW & WINTER
Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing
Sport profiles
Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
IN THE RING
Boxing, Mixed martial arts
OTHER ACTIVITY PROFILES
Inline Skating
Safety and tracking features
Incident Detection during select activities
Yes
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables
Yes
Assistance
Yes
Activity tracking features
Step counter
Yes
Push tracker
Yes
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Yes
Move Alert movement options
Yes
Weight shift alert
Yes
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Yes
Calories Burned
Yes
Distance travelled
Yes
Intensity minutes
Yes
TrueUp™
Yes
Move IQ™
Yes
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app
Yes
Automatic rep counting
Yes
Training, planning and analysis features
Customisable screen(s)
Yes
Downloadable training plans
Yes
HR zones
Yes
HR alerts
Yes
HR calories
Yes
% HR max
Yes
recovery time
Yes
HRV Status
Yes
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices)
Yes (using ANT+ or BLE)
Respiration rate (during exercise)
Yoga, Breathwork and Meditation only
GPS speed and distance
Yes
Customisable activity profiles
Yes
Auto Pause® automatic timer halt
Yes
Interval training
Yes
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection)
Yes
Advanced workouts
Yes
HRM running pace and distance
Yes
Auto Lap® interval tracking feature
Yes
Manual lap
Yes
VO2 Max (Run)
Yes
training effect
Yes
Training effect (anaerobic)
Yes
Workout benefit
Yes
Improved recovery time
Yes (limited)
Voice alerts
Yes
Touch and/or button lock
Yes
Auto scroll
Yes
Activity history on watch
Yes
Physio TrueUp
Yes
Running features
GPS-based distance, time and pace
Yes
Running dynamics
Yes
cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Yes
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies
Yes
Run workouts
Yes
Race predictor
Yes
Foot pod capable
Yes
Run/Walk/Stand detection
Yes
Golfing features
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
Yes
Yardage to layups/doglegs
Yes
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)
Automatic
DIGITAL SCORECARD
Yes
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
Yes
Garmin AutoShot™
Yes
GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION
Yes
Hazards and course targets
Yes
PinPointer
Yes
Round timer/odometer
Yes
Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
Yes
Pairs with Garmin Golf app
Yes
Tournament legal
Yes
Outdoor recreation
Back to start
Yes
Sun and moon information
Yes (via Connect IQ™)
Cycling features
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Yes
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)
Yes
Compatible with Varia™ lights
Yes
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)
Yes (using ANT+ or BLE)
Swimming features
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Yes
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Yes
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)
Yes
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
Yes
Auto rest (pool swim only)
Yes
Time and distance alerts
Yes
Time and distance alerts
Yes
Underwater wrist-based heart rate
Yes
