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Garmin Vivoactive 4S Black 40mm

8,7/10 (1447 reviews)

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Key specs

Compatible with operating system: Android, iOS

Recommended for wrist circumference: 15 - 17 cm

Quality of sports readings: Decent

Quality of health readings: Decent

Battery life in time mode: 168 hours

Compatible with operating system

Android, iOS

Recommended for wrist circumference

15 - 17 cm

Quality of sports readings

Decent

Quality of health readings

Decent

Battery life in time mode

168 hours

Type of heart rate measurement

Optical heart rate measurement

Required iPhone model

No impact

Independent music player

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Pros and cons

According to our smartwatch expert

Feel free to leave your wallet at home, because you can make contactless payments with your watch via Garmin Pay (depending on your bank).
Displays heart rate zones during your workout, so you can focus your training on improving your endurance or burning fat, for example.
Thanks to the integrated music player, you can listen to your favorite playlists via your watch.
The LCD screen is dark and difficult to read in sunlight.
Garmin isn't compatible with all Huawei smartphones.

Description

Keep track of your health and improve it with the Garmin Vivoactive 4S Black 40mm. In addition to standard data, the watch also measures your fitness age based on a VO2 max measurement. The watch makes it easy to work out and live a healthy life with over 20 sports apps and animated workouts for cardio, strength, and yoga. Check in on your body during a heavy workout by looking at your heart rate, breath frequency per minute, and oxygen level. If you need motivation, listen to music you downloaded beforehand via Spotify, Amazon Music, or Deezer. That's useful, because you can just leave your smartphone at home. The battery lasts up to 7 days in smartwatch mode and 5 hours with GPS and music on.

Note: a charger adapter isn't included. Want to charge the watch via a socket? Use your phone charger or order a charger separately.

This watch is suitable for a wrist circumference of 15 to 17cm.

Note: a charger adapter isn't included. Want to charge the watch via a socket? Use your phone charger or order a charger separately.

This watch is suitable for a wrist circumference of 15 to 17cm.

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Included by default

Manual (2.85 MB)
USB-A charging cable (excluding charger)
Watch strap (wrist circumference 11 - 17.5cm)

Included by default

Manual (2.85 MB)
USB-A charging cable (excluding charger)
Watch strap (wrist circumference 11 - 17.5cm)

Key specs

Compatible with operating system: Android, iOS

Recommended for wrist circumference: 15 - 17 cm

Quality of sports readings: Decent

Quality of health readings: Decent

Battery life in time mode: 168 hours

Compatible with operating system

Android, iOS

Recommended for wrist circumference

15 - 17 cm

Quality of sports readings

Decent

Quality of health readings

Decent

Battery life in time mode

168 hours

Type of heart rate measurement

Optical heart rate measurement

Required iPhone model

No impact

Independent music player

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Reviews

1447 reviews

8,7/10 (1447 reviews)

Rating

Rating per section

Battery life

7,1

Wearing comfort

8,3

Design

8,0

Options

8,0

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Most helpful reviews

8,3/10

Nice, but with hopefully temporary bugs

Design compared to Fitbit Ionic
Possibilities
Support!!

Guido de kleijn
31 October 2019
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8,3/10

It's not perfect, but it comes close.

wearing comfort
Reliable metrics
Oxygen meter consumes 6%/hour

Wouter schijvens
23 September 2019
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9,3/10

A nice smartwatch with many possibilities.

Lynn veenhuizen
24 March 2021
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9,0/10

Reliable "do-it-all" for the sports enthusiasts

Battery fine with normal use
Fits like a glove and beautiful design
Battery less with extensive use

Kris steegmans
25 June 2021
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9,0/10

Good sports watch with many possibilities!

design
Battery life
Price

Kjelle
20 September 2019
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8,7/10

great watch

Size s also suitable for narrow wrists
There are so many possibilities and functions that the first use is not very easy.

Anna
23 December 2019
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8,3/10

Think it is an excellent watch with many possibilities.

heart measurement
user setting
not

Henri
3 February 2020
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9,3/10

Very satisfied

Roy klein
11 March 2020
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9,7/10

Elegant sports watch for both beginners and advanced

Beautiful elegant design
adjustable dial
Battery life still 4-5 days

Sd
17 October 2019
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9,3/10

Good sports watch with many functions and accurate measureme

Many features
Beautiful design
Screen resolution could be a little better

Mathias möller
30 April 2020
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8,3/10

Nice, but with hopefully temporary bugs

Design compared to Fitbit Ionic
Possibilities
Battery life
Support!!

2 Years ago I bought a Fitbit Ionic, beautiful thing, I was able to exercise super with it, but after 14 months it gave up the ghost, black screen, no longer turned on. Got a new one, and it lasted another 10 months, but it didn't feel like it anymore during a workout. Pretty frustrated email sent to Fitbit, helped quickly and even though I was just 4 days (!) out of warranty, I got a new one out of leniency. But I was done with Fitbit so a search for a new sports watch started:

Samsung? Yes, beautiful but also a striking screen, big thing too and a bit flashy and I didn't want that....

Polar? No, not my taste, I don't like design and the eye wants something, but it doesn't have to stand out.

Garmin? Yes! Nice design, reliable brand in GPS systems and the reviews promised a lot.

Then the choice between V4 and Venu, the Venu has an Amoled screen and although I was used to the Ionic with the clear screen, I didn't need that for those 80 euros more. The LCD reflection screen of the V4 seemed nice to me, especially with sunlight it is a godsend, the brighter the light, the better it is readable. In the dark, the backlight is also fine, but don't expect fancy colors.

So, ordered. And as it goes with Coolblue, fast delivery, same day delivery if you want and that happened. In the evening play with that thing a bit, adjust settings etc. etc.
It all looked fine, had to get used to the screen but I have to say that after 3 weeks I didn't miss the Ionic anymore, the V4 is a really nice thing to have on your wrist!

The first running session went well, GPS was fast, heart rate measured neatly, split times too, etc. etc. In my opinion it was all much more extensive and nicer than the Fitbit ......

Until the update came! After that, I don't think it made any sense anymore, at least I think it started after the update. During an hour-long workout in which there was intensive training with different workouts and running, the heart rate did not exceed 110. You have a nice sports heart then you would say, yes nice, but normally I was around 160 when I really had to catch my breath, seems pretty normal to me. But yeah, maybe it's just me, thing not right on my wrist or leds dirty, I know.

Next workout again, everyone was on 500 calories at the end, I just got to 220.....that's strange.
Checked settings, exchanged watches with others, and yes, heart rate went straight to 140 during a workout while the other got stuck at 95 with my watch.

Called Garmin support, what a drama. I didn't say that quickly, but after an hour and a half (!) on hold I was a bit done with it, sent an email, which I had already done 3 weeks earlier with a simple question to which I never got an answer.
Tried to call again in the afternoon at 15:20, after all they can be reached until 16:00 and who knows, maybe I'll get through it now.
No, automatic band with the message that they can only be reached until 4:00 pm, hilarious, at a company that works with GPS they have forgotten that it is winter time now!

Finally called Coolblue, waiting time of 2 minutes, friendly and helpful lady on the phone, I get a new one. Don't like it either? Money Back!

I hope the new one does well because I think it's a fantastically beautiful watch with many possibilities. Until then the Ionic but again, absolutely not a bad thing if it continues to do it........

Guido de kleijn
31 October 2019
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8,3/10

It's not perfect, but it comes close.

wearing comfort
Reliable metrics
Battery
Oxygen meter consumes 6%/hour

The quality is excellent, fits nicely and firmly together. It feels, despite the very light weight, quite premium. Very comfortable to wear. The strap is very elastic but does not wick away sweat.

The screen is not what everyone is used to. Garmin uses their transflective technology, which is basically an LCD screen with a reflective background, eliminating the need for backlighting during the day. In fact, the more (sun)light, the clearer the screen (this is completely the opposite of what you are used to on your mobile phone). Illumination of a screen is what consumes the most, so this technology allows to always leave the screen on without using a battery. The downside is that the colors are really faded. There is the option of background lighting in case of dark surroundings, but then the colors are completely gone. Despite the low resolution, the screen is clear. You should do some research to see if the screen is suitable for you. If not, the Garmin Venu is the same as this one but with amoled screen.

In addition to a heart rate monitor, there is an oxygen meter on board, but it consumes 6%/hour, the clock must be at heart level and you are not allowed to move. Totally pointless during the day, unless for a manual snapshot. At night you meet the majority of the conditions, so you can choose to measure the oxygen only at night. Battery drain is a pity, so that sensor is off for me.

GPS, emergency button + fall detection during activity (shares your live location with configurable contacts but does NOT call the emergency services yourself), barometer, notifications all work fine. Lines of text from notifications are more than you think, you can read the entire message in one go. Clearing notifications on your clock, also cleared them on your mobile (very handy!), right for android.

The Garmin Connect app on your cell phone is full of information, too much to list. If you want to know anything about your condition or exercise, it's there.

I do have a hard time justifying the price unless you think through how many exercises, accompaniments, and interpretations of metrics there are, that takes a lot of man-hours. Hmmm... maybe... not... well, decide for yourself ;)

It will depend on whether the promised 7-day battery is met or if I keep it up. Because I bought it for the advertised battery life. With spo2 on, it just makes it to 2 days which is way below 7 days. I am now testing without spo2. Then I'm at 1.2%/hour, which would only be 3.5 days.

Wouter schijvens
23 September 2019
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9,3/10

A nice smartwatch with many possibilities.

It is a smartwatch with many possibilities. The battery lasts a long time and the screen is very clear. With running you can see the details well. The strap is very flexible.
Also nice that you can make your own activity and put it in it. It takes a while to find how to find it again, but you get used to it. I think the only pity is that you can't set what you get a notification from. E.g. Only whatsapp and no other media.

Lynn veenhuizen
24 March 2021
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Coolblue Extended Warranty for your smartwatch

With Coolblue Extended Warranty, you are protected against costs due to quality defects of your smartwatch for the next 4 years. During the entire term, we will reimburse up to the original purchase price. You can easily add the Extended Warranty in your shopping cart.

Coolblue Extended Warranty 4 Years

€ 24,99 one-time payment

Specifications

Product

Product number: 836162

Manufacturer code: 010-02172-12

Brand: Garmin

Warranty: 2 years

Processing of your defect: Carry-in warranty

Operating system

Compatible with operating system: Android, iOS

Required iPhone model: No impact

Operating system: Garmin OS

Year introduced: 2019

Guaranteed support with updates: 48 months after release date

Smartwatch properties

Watch case color: Black

Watch case material: Plastic

Watch case shape: Round

Width: 40 mm

Depth: 12,7 mm

Weight: 40 g

Size watch case: Average

Recommended for wrist circumference: 15 - 17 cm

Total storage capacity: 0 GB

Shockproof

Controlled via buttons on device

Watch strap properties

Watch strap material: Plastic

Watch strap color: Black

Closure type: Buckle

Interchangeable watch strap

Compatibility watch strap: Universal

Screen properties

Screen type: MIP

Always-on display

Data display: Digital

Touchscreen

Color screen

Adjustable watch face

Type of glass: Gorilla glass

Battery

Battery life in time mode: 168 hours

Battery life in sports mode: 15 hours

Battery/battery capacity: 180 mAh

Energy source solar power

Wireless charging

Connectivity and smart functions

Options internet connection: WiFi only

Bluetooth

ANT+

Independent music player

Music controls

Built-in microphone

Built-in speakers

Spoken directions

Smartphone notifications: Notifications, Receive messages, Send messages

App installation possible

Camera operation

NFC

Contactless payment

Contactless payment system: Garmin Pay

Country contactless payment: Belgium, The Netherlands

Daily activities

Pedometer

Measures distance

Speedometer

Calorie counter

Measures stairs climbed

Heart rate measurement

Heart rate measurement

Heart rate zones

Heart rate sensor: Integrated pulse sensor

Type of heart rate measurement: Optical heart rate measurement

Heart rate measurement moment: Continuously

Notification exceedance heart rate zone: Yes

Irregular heartbeat notification

Heart rate measurement under water

Health properties

Quality of health readings: Decent

Skin temperature sensor

Oximeter

Blood pressure monitor

EDA sensor

Sleep score

Measure REM sleep

Average heart rate during sleep

Measure recovery during sleep

Menstrual cycle tracking

Pregnancy monitoring

Sports properties

Quality of sports readings: Decent

Recommended for sports: Biking, Fitness, Golf, Outdoor, Running, Swimming

Adjust sport profiles

Manual training programs

Save personal records

Measure fitness age

Recovery advice

Interval training

VO2 max measurement

Automatic pausing

Measures minutes of intensive training

Measures average speed during activity

Lap counter

Race prognosis

Measures step distance

Measure running cadence

Measures swimming distance

Measures swimming speed

Swimming lap counter

Connection to fitness machines possible

GPS

Built-in GPS receiver

Global satellite navigation system: GLONASS, GPS, Galileo

GPS application: Navigation, Route registration

Sensors

Compass

Altimeter

Type of altimeter: Barometric

Accelerometer

Thermometer

Other functionalities

Fall detection

Alarm function

Geofencing

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Product information

Key specs

Pros and cons

Description

Tips for using this product

Tips for using this product

Included by default

Included by default

Key specs

Complete your purchase

Reviews

Rating

Rating per section

Customer images

Most helpful reviews

Nice, but with hopefully temporary bugs

It's not perfect, but it comes close.

A nice smartwatch with many possibilities.

Reliable "do-it-all" for the sports enthusiasts

Good sports watch with many possibilities!

great watch

Think it is an excellent watch with many possibilities.

Very satisfied

Elegant sports watch for both beginners and advanced

Good sports watch with many functions and accurate measureme

Nice, but with hopefully temporary bugs

It's not perfect, but it comes close.

A nice smartwatch with many possibilities.

Coolblue Extended Warranty for your smartwatch

Contactloos betalen met Garmin Pay

Specifications

Product

Operating system

Smartwatch properties

Watch strap properties

Screen properties

Battery

Connectivity and smart functions

Daily activities

Heart rate measurement

Health properties

Sports properties

GPS

Sensors

Other functionalities

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