vívoactive® 6
Bright. Smart. Colourful.
PLAY MORE. CHARGE LESS.
Enjoy up to 11 days of battery life
KNOW YOUR BODY BETTER
Health and wellness features help you reach your goals
GET FIT WITH IT
80+ sports apps, Garmin Coach, downloadable workouts and more
ALL YOUR STATS IN ONE PLACE
View all of your health and fitness stats in detail on the Garmin Connect™ app
IT’S ALL IN THE WRIST
From Smart notifications to Garmin Pay™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS, vívoactive 6 is as convenient as it is attractive
What You'll Love |
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| Sleep Score and Insights | Yes |
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| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 11 days (5 days display always-on) |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | Yes (spot-check, and optionally 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 |
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| Strap material | Silicone |
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| 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 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 See details |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/history | 8 GB |
Clock features |
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| Time/date | Yes |
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| GPS time sync | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes |
| Alarm clock | Yes |
| Smart alarm | Yes |
| Timer | Yes |
| Stopwatch | Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | Yes |
Health & Wellness Monitoring |
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| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | Yes |
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| Daily Resting Heart Rate | Yes |
| Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts | Yes (high and low) |
| Respiration Rate (24x7) | 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 |
| Nap detection | Yes |
| Hydration | Yes |
| Women's Health | Yes |
| Health Snapshot | Yes |
Sensors |
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| GPS | Yes |
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| 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 |
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| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
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| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets 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 |
| 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 |
Workout and Training Plans |
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| Daily Suggested Workout - Walking | Yes |
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| Garmin Running Coach | Yes |
| Garmin Running Coach Experts | 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 |
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| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Indoor rowing, Jump Roping |
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| WELLNESS | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility |
| INDOOR RUNNING | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running |
| Outdoor running | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Obstacle Running |
| 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, Surfing, Snorkeling |
| Motor sports | Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motorcrossing, 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, Football, 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 |
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| Incident Detection during select activities | Yes |
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| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | Yes |
| Assistance | Yes |
| LiveTrack | Yes |
Activity tracking features |
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| Step counter | Yes |
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| 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 |
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| Customisable screen(s) | Yes |
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| 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® | 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® | 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 |
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| GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes |
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| Running dynamics | Yes |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | Yes |
| Running power | Yes |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | Yes |
| Run workouts | Yes |
| Race predictor | Yes |
| Foot pod capable | Yes |
| Run/Walk/Stand detection | Yes |
Golfing features |
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| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | Yes |
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| 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 |
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| Back to start | Yes |
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| Area calculation | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Fish forecast | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Sun and moon information | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
Cycling features |
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| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | Yes |
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| 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 |
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| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
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| 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 |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | Yes |
Security Information |
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| Security updates until at least (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2027-04-02 |
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In the Box
- vívoactive® 6
- USB-C charging/data cable
- Documentation