Garmin · 2019
Vivoactive 4SSize, Dimensions & Wrist Fit
The Garmin Vivoactive 4S sits best on flat wrist widths of about 42–57mm (≈ 11.2–15.2cm wrist circumference). Adjust the slider below to check your wrist.
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The vívoactive® 4S in short
The figures that decide whether this watch suits you, pulled out of the full specification sheet further down.
- Between 15 hours and 7 days per charge depending on the power mode — smartwatch at best, gps at worst.
- Water rated to 50 m.
- 12.7mm thick. Thicker than 92% of 40mm watches — it will sit noticeably high on the wrist.
- 1.1" (27.9 mm) diameter LCD display, always-on capable.
- Takes 18mm bands, so third-party straps fit without an adapter.
Does the Vivoactive 4S fit your wrist?
Drag the slider to your wrist width and see the Vivoactive 4S overlaid at true scale. Lug-to-lug — not case diameter — decides whether a watch overhangs your wrist.
Watch Fit Tool
For sports watches, lug-to-lug (L2L) is what matters most — it decides whether a watch overhangs your wrist. Bulky is fine; overhang is not.
Measure at the point where you wear your watch — typically just below the wrist bone.
Flat width — lay your arm on a table, palm facing up, and measure straight across the top of your wrist with a ruler. Bone to bone; do not follow the curve down the sides.
Around — wrap a tape measure snugly round the wrist. No tape? Wrap a strip of paper, mark the overlap and hold the strip against a ruler.
Width ≠ circumference. They are different numbers — around 170mm is about 64mm across — so set the toggle to whichever one you actually measured before you type it in.
Garmin vívoactive® 4S
Case 40.0mm · Lug-to-lug 40.0mm · Thickness 12.7mm · 40g
Balanced Fit
40mm on a 55mm wrist
Comfortably inside the edges of your wrist, and it seats and sits low enough to wear without thinking about it.
On a 55mm wrist the sweet spot is 47–53mm lug to lug. This one is 40mm, so you could go bigger.
Measure where you wear it, just below the wrist bone. Either of these works — the tool converts between them.
- 1. Flat width — arm flat on a table, palm up. Measure straight across the top of the wrist, bone to bone, ignoring the curve down the sides.
- 2. Around — a tape, or a strip of paper marked and held against a ruler, snug the whole way round.
Leather: Attaches at the lugs, so the case back rests on your skin. Thins and softens with wear. Typical figures, not this model’s own.
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- Across the wrist7.5mm spare each side
Comfortable, with visible skin either side.
- Off the wrist12.7mm off the skin
Normal sports-watch height for a wrist this size. (12.7mm case, back against the skin)
- How it seats~3.4mm under the rim
Seats well, with the case back following most of the wrist.
- Weight on the wrist40g
Light enough to forget you have it on. (0.7g per mm of wrist)
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Check offer2D Dimension Schematics
The vívoactive® 4S drawn to scale — from above, and in profile against the wrist.
- Garmin vívoactive® 4S40mm · 12.7mm thick
3D preview
Garmin vívoactive® 4S on a wrist
On an arm sized to your own wrist — the view a product photo never gives you.
Shapes are built from published measurements, not manufacturer 3D models — accurate proportions, generic dial.
How long the vívoactive® 4S lasts, by power mode
Runtime changes by a factor of 11 depending on what you leave switched on. Bars are scaled against the longest mode.
- Smartwatch7 days
- GPS15 hours
How the vívoactive® 4S ranks on battery
Against the 296 Garmin watches in our database, ranked on each figure Garmin publishes.
- Everyday use7 days#241 of 285
- GPS tracking15 hours#213 of 267
What size band does the vívoactive® 4S take?
Lug width
18mm
Any 18mm strap fits, so you are not restricted to Garmin's own bands. Quick-release pins let you swap without tools — check that a replacement lists 18mm and quick-release before buying.
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vívoactive® 4S specifications
The figures that decide a purchase, followed by every line Garmin publishes.
- Battery life
- 7 days
- Display
- 1.1 inches
- Resolution
- 218 x 218 px
- Water rating
- 5 ATM
- Case material
- fiber-reinforced polymer with polymer rear cover
- Bezel
- stainless steel
- Glass
- Gorilla Glass 3
- Strap
- 18 mm
- Storage
- 200 hours of activity data
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Full specification sheet
248 published lines across 26 groups, unedited
Overview
- Family
- Garmin
Design
- width
- 40
- height
- 40
- volume
- 20.32 cm³
- weight
- 40 g
- thickness
- 12.7
- ATM rating
- 5 ATM
- resolution
- 218 x 218 px
- screen size
- 1.1 inches
- Display type
- LCD
- Has a display
- pixel density
- 280 ppi
- width of band
- 18 mm
- water resistance
- Waterproof
- Always-On Display
- has a touch screen
- Gorilla Glass version
- Gorilla Glass 3
- waterproof depth rating
- 50 m
- Watch band is replaceable
- Has sapphire glass display
- maximum operating temperature
- 60 °C
- has branded damage-resistant glass
- lowest potential operating temperature
- -20 °C
Battery
- battery life
- 7 days
- has wireless charging
- has a removable battery
- battery life with GPS on
- 15 hours
- Has a solar power battery
- has a rechargeable battery
General
- Battery life
- Smartwatch mode: Up to 7 days GPS mode with music: Up to 5 hours GPS mode without music: Up to 15 hours
- Display Size
- 1.1" (27.9 mm) diameter
- Case material
- fiber-reinforced polymer with polymer rear cover
- Color display
- Lens Material
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
- Bezel Material
- stainless steel
- Memory/History
- 200 hours of activity data
- Strap material
- silicone
- Charging method
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
- Display resolution
- 218 x 218 pixels
- Quick Release bands
- yes (18 mm, Industry standard)
Sensors
- GPS
- Compass
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- has GPS
- Gyroscope
- Thermometer
- yes (tempe™ sensor required)
- Accelerometer
- has a compass
- Has a barometer
- has a gyroscope
- Barometric altimeter
- Has a cadence sensor
- has an accelerometer
- Monitors perspiration
- Has a heart rate monitor
- Has a temperature sensor
- Monitors blood oxygenation levels
- Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
- Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Features
- release date
- 2019-09-05
- Has a stopwatch
- Has smart alarm
- warranty period
- 1 years
- Has call control
- Has silent alarm
- has HRV tracking
- measures VO2 max
- Has notifications
- Has ECG technology
- Locates your phone
- has a front camera
- has fall detection
- has voice commands
- Acquires GPS faster
- Has vibrating alerts
- shows readiness level
- Can be used to answer calls
- measures resting heart rate
- has irregular heart rate warnings
- has fast/slow heart rate notifications
- Has a built-in camera remote control function
Connectivity
- has NFC
- Wi-Fi version
- Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- supports ANT+
- supports Wi-Fi
- supports Galileo
- has a cellular module
- Is compatible with iOS
- Is compatible with Android
Product Info
- Main SKU
- 010-02172-31
- Product ID
- 643399
- Product Name
- vívoactive® 4S
- Release Date
- 9/5/2019
- Product Variation
- Light Gold Stainless Steel Bezel with Dust Rose Case and Silicone Band
Miscellaneous
- has aptX
- Has auto pause
- Available on PC
- Is compatible with Windows
- Is compatible with Mac OS X
- has an external memory slot
- Compatible with smart scales
- has a battery level indicator
- has a socket for a 3.5 mm audio jack
- Compatible with external heart rate monitors
App & Software
- Ad-free
- Free app
- Tracks BMI
- Has coaching
- Includes maps
- Supports routes
- Has achievements
- Has goal setting
- Has live tracking
- Has exercise diary
- Predicts ovulation
- Can be personalised
- Has weight tracking
- Predicts start date
- Tracks water intake
- Has inactivity alerts
- Has period notifications
- Has temperature tracking
- Doesn’t require account
- Provides activity reports
- Displays fertile window notifications
- Counts how many calories you've burned
Clock Features
- Timer
- Stopwatch
- Time/date
- Alarm clock
- GPS Time Sync
- Sunrise/sunset times
- Automatic daylight saving time
Cycling Features
- Compatible with Varia™ lights
- Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)
- Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)
- Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Golfing Features
- PinPointer
- Digital scorecard
- Garmin AutoShot™
- Round timer/odometer
- Yardage to layups/doglegs
- Hazards and course targets
- Green View with manual pin position
- CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
- Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
- Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
- Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)
- automatic
Running Features
- Run workouts
- Foot pod capable
- GPS-based distance, time and pace
- Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
What You'll Love
- Garmin Pay™
- Music storage
- Pulse Ox blood oxygen
- yes (spot-check, and optionally all-day and in sleep)
Activity Profiles
- Gym
- Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga
- Swim
- Pool Swimming
- Cycling
- Biking, Indoor Biking
- Wellness
- Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking
- Outdoor recreation
- Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing
Activity tracking
- Measures pace
- Tracks distance
- Tracks elevation
- Designed for golf
- Tracks your sleep
- Tracks steps taken
- Designed for diving
- Has a route tracker
- Has exercise tagging
- Has multi-sport mode
- Tracks calorie intake
- Provides sleep reports
- Detects activities automatically
- Has a stroke counter for swimming
Swimming Features
- Time and distance alerts
- Underwater wrist-based heart rate
- Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
- Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)
- Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Outdoor Recreation
- Back to start
- Fish forecast
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- Area calculation
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
- Total ascent/descent
- Sun and moon information
- yes (via Connect IQ™)
Daily Smart Features
- Calendar
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
- Find My Phone
- Find My Watch
- Weather forecasts
- Smart Notifications
- Smartphone compatibility
- iPhone®, Android™
- Controls smartphone music
- Plays and controls watch music
- Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
- Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
- Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps)
Activity Tracking Features
- TrueUp™
- Move IQ™
- Step counter
- Floors climbed
- Calories burned
- Distance traveled
- Intensity minutes
- Automatic rep counting
- Garmin Connect™ Challenges app
- yes (optional Connect IQ app)
- Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)
- Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Workout and Training Plans
- Yoga workouts
- Cardio workouts
- Pilates workouts
- Strength workouts
- On-screen workout animations
Health & Wellness Monitoring
- Sleep
- yes (advanced)
- Hydration
- Breathwork
- Fitness age
- yes (in app)
- All-day stress
- Women's health
- Respiration rate
- Resting heart rate
- Relaxation reminders
- Abnormal heart rate alerts
- yes (high and low)
- Relaxation breathing timer
- Body Battery™ energy monitor
- Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
Safety and Tracking Features
- Assistance
- Incident Detection during select activities
Kid Activity Tracking Features
- Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app
- yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
- % HR max
- HR zones
- HR alerts
- Manual lap
- Auto scroll
- HR calories
- Physio TrueUp
- VO2 Max (Run)
- Advanced workouts
- GPS speed and distance
- Customizable data pages
- Touch and/or button lock
- Activity history on watch
- Downloadable training plans
- Customizable activity profiles
- Auto Pause® automatic timer halt
- Respiration rate (during exercise)
- Yoga and Breathwork only
- Auto Lap® interval tracking feature
- HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices)
Alternatives to the vívoactive® 4S
Watches that cover a similar amount of wrist, with the measurements that separate them.
Garmin
Instinct® E – 40 mm
- Width
- 40mm
- Thick
- 13.6mm
- Weight
- 41g
Garmin
Instinct® 2S - Standard Edition
- Width
- 40mm
- Thick
- 13.3mm
- Weight
- 42g
Garmin
Instinct® 2S - Camo Edition
- Width
- 40mm
- Thick
- 13.3mm
- Weight
- 42g
Garmin
Instinct® 2S Solar
- Width
- 40mm
- Thick
- 13.3mm
- Weight
- 43g
Garmin
vívomove Sport
- Width
- 40mm
- Thick
- 11mm
- Weight
- 19g
Garmin
Rey™
- Width
- 40mm
- Thick
- 12.7mm
- Weight
- 40g
vívoactive® 4S — Frequently Asked Questions
Will the Garmin Vivoactive 4S fit my wrist?
The Garmin Vivoactive 4S looks balanced on flat wrist widths of roughly 42–57mm (about 11.2–15.2cm circumference). Drag the slider above to check it against your own measurement.
What size band does the Garmin Vivoactive 4S take?
18mm. Any 18mm strap fits, so you are not limited to Garmin's own bands — look for a quick-release fitting if you want to swap without tools.
How long does the Garmin Vivoactive 4S battery last?
Between 15 hours and 7 days per charge, depending on the power mode. Garmin rates Smartwatch at 7 days and GPS at 15 hours; the chart above lists all 2 modes.
How does the Garmin Vivoactive 4S battery compare with other Garmin watches?
At 7 days in everyday use it ranks #241 of the 285 Garmin watches in our database — below the middle of the range. The full ranking, including GPS and power-saving figures, is on our Garmin battery life comparison.
Is the Garmin Vivoactive 4S thick for a 40mm watch?
At 12.7mm, thicker than 92% of 40mm watches — it will sit noticeably high on the wrist. Thickness, not case width, is what decides whether a watch catches on a shirt cuff.
What other watches are the same size as the Garmin Vivoactive 4S?
TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 200 Solargraph 40 UK Limited Edition, Xiaomi Redmi Watch 6, Vivo Watch GT 2 - Bluetooth, Samsung Galaxy Watch8 - LTE · 40mm all sit within half a millimetre of the Garmin Vivoactive 4S's 40mm case, so they cover the same amount of wrist.
