Garmin · 2016
Vivoactive HRSize, Dimensions & Wrist Fit
Case Width
30.2mm
Thickness
13.5mm
Lug-to-Lug
57mm
Weight
47.6g
The Garmin Vivoactive HR sits best on flat wrist widths of about 60–81mm (≈ 16.0–21.6cm wrist circumference). Adjust the slider below to check your wrist.
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The vívoactive® HR in short
The figures that decide whether this watch suits you, pulled out of the full specification sheet further down.
- Between 13 hours and 8 days per charge depending on the power mode — smartwatch at best, gps at worst.
- Water rated to 50 m.
- 47.6g on the wrist. Heavier than 88% of the 30mm watches we have weights for.
- 0.8" x 1.13" (20.7 x 28.6 mm) LCD display, always-on capable.
- polymer case, chemically strengthened glass glass.
Does the Vivoactive HR fit your wrist?
Drag the slider to your wrist width and see the Vivoactive HR 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® HR
Case 57.0mm · Lug-to-lug 57.0mm · Thickness 13.5mm · 48g
Lugs Overhang
57mm on a 55mm wrist
The lugs run 1.0mm past each edge of your wrist — this is a size too big.
On a 55mm wrist the sweet spot is 47–53mm lug to lug. This one is 57mm — look a size down.
Worn about 30mm further up your forearm it would clear — the arm is roughly 57.4mm across there.
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 wrist1.0mm over each side
The lug tips reach past the flat of your wrist and sit on the slope.
- Off the wrist13.5mm off the skin
A tall watch on this wrist. Fine over a sleeve, awkward under one. (13.5mm case, back against the skin)
- How it seats~19.8mm under the rim
The case is as wide as the flat of your wrist, so it rests on the curve and will rock.
- Weight on the wrist48g
Light enough to forget you have it on. (0.9g per mm of wrist)
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Check offer2D Dimension Schematics
The vívoactive® HR drawn to scale — from above, and in profile against the wrist.
- Garmin vívoactive® HR30.2mm × 57mm · 13.5mm thick
3D preview
Garmin vívoactive® HR 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® HR lasts, by power mode
Runtime changes by a factor of 15 depending on what you leave switched on. Bars are scaled against the longest mode.
- Smartwatch8 days
- GPS13 hours
How the vívoactive® HR ranks on battery
Against the 296 Garmin watches in our database, ranked on each figure Garmin publishes.
- Everyday use8 days#235 of 285
- GPS tracking13 hours#230 of 267
vívoactive® HR specifications
The figures that decide a purchase, followed by every line Garmin publishes.
- Battery life
- 8 days
- Display
- 1.2 inches
- Resolution
- 148 x 205 px
- Water rating
- Waterproof
- Case material
- polymer
- Glass
- chemically strengthened glass
- Strap
- silicone
- Storage
- 7 timed activities, 14 days of activity tracking data
Full specification sheet
154 published lines across 22 groups, unedited
Overview
- Family
- Garmin
Design
- width
- 30.2
- height
- 57
- weight
- 47.5 g
- thickness
- 11.4
- resolution
- 148 x 205 px
- screen size
- 1.2 inches
- Display type
- LCD
- Has a display
- water resistance
- Waterproof
- Always-On Display
- has a touch screen
- waterproof depth rating
- 50 m
- Watch band is replaceable
Battery
- battery life
- 8 days
- battery life with GPS on
- 13 hours
- has a rechargeable battery
General
- Battery life
- GPS mode: Up to 13 hoursSmartwatch mode: Up to 8 days
- Display Size
- 0.8" x 1.13" (20.7 x 28.6 mm)
- Case material
- polymer
- Color display
- Lens Material
- chemically strengthened glass
- Memory/History
- 7 timed activities, 14 days of activity tracking data
- Strap material
- silicone
- Display resolution
- 205 x 148 pixels
Sensors
- GPS
- Compass
- GLONASS
- has GPS
- Thermometer
- Accelerometer
- has a compass
- Has a barometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Barometric altimeter
- has an accelerometer
- Has a heart rate monitor
- Has a temperature sensor
- Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Features
- Has a stopwatch
- Has call control
- Has silent alarm
- Has notifications
- Locates your phone
- Has vibrating alerts
Connectivity
- has NFC
- supports ANT+
- Bluetooth version
- 4
- Is compatible with iOS
- Is compatible with Android
Product Info
- Main SKU
- 010-01605-03
- Product ID
- 538374
- Product Name
- vívoactive® HR
- Product Variation
- Black
Miscellaneous
- Has auto pause
- Available on PC
- Compatible with smart scales
- has a battery level indicator
- 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
- Automatic daylight saving time
Cycling Features
- Compatible with Varia™ lights
- Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)
- Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display)
- Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Golfing Features
- Digital scorecard
- Round timer/odometer
- Yardage to layups/doglegs
- Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
- Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)
- manual
Running Features
- Foot pod capable
- GPS-based distance, time and pace
- Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Activity Profiles
- Gym
- Indoor Rowing
- Swim
- Pool Swimming
- Cycling
- Biking, Indoor Biking
- Outdoor recreation
- Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing
Activity tracking
- Measures pace
- Tracks distance
- Tracks elevation
- Designed for golf
- Tracks your sleep
- Tracks steps taken
- 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
- Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
- Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Outdoor Recreation
- Back to start
- Total ascent/descent
Daily Smart Features
- Calendar
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth® Smart and ANT+®
- Find My Phone
- Find My Watch
- VIRB® Remote
- Weather forecasts
- Smart Notifications
- Smartphone compatibility
- iPhone®, Android™
- Controls smartphone music
- Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
- 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
- Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)
- Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Health & Wellness Monitoring
- Sleep
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
- HR zones
- HR alerts
- Manual lap
- Auto scroll
- HR calories
- Custom alerts
- GPS speed and distance
- Customizable data pages
- Touch and/or button lock
- Activity history on watch
- Auto Pause® automatic timer halt
- Auto Lap® interval tracking feature
- HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices)
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- Width
- 27mm
- Thick
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- Weight
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- Width
- 34.5mm
- Thick
- 10.15mm
- Weight
- 24g
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- Width
- 34.5mm
- Thick
- 10.15mm
- Weight
- 24g
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- Width
- 35mm
- Thick
- 13.9mm
- Weight
- 31g
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- Width
- 35.4mm
- Thick
- 10.1mm
- Weight
- 20.6g
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- Width
- 35.4mm
- Thick
- 10.1mm
- Weight
- 24.4g
vívoactive® HR — Frequently Asked Questions
Will the Garmin Vivoactive HR fit my wrist?
The Garmin Vivoactive HR looks balanced on flat wrist widths of roughly 60–81mm (about 16.0–21.6cm circumference). Drag the slider above to check it against your own measurement.
How long does the Garmin Vivoactive HR battery last?
Between 13 hours and 8 days per charge, depending on the power mode. Garmin rates Smartwatch at 8 days and GPS at 13 hours; the chart above lists all 2 modes.
How does the Garmin Vivoactive HR battery compare with other Garmin watches?
At 8 days in everyday use it ranks #235 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 HR thick for a 30mm watch?
At 13.5mm, thicker than 99% of 30mm 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 HR?
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M Master Co-Axial 30 Moonshine Gold - Diamond / Green - Diamond / Bracelet, TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 200 Automatic 30 Stainless Steel - Rose Gold / Black / Bracelet, Tissot Ballade 30 Powermatic 48 Stainless Steel - Rose Gold / Silver / Bracelet, Huawei Watch Fit Special Edition all sit within half a millimetre of the Garmin Vivoactive HR's 30.2mm case, so they cover the same amount of wrist.
What is the lug-to-lug of the Garmin Vivoactive HR?
57mm, against a 30.2mm case width. Lug-to-lug is the measurement that decides overhang: if it exceeds the flat width of your wrist, the lugs sit past the edge no matter how modest the case diameter looks.
