UPDATE: The Garmin Vivomove Style DOES have quick replies!!! (As long as you have an Android) I will show you more of this soon!!

@l2804l

4 жыл бұрын

In America at least. I live in Germany and don't have the feature - despite Android 10 and updated software. Still waiting for the Garmin Support to reply as to why I can't use quick replies ...

@joshinaction2340

4 жыл бұрын

Mike, Per my earlier comment, does the luxe actually have GPS on board? Thank you!

@ZeronGX7

4 жыл бұрын

@@l2804l Any Update from Garmin?

@l2804l

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZeronGX7 I received an automated reply stating their support was behind on mails and did not respond to mine. Apparently, quick replies exist for Telegram, SMS etc., but not for WhatsApp. And there is still no option to set personal texts.

@ZeronGX7

4 жыл бұрын

@@l2804l Maybe i get the Vivoactive 4... looks like a better option for me. Thanks anyway^^

Bro, I was loving this till you said the hands don't glow at night. They look like they should.

Thank you so much for making reviews for these niche products that the big big reviewers won't cover because they just care about profit and number of viewers! BIG THUMBS UP MIKE

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It means a lot to hear that about my work. Much appreciated 🙏

Nice review Mike! I think that it would be relevant to mention that there is a non- amoled version with simply b/w screen that is significantly cheaper and basically sports the same features.

A near perfect watch! If it had voice reply, I'd buy in a heartbeat!

I have this exact watch and model and like it a lot. It looks relatively small on my wrist, compared to my Apple Watch or Garmin Fenix. So if you have bigger wrists, you may want to try it before you buy. One thing worth mentioning is that you need daylight/good lighting for the watch to really look good as the backgroumd, 12 hour markings, Garmin logo and the hands (except for the tips) are really dark. So it just looks black with few visible details under most non-perfect lighting conditions. Also this wrist band is relativley stiff, at least in the beginning. But I still enjoy wearing it, and try to keep the use of “smart” functions at a minimum. I deactivated the wrist-turn function and hence need to double-tap for the OLED symbols to turn on. This makes it like a good looking stealth analog watch, and I only use the smart functions when it vibrates, i.e. when I received a notification and want to know what it is.

I have garmin 6x pro solar !...Garmin is Garmin! Good luck for you...from Romania!

I have become a fan of your reviews. Just on the basis of your reviews i bought the samsung active 2. Wish you loads of success.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate your kind words, Ashish! I hope you like the Active2!

Great review, a few things; 1. If its made by Garmin great if they added golf feature for letting you use it for distance measuring on the course 2. ECG, being over 60 years old and having too many friends have heart attacks, I would like to be able to measure ECG 3. Look of the watch, I agree I dislike look of Apple Watch, Fit Bit etc.... this is like my Withings watch and looks like a regular watch. Finally any recommendations for Hybrid Smartwatch with ECG? Do you have any videos with them?

Since you didn't go really in-depth with the notifications can you please during the comparison show both watches getting phones calls, text, and app notifications. And go over if you can see a call log/missed calls, previous app notifications, text log etc. Other than that amazing review. Just ordered the Luxe, but now I'm holding out till your comparison to see if I made the right choice.

I like my fossil HR better. I prefer the physical buttons as they don't block the screen. Looking forward to your review, Mike!

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Adrian! The physical buttons are nice, but also a bit limiting in my opinion. I think it would be nice to have at least one button or a crown or touch bezel on this watch to make navigation easier, and perhaps some quick actions

9:53 nice body battery

Nice review and you covered my two questions... reading the time at night and music volume control. Those two things push me towards the Fossil Collider. If only the Collider had nfc to support Google Pay.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I am glad I was able to answer your two questions!!

I want to want it but I love the freedom to change watch faces that your non hybrid smart watch gives yoy

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

That is true. This has a few watch face displays, but it definitely won't be matching your clothing like the Active 2 does

I think we are almost there! If the galaxy watch would go analog with the hands, id be willing to easily spend like 500 on it

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Wow... Imagine a Galaxy hybrid watch. That would be amazing

Nice review.. I think if your focus is on Fitness this is the Hybrid you want. I want the Fossil HR, simple easy to read and notifications , And thanks for your reviews, I have made up my mind! Thank You very much!

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!! I'm glad this helped

@MrMozkoZrout

4 жыл бұрын

Are you aware tho that Fossil HR is only compatible with fixed list of 13 apps that its able to show notifications for. Nobody seems to mention that. Its pretty big minus for me

@bryane2857

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrMozkoZrout time, messages, battery life and weather are all I care about

@MrMozkoZrout

4 жыл бұрын

@@bryane2857 Oh well yes, messages right. What I mean is, that if you'll get a message on an app that isn't supported by a fossil, it won't tell you anything.

@bryane2857

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrMozkoZrout I'm 52 years old. I don't have Twitter, snap chat etc... Just want simplicity , looks and battery

Its great man. The analog looks slaying.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's a great looking watch for sure!

I must admit I do like a heavy watch but I’m also a gadget guy, so I think I could get past the weight given the tricks & kicks the Garman has......😉 oh great review...

Thank you for the review, now I really don't know which one to get :D . I am looking forward for the comparison between Fossil Hybrid HR and Vivomove.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Coming soon!! I think it is really interesting how different they are

@makovako15

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeOBrienMedia Yep, one has better battery life, other has better notifications and so on, I prefer vivomove for now, but it's the price that stopping me from buying it right now. 350 euros in my area. There is also vivomove sport (3), which has display only at the bottom and no nfc for 250 euros, but i really like the dual display. I have never owned a smart/hybrid watch so i have no idea what i want and what i need :D.

Love the review, amazing work. Had a question, does the watch show notifications from apps such as Snapchat and/or Instagram ?

@adithyaudupa

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it does, as long as you turn it on in your notification settings in the app.

Great review, looking forward to this watch when launched & you appeared to be one of the earlier to review this Garmin. One suggestion, can you show the screen legibility under sunshine, maybe in your next comparison video with Fossil HR, thank you :)

@lunamoon6056

3 жыл бұрын

Obi Dean legibility under sunshine is close to zero. But winter is on his way 😂

Hey Mike, I appreciate the review! At 1:10 you mention the Luxe has GPS. Can you verify that? I can’t find that spec anywhere. If that is the case, it definitely justifies the extra price. Thank you,

Question: Can the software differentiate between different apps and contacts? To let it only vibrate and show Whatsapp for example or only when my Family texts or sth along those lines?

Detailed and quality review👍👍

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

If you wear a Vivomove Style for part of the day...and a Vivoactive for part of the day, does Garmin Connect merge the data from the two watches after synchronization?

Can we edit the false steps the watch captures eg car vibrations adding up as steps ?

Hey, can garmin luxe control smartfon camera? (shutter release)

Great video Mike! I really like your detailed style. Any chance you'll do a review on the Vivomove Luxe?

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! At the time, I don't foresee a luxe review coming up, but it is essentially the same watch you saw here but just with nicer aesthetics

@oscargcastillo885

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeOBrienMedia , thx for your reply. Well, I do understand, however, maybe you'll know... I have not been able to confirm if the Luxe is a thicker case. I believe it has GPS, so not sure if that makes it thicker 🤔

Anyone know how to use the music controls for Spotify instead of the stock music player??? On Google pixel 4.

Well thought out watch.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely a well designed watch with a lot of thought

At 1:14 you stated that the luxe has GPS which is false. I really hoped it would have gps it would really be a great value for money if it did and would probably be the most perfect smart watch I have ever seen for my needs.

Bro I just bought a fossil sport but this Garmin really appeals to me

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

That's the problem with buying stuff... There's always something new and great coming out a few months after you buy something 😂 In all honesty, the fossil sport is great though! Maybe you'll use it for a few years and then when you're ready for something newer, you can consider the 2023 Garmin hybrid watches or something... Who knows what they'll make then!

Can you control the volume of your phone with this if you are listening to music or a podcast with a wireless earbuds??

Does anyone know if this watch can sync with Google Calendar and display events and location info? Thanks!

Can it shows app notification like Instagram, KZread notifications, etc?

so what does it do on income call? does it vibrate, how does it looks like?

With respect to design, I'd choose the Fossil hybrid HR. I like the idea of an always on screen (as a former pebble time owner). If somehow they can use color e-ink and a Pebble Time-like OS, along with quick reply along with voice dictation, that might be a winner for me. Nice watch by Vivo though.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that would be a real winner for sure! I am not sure how they could make a color e-ink and hit all of those specs, but who knows, maybe 2020 will be the year!

@mortimerlivan557

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeOBrienMedia I rather suspect we will see more hybrids with full digital screens this year.

Talking about hr accuracy, your hr is consistently changing. So it won't stay the same number. If you have a oximeter, which is more accurate, you can check at the same time on a regular basis to find out what your average hr is to know how accurate the watch is.

Does anyone know if during a workout it can display average HR like the vivoactive and other higher end Garmins?

Hi mike, thanks for your review. what’s the call and message notification like?, does it have a function that it will vibrate constantly when a call is coming through?

Imagine this watch with GPS internally and Offline Spotify capabilities!

Would you say this watch is still worth it now, in 2023? Really like the look of the hybrid watches in the Vivomove series. I was also looking at the Vivomove Trend and Sport. I mostly need a fitness tracker, not so interested in the smartwatch functions, I think.

If there was a hybrid with voice call and text I'd get it

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if anyone will make that in 2020?

How Does the touch work on this device? Let's say you need to change the glass? What technology is used? IR sensors?

how do the notifications work? on text messages, incoming calls, calendar events etc

@matrhein

4 жыл бұрын

Garmin basically mirrors the notification setting s from your phone. What do you mean by how they work, if not this?

Yeah. Basic stuff, everything my almost 4 years old Garmin Forerunner 235WHR can do (except "body battery"). I can´t imagine that the Vivomove Style is (as its name implies) is meant for athletes.

Just here to say that you're awesome.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. Thanks for watching!

Excellent review, thanks👍! When it comes to opinions there is a saying here in the UK that "People are a funny folk", it takes all sorts to make up or world! I like to think opinions are like noses. Everybody has one and they usually comes with a couple of holes in ut🤔😀! I do recognise when someone is sincere though and I comment accordingly! Thanks for a fair review!

I would like to get this but the Price kills it for me, it needs to be Half that price then I'd consider getting one.

@rashidhumine

2 жыл бұрын

Bought it for Half Price in 2022 :)

Can it work on iphone?

Is it the same VIVOMOVE HR?

I hope they have improved the screen. Mine started to fade out after 2 years and then completely disappeared. When I researched a fix on online forums I have read that this is not unusual. Garmin didn't fix it because the model was superseded. I posted a video on this issue.

Will there be more hybride vids in the future? Do you think this "the best" daily hybrid with nfc and gps at the moment?

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

There will most definitely be more hybrid videos in the future. I think we're just getting started here!

Wireless charging would not work with an all-metal watch. Also the coil will take up some space inside the unit.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree with you on that, but I don't really care if it is all metal or not. They could modify the back to be more like the Galaxy Watch Active 2 which has wireless charging and is still water proof and pretty small. Like you said, it makes sense that it is not on this watch, but it would be nice to have if they implement it in future iterations.

@MohitJouhari

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeOBrienMedia they could have glass back. This is an automated reply please do not reply.

Is it hard to see these watch hands in daily use? Seems like anytime it gets a tad bit dark, the watch hands would be really hard to see. I already wish they had a small vial of tritium in the hands, but I wish the hands were white or silver. I don’t want to struggle to read the the watch hands. I understand garmin wants the thing to look like a beautiful accessory, and it does, but also I’m an engineer and I like functionality

if garmin didn’t brand the face I would consider this. Would’ve been super clean and minimal

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I kind of like their brand on the face for some reason. I think it makes it look more premium, but that is just me

@zii0

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeOBrienMedia ooh to each their own I guess. I don't mind fossils subtle way of branding on the hybrid hr though!

In that watch face with weekdays showing, can you set monday to be the first day of the week, not sunday?

@Mupettii

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

The stress measurement shown on the first screen is RIGHT THIS MOMENT with a delay of maybe as much as 5-10 seconds at most. So you being ON when recording a video, of course it'll read as high....

I don't see the link to the fossil watch. Did he not make it?

Is there any hybrid watch out there, with built in gps??

so does it have aod for showing time digitaly? i hv always been slow at reading analogue watches

@samboles8796

3 жыл бұрын

It does

I think im going to buy the vivomove luxe

That's the smart watch connect the phone with Bluetooth? Along the we connect by using bluetooth? If yes, how i want connect two accessories.. let say this smart watch and earbuds?

@leonorth7247

4 жыл бұрын

Yes to both of your questions. So yes it does connect with bluetooth and your phone can pair with more than one devices. My phone 1+6t is always connected to my watch and could connect with my speaker and both my headphones and my pc as well.

It's a nice watch but I rather my gear S3 Frontier very good review and I think the battery life lasts so long because it's a little different from like Samsung or Apple watches they're really big on their display and I don't like that you can't respond to a text message or a notification or send emails I thought that was the purpose of our Smart Watch to be able to do those things quickly without pulling your phone out.. love the app tho

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

I think I agree with your analysis. It would be really nice if they include quick replies, I do love the app, and the screen res is definitely a big factor in the longer battery life. Thanks for watching!!

Plssss do a comparison vid between this watch and Fossil's hybrid watch?

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Coming out tomorrow! Be sure to check it out at 10am Eastern Time

The range of Bluetooth connection is no more than 5 to 6m, I.e. it doesn’t cover a room. This is my observation after 3 days testing with different mobiles and I am still wondering if this is normal. If yes then this is really disappointing because My life’s budget smart band Xiaomi Mi4 is able to cover 3 times bigger distance with same phones. With respect to the gadgets - I would like to set some simple alerts like notification for bad weather (say alert for rain forecast) or hydration. Unfortunately this is not possible. Once a message is received it could be good to have an icon on the screen to show the status “unread message” The feature however is not present on the display appearance menu. I am using IOS so the message reply limitation is still not resolved. My personal opinion is that the “Style” version doesn’t worth its price at all! If you have arguments against this, please share. Thank you.

What is the difference between this on and the Garmin vivomove 3? This is $100 cheaper.

The glass looks really glossy in your footage... Is it that much more glossy than its competitors in person?

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

It's definitely pretty glossy, but I also have a million studio lights everywhere

does it show WhatsApp notifications? if yes does it show the actual message or just that I recieved one? also, does it vibrate?

@itcangetbetter

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Any comparisons with withings/Nokia steel hr (Sport) or comments?

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I have not used that yet :( I will look into it though when I get some time!

@carly200

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeOBrienMedia I bought one on Amazon wearhouse for one third of the price, missing the band. It seams to work fine, battery was 13 days on first charge. Bit twitchy on Google fit sync. Bit hard to read in dim light (Grey on black design) , but the oled works at night. I bought it because fossil cancled my black Friday order of my collider. Check it out, it is very similar and comes with a great app.

Literally every drawback is unimportant except for I can't see the time at night. Way to drop the ball on what would have been the most perfect watch for me, Garmin. Hope you figure it out on the revision model.

@itcangetbetter

4 жыл бұрын

All you have to do is turn your wrist towards you and it'll show the digital time. That it you can just tap the screen

Compare to Venu please

As a hybrid smart watch, this watch has amazing features however, it doesn’t look stylish by any means especially when you consider paying a whopping $350 for it. The fossil HR looks way better and costs about $150 less.

Are you Nate's brother? You sound just like him.

any ideas how seamless it is to own multiple garmin watches? I'm hoping if all paired to the same phone, I could wear one watch for half a day, change watches for the second half, and all those steps, calories, etc etc will add up to your main stats or even sync on both watches as well as the app.

@Anil_DDappa

Жыл бұрын

Hi. I have 2 (older Garmin units - Instinct v1 & Vivosmart HR+) and to swap between the two - I usually sync each at the same time. So for example, I normally wear my Instinct throughout the day when at home or at work, but then swap to the HR+ when I'm going out.. So I sync the Instinct to the GC app before I take it off, then sync the HR+ when I put it on... and vice versa. This [seems] to work but not all the time.... Hope that helps.

@gjaeigjiajeg

Жыл бұрын

@@Anil_DDappa thanks. I actually ended up with 2 watches already and what you described is exactly what I've been doing and works surprisingly well. In fact, virtually every feature besides body battery/sleep data work well across multiple watches.

Is it waterproof?

Thanks so much for the review! I've been so close to buying this but it's so expensive... really eager to see your comparison with the Fossil HR tomorrow. Others have criticised the Garmin for its sometimes unresponsive touchscreen. I noticed that as you were swiping and tapping through the menu, the watch doesn't always react as you'd expect. But you didn't mention it in your review. Any thoughts on this?

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

I found that it acts a bit differently than a standard touch screen. Once you use it for a little while, you get used to it and I am now able to use it normally without any false swipes or unregistered touches. In the video, a lot of those happened when it was not on my wrist, or my wrist was at a weird angle, so my finger placement was not ideal

@robertnaus88

4 жыл бұрын

it depends what you really want, fossil is a smartwatch but any garmin watch is mostly sport watch first.

They want to make a hybrid smartwatch but end up forgetting the most basic feature of all which is being able to also tell the time in the dark. That’s a serious misstep with this watch. Thanks for pointing it out. Will be skipping this one for now.

@canuckwineguy

4 жыл бұрын

Can’t you just tap the watch face at night & get a time read out on screen? Bit of a hassle but I would be OK with that.

@pietgerrits90

4 жыл бұрын

@@canuckwineguy Yes you can, I have the previous version of this watch and you can even set the digital time to light-up when you twist your wrist. So no need to tap and works fine. Although having the watch arms visible in the dark would definitely be better (they actually already improved a bit compared to previous version).

Thank you. Thanks to you, I'm very determined. Haha

Great video! Did you prefer this watch over the vivomove HR?

@Antonia-em5ie

4 жыл бұрын

I would really like to hear your opinion on that, too. Thank you very much!

@Mupettii

4 жыл бұрын

Vivomove style: branded damage-resistant glass, NFC, multi sport mode, detects activities automatically and 7.03x higher resolution

wow the watch is sooo great i like it over the fossil hr but the colour is deal breaker for me i ih i had something in brown shade like fossil

@hannahs5707

4 жыл бұрын

There are about 10 color options on their website that vary in pricing (as well as pretty cheap replacement bands)

@gourabjitsingha8056

4 жыл бұрын

@@hannahs5707 yeah but the body itself is not brown I can change the strap but what about the body colour?

@Mupettii

4 жыл бұрын

@@gourabjitsingha8056 I had rose gold

Ohhhh! I was cool with it until I saw the price! I should be able to change the oil in that thing for prices like that! There are watches out there that are a real watch for less than that!

Hi :) Is there a swimming activity ?

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yes there is! It tracks the workout and estimates how many laps you swam based on the length of the pool and your skill level. I'm not sure how accurate that is because I haven't tried it yet but at the very least, having time and HR would be nice

@tomaspodolsky3340

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeOBrienMedia Thank you very much for the answer :) I couldn't find the specification on swimming anywhere :)

@lunamoon6056

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but this option DOESN’T work! It only records the time for how long one was swimming. Even if you set the lenght of the pool.

Looks nice, but damn its pricey.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's true. This is more than some flagship smartwatches

Battery is down in two days if you keep Bluetooth activated. And forget it during strong daylight, impossible to read anything under the sun.

It is missing to many essentials as are all hybrid watches. However this absolutely kills the Fossil HR, if you don't care about WiFi, independent GPS, ability to take and make calls, ability to answer messages, ability to see the time in the dark, and ability to listen to music without bringing your phone along, it's very good. But 6 days is quite good too. Then again you can get all this and real smartwatch functionality for the same price with a Galaxy Watch. For me personally, hybrids are just not worth everything that is lost. But that's just me I'm sure it suits some people. Given the choice between this and the Fossil, this wins hands down.

This would be a nice ‘toy’ for a few days mostly because of the ‘hands movements’ but for actual usage and ‘smart’ functions a GW or AW is the answer.

I watched the whole video with interest, until he dropped the price at the end!

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely a big drawback :( I wish it was $200 ish

I was watching this and I had a heart attack I realized I wasnt subscribed

Vivomove Luxe does not have GPS, it has the same connected GPS as Vivomove Style.

@77Tallpaul77

4 жыл бұрын

This is all I need to know. I'd buy it if it had GPS, not gonna run with a phone. Thanks!

The screen is still a little glitchy and looks a little off... still prefer the Hybrid HR over this...

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

I'll be making a comparison of the two soon!

@piyushpreetam5088

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah please make a comparison

Can we answer call from this

@lunamoon6056

3 жыл бұрын

You can answer but not talk 😗

$350 for this? Galaxy active watch 2 is $299 'currently

If only it had stand alone GPS..

バッテリー持ちがなぁ……1.5日……

Can't download any apps?...see ya...

Stupid question.. is this waterproof? Can i swim and bath with it?

Costs more, does less...

Whats the cheapest smart watch you can reply to texts with

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Technically it would be a fitness band like the mi band 4 ($40) or the Samsung Galaxy Fit

@tazboy1934

4 жыл бұрын

Zeeblaze hybride

He said q i charging 🤣🤣🤣