vivoactive 3
vivoactive 3 launched Sep 2017 at $299+. Garmin Pay debuts
The basics
- Brand
- Garmin
- Line
- Lifestyle
- Released
- 2017-09
- Launch price
- $299+
- Replaces
- vivoactive
- Family
- vivoactive
Garmin Pay debuts
Release history
- 2025-04-01vivoactive 6
- 2023-09-20vivoactive 5
- 2019-09-05vivoactive 4 / 4S
- 2017-09vivoactive 3
- 2015-03vivoactive
Video coverage
All 52 videos
▶VivoActive 3 REVIEW - FINAL VERDICT after 30 days of use (EP4)DesFit · 
▶10 reasons to buy the Garmin Vivoactive 3Pocket-lint · 
▶Garmin vívoactive 3: Top 5 features | Ars TechnicaArs Technica · 
▶Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music: The nearly perfect GPS smartwatch for me...Donavon Hornbeck · Sat, 22 Sep 2018vivoactive generation comparison
Full compare page| vivoactive 62025-04 | vivoactive 52023-09 | vivoactive 4 / 4S2019-09 | vivoactive 32017-09 | vivoactive2015-03 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $299 | $299 | $329 | $299 | — |
| Display | 1.2″ AMOLED, brighter | 1.2″ AMOLED, touch | 1.3″ / 1.1″ MIP, touch | 1.2″ MIP, touch | 1.13″ LCD, touch |
| Battery (smartwatch) | up to 11 days | up to 11 days | up to 8 days | up to 7 days | up to 3 weeks |
| Battery (GPS) | — | up to 18 h | up to 18 h | up to 13 h | — |
| Garmin Pay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
| Music storage | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Pulse Ox | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Sizes | 42 mm | 42 mm | 45 / 40 mm | 39 mm | — |
| Signature | Brighter panel at the same $299 | AMOLED and sleep coaching | Music and animated workouts | Garmin Pay debuts | The original GPS-smartwatch hybrid |
Battery figures are launch-day claims.