Garmin vivoactive 6 42mm GPS Smartwatch Slate with Black Band

SKU: GRMVIVO6BLK MFR: 010-02985-00

Key Features

  • Track your wellness with Garmin's vivoactive 6! Constant heart rate & blood oxygen monitoring.
  • Enjoy up to 11 days of battery life in smartwatch mode; perfect for long trips and workouts.
  • Use the Garmin Pay feature for secure, contactless payments on the go; quick & convenient!
  • GPS tracking for running, cycling, & more! Stay on course and analyze your performance easily.
  • Get personalized insights with sleep monitoring and coaching for better rest and recovery.
  • Downloadable training plans for running, cycling, strength, and more to meet your fitness goals.
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Garmin vivoactive 6 42mm GPS Smartwatch Specifications

General

General

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  • Strap Material

    Silicone

  • Lens Material

    Corning Gorilla Glass 3

  • Bezel Material

    Anodized aluminum

  • Case material

    fiber-reinforced polymer

  • Quick Release Bands

    Yes (20 mm, Industry standard)

  • Display Size

    1.2" (30.4mm) diameter

  • Display Resolution

    390 x 390 pixels

  • Color 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

  • Charging Method

    Garmin proprietary plug charger

  • Memory/History

    8 GB

What You'll Love

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  • Sleep score and insights

    Yes

  • Battery life (smartwatch mode)

    Up to 11 days (5 days display always-on)

  • Pulse Ox blood oxygen

    Yes (spot-check, and optionally all-day and in sleep)

  • Garmin Pay

    Yes

  • Music storage

    Yes

  • Display type

    AMOLED (optional always-on mode)

  • Touchscreen

    Yes

  • Water rating

    Swim, 5 ATM

  • Wheelchair mode

    Yes

Clock Features

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  • Time/Date

    Yes

  • GPS Time Sync

    Yes

  • Automatic Daylight Saving Time

    Yes

  • Alarm Clock

    Yes

  • Smart Wake Alarm

    Yes

  • Timer

    Yes

  • Stopwatch

    Yes

  • Sunrise/Sunset Times

    Yes

Health & Wellness Monitoring

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  • Wrist-Based Heart Rate

    Yes (Constant, Every Second)

  • Resting Heart Rate

    Yes

  • Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts

    Yes (high and low)

  • Respiration Rate

    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

  • 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

  • Connect IQ

    Yes (Downloadable Watch Faces, Data Fields, Widgets And Apps)

  • On-Device Connect IQ Store

    Yes

  • Smart Notifications

    Yes

  • Text Response/Reject Phone Call

    Yes (With Text) (Android Only)

  • View Images From Notifications On Watch

    Yes (Android Only)

  • Morning Report

    Yes

  • Calendar

    Yes

  • Weather Forecasts

    Yes

  • Realtime Settings

    Yes (Sync With Garmin Connect Mobile)

  • Battery Saver

    Yes (Customizable Low Power Watch)

  • Controls Smartphone Music

    Yes

  • Plays And Controls Watch Music

    Yes

  • Music Storage

    Yes

  • Find My Phone

    Yes

  • Find My Watch

    Yes

  • Find My Phone during GPS activity

    Yes

  • Compatible with Garmin Messenger app

    Yes

  • Pairs 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

  • Garmin Running Coach

    Yes

  • Garmin Running Coach Experts

    Yes

  • Garmin Coach - Strength

    Yes

  • Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans

    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 Maps

    Yes

Activity Profiles

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  • Gym

    Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping

  • 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, Motocrossing, 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

  • Team sports

    Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, 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

    Yes (During Select Activities)

  • Incident Detection Alert On Phone

    Yes (For Wearables)

  • Assistance

    Yes

  • Livetrack

    Yes

Activity Tracking Features

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  • Step Counter

    Yes

  • Push Tracker

    Yes

  • Move Alerts

    Yes (Displays On Device After A Period Of Inactivity; Walk For A Couple Of Minutes To Reset It)

  • Move Alert movement options

    Yes

  • Weight Shift Alert

    Yes

  • Auto Goal

    Yes (Learns Your Activity Level And Assigns A Daily Step Goal)

  • Calories Burned

    Yes

  • Distance Traveled

    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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  • Customizable data pages

    Yes

  • Downloadable training plans

    Yes

  • HR Zones

    Yes

  • HR Alerts

    Yes

  • HR Calories

    Yes

  • % HR Max

    Yes

  • Recovery Time

    Yes

  • HRV Status

    Yes

  • HR Broadcast

    Yes (using ANT+ or BLE) (Broadcasts HR Data Over Ant+ To Paired Devices)

  • Respiration Rate

    yoga, breathwork and meditation only (During Exercise)

  • GPS Speed And Distance

    Yes

  • Customizable Data Pages

    Yes

  • Customizable Activity Profiles

    Yes

  • Auto Pause

    Yes

  • Interval Training

    Yes

  • Improved Interval

    Yes (Includes Open Repeats, Intervals Data Page, Rest Screen And Auto Detection)

  • 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

  • Running dynamics

    Yes

  • Cadence

    Yes (Provides Real-Time Number Of Steps Per Minute)

  • 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

    Yes (Distance To Front, Middle And Back Of Green)

  • Yardage To Layups/Doglegs

    Yes

  • Measures Shot Distance

    Automatic (Calculates Exact Yardage For Shots From Anywhere On Course)

  • Digital Scorecard

    Yes

  • Stat Tracking

    Yes (Strokes, Putts Per Round, Greens And Fairways Hit)

  • Garmin Autoshot

    Yes

  • Green View With Manual Pin Position

    Yes

  • Hazards And Course Targets

    Yes

  • Pinpointer

    Yes

  • Round Timer/Odometer

    Yes

  • CT10 Automatic Club Tracking Compatible

    Yes (Requires Accessory)

  • Pairs With Garmin Golf App

    Yes

  • Tournament Legal

    Yes

Outdoor Recreation

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  • Back To Start

    Yes

  • 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

    Yes (Triggers Alarm When You Reach Goals Including Time, Distance, Heart Rate Or Calories)

  • Compatible With Varia Radar

    Yes (Rear-Facing Radar)

  • Compatible With Varia Lights

    Yes

  • Speed And Cadence Sensor Support

    Yes (using ANT+ or BLE) (W/Sensor)

Swimming Features

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  • Open-Water Swim Metrics

    Yes (Distance, Pace, Stroke Count/Rate, Stroke Distance, Swim Efficiency (Swolf), Calories)

  • Pool Swim Metrics

    Yes (Lengths, Distance, Pace, Stroke Count, Swim Efficiency (Swolf), Calories)

  • Stroke Type Detection

    Yes (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly) (Pool Swim Only)

  • Basic Rest Timer

    Yes (Up From 0) (Pool Swim Only)

  • Auto Rest

    Yes (Pool Swim Only)

  • Time And Distance Alerts

    Yes

  • Underwater Wrist-Based Heart Rate

    Yes

Battery

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  • Battery Info

    Required, Included

  • Battery Material

    Lithium ion

  • Battery Type

    Non-universal

  • Battery Quantity

    1

Physical

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  • Dimensions

    1.7 x 1.7 x 0.4" (42.2 x 42.2 x 10.9mm)
    Fits wrists with a circumference of 4.9-7.5" (25-190mm)

  • Weight

    0.8 oz (23g)
    with included band: 1.3 oz (36g)

  • UPC Code

    753759342807

About Garmin vivoactive 6 42mm GPS Smartwatch

Bright. Smart. Colorful.

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, vivoactive 6 is as convenient as it is attractive

Understand your body better
Featuring a bright, colorful display, up to 11 days of battery life, and purpose-built health and fitness features, the vivoactive 6 smartwatch gives you the tools and insights to help you know your body better.

Body battery energy monitoring
See your energy levels throughout the day, so you'll know when your body is charged up and ready for activity or drained and needing to recharge with restful sleep. And get even more details and personal insights on how sleep, naps, daily activities and high stress specifically impact your energy.

Sleep coach
Get a sleep score and personalized coaching for how much sleep you need and how you can improve. Even keep track of different sleep stages and naps - and see several key metrics over your sleep period, such as HRV status to better understand your health.

Built-in sports apps
Track the ways you move with more than 80 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps - including walking, running, cycling, pool swimming, activities for wheelchair users and more.

Workout options
From daily suggested walking workouts to step-by-step workouts for strength, HIIT, yoga, Pilates, mobility and more, it's never been easier to move. Simply find the workouts in the Garmin Connect app, and download them onto your smartwatch.

Health and wellness
Continuously monitor your health with wrist-based heart rate, HRV status, Pulse OX2 and women's health tracking - including menstrual cycle and pregnancy, meditation and more - to learn more about your body.

Smart notifications and texting
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone or Android smartphone. With an Android phone, respond to texts with the on-watch keyboard, and view photos sent to you directly from your watch's screen.

Built for your life

Health
Nap detection
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and the ideal time and duration they should be.

Smart wake alarm
The smart wake alarm gently vibrates to wake you at the optimal time.

HRV status
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health through heart rate variability while you sleep.

Morning report
Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up. You can even customize your reports theme, data shown and more.

Wrist-based heart rate
The vivoactive 6 smartwatch constantly samples your heart rate, so you can stay in the know all day and night.

Stress tracking
Find out if you're having a calm, balanced or stressful day.

Women's health tracking
Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, and get exercise and nutrition education.

Health snapshot
Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your health care provider.

Pulse ox sensor
Track your blood oxygen saturation while you're awake or asleep.

Meditation
Help reduce stress, anxiety and more with guided meditation practices.

Mindful breathing
Start a breathwork activity to track your stress and respiration.

Hydration
Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated.

Respiration
See how you're breathing throughout the day and night.

Fitness

Strength training
Elevate your body's performance with a built-in activity profile, targeted strength training plans, workouts and more. Plus, track reps, sets and even rest time.

Mobility
Increase your flexibility and strength with new downloadable mobility workouts and an activity profile.

Wheelchair mode
Track your daily pushes, plus get weight shift alerts, sports apps and workouts for wheelchair users, and more.

Animated workouts
Improve your form with downloadable animated workouts from Garmin Connect for HIIT, cardio, strength, mobility, yoga and Pilates. Plus, get push and handcycle workouts for wheelchair users.

Garmin coach
Prepare for your next race, train for a milestone, or simply improve your fitness with Garmin Coach adaptive or prebuilt running - or with strength training plans. Select plans even adapt daily based on your performance, recovery and health metrics.

Running dynamics
This smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.

Running power
See how much power you're applying to the road so you can manage effort and fine-tune training.

PacePro pacing strategies
Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.

Workout benefit and recovery time
Better understand how each workout affects your body and how much time you need to recover so you can take on any fitness challenge.

Fitness age
Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.

Workout creation
Create step-by-step workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect app, and send them directly to your watch.

Perceived exertion
Record your rate of perceived exertion after each workout.

Intensity minutes
Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes.

Activity tracking
Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned and more from your wrist.

VO2 max
See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more (not available in wheelchair mode).

Audio prompts for activities
Get guided audio prompts for run and walk activities.

Interval creation
Build your own interval workout for running and cycling activities.

Move alerts
Get reminders to move your body, including a variety of movement options.

Connect

Garmin Connect app
See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more.

Garmin Pay contactless payments
Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.

Music storage
Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts and more for phone-free listening (subscription required).

Safety and tracking
If your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location. Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually.

Connect IQ store
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.

Multiple font sizes
Choose between multiple font sizes so you can view your data with ease.

Garmin vivoactive 6 42mm GPS Smartwatch Features

  • Designed with a bright AMOLED display, get a more complete picture of your health, thanks to battery life of up to 11 days in smartwatch mode
  • Body Battery energy monitoring helps you understand when you're charged up or need to rest, with even more personalized insights based on sleep, naps, stress levels, workouts and more (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  • Get a sleep score and personalized sleep coaching for how much sleep you need - and get tips on how to improve it; key metrics such as HRV status help you better understand your health (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  • The smart wake alarm gently vibrates to wake you at the right optimal time
  • Find new ways to keep your body moving with more than 80 built-in indoor and GPS sports apps, including walking, running, cycling, HIIT, mobility, swimming, golf and more
  • Personalized daily suggested workouts provide tailored walking workouts to keep you motivated and moving
  • Know your body better with extensive health monitoring features, including wrist-based heart rate, morning report, fitness age, stress tracking, menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracking, meditation and more (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  • Automatic nap detection tracks your nap length during the day, providing personalized insights on how it affects your Body Battery energy monitoring and more (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  • For any fitness journey, the vivoactive 6 smartwatch includes advanced training features such as workout benefit - which helps you understand how each workout affects your body - and recovery time, to know how long your body needs to recover and more
  • Animated workouts for cardio, yoga, strength, HIIT and Pilates help teach you correct form; create your own workouts in the Garmin Connect smartphone app, or try Garmin Coach free adaptive training plans that adapt daily based on your health and recovery data
  • Wheelchair mode tracks pushes - rather than steps - and includes push and handcycle activities with preloaded workouts for strength, cardio, HIIT, Pilates and yoga, challenges specific to wheelchair users and more (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  • Download your favorite music - including playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer (premium subscription required) - to your watch, and connect with your wireless headphones for phone-free listening
  • Leave your cash and cards at home; Garmin Pay contactless payments (with a supported country and payment network) let you pay for purchases on the go and breeze through select transit systems
  • Get running power and advanced running dynamics, including stride length, vertical ratio and more to help improve your running form
  • See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges, earn badges and more in the Garmin Connect smartphone app

Warranty Information

This product has a limited warranty of 12 months.

Key Features

  • Track your wellness with Garmin's vivoactive 6! Constant heart rate & blood oxygen monitoring.
  • Enjoy up to 11 days of battery life in smartwatch mode; perfect for long trips and workouts.
  • Use the Garmin Pay feature for secure, contactless payments on the go; quick & convenient!
  • GPS tracking for running, cycling, & more! Stay on course and analyze your performance easily.
  • Get personalized insights with sleep monitoring and coaching for better rest and recovery.
  • Downloadable training plans for running, cycling, strength, and more to meet your fitness goals.

What's in the box:

  • vivoactive 6 42mm GPS Smartwatch
  • USB-C Charging/Data Cable
  • Documentation