Garmin Launches Vivo Series Lifestyle Smartwatches
An entry-level product combining the style of a classic analog watch with smart features

Garmin, a leading GPS manufacturer, sets out to strengthen its lifestyle product line following the professional smartwatch market.

Garmin (www.garmin.kr) is strengthening its lineup in the lifestyle wearable market by introducing the Vivoactive HR, a multi-sport smartwatch with the latest built-in GPS, and the Vivomove, a classic watch with a stylish design capable of activity tracking.

The new product 'Vivoactive HR' is a multi-functional GPS-embedded smartwatch that enhances readability with a high-resolution color touchscreen, weighs 47.6g, and features various functions, including wrist heart rate measurement.

In particular, the sports app built into the Vivoactive HR provides a wide range of sports tracking functions, including walking, running, cycling, swimming, golf, skiing, snowboarding, as well as rowing and paddle boating, making it an excellent multi-sport smartwatch.

The Vivoactive HR adds a new technology called Garmin Move IQ™ that monitors continuous activity. Move IQ automatically recognizes exercises such as walking, running, cycling, and swimming, allowing users to track their activity throughout the day without having to press a separate start button.

The wrist heart rate monitoring function accurately monitors the user's heart rate at every moment without a chest strap, and provides more detailed activity information by calculating steps, calories burned, and exercise intensity. Through this quantified data, Vivoactive HR can monitor an individual's exercise progress toward aerobic activity goals recommended by health organizations such as the American Heart Association (AHA).

It also supports personalization and various convenience features. Through synchronization with the Garmin Connect™ mobile app, users can conveniently view their activity history directly on their phone screen. The Vivoactive HR allows users to check incoming calls, texts, emails, calendar events, and social media alerts, as well as access weather information, control music and the Virv action cam, and monitor activities in real-time with friends via the LiveTrack feature. Additionally, users can customize their Vivoactive HR by downloading free apps, widgets, watch faces, and data fields from the Garmin Connect Store.

The battery performance is also excellent, allowing for up to 13 hours of use in GPS training mode, and up to 8 days of use when the GPS function is turned off and used in 24-hour heart rate monitoring mode.

Classic watch with activity tracking function

The Vivomove, a classic activity-tracking watch, has been released in four designs for the Asian market. In addition to monitoring step counts and sleep patterns, it notifies the user of inactivity via a moving bar on the watch screen when the device remains inactive for an extended period.

The classic-style Vivomove boasts a sophisticated design that allows for all-day wear in daily life. It has a 5ATM (50 meters) water resistance rating for swimming and showering, a battery life of up to 1 year, and does not require recharging.

The watch screen features two progress bars to easily display the step count and inactivity status. The bar on the left side of the watch screen shows the user's progress toward achieving their daily step goal. The red bar on the right fills half a segment if there is no activity for one hour, and gradually fills up every 15 minutes.

Vivomove automatically syncs with the Garmin Connect mobile app, a free online fitness community where users can earn virtual badges by competing with friends. Additionally, Garmin Connect Insights provides personalized health information to help users achieve their goals and compares workout performance with others to provide motivation.