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vivoactive 5 Battery Life Assumptions
The battery life of your Garmin® watch may be affected by how you use the watch. The information in the tables below is intended to outline the conditions used to determine estimated battery life specifications. Usage beyond what is listed below may result in reduced battery life. The information presented below is a reference-only guide for general use of the vívoactive® 5 smartwatch.
The following usage assumptions were used to determine the estimated battery life for the vívoactive 5. Unless otherwise stated, all default software settings and configurations are assumed for battery life specifications.
| Notifications per Day | 50 |
| Number of Interactions per Day | 32 |
| Device-Generated Alerts per Day (Move or Goal Alerts) | 10 |
| Hours per Day Outside of Bluetooth Range of Phone | 1 |
| Display Brightness & Timeout | Default Settings |
| Watch Face¹ | Default |
| Number of Gestures per Day | 750 |
| Pulse Ox Mode | Disabled by Default |
| Number of Minutes of Music Streaming | 0 |
| Number of Timed Activities | 0 |
| Battery Life | Up to 11 days |
| Average Number of Hours Spent Outside² | 5 |
| Watch Face | Default |
| Average Number of Hours per Day Sleep³ | 8 |
| Display Timeout | Always On |
| Battery Life | Up to 5 days |
| Number of Interactions per Hour | 10 |
| Minutes of Interaction Post-Activity | 1 |
| Number of Gestures per Hour | 25 |
| Display Brightness & Timeout | Default Settings |
| Assumed Temperature Range for Battery Life Specifications | 10C – 40C |
| GPS-Only Mode without Music Battery Life | Up to 21 hours |
| All Systems (Default) Mode without Music Battery Life | Up to 17 hours |
| GPS-Only Mode with Music Battery Life4 | Up to 9 hours |
| All Systems (Default) Mode with Music Battery Life4 | Up to 8 hours |
1 The “default” watch face is the watch face present on the device when it is taken out of the box. The vívoactive 5 is designed to work with a variety of native watch faces as well as compatible Connect IQ™ watch faces. The usage of watch faces other than the default watch face may impact the battery life experienced in smartwatch mode.
2 This device utilizes an ambient light sensor to automatically adjust the display brightness to an acceptable level depending upon the level of ambient light. Using the device outdoors in bright environments may reduce battery life.
3 The average number of hours per day of sleep is determined by the user-configured bed and wake times (a "sleep period"), not the number of hours the user actually sleeps. During this sleep period, the device's display is turned off. As a result, setting a shorter sleep period may decrease the battery life experienced in display always on mode.
4 Estimated battery life may be affected by the encoded music format or music service provider.