I had the Vivoactive HR for a couple of years but it died in May so I upgraded to the Vivoactive 3. It obviously looks much more like a real watch than the HR did. It doesn't hold a charge as long as the HR did, though, which has seemed odd to me. I have to charge the 3 every 3-4 days depending on how I'm using it. It pairs well with my iphone. My daughter bought the music version of the 3 and can go running with just the watch and wireless earbuds, though she usually takes her phone with her anyway.

Honestly the only thing I don't like about it is a real subtlety that most people don't need to worry about. My company is signed up with Virgin Healthmiles, and we get $ if we hit certain annual point targets related to getting a physical, the number of steps in a day, etc. One of the daily opportunities to gain points is related to having 45 minutes of 'activity' in that day. The Vivoactive watch and/or the Garmin interface only acknowledges 45 minutes of activity as an event if you deliberately start / end an exercises session. A friend has a fitbit, and his watch / app automatically accumulates activity throughout the day and at the end of the day acknowledges the total as an event. So, a lot of times, at the end of the day all he has to do is take a 5-10 minute walk and he's up to the 45 minutes and gets maximum points. Like I said, I only care about that because it costs me money and my friend rubs it in when he's maxed out the annual $$ months ahead of me.
[Post edited by Rinoki21 at 12/14/2019 10:40AM]