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5.0Health tracking9.2
3.6Build & durability6.7
Why is Vivoactive 5 better than ScanWatch 2?
Vivoactive 5 has no measurable advantages in this pair.
Why is ScanWatch 2 better than Vivoactive 5?
- Battery life (smartwatch mode)11 days vs 30 days2.7×
- Sapphire crystalNo · Vivoactive 5: Yes
Specifications
Side by side
| Design & durability | ||
| Case size | 42 mm | — |
| Weight | 23 g | — |
| Thickness | 11.1 mm | — |
| Height | 42.2 mm | — |
| Width | 42.2 mm | — |
| Case material | Aluminium | Stainless steel |
| Sapphire crystal | No | Yes |
| Lens / cover glass | Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 | Saphirglas Saphirglas |
| Strap material | silicone | — |
| Water resistance | 5 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Water rating (maker) | Swim, 5 ATM | 50 m / 5 bar / 5 ATM |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 1.2″ | — |
| Display technology | AMOLED | OLED |
| Panel | AMOLED | OLED |
| AMOLED / OLED display | Yes | Yes |
| Always-on display | Yes | — |
| Touchscreen | Yes | — |
| Resolution (width) | 390 px | — |
| Resolution (height) | 390 px | — |
| Pixel density | 325 ppi | — |
| Battery | ||
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | 11 days | 30 days |
| Battery life with always-on display | 5 days | — |
| Battery saver mode | 21 days | — |
| GPS battery life | 21 h | — |
| Battery capacity | — | 190 mAh |
| Battery type | Lithium ion | Li-Ion |
| Wireless charging | No | — |
| Charging | Garmin proprietary plug charger | — |
| Health sensors | ||
| Optical heart rate | Yes | Yes |
| Blood oxygen (SpO2) | Yes | Yes |
| ECG | — | Yes |
| Skin temperature | — | Yes |
| Temperature sensor | Yes | — |
| HRV tracking | Yes | — |
| Sleep tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, Compass, Accelerometer, Thermometer, Ambient light sensor | heart rate, accelerometer |
| Sports & navigation | ||
| Built-in GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Satellite systems | GLONASS, GALILEO | GPS |
| Compass | Yes | — |
| Sport profiles | 50 | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| NFC payments | Yes | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 | — |
| Bluetooth | — | 5 |
| ANT+ sensors | Yes | — |
| Smart features | ||
| Music on the watch | Yes | — |
| Storage | 4 GB | — |
| Third-party apps | Yes | — |
| Platform | ||
| Operating system | Garmin OS | — |
| Platform | Proprietary | — |
| Works with | iOS, Android | iOS, Android |
