Garmin Vivoactive 4 and 4s $299 at Best Buy

It comes down to how hardcore of a runner you are.

Are you crazy about running metrics? Like stride length, and other stuff. Do you want a very sporty styled watch?

For majority of people, the vivoactive 4 and 4s is the better choice. Styling is better for all day use. It's made for fitness tracking. It's kind of like the jack of all trades type of watch.

Majority of people will be better suited to the vivoactive series.

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agree with the poster above. if you are hardcore runner stay with the 645. if you like to do a bit of everything or want touchscreen (instead of just physical buttons), then go with the vivoactive 4.

i got the va4 on prime day and it's been great.

I have the Vivoactive 3 and I do like it a lot, but I've been thinking of switching for running. My biggest qualms about the VA3 is that with the single button you need to use the touch screen to start and end activities which is a pain when there's sweat dripping off your fingers and can't be done easily if you have gloves on in the cold. Also, if I'm wearing a jacket and the cuff gets sweaty it can sometimes accidentally trigger the touch scroll bar on the side.
I'm not sure if these issues are solved with the two buttons on the VA4, but if those still cause issues I'd definitely go with the Forerunner.

bluetroll wrote: ↑It comes down to how hardcore of a runner you are.

Are you crazy about running metrics? Like stride length, and other stuff. Do you want a very sporty styled watch?

For majority of people, the vivoactive 4 and 4s is the better choice. Styling is better for all day use. It's made for fitness tracking. It's kind of like the jack of all trades type of watch.

Majority of people will be better suited to the vivoactive series.

swk2006 wrote: ↑ agree with the poster above. if you are hardcore runner stay with the 645. if you like to do a bit of everything or want touchscreen (instead of just physical buttons), then go with the vivoactive 4.

i got the va4 on prime day and it's been great.

Thank you both. He is currently wearing a VA3 and I am wearing a VA4s. We are runners who also do strength, yoga, hiking and so on. No golf and no swimming. I've heard good things about the Forerunner series, but I don't like the appearance of it as much as I like the VA4 series for myself personally. I know that my husband is less fussy about appearance. I am leaning towards the VA4 for him as it seems more well rounnded of a watch, though I know that he would enjoy the extra running metrics that the 645 offers.

At the end of the day the VA4 is a newer watch while the 645 is at end of life and that is a big concern for me when I am spending my dollars.

DWinSask wrote: ↑ I have the Vivoactive 3 and I do like it a lot, but I've been thinking of switching for running. My biggest qualms about the VA3 is that with the single button you need to use the touch screen to start and end activities which is a pain when there's sweat dripping off your fingers and can't be done easily if you have gloves on in the cold. Also, if I'm wearing a jacket and the cuff gets sweaty it can sometimes accidentally trigger the touch scroll bar on the side.
I'm not sure if these issues are solved with the two buttons on the VA4, but if those still cause issues I'd definitely go with the Forerunner.

They are WAY better with the VA4, though I did accidentally delete the first 6km of an 11km run two weeks ago when I paused the run using the button and then my cuff brushed the face and hit the delete option. Argh!