Garmin · Fitness Tracking
The Garmin vívoactive® 6 in the Cream Gold with French Gray Band configuration is a GPS smartwatch built for everyday wellness, training, and staying connected. Its bright AMOLED display delivers clear, colorful stats, while a battery life of up to 11 days (5 days display always-on) helps keep tracking consistent from morning routines to workout sessions.
Designed for people who want deeper insight into daily energy, sleep, and stress alongside structured fitness tools, vívoactive 6 supports more than 80 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps. It also pairs with iPhone® and Android™ smartphones for smart notifications, with added conveniences like Garmin Pay™ contactless payments and onboard music storage for phone-free listening when compatible services are used.
Battery
vívoactive 6 is built to stay on the wrist longer between charges, with battery life rated up to 11 days (5 days display always-on). For extended use, Battery Saver Smartwatch mode offers up to 21 days, and multiple GNSS battery ratings help match runtime to the type of activity and music use.
Health
Wellness features help build a clearer picture of daily readiness and recovery. Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep score, sleep coach, stress tracking, HRV status, and nap detection are designed to show patterns over time. Pulse Ox can be used as a spot-check, with optional all-day and in sleep tracking.
Connectivity
When paired with an iPhone® or Android™ smartphone, vívoactive 6 delivers emails, texts, and alerts to the wrist. With an Android™ phone, it can reply to texts using an on-watch keyboard and display photos from notifications. Garmin Pay™ contactless payments add everyday convenience with participating providers.
Training
With more than 80 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps, vívoactive 6 supports a wide range of ways to move, including walking, running, cycling, pool swimming, and activities for wheelchair users. It also includes advanced training features such as running dynamics, PacePro™ pacing strategies, and workout benefit and recovery time, helping athletes connect what they did today with how they may feel tomorrow.
Connectivity
vívoactive 6 makes it simple to follow structured sessions. Workouts can be found in the Garmin Connect™ app and downloaded to the watch, including step-by-step options for strength, HIIT, yoga, Pilates, mobility and more. It also supports workout creation from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect app, so training plans can be tailored and then followed directly from the wrist.
Display
This configuration pairs a Cream Gold case with a French Gray silicone band and uses an AMOLED (optional always-on mode) display with 390 x 390 pixels resolution on a 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter screen. Construction includes a Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 lens, anodized aluminum bezel, and fiber-reinforced polymer case. Quick Release bands are supported (20 mm, Industry standard), and the watch fits wrists with a circumference of 125-190 mm.
| Part Number | 010-02985-06 |
|---|---|
| Model | vívoactive® 6 |
| Configuration | Cream Gold with French Gray Band |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 11 days (5 days display always-on) |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day and in sleep) |
| Display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Water rating | Swim, 5 ATM |
| Strap material | Silicone |
| Lens material | Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
| Bezel material | Anodized aluminum |
| Case material | Fiber-reinforced polymer |
| Quick Release bands | Yes (20 mm, Industry standard) |
| Physical size | 42.2 x 42.2 x 10.9 mm; Fits wrists with a circumference of 125-190 mm |
| Weight | 23 g (36 g with included band) |
| Display Size | 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution | 390 x 390 pixels |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life (Battery Saver Smartwatch mode) | Up to 21 days |
| Battery life (GPS-Only GNSS mode) | Up to 21 hours |
| Battery life (All-Systems GNSS mode) | Up to 17 hours |
| Battery life (All-Systems GNSS mode with music) | Up to 8 hours |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 8 GB |
| vívoactive 6 |
| USB-C charging/data cable |
| Documentation |
| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping |
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| Wellness | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility |
| Indoor running | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running |
| Outdoor running | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Obstacle Running |
| Outdoor recreation | Hiking, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Mountaineering, Disc Golf, Archery |
| Cycling | Biking, Road Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Touring, eBiking, Handcycling, Indoor Handcycling Indoor Biking, Cyclocross |
| Swim | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| On the water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Kayaking, Rowing, Snorkeling |
| Motor sports | Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling |
| Racket sports | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| Snow and winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing |
| Team sports | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| In the ring | Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts |
| Other activity profiles | Inline Skating |
| What You'll Love | Sleep score and insights, Garmin Pay™, Music storage, Touchscreen, Wheelchair mode |
|---|---|
| General | Color display, Large font option |
| Clock Features | Time/date, GPS Time Sync, Automatic daylight saving time, Alarm clock, Smart wake alarm, Timer, Stopwatch, Sunrise/sunset times |
| Health & Wellness Monitoring | Heart rate (constant, every second), Resting heart rate, Respiration rate, Fitness age, Body Battery™ energy monitor, All-day stress, Relaxation reminders, Relaxation breathing timer, Meditation, Breathwork and 9 more |
| Sensors | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer and 1 more |
| Daily Smart Features | Find My Phone, Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device), Find My Phone during GPS activity, Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps), On-device Connect IQ™ Store, Smart Notifications, Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only), View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only), Morning report, Evening report and 13 more |
| Workout and Training Plans | Daily suggested workout - Walking (duration based), Garmin running coach, Garmin running coach experts, Garmin Coach - Prebuilt cycling plans, Garmin Coach - Strength, Cardio workouts, Strength workouts, HIIT workouts, Yoga workouts, Pilates workouts and 3 more |
| Safety and Tracking Features | Incident detection during select activities, Incident detection alert on phone for wearables, Assistance |
| Activity Tracking Features | Step counter, Wheelchair push tracker, Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity), Move alert movement options, Weight shift alert, Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal), Calories burned, Distance traveled, Intensity minutes, TrueUp™ and 3 more |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection), Customizable data pages, Downloadable training plans, HR zones, HR alerts, HR calories, % HR max, Recovery time, HRV status, GPS speed and distance and 16 more |
| Running Features | GPS-based distance, time and pace, Running dynamics, Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute), PacePro™ pacing strategies, Run workouts, Race predictor, Foot pod capable, Run/walk/stand detection |
| Golfing Features | Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green), Yardage to layups/doglegs, Digital scorecard, Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit), Garmin AutoShot™, Green View with manual pin position, Hazards and course targets, PinPointer, Round timer/odometer, CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) and 3 more |
| Mapping & Navigation | Back to start |
| Cycling Features | Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories), Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar), Compatible with Varia™ lights |
| Swimming Features | Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories), Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories), Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only), Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only), Auto rest (pool swim only), Time and distance alerts, Underwater wrist-based heart rate |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | Yes (high and low) |
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| Sleep | Yes (advanced) |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
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| Smartphone compatibility | IPhone®, Android™ |
| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | Yes (using ANT+ or BLE) |
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| Respiration rate (during exercise) | Yoga, breathwork and meditation only |
Activity tracking accuracy
This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Breathing Variations not available in all countries.
This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.
Not all features are available when watch is in wheelchair mode
When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety. Incident detection is unavailable when the watch is in wheelchair mode.
Requires a paired smartphone with the WhatsApp mobile app
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