Garmin · Fitness Tracking
The Garmin vívoactive® 6 in the Slate with Pebble Gray Band configuration is a GPS smartwatch built for everyday wellness tracking and versatile fitness training. Its bright AMOLED display and long battery life help keep key stats visible and accessible, whether it’s being used for gym sessions, outdoor runs, pool swims, or daily activity tracking.
With a wide selection of built-in sports apps, advanced workout tools, and all-day health and wellness insights, it suits anyone who wants a clearer picture of energy, sleep, and stress trends over time. When paired with a compatible iPhone® or Android™ smartphone, it also adds convenient connected features such as smart notifications, Garmin Pay™ contactless payments, and music storage for phone-free listening.
Health
vívoactive® 6 helps interpret daily readiness with Body Battery™ energy monitoring, plus sleep tracking tools such as sleep score, sleep stages, and nap detection. Stress tracking and HRV status add deeper context, helping users see how rest, daily activities, and high-stress periods may influence energy trends over time.
Training
With more than 80 preloaded GPS and indoor sports apps, vívoactive® 6 supports a wide range of training styles, including walking, running, cycling, and pool swimming, plus activities for wheelchair users. GPS-based tracking and on-watch activity profiles make it easy to record workouts consistently across changing routines.
Connectivity
When paired with an iPhone® or Android™ smartphone, the watch displays smart notifications for calls, texts, emails, and alerts. It also supports Garmin Pay™ contactless payments with participating providers. Music can be stored on the watch by downloading songs and playlists from Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music or YouTube® Music accounts; a subscription may be required.
Training
vívoactive® 6 supports structured training with workout creation and downloadable step-by-step sessions through the Garmin Connect™ app, including strength, HIIT, yoga, Pilates, and mobility. It also includes Garmin Coach training plans for running, cycling, strength and fitness, with select plans that adapt based on health and fitness metrics. During and after sessions, features such as workout benefit, recovery time, intensity minutes, perceived exertion, and customizable data pages help keep progress organized and easy to review.
Design
This Slate with Pebble Gray Band configuration is built with a silicone strap, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 lens, anodized aluminum bezel, and a fiber-reinforced polymer case. The 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter AMOLED display offers optional always-on mode and 390 x 390 pixels resolution. Quick Release bands are supported with a 20 mm, Industry standard fit, and the case size is 42.2 x 42.2 x 10.9 mm; Fits wrists with a circumference of 125-190 mm.
Battery
vívoactive® 6 is designed to stay in service across long stretches between charges, delivering Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 11 days (5 days display always-on). For extended wear time, Battery Saver Smartwatch mode provides Up to 21 days. For GPS tracking, it supports Battery life (GPS-Only GNSS mode) Up to 21 hours, Battery life (All-Systems GNSS mode) Up to 17 hours, and Battery life (All-Systems GNSS mode with music) Up to 8 hours.
| Part Number | 010-02985-04 |
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| Model | vívoactive® 6 |
| Configuration | Slate with Pebble 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 |
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| 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) |
|---|---|
| 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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