Garmin vivomove Style Hybrid Smartwatch with Real Watch Hands and Hidden Colour Touchscreen Display, Black Pepper Nylon with Slate Hardware

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Living with the Garmin Vivomove is just like living with a normal watch. There's zero faff involved, meaning it's worlds apart from the Apple Watch or any Android Wear watch.

Because this is a hybrid, there are analogue hands on top of the smart display. They show the time in the same way that any other traditional watch does. When you interact with the smart display beneath, however, the analogue hands will move out of the way. To reveal the display, tap or swipe. It only appears when you require it. It's a tough choice between the Garmin Vivomove Sport vs. Vivomove Style, especially since the two smartwatches are so similar. There are very minor differences that might sway you to one or the other. Both these smartwatches would make a great fitness companion, disguising their true use while looking stylish and elegant on your wrist. The Vivomove works with almost any current smartphone. Support for Android and iOS is virtually a given, but Windows 10 devices will work too. As long as your phone has Bluetooth 4.0, the two should get on just fine.A key part of the Vivomove's appeal is how little of that appeal relies on the tech inside. It's a lovely watch, and the way it relays its fitness data on the face is entirely subordinate to this classic 'watchy-ness'. We liked Also, there is no sign of the much publicised ECG feature that landed on Venu 2 Plus a few days ago. It would have been a big ask for this to be made available on the hybrid, but next year’s edition might very well include it. The latest iteration, Vivomove Trend, has the advantage of new QI wireless charging and later generation sensors over the three-year-old Vivomove Style. It also has a barometric altimeter, NFC chip and a more premium build than the one-year-old Sport. In terms of other features, the three are nearly identical.

Stylish, traditional analog watch design with real watch hands, including a touchscreen display only visible when you need it Battery life: up to five days in smart mode and an additional week in watch mode (hands tell time only)The Premium version is the weightiest of the three Vivomove flavours at 67g, but it's really no bulkier or heavier than a standard watch of this style. And – no prizes for guessing this one – wearing it feels just like wearing a normal watch too.