Garmin's new music-centered Vivoactive 3 smartwatch is a perfect example of how far behind Wear OS is. Garmin has unveiled its new Vivoactive 3 Music smartwatch with up to 7-day battery life OLED/AMOLED. The type of technology used in the display. is dustproof and water-resistant. Garmin Vivoactive 3. Samsung Galaxy Watch. The device is dustproof and water-resistant. Water-resistant devices can resist the penetration of water, such as powerful water jets, but not being submerged into water. ATM rating. As you'd expect from a watch made by Garmin, the 1.2-inch round display on the front is a fairly basic affair, but for two very good reasons: battery life and daylight visibility. Battery life is also shorter than that of a Venu 3 or Epix Pro, at 11 days, or five days using the optional always-on display mode. Garmin vívoactive 5 first impressions Still, all-in the Garmin In terms of battery life, Garmin says the Vivoactive 4 lasts up to 8 days in smartwatch mode, 6 hours in GPS mode, or 18 hours in GPS mode without music. Like the Vivoactive 3 Music, the same as you, mine already having battery issues since 3.50, doesn't seem to improve after the update. drained 4% within 2 hours. maybe need to reset the watch again. Stairs and altitude is not working as well, unlike my old VA HR i even set HR off, backlight 10%, vibration low, Garmin default analog watchface, Select to open the music playback controls. Hold to open the music menu. Select to adjust the volume. Select to play and pause the current audio file. Select to skip to the next audio file in the playlist. Hold to fast forward through the current audio file. Select to restart the current audio file. Select twice to skip to the previous audio Upto 9 Days battery life: Upto 7 Days battery life-general (3) box contents: Smart Watch, Charging Cable, Garmin Forerunner 35 vs Garmin vivoactive 3 Music. Run workouts. Golfing performance tracking. Biking features compatible with the Varia line. Biking performance tracking. Pool swimming metrics. Color: Black with silver hardware. Dimensions (L x W x H): 1.71 x 1.71 x 0.46 inches. Weight: 1.5 ounces. Manufacturer warranty: 1-year warranty. Yup same battery drain issue here everything great since the purchase of Vivoactive 3 in Jan 2018. Always had stellar battery life of about 4 days. that includes 2 x 20 mins of GPS and the built-in cycling app at least 4 days a week. Never had any other issues with this watch. haIo.