The Garmin vívoactive 6 smartwatch has been slashed to £169 in Amazon's Prime Day sale, marking a 25 percent discount from its previous price of £225.62 and a £100 reduction from the full retail price of £269.99. Amazon has labelled the offer an "Epic Prime Deal" and an "Amazon Exclusive," available only to Prime members.
Deal Requires Prime Membership
Shoppers must have an Amazon Prime subscription to access the discount. Those without a membership can sign up for a 30-day free trial to take advantage of the offer. The deal is available for today only, according to the retailer.
The vívoactive 6 features a more fashion-forward design compared to other Garmin wearables, but retains advanced health and fitness monitoring capabilities. It includes round-the-clock tracking with Garmin's body battery score, a sleep coach, GPS for run tracking, and heart rate variability scores.
Battery Life and Features
Garmin claims the watch can last up to 11 days on a single charge, even with its bright AMOLED touchscreen enabled. This makes it a strong alternative to the Apple Watch, which typically requires daily charging. The watch supports dozens of activities and sports, and can automatically upload workouts to Strava via the Garmin app.
Users can download songs and playlists from Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music, or YouTube Music for playback over Bluetooth headphones, allowing runners to leave their phone at home. WhatsApp integration lets wearers read, reply, and react to messages directly from the watch.
Compatibility and Payments
The vívoactive 6 works with both iPhone and Android devices. It supports contactless payments with UK banks including Monzo, Revolut, and Santander. However, it does not support many third-party apps, unlike the Apple Watch, which has access to hundreds.
For those in the Apple ecosystem, Very has cut £80 off the Apple Watch Series 11, bringing the 42mm GPS + Cellular model to £369 instead of £449. Android users may consider the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8, currently reduced to £269 from £319 at Currys, which offers full Android app access and close integration with Samsung phones.
