![]() So here’s the thing: Despite the fact that it’s absurdly large – both my kids, and all the kids that also tried it on, simply didn’t care about the size. The buttons are not included in that 40.5mm width, and pop-out another 1.5mm. All of which you can cut out on a piece of paper and put on your wrist, if you wanted to sorta see how it fits. The exact specifications are 40.5mm wide, 42.4mm tall, and 12.6mm thick. It’s basically the same cross width as an Apple Watch Ultra is, and essentially the same depth (if you exclude the optical HR sensor depth as both Garmin and Apple do in their measurements) It’s a bit tricky with both of the Vivofit Jr watches not lying flat: 3 (orange), Apple Watch SE (44mm 2022/2nd gen), Garmin Bounce (purple), and Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE (white).Īnd here’s an attempt at a shot to show depth. For context, here’s how it compares to the Vivofit Jr 2 (Star Wars below), Vivofit Jr. In this case, Garmin leverages WiFi to save battery when at home locations (you can have multiple of these). And I know, other kids activity trackers are huge too – largely due to the battery required to have LTE on essentially 24×7. ![]() Now we have to get to the elephant in the room – that would be the size. We use a small flotilla of these cheap Garmin charging pucks.įrom a weight standpoint, it’s actually relatively light – despite being the size of a hockey puck. Given how frequently (every other day), and how long it takes to charge (two hours), you’ll probably want to pick up a few extras to have around the house. The charging cable is the exact same one used by most other Garmin watches these days. Inside you’ve got the watch, some paper stuff you won’t read, and then the Garmin charging cable. So all three are ‘neutral’ in that respect. Star Wars or other Disney versions), like there are for the Vivofit Jr. There isn’t any sort of externally themed variants today (e.g. ![]() There are three different Garmin Bounce colors currently: Purple, Teal, and Black. On the back panel of the box you’ll see the slate of features included within it, as well as of course the color of the watch on the front/side. This section will be quick and efficient. If you found this review useful, you can use the links at the bottom, or consider becoming a DCR Supporter which makes the site ad-free, while also getting access to a mostly weekly video series behind the scenes of the DCR Cave. Once this unit goes back, I’ll go out and get my own for any future testing needs. As usual, this review is not sponsored (nor does any company get to preview anything I review), and I don’t take any advertiser money from any companies I review. Garmin sent over a few Garmin Bounce media loaners to test out. If you’re unfamiliar with the site, I do in-depth reviews of sports technology products – digging in deep to find both the good and the bad. In this review, I’m going to dive into all those pieces, one after another. And then of course, layered atop all that is the Garmin Jr. activity trackers for many years, so we’ve already got a pretty good feel for how that side of the equation works.Īs noted, there are basically two sides to the equation here: The activity tracker piece (including built-in GPS for workouts), and the LTE location tracker & messaging piece. However, as a family all three daughters have had Vivofit Jr. I’ve had two of our (oldest) daughters using them 24×7, as well as both my wife and I taking turns wearing them to understand the features a bit more from an adult standpoint. In our case, we’ve been using a few of the Bounce units for a few months now. The intended age range is 6-12 years old, though, like most kid things, you can under/over-shoot that a bit depending on your kid. kids activity tracker that’s been given a huge screen, combined with both GPS & LTE capabilities for kid tracking, and even a mic & speaker for audio messaging. Garmin is continuing both their kids activity tracking product line, as well as their LTE adventures, in a new device that combines both of those: The Garmin Bounce.
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