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Only cellular false and satellite none added to variant rows, no regional bands or battery ratings borrowed."}},{"url":"https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/reviews/camping-and-hiking/gps-watch/garmin-vivoactive-6","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["microphone_count"],"notes":{"microphone_count":"Exact standard, only-size watch review Extra Features explicitly no microphone for calls. Gadgets & Wearables exact Microphone No and Android Central exact hardware omissions corroborate total absence. No voice recorder or local voice assistant in complete maker manual. Speaker value remains omitted because another review contradicts speaker absence."}},{"url":"https://www.garmin.com/en-NZ/p/pn/010-02985-00/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["band_compatibility"],"notes":{"band_compatibility":"Exact NZ sold SKU General Quick Release bands row explicitly Yes (20 mm, Industry standard). Existing supplied strap quick release and width preserved. Not QuickFit, and optional accessory fit range is not substituted for supplied 125–190 mm strap."}},{"url":"https://static.garmin.com/pumac/vivoactive%206_DoC-EU.pdf","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["other_certifications"],"notes":{"other_certifications":"Original signed manufacturer EU Declaration of Conformity, English first page. Exact Model Numbers A04951, vivoactive 6. Issued 2024-11-11, revised 2025-06-18. These are maker declared compliance claims, not medical clearances. No IP, military or diving standard inferred."}},{"url":"https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/reviews/camping-and-hiking/gps-watch/garmin-vivoactive-6","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_life_measured"],"notes":{"battery_life_measured":"Exact review Standard model, One size only. Review Battery Life explicitly measured 20 hours in GPS-Only mode. Published testing method runs activity recording from full charge until empty. General comparison method keeps default settings, with exact review GPS-only mode explicit. AOD brightness, firmware, temperatures, sensors/music are not separately published. No 7%/hour projection or maker 21 h claim substituted. Only this full-cycle GPS row stored, mixed-use complete endpoints unproved."}},{"url":"https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topics/camping-and-hiking/best-gps-watch/how-we-test","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_life_measured"],"notes":{"battery_life_measured":"Published method explicitly runs continuous activity recording from full charge until empty. This establishes actual complete discharge, not extrapolation from one-hour drain. Exact tested GPS-only mode and 20-hour value are in the model review."}},{"url":"https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topics/camping-and-hiking/best-gps-watch","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["battery_life_measured"],"notes":{"battery_life_measured":"Battery Life method says everything kept at default settings in battery tests. Exact model review separately identifies GPS-only rather than all-systems for the stored observed 20-hour test. No unpublished screen setting inferred."}},{"url":"https://www.garmin.com/en-NZ/p/pn/010-02985-00/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["dive_modes"],"notes":{"dive_modes":"Exact current maker Activity profiles table, On the water row explicitly lists Snorkeling. Stored named surface-snorkeling activity profile only, as confirmed by main. No depth gauge, decompression, scuba gas mode or rated operating dive depth is implied. 5 ATM is not converted to safe diving depth."}},{"url":"https://www.androidcentral.com/wearables/garmin/garmin-vivoactive-6-vs-google-pixel-watch-3","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["microphone_count","crown","cellular"],"notes":{"microphone_count":"Exact Hardware and specs table Mic and speaker row No, and prose explicitly calls microphone a hardware omission. This corroborates zero physical microphones, not merely disabled voice calling. Inaccurate 390 x 309 typo in the display row does not override original maker resolution.","crown":"Design and display paragraph explicitly distinguishes Vivoactive 6 touchscreen and two hardware buttons from Pixel Watch 3 rotating crown. Original complete maker overview supplies the same control inventory.","cellular":"Exact comparison explicitly says LTE option is not available on Vivoactive 6 at all. Common maker full SKU inventory and declared A04951 radio modules corroborate marketed absence."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/wellness/smartwatches/i-wore-the-garmin-vivoactive-6-for-a-month-and-it-has-nearly-everything-i-want-in-a-smartwatch","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["skin_temperature"],"notes":{"skin_temperature":"Exact model review expressly states there is no onboard skin-temperature sensor. Independently corroborates the original maker wellness comparison matrix. Core/body and external ambient temperatures are different functions."}},{"url":"https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/reviews/camping-and-hiking/gps-watch/garmin-vivoactive-6","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["led_flashlight"],"notes":{"led_flashlight":"Exact review Extra Features describes a screen-based flashlight and expressly contrasts it with dedicated LED flashlights on other Garmin watches. Original manual Using the Flashlight Screen and exact maker comparison matrix corroborate absence of a dedicated hardware LED."}},{"url":"https://www.garmin.com/nl-NL/blog/?p=7682","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"Garmin's Dutch blog calls the vivoactive 6 the successor of the popular vivoactive 5."}}],"fields_filled":93,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}