Garmin's Vivosmart is the second device (after Huawai's TalkBand) to use Futaba's flexible (conformable) PMOLED displays. We're happy to post this hands-on review of one of the first flexible OLED devices on the market...
The Garmin Vivosmart
Garmin defines the Vivosmart as an "activity tracker plus smart notifications", which is really to say "an almost-smartwatch fitness band". Which it is. The Vivosmart is indeed a fitness band that can display steps, calories, distance and all the other fitness staples. On top of that, it can also perform basic smartwatch tasks like receive vibration alerts for phone calls, text messages and emails. How well does it do all those things? We'll get to that.
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Comments
You change the contrast by pressing the clock display (the primary display of the Vivosmart) until another menu opens (takes a few seconds of continuous pressing). Once the menu opens, just touch the icon that looks like a sun, which will immediately show a contrast level that you can turn up and down. Hope that helps!
$170 for this device is way too expensive!
The sun is actually a brightness, not contrast control. It significantly impacts battery life also - going from full brightness to 40% (2 bars) improved battery life by +3 days. I find that the brightness is excellent at either the minimum setting or 2 bars (40%) for all indoor activities, and only needs to be adjusted when out in direct sunlight.
You're right of course - this is a brightness control!
You can adjust the contrast on the vivosmart? how?