Customers commend the Forerunner 55 GPS Smartwatch for its overall performance, impressive battery life, and GPS accuracy. Users also appreciate its ease of use and accurate tracking of metrics like mileage and heart rate. The watch's lightweight design and valuable features are additional highlights, though some users wish for improved screen brightness.
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Pros mentioned:
Gps accuracy
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A Reliable Fitness Companion for Runners
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I’ve been using the Garmin Forerunner 55 GPS Smartwatch for a while now, and it has proven to be an excellent tool for tracking my fitness journey. The GPS accuracy is impressive, and the race time predictor feature is a great motivator for improving my performance. I also appreciate the daily suggested workouts, which help me stay consistent and challenge myself.
The watch is lightweight and comfortable to wear, even during long runs. The battery life is decent, lasting several days with regular use. However, the display resolution could be better—it feels a bit outdated compared to other smartwatches in the same price range.
Overall, the Garmin Forerunner 55 is a solid choice for runners and fitness enthusiasts looking for a reliable and user-friendly smartwatch. I’d recommend it for anyone who wants to take their training to the next level.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good and cheaper
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Its very good choose, will do evertything you need to run and enjoy all your runners.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Watch for Stats People
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I love the stats! Use with Garmin Connect app for graphs and maps. Nice watch, long battery life, easy to read and use. Watch band is super uncomfortable and stiff -- immediately replaced the band! A wide variety of watch faces to download. Good watch for the price.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Its great
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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This watch meets my expectations, very good heart rate detection, plus it is very easy to associate with the cell phone
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Highly recommended
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The design strikes a perfect balance between elegance and everyday practicality, with a comfortable strap and a dial that’s easy to read at a glance, highly recommended for anyone looking for a stylish yet dependable watch.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect basic fitness watch!
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The Forerunner 55 is an excellent fitness watch for someone looking for the bare essentials. I bought mine just as I was getting into running and it has helped me track and set goals as well as know exactly how hard I should be pushing myself. Despite this watch being a base model, Garmin packed in all the same great features you would find in the top of the line models.
My only piece of advice would be that if you have larger wrists, it might be good to go ahead and get a larger watch band, because the one that comes with it is not very big.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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I love this watch, it tracks everything I need!
Great quality and long lasting battery.
Also it's very easy to use.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for all workouts
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great watch! I connect it to Strava and the nike run app. I love it and I would def recommend it to other.I use it for all of my workouts so far.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The best watch to begin with a Fitness Journey.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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This watch is excellent for people that are starting to train or running. The analysis of each activity is amazing. I wish it had other activities so I can make a progress report. The suggestions are on-point. The connect app lets you see the progress and the areas need of improvement.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great watch
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love this watch it’s perfect for my job it helps me track my personal goals for steps, workouts, sleep, and stress it’s very good for what I do because it’s not touch screen or cellular.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice watch
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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Great watch, it has all the basic options needed for regular exercising, it looks great and not bulky. Battery life is amazing compared to apple watch and other watches.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Mike UA
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My grandson wanted this as a birthday present not monitor his middle hook workouts and he is thrilled with the results.
Picture below has James wearing his watch on the first day of school this week.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Forerunner 55 review
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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This is an excellent watch with great battery life. It does everything that I need it to do sleep tracking, step counting, tracking exercise, heart rate and stress monitoring.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Garmin forerunner watch
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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The watch works amazing great running watch reccomend!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Very good and useful
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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Quality and the use of the product is very good.
Very useful in my daily activities.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
LOVE this fitness equipment!!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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It tracks all the important info I really need!! I love the garmin coach !
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Garmin
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Nice entry level Garmin. Use in car racing. Great for hiking,walking,and 5k
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A Great Watch, But...
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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For the price, you're getting an middle level Garmin exercise watch. There's only one complaint that I have about the watch during my ownership and it's the lackluster GPS. It only tracks where you go, but cannot put it onto a map. This means that you can't use it for directions, other than this small complaint, the watch is brilliant at what it does.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Cons mentioned:
Screen brightness
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
amazing
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Amazing watch. Really basic but useful. I am not the biggest fan of the low quality screen compared to the newer models. Worth the money
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for teenage runner
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My 16 year old loves it. Great functionality. Perfect size. Not too bulky. Great battery life.