Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 955 GPS Smartwatch 47 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Whitestone - (2022)
Average customer rating
4.6
(390 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 390 reviews
5 Stars
296
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
7
1 Star
14
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 955 GPS Smartwatch 47 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Whitestone - (2022)
Customer Rating
5
Everything I could possibly need!
on September 7, 2023
Posted by: Risewithadrienne
I’ve been looking to upgrade from my Forerunner 735XT to something more advanced with all the bells and whistles I could need. This watch is the lightweight Forerunner that I’ve come to love but with all the wellness and fitness stats that I’ve been looking for. I also love that it has the maps and navigation. I haven’t used them yet, but I wanted a device that included navigation for exploring unfamiliar trails. I love this watch!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Incredible Training Device
on September 8, 2023
Posted by: MacS
I just upgraded from the Fenix 5 to the 955 and I cannot believe the enhanced technology!!
- Garmin pay is great and so convenient.
- Audible alerts when running is great to alert me of my pace of HR zone.
- The touchscreen is very convenient but doesn’t cause issues when working out.
- Download music for listening when I want to preserve my phone battery on king rides.
- The morning report of sleep, recovery HRV etc gives me imperial data on my recovery from the prior day.
- the display is magnificent
- it’s lighter, but looks like a watch ready to workout
- I wish it had the quick release watch band, but you can convert the watch to quick release yourself so you can easily switch bands to match your bike, run kit out business attire.
- Audible alerts when running is great to alert me of my pace of HR zone.
- The touchscreen is very convenient but doesn’t cause issues when working out.
- Download music for listening when I want to preserve my phone battery on king rides.
- The morning report of sleep, recovery HRV etc gives me imperial data on my recovery from the prior day.
- the display is magnificent
- it’s lighter, but looks like a watch ready to workout
- I wish it had the quick release watch band, but you can convert the watch to quick release yourself so you can easily switch bands to match your bike, run kit out business attire.
My only regret is that I waited so long to upgrade!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent Running Watch
on September 15, 2023
Posted by: Cole Trickle
I bought this watch a month ago and have had zero complaints. I had an Apple Watch before and am beyond happy with the battery life. Watch has all the ideal features for running and has been a big help with my marathon preparation.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Way over engineered
on October 13, 2023
Posted by: Crosstrain beast
Navigation not intuitive
Too many superfluous features
Inadequate instructions/help
I am going back to my old Garmin!
Too many superfluous features
Inadequate instructions/help
I am going back to my old Garmin!
Response from GarminBy Garmin Fitness, November 2, 2023
We are sorry to hear about your experience with the device and would encourage you to start out on our support site for assistance but also to give you a way to contact our team as well for further assistance. Thank you for your post we appreciate the feedback.
Getting Started: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=777655&tab=topics&topicTag=region_gettingstarted
Forerunner 955 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=777655&tab=topics
Getting Started: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=777655&tab=topics&topicTag=region_gettingstarted
Forerunner 955 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=777655&tab=topics
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Gps doesnt work defeats the purpose of the watch
on October 23, 2023
Posted by: Fmironman
do not buy unless you want a watch that you can download screensavers on
Response from GarminBy Garmin Fitness, February 27, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Forerunner 955. if you have not yet reached out to out team we would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Do you have the time?
on November 3, 2023
Posted by: Uncle Larry
To call Garmin Forerunner 955 a watch is a misnomer...it's like a "Doctor on your wrist". Not only does it tell time and track your workouts, it follows you all day long to track your movements, your training readiness, even your sleep. It's long battery life requires charging only once a week (even as I run 5 days a week). If Garmin has a "gap accessory" to wear so data can be continuously collected while the Forerunner is being charged, that will make it 6 out of 5 stars.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Amazing running watch, terrible sleep tracking
on November 7, 2023
Posted by: BrownWaterNavy
Background: I’ve had Apple Watches since they came out and used them as my sole fitness tracker. I decided to switch to Garmin for a much more dialed in fitness and running watch. In that aspect it far exceeds my expectations
The suggested workouts and tailoring to races on specific dates is incredible. All the analytics helped me identify deficiencies in my running that I’ve since been working on.
The only only negative is the sleep tracking is absolutely awful. There are nights I have to wake up in the middle of the night and take out my dogs, take work calls, etc and it counts it as light sleep despite being out of my bed or even out of my house.
Sleep tracking is at the very bottom of my priorities so I personally wouldn’t hesitate to buy this again and highly recommend it to anyone who wants a fitness watch!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Triathlete + Recovery
on November 8, 2023
Posted by: BrandonJ
The addition of the sleep/HRV tracking has significantly improved the effort I bring to my daily workouts.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin