Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 55 GPS Smartwatch 42mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Whitestone - (2021)
Average customer rating
4.2
(887 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 887 reviews
5 Stars
546
4 Stars
147
3 Stars
63
2 Stars
61
1 Star
70
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 55 GPS Smartwatch 42mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Whitestone - (2021)
Customer Rating
1
it still stinks
on December 21, 2022
Posted by: franklin2
it is difficult to use . too many irrelevant features
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, December 26, 2022
We are sorry to hear about your experience with the device and would ask that you reach out to our team so that we can get more details from you and work on a solution with you. Thank you for posting a review.
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
Getting Started:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics&topicTag=region_gettingstarted
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
Getting Started:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics&topicTag=region_gettingstarted
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Customer Rating
5
Good choice
on December 25, 2022
Posted by: Antoniofer
I'm very happy with my watch no problems at all. The battery is great,Long term.
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Customer Rating
2
Annoying In Many Ways
on December 29, 2022
Posted by: JimBo27
Having had a couple of good Garmin watches in the past I decided to stick with the brand when my Forerunner 30 died. The 55 had good reviews so ordered one but was immediately annoyed to see a completely new power lead, this means throwing out two old Garmin charging cables, more plastic waste in the environment, thanks for that Garmin. Next annoyance is the display. Call me old fashioned but I just like a 24 hour clock with four digits the same size. It is impossible to get this. The choice is between unpleasant looking digital displays or utterly hideous attempts to make it look like an old fashioned watch. Ok, so does it at least work for running? Yeah, I guess but again why mess with the display? Just give me time, distance and pace please, but oh no, instead I have an arbitrary meaningless time counting down filling most of the screen. Didn't work this out until the second run when I realised it was suggesting I run 9.2 miles in 38 minutes. I'm an intermediate runner but even in my prime I couldn't run that distance in an hour! Maybe once I have downloaded the full manual I will be able to iron out some of these features but it's a pain that I have to. Just cannot work out why Garmin would mess about with all these standard features in such an irritating way. Might just do away with their watches in the future and just use my phone.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, January 3, 2023
Thank you for posting a review we appreciate the feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience and would encourage you to start out on our support site for assistance with the device and also to give you a way to contact our team directly. There are a number of watch faces you can add using the Garmin IQ app as well.
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
You can also email our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Garmin IQ: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
You can also email our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Garmin IQ: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/
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Customer Rating
4
pretty good
on January 2, 2023
Posted by: cole_11
I got my forerunner 55 for christmas and love it my only problem is that the battery plummets in cold temperatures and does not sync always besides that I love it
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, January 19, 2023
We are happy that you are using the device, however on the battery issue we would encourage you to start out on our support site for assistance and also to give you a way to contact our team as well. Thank you for posting a review.
Battery Tips:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=zzvjpNY00Y5QkQop0QU3L9&productID=741137&tab=topics&topicTag=region_batterytips
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
Battery Tips:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=zzvjpNY00Y5QkQop0QU3L9&productID=741137&tab=topics&topicTag=region_batterytips
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
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Customer Rating
4
Quite a learning curve
on January 8, 2023
Posted by: KVruns
I got my Forerunner 55 for Christmas. It is my first watch of any type in 15 years or so, and I’ve never had a sports watch. The downside for me has been the learning curve and understanding which button to push when. Now that I have (mostly) got those issues worked out I love the functions I have learned. I think there are a few other things it can do that I haven’t figured out yet, but I’m still working on it.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, January 18, 2023
Thank you for posting a review. We would encourage you to start out on our support site for assistance and also to give you a way to contact our team as well when needed.
Getting Started:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics&topicTag=region_gettingstarted
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
Getting Started:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics&topicTag=region_gettingstarted
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
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Customer Rating
5
Great investment
on January 8, 2023
Posted by: Jenn5
I love my forerunner 55. Does what I want easy to use.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great for running
on January 8, 2023
Posted by: Frog34
Running and sleep monitoring is what I use it for.
Pretty easy to use.
The GPS system finds me quick and seems quite accurate since I have measured my run routes many time and know their distance.
It has good battery life.
Pretty easy to use.
The GPS system finds me quick and seems quite accurate since I have measured my run routes many time and know their distance.
It has good battery life.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great features!
on January 8, 2023
Posted by: Lovetorun
Gets GPS signal within a minute; allows me to view my route, all my splits at once, % run in each HR zone; keeps track of weekly mileage, longest & fastest runs...
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