Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 55 GPS Smartwatch 42mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Whitestone
Average customer rating
4.1
(691 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 691 reviews
5 Stars
424
4 Stars
110
3 Stars
49
2 Stars
50
1 Star
58
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 55 GPS Smartwatch 42mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Whitestone
Customer Rating
5
Way more than I expected.
on October 7, 2023
Posted by: Never follow
Provides everything I was looking in Watch for runners
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch!
on October 7, 2023
Posted by: Pris23
I bought this a month ago and I’m glad I did! I use it for running and sometimes biking, the battery is really good. When I’m doing both (running and biking) it takes four days to charge it again. When I’m only running it takes only a week and two days.
I also love coach Garmin, It’s really helpful!
I also love coach Garmin, It’s really helpful!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great watch for traininy
on October 12, 2023
Posted by: Rico Badwater
I am enjoying the coaching benefit this watch came with and see improvement in my running. I would like to be able to adjust my BMI manually since I have a scale that computes it. Also the letters are rather small and hard to read while running. The coaching app would be easier to follow if the text were bigger. It would be good to be able to use at golf course but can’t. I had to add swimming manually. But overall a nice tool for training and very comfortable that I can sleep with this one on my wrist
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Disappointed
on October 13, 2023
Posted by: KrisT
I bought tte Forerunner35 a few years ago and it worked great. I upgraded to the 55 less than a year ago. In less than 6 months the watch stopped connecting to my phone/computer. After 2 sessions of 2 1/2 hrs on chat support it was finally determined that the watch was not fixable and a replacement would be sent. I received the replacement of a refurbished watch for a watch that was not even a year old. The refurbished watch’s battery lasts for only 24 hrs. My old watch battery would last for 1-2 weeks depending on how much GPS I used. It’s useless. Now I’ll need to go through the whole process over again to get another replacement. If the next replacement has issues as well I’m never choosing Garmin again. It’s not worth the hours of headache. Sorry Garmin, I want to like you but you are making it very hard!
Response from GarminBy Garmin Fitness, November 2, 2023
We are sorry to hear about the issues that you had and would encourage you to reach out to our team so that we can get more details from you and assist you further. Thank you for posting a review we appreciate it.
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
More features than I need
on October 16, 2023
Posted by: Do not have a nickname
I bought my Garmin to replace a competitor’s, Garmin is much easier to read.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Early Use Review
on October 17, 2023
Posted by: PaPa2023
I bought my watch about a month ago prior to running a Half Marathon. I didn't even have a regular watch so needed something to keep track of time. The watch is very intuitive and keeps very accurate time, distance and pace. I really like the stats connected with the app after each event. I've had forerunners before and gave up on them because the controls were too easily accessed and touched unintentionally, units needed to be charged early and often. The Forerunner 55 addresses these concerns. Now just a matter of longevity.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Super Watch for Runners
on October 17, 2023
Posted by: meh2023
I used to use the Forerunner series, and ended up with another model when someone gifted it to me. I recently went back to the Forerunner 55, and am so glad that I did; the watch is easy to use, has an amazing battery life, the GPS seems extremely accurate, and I love the "breathe" feature (which is not something I expected to love). I had used a touch-screen watch before, and was a bit worried about going back to using buttons, but it has been an easy transition. My previous watch would end up on different screens if I ran in long sleeves in the rain, as the fabric would get warm and the watch would interpret it as a "touch." No such problem here! I am so happy with this purchase.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Everything I need in a watch
on October 18, 2023
Posted by: CapKirk
I bought this as a replacement after Tom Tom discontinued their support for their sports watches. It does everything better and more. My only comment is that the small band that holds down the excess strap is a little awkward because it is notched. It takes a few seconds to secure the strap under this band.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin