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
4
This watch has a lot of useful features.
on November 29, 2023
Posted by: Buddy67
This watch was a birthday present. I am still learning to understand and use the many features. I like the size of the watch face. It has a long battery life.
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Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love it
on December 1, 2023
Posted by: Riggs
Had it a few weeks now. New to wearing a watch and it’s great !
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Nice watch to have for sure
on December 1, 2023
Posted by: Kenworth357!
Bought it 2 weeks ago use it more for walking with my job. Will always recommend Garmin watches to anyone that is looking for a good quality watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Difficult to read
on December 2, 2023
Posted by: AndreaWS18
I miss my Forerunner 35! It’s difficult to change the watch settings and see my heart rate and intensity minutes. This is not a device for the visually impaired!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Retorno solicitado
on December 3, 2023
Posted by: Mario Lins
hello. good afternoon. Today I did my first run with the watch. It was on a street circuit sponsored by Banco Santander here in Recife, PE, Brazil. I thought all the information the app offered me was really cool. various information including route graph. great. Now it’s time to save money so that maybe I can give my wife one like it for her birthday.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
I really enjoy the watch!
on December 3, 2023
Posted by: Williewave
Super motivating device. Love it for tracking my exercise, training routes, sleep patterns etc... Still learning how to use all the different buttons, at 60 years old Im still challenged with tech:) I highly recommend the Garmin Forerunner, great value.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Enjoy very much and happy to have one.
on December 4, 2023
Posted by: mtky2658
I got a Fore Runner ,about two weeks ago and enjoyed it,
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Technology has not advanced
on December 5, 2023
Posted by: Ounce
This Forerunner 55 replaced my Forerunner 220 because I don't need a lot of bells and whistles and the 220's battery has been dying for a few years.
We all know that most retail GPS watches doesn't measure distance accurately and the 55 is no different. It measures a 3 mile course as 3.07 miles on a course that was wheel-measured in the middle of the course, not the tangents. Even the 220 consistently measured the same 3 mile course at 3.02, +/- .01.
We all know that most retail GPS watches doesn't measure distance accurately and the 55 is no different. It measures a 3 mile course as 3.07 miles on a course that was wheel-measured in the middle of the course, not the tangents. Even the 220 consistently measured the same 3 mile course at 3.02, +/- .01.
I was hoping that wrist-measured HR technology had gotten better in the past 5 years. Nope. I went back to my HR strap for accuracy.
I turned off the notifications for various sound or social media apps, plus the weather. It still asks me to turn on the weather notifications, even after always pressing the "Don't Ask Again" button.
It's just a disappointing product. On the plus side, the battery usage for a 3 hour run was only 8%, but knowing Garmin's battery policy from the 220, it has a planned obsolescence. It also finds the satellite quickly, but can't measure well from wayyyy up there.
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