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
Great watch
on June 5, 2024
Posted by: Anonymous
The features are more than what the price asks. It is a great watch for just runners and it isn’t too much or too little.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
GPS is unreliable
on June 6, 2024
Posted by: Miss Boo
This watch has many features, but the only ones that interest me involve the GPS. I want to know how far I run and what my pace is, but the GPS is very unreliable. It works about half of the time. I can turn it on and it will read "wait for GPS" for my entire run. I'm running outside in open areas with plenty of internet access. Other times it works fine. I'm disappointed.
Response from GarminBy Garmin Fitness, June 7, 2024
Thank you for posting a review, most likely the ephemeris data for the satellites needs to be updates. Please try pairing the device to the Garmin Express app using a computer. If that does not help please reach out to our team so that we can get the details from you and work on a solution.
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Garmin Express:
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/windows/
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Garmin Express:
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/windows/
Forerunner 55 Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Love it but
on June 18, 2024
Posted by: Pat S
I really like my Forerunner however,,,,, I really miss my fit bit one as even thought it was the first one to come out it would monitor my stairs climbed. I cannot even find one on the wed site. seems strange that other models have this feature but the forerunner 55 does not. Also just got the new update for my home page and I hate it before I knew just where to go to monitor the info I was looning for =, Hate the graphs.
Response from GarminBy Garmin Fitness, June 19, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Forerunner 55. 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
4
Positives & Negatives
on June 19, 2024
Posted by: DandyD
Easy to get started. Long battery life. Exercise set ups are not very intuitive. If I’m in a training plan, I can’t record runs outside the plan.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
HATE THE FUNCTIONAL TIPS
on June 28, 2024
Posted by: Judest
I like the 55 pace info and the stats. So many notifications to turn off. Wish they were not the default. HATE the daily functional tip that I can't turn off.
Wish the auto detect gave better stats and picked up better on activity.
Wish the auto detect gave better stats and picked up better on activity.
Response from GarminBy Garmin Fitness, June 29, 2024
We are sorry to hear about the issue that you are having and would ask that you reach out to our team so that we can get the details from you and offer further assistance. Thank you for posting a review.
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Forerunner 55 Support
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
Daily Suggested Workout Prompts:
https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-3A791586-B59F-4B37-B9C5-5A41F8C6BE0B/EN-US/GUID-3E98F0F7-8B88-46FC-9F82-61EB6ECEC628.html
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Forerunner 55 Support
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=741137&tab=topics
Daily Suggested Workout Prompts:
https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-3A791586-B59F-4B37-B9C5-5A41F8C6BE0B/EN-US/GUID-3E98F0F7-8B88-46FC-9F82-61EB6ECEC628.html
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch for the money
on June 29, 2024
Posted by: pikebass
Been using this for cross country and it's perfect. Even being one of the cheapest Garmin watches, it still is great. I like how you can download extra apps from garmin iq.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Superb Garmin Forerunner 55
on July 22, 2024
Posted by: Mad Dog
The Forerunner 55 replaced my Forerunner 610, which I had owned for about eight years, and it's a vast Improvement. It synchronizes with the GPS almost instantly. It has a lot longer battery life and recharges much more quickly, plus the charger is a sure connection with the watch, unlike the finicky 610. The screen is very easy to read. My only slight complaint is that the paper instruction book was vague about setting it up and getting the right screens.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Love the data it gathers - battery issues tho
on July 23, 2024
Posted by: ka808
I bought this product 2 years ago. Over the 2 years, I have loved the features, I love the GPS tracking, and the ability to create workouts, the half marathon plans it provides. I did buy this product for the battery life, as I wanted to eventually run a full marathon. Now that I am finally beginning my first full marathon training, I have found my watch is having difficulty connecting to my phone during the run, and the battery is not as good, so it is struggling to not die during a 6+ mile run. It is disappointing. Overall, this watch has been fantastic these past 2 years and has tracked well my first 3 half-marathons and multiple other runs.
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