Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 955 Solar GPS Smartwatch 47 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Black - (2022)
Average customer rating
4.6
(293 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 293 reviews
5 Stars
221
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
12
1 Star
6
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 955 Solar GPS Smartwatch 47 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Black - (2022)
Customer Rating
5
Fitness Centered!
on July 2, 2022
Posted by: JustinK573
Love this watch! Wore an Apple Watch for years previously and was hesitant to change, but am glad I did!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Awesome features and functionality
on July 2, 2022
Posted by: coasternut93
I have had my watch for two weeks now and I love it. I like the fact I was able to load music to my watch which I listen to while I exercise. The sleep score information is very useful as it allows me to see how I am sleeping. The touch screen is a nice feature which I have come to appreciate. The only thing I am a little disappointed with is the battery life. I am only getting 9 to 10 days between charges. I have a Garmin Instinct which I wore for almost 3.5 years and was getting 18 to 20 days per charge. If it weren't for the battery life, I would have given it 5 stars
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, July 20, 2022
We are happy to hear that you are enjoying the device, however we would encourage you to reach out to our team for assistance with the battery life, so we can get the details from you and work on a solution with you. Thank you for posting a review.
Battery Tips:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=777730&tab=topics&topicTag=region_batterytips
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Battery Tips:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=777730&tab=topics&topicTag=region_batterytips
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love it!
on July 3, 2022
Posted by: fvdn
My kids bought it for me for my birthday. It has turns out great: I am exercising more now that I can record all my activities. There are numerous features I have not yet had a chance use.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Great features, poor battery life
on July 4, 2022
Posted by: Rachel712
I bought this to replace my aging forerunner 935 and excited about the solar charge feature. My old 935 could go 3-4 days without a recharge and when I first received this 955, it died the same day it was fully charged. I turned off the backlight (so now I can’t see the clock at night), do not get any notifications other than texts, and now the battery lasts 1-2 days while doing activities. Not sure how more I can strip this down.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, July 20, 2022
We are sorry to hear about the issues that you are having, we would encourage you to reach out to our team for assistance so that we can get the details from you and work on a solution. Thank you for posting a review.
Please email our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Battery Tips:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=777730&tab=topics&topicTag=region_batterytips
Garmin Express:
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/windows/
Please email our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Battery Tips:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=777730&tab=topics&topicTag=region_batterytips
Garmin Express:
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/windows/
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
So much better!
on July 4, 2022
Posted by: SwimBikeRun
I got it a couple of weeks ago and it is a great watch.
I had the Garmin Swim before and the ForRunner 955 is so much better. So far I used it during walking, running, open water and pool swimming. 1. The display is Fantastic, and I can read the numbers during all the activities. 2. It finds the GPS quickly 3. Sync quickly, including updating the phone with the activity stats. 4. The battery is amazing and the solar is the icing on the cake.
I have a triathlon coming and can’t wait to try the multi-sport option.
One place for improvement is with the manual. There are many features and options in this watch, not all is covered. It took me some time to find out how to add the Solar intensity to the At Glance view.
Maybe add some short video clips with how t.
I had the Garmin Swim before and the ForRunner 955 is so much better. So far I used it during walking, running, open water and pool swimming. 1. The display is Fantastic, and I can read the numbers during all the activities. 2. It finds the GPS quickly 3. Sync quickly, including updating the phone with the activity stats. 4. The battery is amazing and the solar is the icing on the cake.
I have a triathlon coming and can’t wait to try the multi-sport option.
One place for improvement is with the manual. There are many features and options in this watch, not all is covered. It took me some time to find out how to add the Solar intensity to the At Glance view.
Maybe add some short video clips with how t.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Battery
on July 5, 2022
Posted by: Brandi
The first week or so I didn’t have to charge for it for about 9 days. Now for some reason I lost almost 50% in less than 24 hours. I didn’t make any changes to my settings so I’m not sure what happened but I’m a bit disappointed
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, July 14, 2022
Hi Brandi, we are sorry to hear that you are having issues like that, we would encourage you to check the software on the device by either using Garmin Express on your computer or the Garmin Connect app on your phone. If you find that it is already up to date we would ask that you contact our team for assistance so that we can get more details from you and work on a solution. Thank you for posting a review.
Garmin Express:
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/windows/
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Garmin Express:
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/windows/
Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love my new 955 Solar
on July 6, 2022
Posted by: AngieW
I have been a Garmin Forerunner fan for many years. This is another excellent product. The solar charging works so much better than I expected (I live in Northern California). The display is much easier to read than the 945. I also really like the touch screen feature. All really helpful improvements. For years I have been looking for a watch that provides running power data and the 955 does an excellent job at that. The Stamina feature is also amazingly accurate. I'm very impressed with all the new features. Well worth the upgrade from the 945 which I was also very happy with.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Overall great. Buggy software. Solar not worth it.
on July 7, 2022
Posted by: WildFinn
Overall, I'm very happy with the watch. Essentially I get all Fenix 7 features for much less money. The biggest downside is that the software is still quite buggy in places. For instance, some activity types would change between starting them and ending them. At one point it also started burning 20% battery over night, a reboot fixed that.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, July 14, 2022
Sorry that you are having issues like that with the software, we would ask that you reach out to our team for assistance so that we can get more information from you and work on a solution with you. Thank you for posting a review.
Please email our team at: product.support@garmin.com
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