Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 255S GPS Smartwatch 41 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Powder Gray - (2022)
Average customer rating
4.6
(151 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 151 reviews
5 Stars
118
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Star
7
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 255S GPS Smartwatch 41 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Powder Gray - (2022)
Customer Rating
5
Awesome coaching app.
on June 17, 2023
Posted by: Tang
Love this helps me with my running goals for my Training
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love this Watch!
on June 3, 2023
Posted by: Fern J
I'm more of a hiker than a runner but this watch does everything I want it to. Elevation gain, elevation profile, steps climbed, and it syncs to GPS incredibly quickly. Provides all the info I use and was so much easier to figure out that I feared. Highly recommend for hikers and walkers! Plus -- it looks great!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Amazing watch!!
on May 28, 2023
Posted by: Rob H
It does everything I need and more!! Love all the features and the battery life is awesome!! Highly recommend!!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
I love it
on May 22, 2023
Posted by: RebeccaD
I morphed from F…..t to Garmin. What took me so long. Easy to use and way more data.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
GPS is very good!!
on May 7, 2023
Posted by: Runner24/7
I had the forerunner 735xt before this and I am so glad I made the switch. The 255s has so many more features and I don’t have to run with my phone anymore.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Its exactly what I expected and wanted
on April 24, 2023
Posted by: Dawnelle P
Very happy with this watch. It's comfortable to wear, fits in with my everyday clothing and tracks my workouts and daily habits well. What more could I ask for? Tracks
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Almost perfect
on April 23, 2023
Posted by: Isabelle G
I love my new Garmin. It feels lighter than the 245 I had previously and the thinner bracelet fits better in my wrist. I was looking forward to using it to pay for purchases but looks like not all banks are supported so that's a bit of a disappointment but not enough to detract from the ease of functionality and smaller size. The buttons are slightly different than the old 245 bit again not enough to make it frustrating. Really happy with it and the new data I can access is appreciated!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Pretty okay
on April 22, 2023
Posted by: kitkatkate98
Upgraded from the 245 recently for the new tech. I like the new features like training load, wake up screen, and HRV. I absolutely love the new color options, and the battery life is a huge improvement over the 245. There are more activity options with the 255 and on-screen instructions for yoga/strength/HIIT workouts. However, there are some things that keep me from giving them more stars. The buttons are very sticky. My lower left button has been sticky since a few weeks into owning the watch, and when I requested a return and got a new watch, the exact same issue cropped up on the new device. And I lost all my historical HRV data when I switched watches, meaning I had to wait another three weeks for that data to process again. Sleep tracking is still pretty bad on this week (kind of a Garmin watch issue in general rather than this watch in particular) so I pretty much ignore the sleep data besides general hours slept. Lastly, I am still having some pretty significant issues with GPS, Livetrack taking forever to load, and activities taking a long time to upload to the Connect app. Not a bad watch by any means, but I was hoping for more from Garmin for a new entry in the Forerunner series, especially at the price it's listed. I think the 245 or 55 may still be better investments at the moment until there are some bug fixes and the button issue is resolved.
Response from GarminBy Cecil with Garmin, Fitness, April 27, 2023
We are sorry to hear about the issues that you are continuing to experience. We would encourage you to reach out to our team again so that we can get more details from you and assist you further. Thank you for posting a review.
Forereunner 255S Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=780165&tab=topics
You can also reach out to us at: productsupport@garmin.com
Forereunner 255S Support:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=780165&tab=topics
You can also reach out to us at: productsupport@garmin.com
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin