Garmin  Forerunner 955

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Lead the pack with Garmin Forerunner 955. If you're pushing toward the podium—or your limits—this GPS running and triathlon smartwatch has all the features you need to get fit and stay motivated.

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Features

  • Multiband GPS and full-color, built-in maps help you navigate confidently when you're out running through the city or on the trails
  • Built with an always-on, full-color display that's light on the wrist and easy to read, even in direct sunlight
  • Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or using the new, responsive touch screen
  • Battery life of up to 15 days in smartwatch mode, 42 hrs. in GPS mode and 80 hrs. in UltraTrac™ mode
  • GPS has improved accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or typically don't penetrate—giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you've run
  • Race widget provides training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance
  • View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery
  • Smartwatch mode provides a full picture of your health—from sleep to training
  • Morning report gives you an overview of sleep, recovery, training and more, alongside heart rate variability (HRV) status
  • With HRV status, gain an understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance (this device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)
  • HRV status through HRV while you sleep is based on technology developed by the Garmin Firstbeat Analytics™ team
  • You can customize your morning report to show what you want to see, including training readiness and weather
  • Indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance give an insight into your overall effort with training status
  • Training readiness score is based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine whether it's a good day to go hard—or take it easy
  • Real-time stamina helps track and manage your exertion so you can avoid overexerting yourself at the start of your run or bike ride
  • When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro™ monitor (not included), the watch measures running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance
  • 30+ activity profiles include cycling, triathlon, pool and open-water swimming, track running and more; for races or brick workouts, switch sports with a single button press
  • If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, assistance and incident detection features send messages with your location to your emergency contacts
  • Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only; it requires setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage with data connectivity
  • See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges to earn badges and more—all via the free Garmin Connect app
  • Download custom watch faces, add data fields and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store app downloaded on your compatible smartphone
  • Pulse Ox is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose or monitor any medical condition

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Technical Specs

Best Use

Multisport

Average Battery Life

Smartwatch mode: up to 15 days; GPS-only mode: up to 42 hrs.; All-Systems GNSS mode with music: up to 8.5 hrs.; All Systems GNSS mode without music: up to 20 hrs.; Ultratrac mode: up to 80 hrs.

Battery Type

Lithium Ion

Display Size

1.3 inches

Illumination

Backlight

Altimeter

Pressure-based

Compass

Yes

GPS/Satellite Detectable

Yes

HRM Included/Integrated

Yes

Heart Rate Sensor Type

Wrist-based

Average Heart Rate

Yes

Pulse Oximeter

Yes

Heart Rate Target Zone(s)

Yes

VO2 Max Estimate

Yes

Recovery Advising

Yes

Tracks Steps

Yes

Pedometer Type

Digital 3-axis Accelerometer

Pace Alert

Yes

Interval Training

Yes

Tracks Calories Burned

Yes

Water-Resistant Depth

50 meters

Pool Lap Recognition

Yes

Stroke Recognition

Yes

Sleep Tracking

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Time Display

Yes

Stopwatch

Yes

Visual Map Display

Yes

Basemap

Yes

Preloaded Map

Road / Topo

Programmable Routes

Yes

Number of Routes

30

Number of Waypoints

1000

Customization

Apps

Widgets

Data Fields

Watch Faces

Smart Device Notifications

Yes

Data Exchange

ANT+

Bluetooth

Compatible Fitness Accessories

Heart Rate Monitor

Cadence Sensor

Power Meter

Gender

Unisex

Reviews
418 reviews with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars

Ratings Snapshot

Product Rating

8 out of 12 (67%) reviewers recommend this product

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jd44
Rated 2.0 out of 5 stars

Great updates but some major disappointments

3 years ago

I upgraded from a 735xt to the 955 and have been enjoying it overall. Most of the workouts have improved but pool swimming on the 955 is definitely worse. There is no way to restart an interval, and the images and text for equipment no longer come through so I was forced to edit every workout that I had previously made. Also, the screen order (even after changing it in the app) makes the rest screen pop up first, so you have to scroll through every screen after each interval to see the swim workout text.

Originally posted on Garmin
Response from Garmin
Fitness
2 years ago

We are sorry to hear that you are having issues like this, we would ask that you reach out to our team so that we can get more information on the issue and work on solution. Also please use Garmin Express as well on your computer to ensure the device is running the latest software too. Thank you for posting a review. Please reach out to our team at: product.support@garmin.com Garmin Express: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/windows/ support.garmin.com

MiguelTRXsf
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

I'm Loving It!

2 years ago

It's only been a few weeks, but I love my Forerunner! I'm still digging into all the features. The morning report, the run coach, the lightweight, the battery life, and, and, and.... I had other watches and trackers, and they are all gone because my forerunner is the one-stop shop for my training lifestyle.

Originally posted on Garmin
iCrisP
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

It is beautiful and packed with great features

3 years ago

Two weeks with the watch and it is exactly what I wanted in terms of race widget, training readiness, touch screen and HRV. I’m still waiting on my HRV report and insights. The morning report is great! Minor details to fix such as heart rate zones mixed up but a software update should solve it.

Originally posted on Garmin
Joe.Astro
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

Excellent update to 945

1 year ago

After a few weeks, I’m loving the much better battery life and excellent GPS accuracy born from the multiband functionality compared to my previous 945LTE.

Originally posted on Garmin
doctoRay
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

Way more than I expected…

3 years ago

I went from a FR620 to a FR735XT several years ago to get the wrist heart rate and had been enjoying the watch and its features until I was in a bicycle accident and totally destroyed it. I called Garmin after reviewing the product line and, as I already have an Apple Watch (yes, I wear two watches), I decided to go with the less expensive Forerunner series over the Fenix. Wow! This watch has everything, and the technology seems to have advanced light years. The watch provides suggestions each day on an appropriate workout and keeps track of your "battery." Once you get accustomed to the watch, you realize how intuitive the software is and how much fun this watch is to wear.

Originally posted on Garmin
Erikabee
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

955 forerunner

2 years ago

I’m coming from the fenix 6s watch. I absolutely love the forerunner 955. It’s much lighter. The watch band that comes with the 955 is so much better than fenix. Battery life was about 9days on fenix I’m getting between 11-15 days depending how much I use the gps. The touch screen is very responsive. I wish I would’ve started with the forerunner watch series over the fenix. I’ll probably never go back to the fenix line up. And I know I will never own another Apple Watch. Garmin lifer!!!! I love the integration of the app and watch. Much easier to customize to your specific goals and needs.

Originally posted on Garmin
Anonymous
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

Nine Five Five

2 years ago

Whoa! What a difference from my 935 and other previous generations of this watch over the years. The 935 was a big change from the previous models, but this! The clarity, the features, and the way the buttons feel. Love the payment and music feature. I used to get annoyed having to hold my phone or if it was in a phone pocket on my shorts and dealing with it randomly switching songs, podcast, etc due to sweat. Now I can leave the phone at home and still have my wife track me for emergencies(hopefully not). And the assistance button on the watch! Love this watch! Wish I would have upgraded sooner! Thank you, Garmin! Looking forward to rocking the fresh white 955 this year while racing!

Originally posted on Garmin
Gary 71
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars

Too much

4 months ago

I purchased this watch because it had the longest GPS mode battery life. It replaced a five year old Forerunner 245. I don’t listen to recorded music while running, preferring the music of birds, the wind and my heart. This watch every day pops up with “Tip - hold down for music”. And every time I save a run it forces me to select an effort level and a how I feel icon. This is data I am not interested in and it should be easy to tell it not to ask but I have not yet figured out how. The watch is also too big for my skinny runner wrist. I do like the battery life, the touch screen and the spare watch band loop that came with it. Also I find it very cumbersome to create a new activity type versus the old 245.

Originally posted on Garmin
Dylan K
Kanata, ON, CA
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

Amazing watch

11 months ago

Honestly almost no complaints at all with the watch, it's been everything I've wanted and more coming from an apple watch to now this garmin it's been fantastic. The battery life is exceptional and all the running and exercise training metrics help me improve and stay on track more than anything my aplle watch ever could. This watch has helped my improve as a runner and thats not an exageration. Try not to pay too much importance to the performance score updates during your training they can get disheartening at times but just listen to your body the eatch isnt a perfect mesurement of hoe you're doing but it is definetly pretty close haha.

Originally posted on Garmin
thxpunx
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars

Great Features but Dead Pixels

1 month ago

Bought this watch not too long ago. Features are all you are accustomed from Garmin. Only problem is that I got a spot with dead pixels, not good.

Originally posted on Garmin
Response from Garmin
Care
1 month ago

We would like to help with this. Please give us a call at 1-800-800-1020 (US) or 866-429-9296 (CA) option 1, then option 4. Our phones are open Monday - Friday 7am-7pm Central. »CP

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