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Garmin Forerunner 55, White
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Dec 13, 2025
Ed Spalding
3 out of 5 stars review

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Program needs to complete rewrite. From my laptop or my phone, either one, not necessarily both, in an outline format, I should be able to see all the primary, secondary, tertiary screens ending with a series of screens for to record the activities/results. I should be easily able to select out and turn off both the primary and the second etc. facilities that I don't wanna see or use or have to deal with. Obviously, the buttons would have to be organized in such a man who has to deal with this approach. One I'm not interested in most of those things and two I don't want to take the time to learn how to use them. I want just the basics. Fitness doesn't have to be the complicated and like every other program 98% of the universe are smart use by 20% of the Software capability We just no reason why it has to be so difficult to use the device. This is about my fifth Garmin forerunner-device and my second in just the last month however, referring to the first one because it was just ridiculously complicated. I figured cheaper models would have lost confusion installed. The instruction that I saw that came with this device were essentially nonexistent I have used an Apple Watch an older model that has to be recharged every day which I simply won't tolerate which is the reason continue to use Garmin, for the time being.

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Oct 28, 2025
JAKen
3 out of 5 stars review

Forerunner 55

The watch is very stylish, lightweight, connects well with the app. The navigating on the watch is very clumsy difficult to navigate, and the display is not bright at all, when you wear the watch in sunlight, it's easy to see, but while you're inside a building, it's hard to see even with it set up to glow in dark settings. Good news it's not an expensive watch, but you get what you pay for.

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I would recommend taking a look at your backlight settings to ensure that it is properly configured while using the watch in different scenarios. With this watch there can be two different backlight settings on the watch. One during an activity and one without. Below will be a link with instructions on how to check the backlight settings. http://ms.spr.ly/6425t8tpU

Dec 22, 2025
Edward Spalding
3 out of 5 stars review

I'm sure it'll be much better!

The jury is still out. Making some progress, but for some reason, it's not tracking steps or my sleep among other other things. The fact that there is no support on the weekends is pathetic. I will it was quite easy to get a live human of the line for a previous Support incident hunt. He is quite helpful, spoke with without a heavy accent, high-pitched voice and fully understood English but I felt he was under pressure to keep the call to a specified amount of time.

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Oct 30, 2025
KK25
4 out of 5 stars review

LOVE

I think that this watch is great for beginners and has a lot of great features that are easy to work. I do wish that the sleep setting was better when you could turn it on when you take a nap or go to bed earlier or later than your set sleep time. I think that would be more accurate.

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Jan 2, 2026
EricStar100
5 out of 5 stars review

So much fun!

I love this watch. It's great and motivating to use GPS and see the route I ran and post to Strava app. The watch is easy to us, record my runs and see the breakdown of all the details. Before this watch I had a Fitbit and the Garmin is beyond an improvement. Thank you Garmin!

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Oct 15, 2025
morgan23
3 out of 5 stars review

Loved Garmin, not the model for me

I bought this and ended up wearing it in conjunction with my Apple watch for about a week. I ended up falling in love with Garmin, but the watch itself did not feature enough “smart” features for me to want to sacrifice my Apple Watch. I ended up returning and ordering the Venu which has been the best of both worlds! I'm a Garmin convert but this wasn't the model for me

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Oct 4, 2025
Philly-boy
5 out of 5 stars review

Super Long-Lasting Battery

I bought this to replace my 45 forerunner. I run up to 30 miles a week, and these base models provide everything I could need or want. I'm not a competitive runner, but an athlete as a lifestyle. What sets this 55 forerunner apart is its long-lasting battery: two whole weeks, as opposed to its predecessor's mere few days. If you don't need all the fancy bells and whistles of the significantly more expensive models, most of whose own batteries won't last this long, then I highly recommend this model. Get the acqua color!

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Oct 4, 2025
Jay1996
1 out of 5 stars review

Horrible device

I used it for 5 days I am really sorry but at this price Apple Watch is far better, besides the battery part this device has nothing to offer, no gps, no navigation, extremely cheap quality band, my friend has a watch from temu, that thing has better quality and it gives more accurate data. If you are investing in a watch do not invest in this one, Apple or Samsung.

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Oct 27, 2025
Aaron B
5 out of 5 stars review

Perfect for daily running, races, and light cycling

Very easy to use for my daily runs and for some cycling commutes. Has tons of stats and info that I need along with some additional stuff. I wish that there were more activity options that I did not have to download, and music would be nice but that might just have to be part of an upgrade further down the road.

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Oct 21, 2025
Dave1234
5 out of 5 stars review

Great for running!

I bought this with running in mind and it did not disappoint. I appreciate the long battery life to make charging less of a hassle. I also like that I only need to press a couple buttons to start and finish run. The heartbeat, VO2 max information, and GPS mapping is useful for me.

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