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Garmin Forerunner 55 Black

8,6/10 (88 reviews)

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Key specs

Compatible with operating system: Android, iOS

Height: 42 mm

Recommended for wrist circumference: 15 - 17 cm

Quality of sports readings: Good

Quality of health readings: Decent

Compatible with operating system

Android, iOS

Height

42 mm

Recommended for wrist circumference

15 - 17 cm

Quality of sports readings

Good

Quality of health readings

Decent

Battery life in time mode

336 hours

Type of heart rate measurement

Optical heart rate measurement

Required iPhone model

iPhone 6s or later

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Pros and cons

According to our smartwatch expert

You improve your sports performance with a personal training plan from Garmin Coach.
Thanks to PacePro, you can achieve your pace goals, even during ascent and descent.
The battery of the Garmin Forerunner 55 lasts up to 14 days.
The watch doesn't have built-in music storage, so you have to take your smartphone with you each workout.

Description

Improve your running performance with the Garmin Forerunner 55 Black. You receive personal running plans thanks to Garmin Coach. The Forerunner 55 adjusts the training plans accordingly to your sports performance and goals. This means you can achieve your goals at your own pace. The Forerunner 55 won't let you down easily, because it has a 14-day battery life. Do you use GPS all the time? It lasts 20 hours. In addition to running plans, you can also track other workouts on the Forerunner 55. For example, HIITs. And you can track other health information with this smartwatch, like your sleep score, active minutes, and fitness age. Thanks to the adjustable watch faces, you can adjust this watch entirely to your own preference and style.

This watch is recommended for a 15 to 17cm wrist circumference.

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USB-A charging cable (without charger)

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Manual (4.02 MB)
USB-A charging cable (without charger)

Key specs

Compatible with operating system: Android, iOS

Height: 42 mm

Recommended for wrist circumference: 15 - 17 cm

Quality of sports readings: Good

Quality of health readings: Decent

Compatible with operating system

Android, iOS

Height

42 mm

Recommended for wrist circumference

15 - 17 cm

Quality of sports readings

Good

Quality of health readings

Decent

Battery life in time mode

336 hours

Type of heart rate measurement

Optical heart rate measurement

Required iPhone model

iPhone 6s or later

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Reviews

88 reviews

8,6/10 (88 reviews)

Rating

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8,0/10

Superb device for its price.

Battery.
Operation via the five (5) buttons.
When sweating heavily, the band causes a rash on my wrist.

Bram
20 June 2021
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8,7/10

Extremely satisfied

Energy-efficient screen, extremely efficient
Energy-efficient screen super clear in daylight
Energy-efficient screen is less attractive than AMOLED

Raf
26 June 2024
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9,0/10

The best watch for the novice and advanced runner.

Battery life
Features at the level of more expensive Garmin models
Screen is a bit small and low in resolution

Thomas kramer
24 June 2021
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8,0/10

Nice clock

Sabine
18 September 2023
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8,0/10

Great sports watch with good value for money

Battery life
Good value for money
Brightness is not adjustable

Jillis grubben
2 July 2021
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7,7/10

Perfect choice for a regular runner.

Battery life. After a week of wearing it and 6 one hour activities with GPS I still have over 30% left.
Small model, so as a woman I also wear it on normal working days. Previous forerunner was a bit 'clunky'.

Inse
5 September 2023
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9,3/10

Battery lasts a really long time even with GPS use

John van t
19 July 2021
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6,7/10

If you are a Polar fan, leave Garmin on the shelf.

Design not wrong
Many possibilities
Setup takes too much time

Fop taal
19 October 2021
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8,7/10

Good price quality ratio

Does what you expect
Good battery
Touch screen would have made control easier

Erno
11 May 2023
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8,3/10

Price-quality ratio is excellent.

Activities overview unclear. On the other hand, the app is fine again.

Bart
22 December 2023
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8,0/10

Superb device for its price.

Battery.
Operation via the five (5) buttons.
Good screen
When sweating heavily, the band causes a rash on my wrist.

The Garmin Forerunner 55 does an excellent job of what Garmin advertises.
After a week of use I am at 25% battery.
This is a combination of use in standby, with sleep tracking and 6 hours of GPS use (walking, cycling,..).
Brilliant battery!
I bought this watch largely because I didn't want a touchscreen.
Using the five buttons takes some getting used to, but works fine.
The screen is easy to read in direct sunlight, in the dark you can only read it when the backlight is on.
This can be operated via a button or with a twist of your wrist (you have to turn it on in the settings).
My scary point about the screen is that it is a bit small for the size of the watch case. But after a week of use you learn to live with it.
The sleep tracking works well and works together with the body battery.
These are very accurate. The scores correspond very well with how you feel.
The sports features are more than enough for the target audience for which this device is intended.
My scary real negatives are that the pedometer doesn't always register properly.
Sometimes he gives too many steps as a shake with your arm and if you keep your arm still while walking he sometimes misses some steps.
These are the pain points of most pedometers, but still a shame.
The last downside is: if I sweat very hard, my wrist is slightly irritated under the strap.
However, this is only with heavy efforts and not with normal use.

Looking back on my pluses and minuses, the Garmin Forerunner 55 is a very good device for its price.
There are more pluses than minuses so definitely recommended.

Bram
20 June 2021
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8,7/10

Extremely satisfied

Energy-efficient screen, extremely efficient
Energy-efficient screen super clear in daylight
Sensors work better than expected
Energy-efficient screen is less attractive than AMOLED

Disclaimer: I am not an athlete...I just wanted a watch to be able to view the time and email notifications without having to keep taking out my smartphone, and one that can measure my heart rate and sleep rhythm. Then the forerunner is a strange choice because this is emphatically a watch for athletes. But due to circumstances (stock, eco vouchers, model, battery life...) I ultimately ended up with the Forerunner.

And I don't regret it.

- The screen: You have to pay attention here! I'm not going to elaborate endlessly on how a MIP screen works (interesting, google it) but it does work differently than what you are used to from an AMOLED/LCD screen or something like that on your smartphone, compare it a bit with how a classic digital watch worked, the screen is always on, but you need some ambient light to see what is on the screen, if there is no light there is a button (or a motion sensor) to turn on a backlight briefly. It takes some adjusting, but it does provide fantastic battery life and I think it's worth it. If you look at expensive fancy watches with LED screens that need to be charged every day...no thanks.

- The sensors: I was very skeptical about the idea that a watch can tell you how well you sleep, for example (and I maintain that these are not miracle cures), but Garmin's sensors/software are well put together. Maybe logical for a watch for runners... anyway, the sleep reports/body battery/stress meter/... all correspond quite well with what I experience in reality, so I can only be impressed by that .
As mentioned, I am not an athlete myself, but I have only read good things about the quality of the data that the watch collects.

- The App: there is criticism that it is too complicated. I don't want to sound arrogant, but if you have some experience with Android you should be able to get through this without any problems, right? An Apple watch is probably much easier to operate, but to say that this is a BAD experience? No... On the contrary, I would like to say that the Garmin App has enormous possibilities in terms of sports activities, and is also expandable via their own small "app store" where you can download additional activities and adjust the look of your watch.
And since this is all FREE.... this is really a big plus.

- The design is classic sporty without too many frills, I think it's great, but that's personal of course. The materials used are not premium, mainly plastics, but they are nicely finished and come across well, no problems there.

- As mentioned, I have turned on the notifications for emails and they appear smoothly on the watch. You can even read the email if you want :p. I would advise not to let ALL notifications go through because then you will go crazy... But you can choose it.

Raf
26 June 2024
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9,0/10

The best watch for the novice and advanced runner.

Battery life
Features at the level of more expensive Garmin models
Small and light design
Screen is a bit small and low in resolution

I was looking for a watch that could replace my unstable Polar vantage M that had already been returned 2x for repair. The screen is a bit less, but the wearing comfort and stability/functionality is the best in its price range.

Thomas kramer
24 June 2021
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Specifications

Product

Product number: 880976

Manufacturer code: 010-02562-10

Brand: Garmin

Warranty: 2 years

Processing of your defect: Via Coolblue

Old product returned for free

Operating system

Compatible with operating system: Android, iOS

Required iPhone model: iPhone 6s or later

Required Android version smartphone: Android 7.0 or higher

Operating system: Garmin OS

Year introduced: 2021

Guaranteed support with updates: 48 months after release date

Smartwatch properties

Watch case color: Black

Watch case material: Plastic

Watch case shape: Round

Height: 42 mm

Width: 42 mm

Depth: 12 mm

Weight: 37 g

Size watch case: Average

Recommended for wrist circumference: 15 - 17 cm

Total storage capacity: 0 GB

Shockproof

Controlled via buttons on device

Watch strap properties

Watch strap material: Plastic

Watch strap color: Black

Closure type: Buckle

Interchangeable watch strap

Compatibility watch strap: Universal

Screen properties

Screen type: MIP

Always-on display

Data display: Digital

Touchscreen

Color screen

Adjustable watch face

Type of glass: Hardened glass

Battery

Battery life in time mode: 336 hours

Battery life in sports mode: 20 hours

Battery/battery capacity: 180 mAh

Energy source solar power

Wireless charging

Connectivity and smart functions

Options internet connection: WiFi only

Bluetooth

ANT+

Independent music player

Music controls

Built-in microphone

Built-in speakers

Spoken directions

Call options: Only answer calls

Smartphone notifications: Receive messages

Smart reply

App installation possible

Camera operation

NFC

Daily activities

Pedometer

Measures distance

Speedometer

Calorie counter

Measures stairs climbed

Heart rate measurement

Heart rate measurement

Heart rate zones

Heart rate sensor: Chest strap sold separately, Integrated pulse sensor

Type of heart rate measurement: Optical heart rate measurement

Heart rate measurement moment: Continuously, Incidental, On demand

Irregular heartbeat notification

Heart rate measurement under water

Health properties

Quality of health readings: Decent

Skin temperature sensor

Oximeter

Blood pressure monitor

EDA sensor

Sleep score

Measure REM sleep

Average heart rate during sleep

Measure recovery during sleep

Menstrual cycle tracking

Pregnancy monitoring

Sports properties

Quality of sports readings: Good

Recommended for sports: Biking, Fitness, Hiking, Running, Swimming

Adjust sport profiles

Manual training programs

Save personal records

Measure fitness age

Recovery advice

Interval training

VO2 max measurement

Automatic pausing

Measures minutes of intensive training

Measures average speed during activity

Lap counter

Race prognosis

Measures step distance

Measure running cadence

Measures swimming distance

Measures swimming speed

Swimming lap counter

Connection to fitness machines possible

ATM score: 5

GPS

Built-in GPS receiver

Global satellite navigation system: GLONASS, GPS, Galileo

GPS application: Navigation, Route registration

Sensors

Compass

Altimeter

Accelerometer

Thermometer

Other functionalities

Fall detection

Alarm function

Geofencing

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Most helpful reviews

Superb device for its price.

Extremely satisfied

The best watch for the novice and advanced runner.

Nice clock

Great sports watch with good value for money

Perfect choice for a regular runner.

Battery lasts a really long time even with GPS use

If you are a Polar fan, leave Garmin on the shelf.

Good price quality ratio

Price-quality ratio is excellent.

Superb device for its price.

Extremely satisfied

The best watch for the novice and advanced runner.

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Operating system

Smartwatch properties

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Screen properties

Battery

Connectivity and smart functions

Daily activities

Heart rate measurement

Health properties

Sports properties

GPS

Sensors

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