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You need a simple, affordable GPS smartwatch that can keep up with you — work, errands, even sports. This is just your style. |
You want a bit more than the basics on your run at an affordable price, and this GPS running smartwatch will help you hit your stride. |
General
| Lens Material |
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
chemically strengthened glass |
|---|---|---|
| Bezel Material |
stainless steel |
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| Case material | fiber-reinforced polymer with stainless steel rear cover | |
| Quick Release bands | yes (20 mm, Industry standard) | |
| Strap material |
silicone |
silicone |
| Physical size |
43.4 x 43.4 x 11.7 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 127-204 mm |
45 x 45 x 11.7 mm |
| Touchscreen | ||
| Color display | ||
| Display size | 1.2" (30.4mm) diameter | 1.23" (31.1 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution | 240 x 240 pixels | 215 x 180 pixels |
| Display type | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Weight |
43.0 g |
42 g |
| Battery life |
Smartwatch mode: Up to 7 days GPS mode: Up to 13 hours |
Smartwatch Mode: Up to 9 days GPS mode: Up to 11 hours |
| Water rating | 5 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Memory/History | 7 timed activities, 14 days of activity tracking data | 200 hours of activity data |
Clock Features
| Time/date | ||
|---|---|---|
| GPS Time Sync | ||
| Automatic daylight saving time | ||
| Alarm clock | ||
| Timer | ||
| Stopwatch | ||
| Sunrise/sunset times |
Health Monitoring
| Wrist-based Heart Rate (constant, every second) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Daily Resting Heart Rate | ||
| Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts | yes (high) | |
| Fitness Age | yes (in app) | |
| All-day Stress | ||
| Relaxation breathing timer | ||
| Sleep | yes (Advanced) | yes (Advanced) |
| Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) | yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
| Woman's Health | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) | yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
Sensors
| GPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| GLONASS | ||
| Galileo | ||
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | ||
| Barometric altimeter | ||
| Compass | ||
| Accelerometer | ||
| Thermometer |
Daily Smart Features
| Connectivity | Bluetooth® Smart and ANT+® | |
|---|---|---|
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | ||
| Smart Notifications | ||
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | ||
| Calendar | ||
| Weather | ||
| Controls smartphone music | ||
| Find My Phone | ||
| Find My Watch | ||
| VIRB® Remote | ||
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | ||
| Garmin Pay™ |
Safety and Tracking Features
| LiveTrack |
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Activity Tracking Features
| Step counter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | ||
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | ||
| Calories burned | ||
| Floors climbed | ||
| Distance traveled | ||
| Intensity minutes | ||
| TrueUp™ | ||
| Move IQ™ |
Gym & Fitness Equipment
| Available gym activity profiles | Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing and Yoga | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardio workouts | ||
| Strength workouts | ||
| Automatic rep counting |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
| HR zones | ||
|---|---|---|
| HR alerts | ||
| HR calories | ||
| % HR max | ||
| Recovery time | ||
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) | ||
| GPS speed and distance | ||
| Customizable data pages | ||
| Customizable activity profiles | ||
| Auto Pause® | ||
| Interval training | ||
| Advanced workouts | ||
| Downloadable training plans | ||
| Auto Lap® | ||
| Manual lap | ||
| VO2 Max (Run) | ||
| Training Effect | ||
| Custom alerts | ||
| Audio prompts | ||
| Finish time | ||
| Touch and/or button lock | ||
| Auto scroll | ||
| Activity history on watch | ||
| Physio TrueUp |
Running Features
| Available run profiles |
Running, Indoor Track Running, Treadmill Running |
yes |
|---|---|---|
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | ||
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | ||
| Run workouts | ||
| Race predictor | ||
| Foot pod capable |
Golfing Features
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | ||
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | Automatic | |
| Digital scorecard | ||
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | ||
| Garmin AutoShot™ | ||
| Green View with manual pin position | ||
| Hazards and course targets | ||
| PinPointer | ||
| Round timer/odometer |
Outdoor Recreation
| Available outdoor recreation profiles |
Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing |
|
|---|---|---|
| Back to start | ||
| Distance to destination | yes (for back to start) | |
| Total ascent/descent | ||
| Area calculation | yes (via Connect IQ™) | |
| Hunt/fish calendar | yes (via Connect IQ™) | |
| Sun and moon information | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
Cycling Features
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Available cycling profiles |
Biking, Indoor Biking |
yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | ||
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | ||
| Speed and cadence sensor support |
yes |
yes |
Swimming Features
| Available swim profiles |
Pool Swimming |
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|---|---|---|
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | ||
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | ||
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | ||
| Time and distance alerts |
Kid Activity Tracking Features
| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ app) | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
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