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You want the feel-good benefits of healthy living and the convenience of a GPS smartwatch that can make or take phone calls and send texts when connected with a compatible smartphone |
Advanced GPS running and triathlon smartwatch |
You like running. And you want to take it to the next level with a GPS smartwatch that has the basic metrics and then some. |
Lens Material |
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX |
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
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Bezel Material |
stainless steel |
fiber-reinforced polymer |
fiber-reinforced polymer |
Case material | fiber-reinforced polymer with stainless-steel rear cover | ||
QuickFit™ watch band compatible |
yes (22 mm) |
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Quick Release bands | yes (20 mm, Industry standard) | yes (20 mm, Industry standard) | |
Strap material |
silicone |
silicone |
silicone |
Physical size |
43.6 x 43.6 x 12.6 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 125-190 mm |
43.8 x 43.8 x 13.3 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-216 mm |
42.3 x 42.3 x 12.2 (mm) |
Touchscreen | |||
Color display | |||
Display Size | 1.3" (33.0 mm) diameter | 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter | 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter |
Display Resolution | 416 x 416 pixels | 240 x 240 pixels | 240 x 240 pixels |
Display Type | AMOLED optional always-on mode | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
Weight |
51.0 g |
47 g |
38.5 g |
Battery life |
Smartwatch mode: Up to 9 days |
Smartwatch mode: Up to 7 days |
Smartwatch Mode: Up to 7 days GPS mode: Up to 24 hours |
Water rating | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM |
Memory/History | 200 hours of activity data | 200 hours of activity data | 200 hours of activity data |
Time/date | |||
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GPS Time Sync | |||
Automatic daylight saving time | |||
Alarm clock | |||
Timer | |||
Stopwatch | |||
Sunrise/sunset times |
Wrist-based Heart Rate (constant, every second) | |||
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Daily Resting Heart Rate | |||
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts | yes (high and low) | yes (high and low) | yes (high and low) |
Respiration rate (24x7) | |||
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | yes (spot-check, and optionally all-day and in sleep) | yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) | yes (spot-check and optionally in sleep) |
Fitness Age | yes (in app) | yes (in app) | |
Body Battery™ Energy Monitor | |||
All-day Stress | |||
Relaxation reminders | |||
Relaxation breathing timer | |||
Sleep | yes (advanced) | yes (advanced) | yes (advanced) |
Sleep score and insights | |||
Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) | |
Women's Health | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) | |
Health snapshot |
GPS | |||
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GLONASS | |||
Galileo | |||
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | |||
Barometric altimeter | |||
Compass | |||
Gyroscope | |||
Accelerometer | |||
Thermometer | yes (tempe™ sensor required) | yes (tempe™ sensor required) | |
Ambient light sensor | |||
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor |
Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® | Bluetooth®, ANT+® |
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Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | |||
Smart Notifications | |||
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | |||
Calendar | |||
Weather | |||
Battery saver (customizable low power watch) | |||
Controls smartphone music | |||
Plays and controls watch music | |||
Music storage | up to 650 songs | up to 500 songs | |
Find My Phone | |||
Find My Watch | |||
VIRB® Remote | |||
Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ | iPhone® & Android™ | iPhone® and Android™ |
Pairs with Garmin Golf app | |||
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | |||
Garmin Pay™ | |||
BLUETOOTH phone calling and voice assistant support |
LiveTrack | |||
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Group LiveTrack | |||
Live Event Sharing | Android™ Only | Android™ Only | |
Incident Detection during select activities | |||
Assistance |
Dual grid coordinates |
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Step counter | |||
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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™ | |||
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ app) | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Automatic rep counting | |||
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Cardio workouts | |||
Available gym activity profiles | Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Breathwork, Pilates, Yoga | Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga | Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Indoor Rowing, Yoga |
Strength workouts | |||
HIIT workouts | |||
Yoga workouts | |||
Pilates workouts | |||
On-screen workout animations | |||
On-screen workout muscle maps |
HR zones | |||
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HR alerts | |||
HR calories | |||
% HR max | |||
% HRR | |||
Recovery time | |||
Auto max HR | |||
HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) | yes (with compatible accessory) | ||
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) | yes (using ANT+ or BLE) | yes (using ANT+ or BLE) | yes (using ANT+ or BLE) |
Respiration rate (during exercise) | Yoga and Breathwork only | ||
GPS speed and distance | |||
Customizable data pages | |||
Customizable activity profiles | |||
Auto Pause® | |||
Interval training | |||
Advanced workouts | |||
Downloadable training plans | |||
Auto Lap® | |||
Manual lap | |||
Configurable lap alerts | |||
Heat and altitude acclimation | |||
VO2 Max (Run) | |||
Training Status | |||
Training Load | |||
Training load focus | |||
Training Effect | |||
Training Effect (anaerobic) | |||
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | |||
Improved recovery time | |||
Daily suggested workouts | yes (limited) | ||
Custom alerts | |||
Audio prompts | |||
Finish time | |||
Virtual Partner | |||
Race an Activity | |||
Auto multisport activities | |||
Manual multisport activities | |||
Course guidance | |||
Garmin Live Segments | |||
Strava Live Segments | |||
Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | yes (in Garmin Connect™) | ||
Trendline™ Popularity Routing | yes (in Garmin Connect™) | ||
Touch and/or button lock | |||
Hot keys | |||
Auto scroll | |||
Activity history on watch | |||
Physio TrueUp |
Available run profiles |
Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running |
Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running |
Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running |
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GPS-based distance, time and pace | |||
Running dynamics | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | |
Vertical oscillation and ratio | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | |
Ground contact time and balance | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | |
Stride length (real time) | yes (with compatible accessory) | yes (with compatible accessory) | |
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | |||
Performance condition | |||
Lactate threshold | yes (with compatible accessory) | ||
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | |||
Run workouts | |||
Trail run auto climb | |||
Race predictor | |||
Foot pod capable |
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | |||
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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 | |||
Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | |||
Tournament legal |
Available outdoor recreation profiles |
Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing |
Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Skiing, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Stand up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking |
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Point-to-point navigation | |||
Bread crumb trail in real time | |||
Back to start | |||
TracBack® | |||
UltraTrac mode | |||
Elevation profile | |||
Distance to destination | |||
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert | |||
ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner | |||
Vertical speed | |||
Total ascent/descent | |||
Future elevation plot | |||
GPS coordinates | |||
Area calculation | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) | |
Hunt/fish calendar | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) | |
Sun and moon information | yes (via Connect IQ™) | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
Available cycling profiles |
Biking, Indoor Biking |
Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Trail Biking |
Biking, Indoor Biking |
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Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | |||
Courses | |||
MTB Grit & Flow | |||
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | |||
Race an activity | |||
FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | yes (with compatible accessory) | ||
Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) | |||
Power meter compatible | |||
Advanced cycling dynamics | |||
Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | |||
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | |||
Compatible with Varia™ lights | |||
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | yes (using ANT+ or BLE) |
Available swim profiles |
Pool Swimming |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimrun |
Pool Swimming |
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Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |||
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |||
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | |||
Drill logging (pool swim only) | |||
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | |||
"Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | |||
Auto rest (pool swim only) | |||
Time and distance alerts | |||
Pacing alerts (pool swim only) | |||
Countdown start (pool swim only) | |||
Pool swim workouts | |||
Critical swim speed | |||
Underwater wrist-based heart rate | |||
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | yes (with HRM-Tri™, HRM-Swim™ and HRM-Pro™) | yes (with HRM-Tri™, HRM-Swim™ and HRM-Pro™) |
Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
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