Garmin Forerunner® 255 Music, GPS Running Smartwatch with Music, Advanced Insights, Long-Lasting Battery, Black – 010-02641-20

There is plenty you can say negative things about Garmin products but this watch is actually very fine. What’s snowing about ‘music’ feature: this watch is not able to create playlist from uploaded songs, navigation has only forward button (you have to click to get into menu every time you want to go back), can’t set autovolume (songs are played with different loudness), doesn’t have option to block buttons on BT headphones. Does not feel like some premium sport smart watch – rather cheap plastic toy but it’s light which is a +. It has nice feats like suggested workouts. Battery holds well (longer than Fenix 5), you can easily listen whole day to music (bt headphones will die first). Garmin pay is very limited what cards you can use it with. Live tracking works only when connected with phone.

I’ve owned Garmins before and find the ability to objectively gauge and plan your training is a powerful tool. This watch takes it to the next level compared to my old ones. You get essentially the Forerunner 265 here minus the Amoled screen and the training readiness metric. Here’s a hint, look at your body battery and recovery metric and you have pretty much training readiness nailed down. The biometric sensors of the 255 and 265 are the same.

Activity tracking is light years beyond Fitbit and also stock Apple Watched. Hell, having 5 buttons blows any Apple Watch out of the water for running. You can just hit an activity and go, or take a recommended workout. You can also make your own routines and upload to to the watch. I had some workouts from when I last owned a Garmin that I designed 10 years ago, and was able to upload and run them. I principally use it for running and strength training. For running I can’t find any faults for me. For strength training my complaint is the list of strength exercises is missing common exercises, like any read deltoid exercises…. It has an exhaustive list of odd ones too. Worst of all, you can’t make new ones. You can just use an existing one that is close enough and make a note that exercise X is really the one you did…. The watch also does a good job tracking indoor runs and both indoor and outdoor walks. It is pretty accurate in automatically detecting activities like impromptu walks, as well.

The MIPs screen is amazing outdoors and way better at night when you would don’t want to blast your face looking at the time. In mixed-level indoor lighting, it lacks compared to AMOLED. It doesn’t have the pretty colors nor the contrast indoors, but I like a more serious looking watch anyway and find AMOLED to look like a game. The battery life is amazing. To get this sort of life on the 265 you have to let face go dark when inactive and use gestures to wake it. Not a big deal, but nice to be able to see the watch with a side glimpse without having to raise hand all the time.

Customization is great. I downloaded a watch face that allows me to put all the metrics I need and have the time highly visible. Data screens are also very customizable. I have downloaded a custom data screen for running and for strength training to supplement the default screens.

This isn’t a Pixel watch or an Apple Watch. As a smart watch it has limited ability and that’s fine. It reliably shows notifications. If you have your phone with you, you can initiate contact with an emergency contact. For example, you can send a message to come get picked up. If you have a compatible bank or credit card, you can use Garmin pay. I do find my financial institutions don’t currently support it, though.

The music functionality is flawless. I use it with Spotify and a pair of JBL earbuds. It’s nice to be able to run with just the watch and earbuds and not have to carry a phone for music.

I was able to use my ANT heart rate strap and foot pod from 13 years ago with no issues. They sync quickly and stay synced. The onboard wrist heart rate and running dynamics functionality have been very good when I haven’t used my ANT accessories. So there is no need to get an HR strap, but if you have or want one, they work flawlessly.

The Garmin ecosystem; the watch, Garmin Connect App, and the website are great. Highly customizable and reliable. I had most recently used Fitbit and found the experience with the app and its website to be headed in a negative direction this last year.

Overall, I highly recommend this watch. If the price difference between this and the 265 is around $50, it’s a hard decision. It boils down to how you feel about AMOLED versus MIPS, and maybe the chance that 265 feature set continues to get updated a bit longer than the 255. When the price delta is above $50…. The 265 becomes hard to justify and the 255 is the obvious choice. To reiterate, training readiness isn’t worth much at all. It’s a combination of other metrics that are already on both watches. So the decision is simply AMOLED vs MIPS display versus price.

I had a Forerunner 245 for 2 1/2 years and wore all day every day. I run 5-6 days a week, 20-25 miles a week. Recently, the plastic on the old watch broke, and I can’t attach the strap to it.

The 255 looked good based on reviews. It has exceeded my expectations. It captures more running performance metrics, plays music more clearly, and seems more accurate. I like the recommended workouts that pop up when I start a run. Also, the coached training is a lot better and the analysis of current load is a nice improvement.

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I’ve been looking for a more advanced watch to support my running and cross-training, and the Garmin 255 Music has been perfect. Setting it up was super easy, and I had it ready to go in no time. The watch tracks all the data I need, and the built-in music feature is a great bonus for keeping me motivated during workouts. The GPS accuracy and heart rate monitoring are spot on, making it an excellent tool for anyone serious about their fitness.

Surpeendente as funções disponíveis do relógio. Já tem uma semana que recebi o relógio e me surpreendo a cada dia com mais e mais detalhes. Fácil de baixar música (utilizo Spotify); app detalhista e complementar ao relógio; controle de sono; o GPS localiza muito rápido e a precisão pega cada curva que faço em espaço curto. Estou usando para a prática de corridas ao ar livre, mas tb tem a opção de esteira e pista de atletismo (isso só na corrida). Ainda não utilizei as recomendações do coach, mas estão lá me controlando. Meu Pace tá uma porcaria!!! Mas já estou trabalhando o VO2 com orientação do relógio e logo logo… rs. Namorei por muito tempo esse relógio e agora estou aqui, apaixonado.