Garmin
Garmin Forerunner 955 Watch

I recently sold my beloved old Fenix 5X, after many years and literally thousands of tracked running miles - it served me well, but I just couldn't take the FOMO from seeing all the cool new features on newer Garmin watches. I considered the 965, but since I'm really more concerned with function over form, I figured the less-flashy screen and basically identical features would be good enough for me. I was right! This thing gives me everything I used regularly from my Fenix - which was probably overkill, since I really just do a lot of road and trail running, no kayaking or skydiving or shark-wrestling or whatever other activities the Fenix could track - plus a ton of features that I *thought* might just be superfluous, but turn out to be surprising accurate and helpful. All the body battery, load focus, etc. stuff seems to be way more helpful than I expected. The sleep and stress tracking seem way more accurate. Maps and GPS and all the regular functionality are as terrific as always. And after years of wearing that chunky Fenix, I can't believe how much lighter and more comfortable this is for daily use. I love it, and look forward to another few thousand miles of getting to know it better...

I use my Forerunner 955 for running, trail running, hiking, swimming, biking, mountain biking, and pickleball - and it handles them all very well. The display is bright and works with my polarized sunglasses. It took a bit to get used to the touch-screen but now I really like it. The use of color in the display is well done.

Hey there! So, I really needed to get rid of my old polar m400 watch. It was about time for an upgrade, you know? I'm all about that touch screen and control buttons. Size of screen is perfect and well designed.

Bought new, screen is unimpressive and drab compared with display on G965. Watch lasted less than 18 months before pulse oximetry quit working, hours interacting with Garmin techs to be told I could pay $180 for a replacement. No thanks.

Nothing to add that I wish it does. Very intuitive when you get used to it. 10/10

Upgrading from Garmin 645 to 955 has been a major step forward with a lot of new features.

The battery discharges very quickly compared to other models, the information numbers are smaller than the 935

Heart rate sensor is so accurate.

Still figuring out all of the capabilities of the watch but it has helped me in terms of working out, recovering, and even sleep.

Very happy with this purchase! Since having bought this, I now have the tools and motivation to work towards my goals.

Been an pretty good amateur runner for about 10 years now and using this watch to learn more about each run has been exceptional.

I bought this about 4 weeks ago and only had to charge it twice. A must have for anyone that runs or athletic.

I have been running, swimming and biking with the 955 for a month and it has been a game changer in terms of tracking training progress and effort with reliable heart rate regardless of sport.

What I really like:how much information is provided, fast GPS acquisition, accurate, large screen. I am coming out of a Garmin 245 and was worried about the larger size of the 945 but it actually stays centered on my wrist better than the smaller 245. I am getting about a week (7-8 hours of GPS) per charge which is about triple what the old 245 was giving me. Overall this the best fitness watch I have owned by a long shot!

Had my Forerunner 955 for a week now. Still can't get it to pair with the Garmin app, or connect to Bluetooth. Went to do a WiFi network search and my watch is still frozen. Can't shut it down. Can't do anything with it. Going back to my Forerunner 245. Much better product. If I could give the 955 fewer than zero stars I would.

I have had the FR955 since Mach 7th. The watch is slightly bigger than the FR945 LTE that I had previously had but I don't notice it at all. The battery life is unbelievable. I run everyday, averaging from 5-16 miles and the battery life lasts for days. I also have at least 1-2 track speed sessions and the watch has performed flawless. This isn't any dig on the FR955 but I wish Garmin would have continued the LTE function with the 955 series like the FR945 had. I do not run with my watch so the Incident detection is useless to me. Something I would like to pass on involves the Livetrack. Because I do not run with my phone, I have to turn off my auto start live track because the watch will say connected but when I get far enough away from my phone, it will notify me that Livetrack was disconnected. If my running route brings me close to the location of my phone it will say Livetrack connected. You get the idea. It becomes annoying if you are doing loops near your phone. Garmin said I have to turn Livetrack off so the alert will not constantly pop up. Other than that there isn't any negative about the watch. The buttons are crisp, easily programmable, navigation through the functions is easy, and the background light is bright. The accuracy is spot on. I am very happy with the upgrade.

The watch is great for sports lovers. a few disadvantages: the glass was cracked, without external influences. The battery lasts about a week, I want more.

Thought paying $500 for a watch was crazy idea but I'm very happy with it love it so much and it's uses. I got my girlfriend the Fenix 7.

I bought the forerunner 955 about a month ago and so far I'm loving it. I love the sleek look of it. I generally use it for hiking and walking. So far it is doing everything I need it to. I'm still learning new features all the time. I do wish the battery lasted a little bit longer. I play around on it a lot and I'm probably getting about 8 days out of the battery. I generally track at least two activities a day also.

I am a cyclist and had been using Apple Watch and a Whoop band for my data needs. When my whoop renewal came up I decided to move to Garmin to replace both. Still getting to know all the features but really enjoying it so far. The Garmin ecosystem for my daily wear and cycling (have a Garmin computer) is so much better now and I don't know why I didn't jump sooner. I never used my AW as a phone replacement and the 955 gives me all the features I needed.

I bought the watch 2 years ago, I use it for running, swimming and cycling. I'm happy with the hours, the size, the information content of the screen, the accuracy of the sensors, I stopped using the chest heart rate monitor. It's an almost perfect watch, but a month ago there was a leak through the buttons, the repair shop said that they don't provide a guarantee after the repair, due to the design of the watch (adhesive screen), now I'm ordering Instinct 2x Solar, but no one is immune from leaks through the buttons. I recommend the watch, it is a very successful watch. if you exclude swimming.

Purchase this watch after by son got one and raved about it. It does everything I need. Heart monitor, track workouts, sleep, etc. A little pricy, however it is worth every penny in my humble opinion.

Great watch, just wish I got the 965 instead. Please contact me Garmin!

I really love the Garmin Forerunner 955. If only it would scream at me in the voice of a DI, maybe I would follow its advice better.

Great watch to replace my 945 which I hung onto as long as I could. This newer version has more features and runs smoother. Faster capture of GPS signal and I like that it calculates HRV overnight. Lots more configurability from audible alerts during workouts to different display options. As always, Garmin makes a great product and backs it up with their stellar customer support.

Overall I am happy with my watch. The battery life is excellent lasting well over a week with multiple tracked workouts. My primary sport is swimming and I got this as a triathlon watch. The band is not great in the water and the excess can get loose causing it to flop around. The swim tracking is as good as I have seen in a smart watch however I wish it could measure kick sets as well as those are a big part of swim training. Perhaps a toggle for swim vs. kick in the workout could allow this without harming distance accuracy.

I'm definitely happy with the purchase but would love to see some updates on the swim workout features!

It been a minute for a new device... I was a bit apprehensive because I didn't want to learn something new... but it was so simple... I love the fact I have music right here it pairs great with my little speaker I have and/ my phone ... Definitely a great product.. I did an upgrade and process went well... thank you Garmin

I sampled a friends Fenix 6x Pro before investing in any Garmin watch. The Forerunner 955 has basically the same features, at least enough that I haven't noticed much difference in Fx. I love the detail it allows me to input during workouts- and can tweak in the Garmin connect app afterwards. Battery life is outstanding, I've used on a few multi day hikes and battery wasn't near running low by the last day.

I broke my 935 so instead of replacing it with a refurbished one I upgraded and glad I did.

My Forerunner 935 was showing its age, and wear and tear, but was still working. I purchased the Forerunner 955 and use it for running, walking, yoga, strength training, and more. I have been happy with the new watch, along with all of the new features and metrics. The GPS seems better than my old 935. I cannot speak to the battery life yet, as I have been playing with all of the new features, but I expect long battery life.

I became a cross country coach and enrolled in my first 5k to understand the dynamics of long distance running.I will be using it to prepare for the race!!!

I love how this watch interfaces seamlessly with My Fitness Pal, TriDot, and other apps to make my training and health monitoring complete.

So light weight and the batter is amazing! Switched from apple to Garmin and it was a great decision!!! So useful for my activities! Running, snowboarding, mountain biking, and even off roading!! It is so great!!!

The addition of the sleep/HRV tracking has significantly improved the effort I bring to my daily workouts.

Background: I've had Apple Watches since they came out and used them as my sole fitness tracker. I decided to switch to Garmin for a much more dialed in fitness and running watch. In that aspect it far exceeds my expectations

The suggested workouts and tailoring to races on specific dates is incredible. All the analytics helped me identify deficiencies in my running that I've since been working on.

The only only negative is the sleep tracking is absolutely awful. There are nights I have to wake up in the middle of the night and take out my dogs, take work calls, etc and it counts it as light sleep despite being out of my bed or even out of my house.

Sleep tracking is at the very bottom of my priorities so I personally wouldn't hesitate to buy this again and highly recommend it to anyone who wants a fitness watch!

To call Garmin Forerunner 955 a watch is a misnomer...it's like a "Doctor on your wrist". Not only does it tell time and track your workouts, it follows you all day long to track your movements, your training readiness, even your sleep. It's long battery life requires charging only once a week (even as I run 5 days a week). If Garmin has a "gap accessory" to wear so data can be continuously collected while the Forerunner is being charged, that will make it 6 out of 5 stars.

Navigation not intuitive

Too many superfluous features

Inadequate instructions/help

I am going back to my old Garmin!

I bought this watch a month ago and have had zero complaints. I had an Apple Watch before and am beyond happy with the battery life. Watch has all the ideal features for running and has been a big help with my marathon preparation.

I just upgraded from the Fenix 5 to the 955 and I cannot believe the enhanced technology!!

- Garmin pay is great and so convenient.

- Audible alerts when running is great to alert me of my pace of HR zone.

- The touchscreen is very convenient but doesn't cause issues when working out.

- Download music for listening when I want to preserve my phone battery on king rides.

- The morning report of sleep, recovery HRV etc gives me imperial data on my recovery from the prior day.

- the display is magnificent

- it's lighter, but looks like a watch ready to workout

- I wish it had the quick release watch band, but you can convert the watch to quick release yourself so you can easily switch bands to match your bike, run kit out business attire.

My only regret is that I waited so long to upgrade!

I've been looking to upgrade from my Forerunner 735XT to something more advanced with all the bells and whistles I could need. This watch is the lightweight Forerunner that I've come to love but with all the wellness and fitness stats that I've been looking for. I also love that it has the maps and navigation. I haven't used them yet, but I wanted a device that included navigation for exploring unfamiliar trails. I love this watch!

After a few weeks, I'm loving the much better battery life and excellent GPS accuracy born from the multiband functionality compared to my previous 945LTE.

Bought after a certain square watch died 3 times in the lap pool. Swim coach and triathlon friends had a Garmin so I got one. I'm not at their level but enjoy the tracking and coaching features. Ties into my Garmin gear on bike. Still looks good a year after swim bike run. Garmin support via chat has been very helpful too.

I've been a lontime fitbit user and it was great for general health but IA ctually saw my atheliticasim decline and I the Forerunner with its focus on that is raelly helpe me already

Absolutely love all of the activities and data this watch gives me. Battery life is incredible compared to the vivoactive which is what I used to have.

I wanted a watch that would be good for triathlon, golf and open water swimming. This has it all including a ton of running metrics that have helped me improve my run form. No regrets

Have had the Apple Watch Series 5 for about 3 years and run every day with it. Decided to make the switch to the 955 when I wanted sleep data and a battery that lasted longer than 12 hours. 955 tracks workouts perfectly with button controls. The interface is super simple but so detailed with great health data. Not to mention the incredible battery life and fast charging. Only complaint is the gps takes a little bit to load and have had it once not load at all, but this is so infrequent.

Not sure why I bought this watch. Not a runner. As a walker, golfer and a person who uses the gym, i thought it would provide good information about my exercise and sleep routines. This is a good watch but didn't meet my expectation. Sleep algorithms are way off. A round of golf isn't considered exercise.

all the training features, tracking, down loads music is super fast, connects to cellphone, down loading of data is super easy.

Not happy. The 955 does a lot of things much more than I actually need. But it's not user friendly. My 235 was much more user friendly. The 955 is difficult to retrieve data from an activity. When I run I want to know the lap pace and heart rate when done. It was easy to see that data right away. With the 955 it is not readily available and difficult to wade thru the maze of data to try and find it. Setting up data screens was much easier in the 235 but is a challenge with the 955. Sorry I bought it.

I've been using this watch for my half marathon training and it's been a game changer. It gives me accurate splits, had a countdown to my race, helped with reocery, and overall the battery life is unreal!

Bought this about 3 weeks ago and loving it. Made the switch to Garmin because I wanted something more running oriented. Battery life is great. I've only had to charge it twice so far. Has all the features I wanted and very easy interface to learn.

I'm not crazy about silicone bands in general so I had a stretchy nylon ordered to arrive around the same time. Figuring out the pins to switch the band out was tough but then I just Googled it. Piece of cake.

I've used it primarily for runs and walks but can't wait to take it out for other activities. I was nervous at first about buying as it seemed a bit big. It did seem big when it came out of the box and I put it on the for the first time but it wasn't that much bigger than my previous watch. I have a 7" wrist circumference and seems to work fine for me.

Took me a hot minute to figure out customizing my watch face to have all my data but it was easy as soon as I found ConnectIQ.

Looking forward to utilizing more features in the future!

I bought it 2 weeks ago and it's amazing the way it save important healthy information