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The Garmin Forerunner 55 is my first experience with a Garmin smartwatch, and I consider myself a relatively new runner (started running about 8 months ago). The amount of features this watch has was sufficient for me, and the main selling points for me were: GPS, better accuracy in step counts than my GPS phone application, ability to manage Bluetooth earbud music from watch-to-phone connection, and the smartwatch came out recently so the software should be up to date/get consistent updates. I'll address my experiences with each of those selling points respectively. GPS- The default GPS settings on the smartwatch were very precise, marking times when I crossed the road and ran on the sidewalk correctly for the most part. Sometimes the GPS data would be a little off but for the most part it was very accurate. After starting an activity you need to wait for the GPS signal, which takes ~5-15 seconds before you can start tracking your GPS location. Music- I like listening to music when I run and having the watch paired to my phone, I can pause, skip back/forward, and adjust volume all on the smartwatch without having to take my phone out of my pocket which is a plus for me. Newer product- There seems to be a lot of support for the smartwatch, and there are plenty of apps and widgets that are available for free and for money in the Connect IQ store. I really enjoy the notifications widget that comes default with the smartwatch that shows you notification pop-ups from your phone on your watch. This is handy for my work where I get frequent messages and can check them on my wrist. There is one infrequent software bug that happens though, where if you delete the last notification in the list it will still say that there is one notification, but hopefully this will be fixed in the next software update.Read full review
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Battery life is great features are also great
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Great watch for sports activities
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My son love it
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Awesome
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