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| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No (resets)
 
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| [[Garmin 920XT| Garmin 920XT Review]]
 
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
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| [[Garmin 310XT| Garmin 310XT Review]]
 
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| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
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| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
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| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Yes, but no display
 
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| [[Suunto Ambit3| Suunto Ambit3 Run Review]]
 
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
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| [[Leikr| Leikr Review]]
 
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| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Yes (few hours)
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Yes (few hours)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
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| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Yes, but tricky
 
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| [[Suunto Ambit3| Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review]]
 
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
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| [[Suunto Ambit2| Suunto Ambit2 R Review]]
 
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
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| [[Polar V800| Polar V800 Review]]
 
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| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Predictive
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Predictive
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
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| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No (terminates)
 
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
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Revision as of 07:45, 5 December 2015

Review

Score How far did

you run?

How fast are

you running?

Where are
you? 		What's your
cadence? 		Value for money

Price at Amazon.com

Garmin Epix Review 20 5 5 5 5 4 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 910XT Review 19 8 5 3 3 6 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 920XT Review 19 6 5 3 5 4 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 310XT Review 18 8 5 3 2 10 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 610 Review 18 8 5 2 3 7 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review 17 9 2 3 3 5 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Leikr Review 17 8 2 5 2 4 Leikr ($380)
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review 17 9 2 3 3 4 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Suunto Ambit2 R Review 17 9 2 3 3 7 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Suunto Ambit2 Review 17 9 2 3 3 4 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Polar V800 Review 15 10 2 2 1 4 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 620 Review 13 7 1 0 5 3 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin Fenix 2 Review 12 3 1 3 5 3 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
TomTom Cardio Runner Review 10 6 1 0 3 4 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 225 Review 9 5 1 0 3 3 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Polar M400 Review 2 -1 0 2 1 1 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 10 Review 2 2 0 0 0 1 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!

The score is the sum of how well each watch can answer the four basic questions (how far, how fast, where are you, what's your cadence.) Value for money is the score divided by the price (at the time I last updated the table.) Your needs may be different, so you might weight the different aspects of the watches differently, or be basing your decision on different criteria totally. Hopefully this table will give you a good starting point for your decision. (Older Reviews: Polar RC3 GPS, Soleus 1.0, Motorola Motoactv.)

Features

Review

GPS
Accuracy 		Weight (oz) Size (CM3) Display (mm) Resolution (Pixels)

Waterproofing

Pace from
FootPod with GPS Enabled

Heart Rate
Monitor

Cadence

Data Upload

Battery
Life (hr) 		Tested Battery
Life (hr) 		Extended
Battery
Life (hr)

Altimeter

Navigation

Training
Effect

HRV

GPS cache

Sensors

Charge on the run?
Garmin Epix Review 5.3 3.0 48 29 x 21 (609mm2) 205 x 148 (30.3K total) Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert Yes 24 17.6 50 Yes Full color maps Yes Record Yes Ant+ No (resets)
Garmin 910XT Review 7.4 2.5 49 33 x 20 (660mm2) 160 x 100 (16K total) Good (50m) Yes Yes Footpod/Alert Yes 20   20 Yes Map of current route Yes Record No Ant+  
Garmin 920XT Review 6.6 2.2 35 29 x 21 (609mm2) 205 x 148 (30.3K total) Good (50m) Yes Yes Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert Yes 24 19 40 Yes Map of current route Yes Record Yes Ant+ No (resets)
Garmin 310XT Review 7.5 2.5 63 33 x 20 (660mm2) 160 x 100 (16K total) Good (50m) Yes Yes Footpod Yes 20   20 No Map of current route No No No Ant+  
Garmin 610 Review 7.1 2.5 41 25.4 (round) (507mm2) 128 diameter (12.9K total) Fair (IPX7) Yes Yes Footpod/Alert Yes 8   8 No Back to start Yes Record No Ant+ Yes, but no display
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review 7.9 2.5 30 29 (round) (661mm2) 128 x 128 (16.4K total) Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod Yes 10 10.5 100 Optional Back to start arrow, Course maps Yes Record Yes Bluetooth Yes
Leikr Review 7.5 2.4 25 41 x 31 (1271mm2) 206 x 148 (76.8K total) Fair (IPX6) No Yes Footpod Limited 5 6.5 5 No Full color maps No No Yes (few hours) Ant+ Yes, but tricky
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review 7.9 3.1 30 29 (round) (661mm2) 128 x 128 (16.4K total) Good (100m) No Yes Internal/Footpod Yes 20 10.5 100 Optional Back to start arrow, Course maps Yes Record Yes Bluetooth Yes
Suunto Ambit2 R Review 7.6 2.5 30 29 (round) (661mm2) 128 x 128 (16.4K total) Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod Yes 8 7.3 25 No Back to start arrow, Course maps Yes Record Yes Ant+ Yes
Suunto Ambit2 Review 7.6 3.1 30 29 (round) (661mm2) 128 x 128 (16.4K total) Good (100m) No Yes Internal/Footpod Yes 15   50 Yes Back to start arrow, Course maps Yes Record Yes Ant+ Yes
Polar V800 Review 8.1 2.8 31 23 x 23 (529mm2) 128 x 128 (16.4K total) Good (30m) No Yes Limited Footpod Limited 13   50 Yes Back to start Yes Display Predictive Bluetooth No (terminates)
Garmin 620 Review 6.9 1.5 20 25.4 (round) (507mm2) 180 diameter (25.4K total) Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert Yes 10   10 No No Yes Record Yes Ant+ No (resets)
Garmin Fenix 2 Review 5.5 3.2 32 31 (round) (755mm2) 70 diameter (3.8K total) Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert Yes 15   50 Yes Map of current route Yes No Yes Ant+ Yes
TomTom Cardio Runner Review 6.7 2.2 30 22 x 25 (550mm2) 144 x 168 (24.2K total) Good (50m) No Yes (optical) Internal/Footpod Yes 8 6.3 8 No No No No Yes Bluetooth No (resets)
Garmin 225 Review 6.9 1.5 24 25.4 (round) (507mm2) 180 diameter (25.4K total) Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod Yes 10 11 10 No No No No Yes Ant+ No (resets)
Polar M400 Review 4.0 2.0 24 23 x 23 (529mm2) 128 x 128 (16.4K total) Good (30m) No Yes Limited Footpod Limited 8   8 No Back to start No No No Bluetooth Yes, but tricky
Garmin 10 Review 5.0 1.3 33 25 x 24 (600mm2) 55 x 32 (1.8K total) Good (50m) No No No Yes 5   5 No No No No No None  
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