Leikr Review

The Leikr showing the large display.

The unique attraction of the Leikr is its huge color display that can show lots of data, a full color map, or some combination of the two. Navigation with the Leikr is great, but it comes up short in a number of other areas. In addition, I'm concerned that if Leikr stops supporting their web site, their watch is pretty useless as it's needed for data upload and configuration. To compound this, Leikr doesn't seem to be actively developing the Leikr or working on a sequel. If you can get one cheap enough, then it might be worth considering, but I'd urge caution and think of this as a discontinued product.

• How far did I run? This is the most basic question, and the Leikr has good GPS accuracy. The level of accuracy should be enough for most general running, though it will depend on your course and how precise you need to be.
• How fast am I running? Knowing how fast you're running can be a nice to know, or it can be vital for your training or race performance. Because of the nature of GPS, watches that rely on GPS signal alone tend to have serious problems with current pace. When the Leikr has a footpod attached it always displays your current Pace From A Footpod while getting all other data from GPS.
• Where am I? The huge, full color display means the Leikr can provide great navigation. It lacks a "back to start" arrow, but you can retrace your steps quite easily on the map using the "breadcrumb trail". This outline is superimposed over the color maps, but because there's no magnetic compass you have to be moving to have any indication of true direction.
• What's my cadence? Cadence is one of the most critical and often overlooked aspects of running. If you get your Cadence right, many other things naturally fall into place. The Leikr supports Cadence via a Footpod, so it's better than nothing, but not up to the options of better devices.

For ultramarathon running the Leikr is pretty useless and is likely to be just enough for a slow marathon. See Watches for Ultrarunning for more details.

1 Leikr Pros

• The biggest reason for getting the Leikr is its huge display. It's nearly twice the size and more than twice the resolution of its nearest competitor, the Garmin Epix.
• The Leikr will use its huge display to show full color maps. These maps can be downloaded free from the Leikr website, which is a little easier than the slightly convoluted process needed for the Garmin Epix. One lovely feature that makes the maps even more useful is the ability to display data overlaying the map. I've found that having one or two key fields shown to the side of the display works really nicely. By comparison, the Epix will show data or maps, but not the two together.
• The Leikr will display your current Pace From A Footpod while getting the distance and average pace GPS, which is ideal. For situations where pacing is critical, such as running a marathon, this is a must have feature.
• The display size allows you to view a lot of data (up to six fields), or less data in a large font.
• The GPS accuracy of the Leikr is good, though not up to the best available. (See cons for some caveats to this.)
• The watch is highly configurable, and configuration is via a web site rather than fiddling with the watch.
• Data is uploaded via the Leikr site to Endomondo, MapMyRun, and Strava, and from there it can be exported for use in other tools. However, there is no direct access to the data from the device (see cons below for caveats.)
• Data upload from the Leikr is via WiFi rather than a wired connection, which is rather nice.
• The display can include graphs of some metrics, though I found them to be of less use than other implementations.

2 Leikr Run Cons

• The Leikr is totally dependent on the Leikr website, so if this startup is not successful, you'll end up with a useless device. The web site is used to configure WiFi, configure the watch, and upload data. It would not be hard for the company to add support for data access via USB, as the watch has a USB mass storage mode for bootstrapping WiFi. The company's Facebook and Twitter accounts haven't been updated in a while and the Leikr is no longer available via Amazon.
• The Leikr will download a list of GPS satellites for quicker GPS acquisition, but you have to do this within a few hours of starting your run. This is a problem if you have to travel for a run, as the cache is likely to be stale. (I could not find out any details on how long the cache lasts for, and the Leikr site just says "within hours."
• I had a number of times when the Leikr would not acquire a satellite lock, even after rebooting.
• The battery life of the Leikr is rather poor. They claim 5 hours, and I managed to get 6.5 hours, but that's without using the backlight, map, or pressing any buttons. If you display the map, the battery life is far shorter. (This is true for all devices that show maps, as they require quite a bit of processing power.)
• The Leikr is only water resistant to IPX6 which is resistant to jets of water, not immersion.

3 Visual Comparison

Leikr 1 top	Leikr 1 side	Garmin Epix top	Garmin Epix side
Polar V800 top	Polar V800 side	TomTom Cardio Runner top	TomTom Cardio Runner side
Suunto Ambit2 top	Suunto Ambit2 side	Garmin 920XT top	Garmin 920XT side
Garmin 620 top	Garmin 620 side

4 What's Missing

While I don't consider these missing features as 'cons', it's worth understanding the features that are missing compared with other watches.

• Altimeter. GPS is far less accurate vertically than horizontally, so a barometric altimeter can provide a much better idea of your ascent and descent. It can also be useful for navigation if you're ascending or descending a mountain. In some races I've been far more interested in how much ascent is left rather than the distance to the top.
• Running Dynamics. Some of the newer Garmin watches can show and record Vertical Oscillation (VO) and Ground Contact Time (GCT).
• Alerts. Some watches will alert you when a metric is out of range. The alert for Cadence is really useful and one of my favorite features.
• Downloadable Apps. Smart watches have got is used to the idea of a device that can be extended with new functionality, and this concept is being introduced to running watches.
• Extended battery life. Some porches can extend the battery life by turning the GPS reception off for short periods. This can dramatically reduce GPS accuracy, but it's a useful trade-off for some ultramarathons.
• Training Effect. The Firstbeat Training Effect gives you a sense of how hard each workout is, and this sometimes includes the time for recovery.

5 Comparison Table

I evaluate running watches in three distinct ways. Firstly, you can use a watch on its own, without any kind of Footpod. This is probably the most common way runners use their watch, but you miss out on a lot. The second rating is with a standard Footpod that is available quite cheaply. These Footpod's can be reasonably accurate once the calibrated, but calibration is a little tedious. The final evaluation is with the Stryd Footpod, which is vastly more accurate than any other type of Footpod, or and more accurate than GPS. The table below looks at the score, and the value for money of each watch for each of the three conditions. (I’ve also tested the Apple Watch 3, but I’ve not included it in these tables as it’s not really a running watch.)

Review	With Stryd Score	With Stryd Value for money	With Footpod Score	With Footpod Value for money	Without Footpod Score	Without Footpod Value for money	Price at Amazon.com
Garmin Epix Review	47	4.5	31	3.9	23	3.4
Garmin Fenix 5X Review	47	2.9	32	2.3	24	1.9
Garmin Fenix 3 Review	45	3.8	28	3.1	24	3
Garmin 935 Review	45	3.6	30	3	22	2.4
Garmin Vivoactive HR Review	40	4.9	21	3.8	17	3.8
Garmin 920XT Review	39	4.4	30	4.7	24	4.5
Suunto Spartan Ultra Review	37	2.6	27	2.3	23	2.1
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Review	36	4	19	2.9	15	2.8
Garmin Vivoactive Review	34	5.1	14	3.4	10	3.3
Suunto Spartan Trainer Review	34	3.9	23	3.7	18	3.4
Polar V800 Review	33	2.8	26	2.8	22	2.7
Suunto Ambit2 Review	32	3.9	25	4.3	21	4.5
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review	32	3.4	29	4.1	25	4.2
Garmin Fenix 2 Review	31	2.9	22	2.7	18	2.5
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review	30	4	27	5.5	23	5.9
Suunto Ambit2 R Review	30	3.5	23	3.8	19	3.8
Garmin 235 Review	28	2.9	20	2.8	12	2
Garmin 620 Review	27	3.8	24	5.1	20	5.6
Garmin 910XT Review	26	3.9	26	6.1	21	6.7
Garmin 310XT Review	25	4.6	24	8.3	18	10
Polar M400 Review	25	4.3	15	4.5	11	4.9
Garmin 225 Review	25	3.8	13	3.1	9	2.9
TomTom Cardio Runner Review	25	3.3	10	2	10	2.5
Polar M430 Review	25	3.2	15	2.9	11	2.7
Garmin 610 Review	24	3.3	20	4.3	14	3.9
Leikr Review	10	1	20	2.5	14	2	Leikr ($380)
Epson SF-510 Review	4	0.7	6	2	6	3
Epson SF-810 Review	4	0.6	6	1.6	6	2.3
Garmin 10 Review	2	0.3	2	0.6	2	0.9

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), plus some bonus points.

1. The "How far you've run" will be based on GPS only for "without Footpod" and "with Standard Footpod", but based on Stryd if supported in the "with Stryd Footpod" table..
2. How fast you're running assumes you're using a Footpod if it's supported, otherwise the rating is 0-2 based on GPS accuracy.
3. The "Where are you?" is based on various navigation features such as back to start, breadcrumbs, and preloaded maps. For some watches, you have to turn GPS off to get the benefit of Stryd, so those watches have worse "where are you scores" with Stryd than without.
4. The cadence score uses 1 point for an internal cadence sensor, 2 points for footpod support, 1 point for support from chest strap cadence, and 1 point for cadence alerts.
5. I give 1-2 bonus points for application support, 1-2 bonus points for data upload, 1-2 bonus points for Optical Heart Rate Monitoring, and 0-1 bonus points for battery life.
6. 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.

5.1 Score Breakdown without a Footpod

Review	Score	Value for money6	How far did you run?1	How fast are you running?2	Where are you?3	What's your cadence?4	Bonus Points5	class="unsortable" | Price at Amazon.com
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review	25	4.2	8	3	6	2	6
Garmin 920XT Review	24	4.5	1	2	7	6	8
Garmin Fenix 3 Review	24	3	2	1	7	6	8
Garmin Fenix 5X Review	24	1.9	1	0	9	6	8
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review	23	5.9	8	3	5	2	5
Garmin Epix Review	23	3.4	0	0	9	6	8
Suunto Spartan Ultra Review	23	2.1	8	2	6	2	5
Polar V800 Review	22	2.7	9	4	3	2	4
Garmin 935 Review	22	2.4	1	0	7	6	8
Garmin 910XT Review	21	6.7	5	3	6	2	5
Suunto Ambit2 Review	21	4.5	4	3	6	2	6
Garmin 620 Review	20	5.6	3	2	2	6	7
Suunto Ambit2 R Review	19	3.8	4	3	5	2	5
Garmin 310XT Review	18	10	7	2	4	0	5
Suunto Spartan Trainer Review	18	3.4	5	3	4	2	4
Garmin Fenix 2 Review	18	2.5	1	0	6	6	5
Garmin Vivoactive HR Review	17	3.8	0	0	2	6	9
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Review	15	2.8	0	0	4	4	7
Garmin 610 Review	14	3.9	3	2	3	2	4
Leikr Review	14	2	5	2	4	0	3	Leikr ($380)
Garmin 235 Review	12	2	0	0	2	2	8
Polar M400 Review	11	4.9	3	1	1	2	4
Polar M430 Review	11	2.7	3	1	1	2	4
Garmin Vivoactive Review	10	3.3	0	0	0	6	4
TomTom Cardio Runner Review	10	2.5	2	1	0	2	5
Garmin 225 Review	9	2.9	1	1	0	2	5
Epson SF-510 Review	6	3	0	0	0	2	4
Epson SF-810 Review	6	2.3	1	0	0	2	3
Garmin 10 Review	2	0.9	0	0	0	0	2

5.2 Score Breakdown with a Standard Footpod

Review	Score	Value for money6	How far did you run?1	How fast are you running?2	Where are you?3	What's your cadence?4	Bonus Points5	class="unsortable" | Price at Amazon.com
Garmin Fenix 5X Review	32	2.3	1	4	9	10	8
Garmin Epix Review	31	3.9	0	4	9	10	8
Garmin 920XT Review	30	4.7	1	4	7	10	8
Garmin 935 Review	30	3	1	4	7	10	8
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review	29	4.1	8	3	6	6	6
Garmin Fenix 3 Review	28	3.1	2	1	7	10	8
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review	27	5.5	8	3	5	6	5
Suunto Spartan Ultra Review	27	2.3	8	2	6	6	5
Garmin 910XT Review	26	6.1	5	4	6	6	5
Polar V800 Review	26	2.8	9	4	3	6	4
Suunto Ambit2 Review	25	4.3	4	3	6	6	6
Garmin 310XT Review	24	8.3	7	4	4	4	5
Garmin 620 Review	24	5.1	3	2	2	10	7
Suunto Ambit2 R Review	23	3.8	4	3	5	6	5
Suunto Spartan Trainer Review	23	3.7	5	4	4	6	4
Garmin Fenix 2 Review	22	2.7	1	0	6	10	5
Garmin Vivoactive HR Review	21	3.8	0	0	2	10	9
Garmin 610 Review	20	4.3	3	4	3	6	4
Garmin 235 Review	20	2.8	0	4	2	6	8
Leikr Review	20	2.5	5	4	4	4	3	Leikr ($380)
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Review	19	2.9	0	0	4	8	7
Polar M400 Review	15	4.5	3	1	1	6	4
Polar M430 Review	15	2.9	3	1	1	6	4
Garmin Vivoactive Review	14	3.4	0	0	0	10	4
Garmin 225 Review	13	3.1	1	1	0	6	5
TomTom Cardio Runner Review	10	2	2	1	0	2	5
Epson SF-510 Review	6	2	0	0	0	2	4
Epson SF-810 Review	6	1.6	1	0	0	2	3
Garmin 10 Review	2	0.6	0	0	0	0	2

5.3 Score Breakdown with a Stryd Footpod

Review	Score	Value for money6	How far did you run?1	How fast are you running?2	Where are you?3	What's your cadence?4	Bonus Points5	class="unsortable" | Price at Amazon.com
Garmin Epix Review	47	4.5	10	10	9	10	8
Garmin Fenix 5X Review	47	2.9	10	10	9	10	8
Garmin Fenix 3 Review	45	3.8	10	10	7	10	8
Garmin 935 Review	45	3.6	10	10	7	10	8
Garmin Vivoactive HR Review	40	4.9	10	10	1	10	9
Garmin 920XT Review	39	4.4	10	10	1	10	8
Suunto Spartan Ultra Review	37	2.6	10	10	6	6	5
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Review	36	4	10	10	1	8	7
Garmin Vivoactive Review	34	5.1	10	10	0	10	4
Suunto Spartan Trainer Review	34	3.9	10	10	4	6	4
Polar V800 Review	33	2.8	10	10	3	6	4
Suunto Ambit2 Review	32	3.9	10	10	6	0	6
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review	32	3.4	10	10	6	0	6
Garmin Fenix 2 Review	31	2.9	10	10	6	0	5
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review	30	4	10	10	5	0	5
Suunto Ambit2 R Review	30	3.5	10	10	5	0	5
Garmin 235 Review	28	2.9	10	10	0	0	8
Garmin 620 Review	27	3.8	10	10	0	0	7
Garmin 910XT Review	26	3.9	10	10	1	0	5
Garmin 310XT Review	25	4.6	10	10	0	0	5
Polar M400 Review	25	4.3	10	10	1	0	4
Garmin 225 Review	25	3.8	10	10	0	0	5
TomTom Cardio Runner Review	25	3.3	10	10	0	0	5
Polar M430 Review	25	3.2	10	10	1	0	4
Garmin 610 Review	24	3.3	10	10	0	0	4
Leikr Review	10	1	5	2	0	0	3	Leikr ($380)
Epson SF-510 Review	4	0.7	0	0	0	0	4
Epson SF-810 Review	4	0.6	1	0	0	0	3
Garmin 10 Review	2	0.3	0	0	0	0	2

5.4 Basic Features

Review	Released	GPS Accuracy	Weight (oz)	Size (CM3)	Display (mm)	Resolution (Pixels)	Waterproofing	Heart Rate Monitor	Cadence	Data Upload
Garmin Epix Review	2015	6.2	3.0	48	29 x 21 (609mm2)	205 x 148 (30.3K total)	Good (50m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert	Yes
Garmin Fenix 5X Review	2017	5.6	3.5	36	30.5 (round) (731mm2)	240 diameter (45.2K total)	Good (100m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert	Yes
Garmin Fenix 3 Review	2015	6.2	2.9	33	30 (round) (726mm2)	218 diameter (37.3K total)	Good (100m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert	Yes
Garmin 935 Review	2017	5.6	1.7	24	30.5 (round) (731mm2)	240 diameter (45.2K total)	Good (100m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert	Yes
Garmin Vivoactive HR Review	2016	4.9	1.7	19	21 x 29 (609mm2)	148 x 205 (30.3K total)	Good (50m)	Yes (+OHRM)	Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert	Yes
Garmin 920XT Review	2014	6.6	2.2	35	29 x 21 (609mm2)	205 x 148 (30.3K total)	Good (50m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert	Yes
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Review	2017		1.5	17	30.5 (round) (731mm2)	240 diameter (45.2K total)	Good (50m)	Yes (+OHRM)	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Garmin Vivoactive Review	2015	5.4	1.3	13	29 x 21 (592mm2)	205 x 148 (30.3K total)	Good (50m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert	Yes
Suunto Spartan Trainer Review	2017	7.8	2.0	25	24 x 23 (529mm2)	128 diameter (12.9K total)	Good (50m)	Yes (+OHRM)	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Suunto Ambit2 Review	2013	7.6	3.1	30	29 (round) (661mm2)	128 diameter (12.9K total)	Good (100m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review	2014	7.9	2.9	30	29 (round) (661mm2)	128 diameter (12.9K total)	Good (100m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Suunto Spartan Ultra Review	2016	7.1	2.7	38	32 (round) (804mm2)	320 diameter (80.4K total)	Good (100m)	Yes	Internal (Limited Footpod)	Yes
Garmin Fenix 2 Review	2014	5.7	3.2	32	31 (round) (755mm2)	70 diameter (3.8K total)	Good (50m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert	Yes
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review	2014	7.9	2.5	30	29 (round) (661mm2)	128 x 128 (16.4K total)	Good (50m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Suunto Ambit2 R Review	2013	7.6	2.5	30	29 (round) (661mm2)	128 diameter (12.9K total)	Good (50m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Garmin 235 Review	2015	4.9	1.5	19	31 (round) (755mm2)	215 diameter (36.3K total)	Good (50m)	Yes (+OHRM)	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Garmin 620 Review	2013	7.1	1.5	20	25.4 (round) (507mm2)	180 diameter (25.4K total)	Good (50m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert	Yes
Garmin 910XT Review	2011	7.5	2.5	49	33 x 20 (660mm2)	160 x 100 (16K total)	Good (50m)	Yes	Footpod/Alert	Yes
Garmin 310XT Review	2009	7.5	2.5	63	33 x 20 (660mm2)	160 x 100 (16K total)	Good (50m)	Yes	Footpod	Yes
Garmin 225 Review	2015	6.2	1.5	24	25.4 (round) (507mm2)	180 diameter (25.4K total)	Good (50m)	Yes (+OHRM)	Internal/Footpod	Yes
TomTom Cardio Runner Review	2015	6.0	2.2	30	22 x 25 (550mm2)	144 x 168 (24.2K total)	Good (50m)	Yes (+OHRM)	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Polar V800 Review	2014	8.0	2.8	31	23 x 23 (529mm2)	128 x 128 (16.4K total)	Good (30m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Polar M430 Review	2017	7.2	2.0	24	23 x 23 (529mm2)	128 x 128 (16.4K total)	Good (50m)	Yes (+OHRM)	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Polar M400 Review	2014	6.6	2.0	24	23 x 23 (529mm2)	128 x 128 (16.4K total)	Good (30m)	Yes	Internal/Footpod	Yes
Garmin 610 Review	2011	7.3	2.5	41	25.4 (round) (507mm2)	128 diameter (12.9K total)	Fair (IPX7)	Yes	Footpod/Alert	Yes
Leikr Review	2013	7.3	2.4	25	41 x 31 (1271mm2)	206 x 148 (76.8K total)	Fair (IPX6)	Yes	Footpod	Limited
Epson SF-510 Review	2015	4.4	1.7	24	28 x 22 (616mm2)	128 x 96 (12.3K total)	Good (50m)	Yes	Limited Internal	Limited
Epson SF-810 Review	2015	5.5	1.8	28	28 (round) (616mm2)	128 diameter (12.9K total)	Good (50m)	OHRM Only)	Limited Internal	Limited
Garmin 10 Review	2012	3.8	1.3	33	25 x 24 (600mm2)	55 x 32 (1.8K total)	Good (50m)	No	No	Yes

Review	Battery Life (hr)	Tested Battery Life (hr)	Extended Battery Life (hr)	Charge On The Run?	Training Effect	HRV	GPS cache	Sensors
Garmin Epix Review	24	17.6	50	Yes (with USB=Garmin)	Yes	Record	Yes	Ant+
Garmin Fenix 5X Review	20	23	35	Yes, but can't be worn	Yes	Record	Yes	Bluetooth/Ant+
Garmin Fenix 3 Review	20	22	50	Yes (with USB=Garmin)	Yes	No	Yes	Ant+
Garmin 935 Review	24	24.5	60	Yes, but can't be worn	Yes	Record	Yes	Bluetooth/Ant+
Garmin Vivoactive HR Review	13		13	Yes (with USB=Garmin)	No	No	Yes	Ant+
Garmin 920XT Review	24	19	40	No (terminates)	Yes	Record	Yes	Ant+
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Review	13		13		No		Yes	Bluetooth/Ant+
Garmin Vivoactive Review	10	10	10	Yes (with USB=Garmin)	No	No	Yes	Ant+
Suunto Spartan Trainer Review	10	11	30	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Bluetooth
Suunto Ambit2 Review	15		50	Yes	Yes	Record	Yes	Ant+
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review	20		100	Yes	Yes	Record	Yes	Bluetooth
Suunto Spartan Ultra Review	18	17	26	Yes, but can't be worn	Yes	Record	Yes	Bluetooth
Garmin Fenix 2 Review	15		50	Yes (with USB=Garmin)	Yes	No	Yes	Ant+
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review	10	10.5	100	Yes	Yes	Record	Yes	Bluetooth
Suunto Ambit2 R Review	8	7.3	25	Yes	Yes	Record	Yes	Ant+
Garmin 235 Review	11		11	Yes, but no optical HR	Yes	No	Yes	Ant+
Garmin 620 Review	10		10	No (resets)	Yes	Record	Yes	Ant+
Garmin 910XT Review	20		20	Yes, but no display	Yes	Record	No	Ant+
Garmin 310XT Review	20		20	Yes, but no display	No	No	No	Ant+
Garmin 225 Review	10	11	10	No (resets)	No	No	Yes	Ant+
TomTom Cardio Runner Review	8	6.3	8	No (resets)	No	No	Yes	Bluetooth HR
Polar V800 Review	13	24	50	No (terminates)	Yes	Display	Predictive	Bluetooth
Polar M430 Review	8	8	8	No	No	No	Yes	Bluetooth
Polar M400 Review	8		8	Yes, but can't be worn	No	No	No	Bluetooth
Garmin 610 Review	8		8	Yes, but no display	Yes	Record	No	Ant+
Leikr Review	5	6.5	5	Yes, but can't be worn	No	No	Yes (few hours)	Ant+
Epson SF-510 Review	30	30	30	No	No	No	Yes (few hours)	Bluetooth HR
Epson SF-810 Review	20	26	20	No	No	No	Yes (few hours)	None
Garmin 10 Review	5		5	No	No	No	No	None

6 Navigation Features

Review	Color Maps	Breadcrumbs	Courses	To Waypoint	Compass	Reverse course	Beeline to start	Connect IQ	Altimeter
Garmin Epix Review	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Garmin Fenix 5X Review	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Garmin Fenix 3 Review	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Garmin 935 Review	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Garmin Vivoactive HR Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Garmin 920XT Review	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Garmin Vivoactive 3 Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Garmin Vivoactive Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Suunto Spartan Trainer Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Suunto Ambit2 Review	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Suunto Spartan Ultra Review	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Garmin Fenix 2 Review	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Suunto Ambit2 R Review	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Garmin 235 Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Garmin 620 Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Garmin 910XT Review	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Garmin 310XT Review	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Garmin 225 Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
TomTom Cardio Runner Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Polar V800 Review	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Polar M430 Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Polar M400 Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Garmin 610 Review	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Leikr Review	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Epson SF-510 Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Epson SF-810 Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Garmin 10 Review	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

For "navigation":

• Color Maps gives you full color maps, rather like a smart phone, with roads and paths marked out.
• Track Outline is a display of where you've run, rather like a breadcrumb trail. If there are maps, the outline is superimposed otherwise this is just the outline on its own without any context.
• Course Outline is an outline of a route that can be downloaded. I've found this useful during ultras or in unfamiliar cities where I've needed to know where to go.
• Back To Start is a simple arrow point to your starting point, so it won't help you backtrack.
• Back To Waypoint returns you to a previously marked location using a simple arrow to point.
• Compass. A magnetic compass can help you orient yourself or the map. Without a magnetic compass you have to be moving for the GPS to give you a sense of direction.

(Older Reviews: Polar RC3 GPS, Soleus 1.0, Motorola Motoactv.)