Best Running Watch-table
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Revision as of 15:47, 7 December 2014 by User:Fellrnr (User talk:Fellrnr | contribs)
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Review |
Rating for casual runners |
Rating for marathon runners |
Rating for ultrarunners |
Recommendation Reason |
With Heart Rate Monitor |
Without Heart Rate Monitor |
GPS Accuracy | Weight (oz) | Size (CM3) |
Waterproofing |
Pace from FootPod | Heart Rate Monitor | Cadence | Data Upload | Battery Life (hr) | Altimeter | Navigation | Training Effect | Heart Rate Variability | GPS Pre-cache |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmin 620 Review | 5 | 4 | 2 | Small and feature packed | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! But you need the HRM for many of the features.) |
6.5 | 1.5 | 20 | Good (50m) | No | Yes | Internal/Footpod/HRM (+Alert) | Yes | 10 | No | No | Yes | Record only | Yes |
| Garmin 310XT Review | 4 | 5 | 5 | The best value for money. | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | 5.9 | 2.5 | 63 | Good (50m) | Yes | Yes | Footpod | Yes | 20 | No | Map of current route | No | No | No |
| Garmin 610 Review | 4 | 5 | 2 | Smaller than the 310XT/910XT recommendations. | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | 6.4 | 2.5 | 41 | Fair (IPX7) | Yes | Yes | Footpod (+Alert) | Yes | 8 | No | Back to start | Yes | Record only | No |
| Garmin 910XT Review | 4 | 5 | 5 | A better but more expensive version of the 310XT. | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | 6.8 | 2.5 | 49 | Good (50m) | Yes | Yes | Footpod | Yes | 20 | Yes | Map of current route | Yes | Record only | No |
| Suunto Ambit2 R Review | 4 | 4 | 4 | A good watch at a reasonable price. | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | 5.8 | 2.5 | 30 | Good (50m) | No | Yes | Internal/Footpod | Limited | 8 | No | Back to start map | Yes | Record only | Yes |
| Polar V800 Review | 4 | 4 | 4 | Great accuracy, but pricy | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | 7.6 | 2.8 | 31 | Good (30m) | No | Yes | Footpod | Limited | 13 | Yes | Back to start | Yes | Display | Predictive, not cached |
| Motorola Motoactv Review | 3 | 2 | 1 | If you can live with the flaws, it's brilliant. (Discontinued, so only buy if it's under $150). |
Not available as a package | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | 1.2 | 20 | Poor (IPX7 with seals in place) | No | Yes | Footpod (+Alert) | Limited | 6 | No | Full color maps | No | No | No | |
| TomTom Cardio Runner Review | 3 | 3 | 2 | Heart Rate monitoring without the chest strap | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | Separate HR strap not needed | 5.0 | 2.2 | 30 | Good (50m) | No | Yes (optical) | Internal/Footpod | Yes | 8 | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Polar RC3 GPS Review | 2 | 2 | 2 | Better Heart Rate Monitoring than Garmin. | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | 5.1 | 2 | 29 | Poor (IPX7 with seals in place) | No | Yes | Footpod | Yes (but painful) | 13 | No | No | No | No | No |
| Soleus 1.0 Review | 1 | 1 | 1 | Remarkably cheap, but limited. | Not supported | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | 2 | 28 | Good (30m) | No | No | No | No | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Garmin Fenix 2 Review | 1 | 1 | 3 | The most features, but mediocre GPS Accuracy. | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | 4.7 | 3.2 | 32 | Good (50m) | No | Yes | Internal/Footpod/HRM | Yes | 15 | Yes | Map of current route | Yes | No | Yes |
| Garmin 10 Review | 0 | 0 | 0 | Small and cheap, but appalling GPS Accuracy and there are better watches for not much more. |
Not supported | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! | 4.1 | 1.3 | 33 | Good (50m) | No | No | No | Yes | 5 | No | No | No | No | No |