Best Running Watch-table
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Review |
Score | How far did you run? |
How fast are you running? |
Where are you? |
What's your cadence? |
Bonus Points | Value for money |
Price at Amazon.com |
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| Garmin Epix Review | 20 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Garmin 920XT Review | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Garmin 910XT Review | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Suunto Ambit3 Run Review | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Leikr Review | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Leikr ($380) |
| Garmin Fenix 3 Review | 18 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Garmin 310XT Review | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Suunto Ambit2 R Review | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Suunto Ambit2 Review | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Polar V800 Review | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Garmin 610 Review | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Garmin 620 Review | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Garmin Vivoactive Review | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| TomTom Cardio Runner Review | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Garmin 235 Review | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Garmin 225 Review | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Garmin Fenix 2 Review | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Polar M400 Review | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Error: Could not parse data from Amazon! |
| Garmin 10 Review | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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), plus some bonus points. I give 1-2 bonus points for application support and 1-2 bonus points for Optical Heart Rate Monitoring. 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
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Review |
GPS Accuracy |
Weight (oz) | Size (CM3) | Display (mm) | Resolution (Pixels) |
Waterproofing |
Pace from |
Heart Rate |
Data Upload |
Battery Life (hr) |
Tested Battery Life (hr) |
Extended Battery Life (hr) |
Altimeter |
Navigation |
Training |
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) | Yes | Yes | Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert | Yes | 24 | 17.6 | 50 | Yes | Full color maps | Yes | Record | Yes | Ant+ | Yes* |
| 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 | Outline of current route | Yes | Record | Yes | Ant+ | No (terminates) |
| 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 | Outline of current route | 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 |
| 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 |
| Leikr Review | 7.5 | 2.4 | 25 | 41 x 31 (1271mm2) | 206 x 148 (76.8K total) | Fair (IPX6) | Yes | Yes | Footpod | Limited | 5 | 6.5 | 5 | No | Full color maps | No | No | Yes (few hours) | Ant+ | Yes, but tricky |
| Garmin Fenix 3 Review | 2.9 | 33 | 30 (round) (726mm2) | 218 diameter (37.3K total) | Good (100m) | Yes | Yes | Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert | Yes | 20 | 22 | 50 | Yes | Outline of current route | Yes | No | Yes | Ant+ | Yes* | |
| 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 | Outline of current route | No | No | No | Ant+ | Yes, but no display | |
| 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 | Internal/Footpod | Limited | 13 | 24 | 50 | Yes | Back to start | Yes | Display | Predictive | Bluetooth | No (terminates) |
| 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 | |
| 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 Vivoactive Review | 1.3 | 13 | 29 x 21 (592mm2) | 205 x 148 (30.3K total) | Good (50m) | No | Yes | Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert | Yes | 10 | 10 | No | Back to start | No | 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 235 Review | 1.5 | 19 | 31 (round) (755mm2) | 215 x 180 (38.7K total) | Good (50m) | No | Yes | Internal/Footpod | Yes | 11 | 11 | No | Back to start | Yes | No | Yes | Ant+ | Yes, but no optical HR | ||
| 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) |
| 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 | Outline of current route | Yes | No | Yes | Ant+ | Yes* | |
| 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 | No |
For "navigation":
- Back to start: is a simple arrow pointing directly to your starting location, so it won't retrace your steps.
- Outline of current route is a simple line showing the shape of your run, but without any preloaded landmarks like roads.
- Course maps are simple outlines of a run without any landmarks like roads.
- Full color maps have landmarks with things like paths and roads, along with a marker to show where you've run so far.