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! __small__  class="unsortable" |  
 
! __small__  class="unsortable" |  
 
Review
 
Review
! Rating for<br/>
+
! Score
casual runners
+
! How far did<br/>
! Rating for<br/>
+
you run?
marathon runners
+
! How fast are<br/>
! Rating for<br/>
+
you running?
ultrarunners
+
! Where are<br/>you?
! Value for<br/>money
+
! What's your<br/>cadence?
 +
! Value for money
 
! class="unsortable" |  
 
! class="unsortable" |  
With Heart Rate Monitor
+
Price at Amazon.com
! class="unsortable" |
 
Without Heart Rate Monitor
 
|-
 
| [[Garmin 920XT| Garmin 920XT Review]]
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |10
 
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |8
 
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |7
 
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |8
 
| {{Garmin 920XT with HRM}}
 
| {{Garmin 920XT without HRM}}
 
|-
 
| [[Garmin 620| Garmin 620 Review]]
 
| style="background-color: #8ACA7E;" |9
 
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |7
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |7
 
| {{Garmin 620 with HRM}}
 
| {{Garmin 620 without HRM}}
 
|-
 
| [[Polar V800| Polar V800 Review]]
 
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |8
 
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |8
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |6
 
| style="background-color: #FDD57F;" |5
 
| {{Polar V800 With HRM}}
 
| {{Polar V800 Without HRM}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garmin Epix| Garmin Epix Review]]
 
| [[Garmin Epix| Garmin Epix Review]]
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |8
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |17
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |7
+
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |8
+
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |7
+
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
|
+
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |4
 
| {{Garmin Epix without HRM}}
 
| {{Garmin Epix without HRM}}
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Garmin 610| Garmin 610 Review]]
+
| [[Garmin 910XT| Garmin 910XT Review]]
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |8
+
| style="background-color: #A2D07F;" |15
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |10
+
| style="background-color: #E9E583;" |4
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
+
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |10
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| {{Garmin 610 with HRM}}
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| {{Garmin 610 without HRM}}
+
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |6
 +
| {{Garmin 910XT without HRM}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garmin 310XT| Garmin 310XT Review]]
 
| [[Garmin 310XT| Garmin 310XT Review]]
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |7
+
| style="background-color: #C1DA81;" |14
| style="background-color: #8ACA7E;" |9
+
| style="background-color: #E9E583;" |4
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |8
+
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |10
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |10
| {{Garmin 310XT with HRM}}
 
 
| {{Garmin 310XT without HRM}}
 
| {{Garmin 310XT without HRM}}
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Suunto Ambit2 R| Suunto Ambit2 R Review]]
+
| [[Garmin 610| Garmin 610 Review]]
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |7
+
| style="background-color: #C1DA81;" |14
| style="background-color: #D8E082;" |7
+
| style="background-color: #E9E583;" |4
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |6
+
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |6
+
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
| {{Suunto Ambit2 R with HRM}}
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |7
 +
| {{Garmin 610 without HRM}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[Suunto Ambit3| Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #E0E383;" |13
 +
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |3
 +
| {{Suunto Ambit3 Peak without HRM}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[Suunto Ambit3| Suunto Ambit3 Run Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #E0E383;" |13
 +
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #E5E483;" |5
 +
| {{Suunto Ambit3 Run without HRM}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[Garmin 920XT| Garmin 920XT Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |12
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |1
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |3
 +
| {{Garmin 920XT without HRM}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[Suunto Ambit2| Suunto Ambit2 R Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |12
 +
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |4
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |2
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |6
 
| {{Suunto Ambit2 R without HRM}}
 
| {{Suunto Ambit2 R without HRM}}
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Garmin 910XT| Garmin 910XT Review]]
+
| [[Suunto Ambit2| Suunto Ambit2 Review]]
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |6
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |12
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |8
+
| style="background-color: #E9E583;" |4
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |8
+
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |6
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| {{Garmin 910XT with HRM}}
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
| {{Garmin 910XT without HRM}}
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |4
 +
| {{Suunto Ambit2 without HRM}}
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Motorola Motoactv| Motorola Motoactv Review]]
+
| [[Garmin 620| Garmin 620 Review]]
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |6
+
| style="background-color: #FEDF81;" |11
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |3
+
| style="background-color: #E9E583;" |4
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |4
+
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
| Not available as a package
+
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |3
| {{Motoactv without HRM}}
+
| {{Garmin 620 without HRM}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[Garmin Fenix 2| Garmin Fenix 2 Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #FEDF81;" |11
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
 +
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |3
 +
| {{Fenix 2 without HRM}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[Polar V800| Polar V800 Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #FDD37F;" |10
 +
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
 +
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |3
 +
| {{Polar V800 Without HRM}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[TomTom Cardio Runner| TomTom Cardio Runner Review]]
 
| [[TomTom Cardio Runner| TomTom Cardio Runner Review]]
| style="background-color: #FDD57F;" |5
+
| style="background-color: #FBAF78;" |7
| style="background-color: #FDD57F;" |5
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FDD57F;" |5
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |4
 
| {{TomTom Cardio Runner without HRM}}
 
| {{TomTom Cardio Runner without HRM}}
| Separate HR strap not needed
 
|-
 
| [[Garmin Fenix 2| Garmin Fenix 2 Review]]
 
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |2
 
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |2
 
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |4
 
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |4
 
| {{Fenix 2 with HRM}}
 
| {{Fenix 2 without HRM}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Polar M400| Polar M400 Review]]
 
| [[Polar M400| Polar M400 Review]]
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |2
+
| style="background-color: #F9806F;" |3
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |2
+
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
 +
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
 
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |2
 
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |2
| {{Polar M400 With HRM}}
 
 
| {{Polar M400 Without HRM}}
 
| {{Polar M400 Without HRM}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garmin 10| Garmin 10 Review]]
 
| [[Garmin 10| Garmin 10 Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |1
 +
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #F97E6F;" |1
+
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |1
| Not supported
 
 
| {{Garmin 10 without HRM}}  
 
| {{Garmin 10 without HRM}}  
 
|}
 
|}
Older Reviews: [[Polar RC3 GPS]], [[Soleus 1.0]].
+
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=
 
=Features=
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:80%"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:80%"
 
! __small__  class="unsortable" |  
 
! __small__  class="unsortable" |  
 
Review
 
Review
 +
! Rating for<br/>
 +
casual runners
 
! [[GPS Accuracy|GPS <br/>Accuracy]]
 
! [[GPS Accuracy|GPS <br/>Accuracy]]
 
! Weight (oz)
 
! Weight (oz)
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Data Upload
 
Data Upload
 
! Battery<br/>Life (hr)
 
! Battery<br/>Life (hr)
 +
! Tested Battery<br/>Life (hr)
 
! Extended<br/>Battery<br/>Life (hr)
 
! Extended<br/>Battery<br/>Life (hr)
 
! class="unsortable" |  
 
! class="unsortable" |  
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! class="unsortable" |  
 
! class="unsortable" |  
 
Sensors
 
Sensors
|-
 
| [[Garmin 920XT| Garmin 920XT Review]]
 
| style="background-color: #F2E884;" |6.0
 
| style="background-color: #DBE081;" |2.2
 
| style="background-color: #FFDF82;" |35
 
| style="background-color: #FCEB84;" data-sort-value="609"|29 x 21 (609mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #9ECF7F;" data-sort-value="30340"|205 x 148 (30.3K total)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]/[[Heart Rate Monitor]]/Alert
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |24
 
| style="background-color: #90CB7E;" |40
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Map of current route
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garmin Epix| Garmin Epix Review]]
 
| [[Garmin Epix| Garmin Epix Review]]
| style="background-color: #FA9A74;" |4.4
+
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" |9
 +
| style="background-color: #FA9F75;" |5.3
 
| style="background-color: #FB8F73;" |3.0
 
| style="background-color: #FB8F73;" |3.0
| style="background-color: #FCA878;" |48
+
| style="background-color: #FCA677;" |48
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" data-sort-value="609"|29 x 21 (609mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" data-sort-value="609"|29 x 21 (609mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" data-sort-value="30340"|205 x 148 (30.3K total)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" data-sort-value="30340"|205 x 148 (30.3K total)
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |24
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |24
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |50
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |17.6
 +
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |50
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Full color maps  
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Full color maps  
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Garmin 620| Garmin 620 Review]]
+
| [[Garmin 910XT| Garmin 910XT Review]]
| style="background-color: #C6DB81;" |6.5
+
| style="background-color: #FED880;" |6
| style="background-color: #87C87D;" |1.5
+
| style="background-color: #D1DE82;" |7.4
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |20
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" data-sort-value="507"|25.4 (round) (507mm<sup>2</sup>)
+
| style="background-color: #FCA276;" |49
| style="background-color: #C0D981;" data-sort-value="25447"|180 diameter (25.4K total)
+
| style="background-color: #D9E182;" data-sort-value="660"|33 x 20 (660mm<sup>2</sup>)
 +
| style="background-color: #FEE783;" data-sort-value="16000"|160 x 100 (16K total)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]/[[Heart Rate Monitor]]/Alert
 
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #F5E984;" |10
+
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |[[Footpod]]/Alert
| style="background-color: #FBAA77;" |10
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
+
| style="background-color: #9CCF7F;" |20
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
+
|  
 +
| style="background-color: #FDCA7D;" |20
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Map of current route
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
+
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Polar V800| Polar V800 Review]]
+
| [[Garmin 310XT| Garmin 310XT Review]]
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |7.6
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |7
| style="background-color: #FDB47A;" |2.8
+
| style="background-color: #C1D981;" |7.5
| style="background-color: #F2E783;" |31
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
| style="background-color: #F98670;" data-sort-value="529"|23 x 23 (529mm<sup>2</sup>)
+
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |63
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" data-sort-value="16384"|128 x 128 (16.4K total)
+
| style="background-color: #D9E182;" data-sort-value="660"|33 x 20 (660mm<sup>2</sup>)
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (30m)
+
| style="background-color: #FEE783;" data-sort-value="16000"|160 x 100 (16K total)
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited [[Footpod]]
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited
 
| style="background-color: #D6E082;" |13
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |50
 
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start
+
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |[[Footpod]]
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Display
+
| style="background-color: #9CCF7F;" |20
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Predictive
+
|  
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
+
| style="background-color: #FDCA7D;" |20
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Map of current route
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garmin 610| Garmin 610 Review]]
 
| [[Garmin 610| Garmin 610 Review]]
| style="background-color: #CEDD82;" |6.4
+
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |8
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |7.1
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
| style="background-color: #FDC67D;" |41
+
| style="background-color: #FDC37D;" |41
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" data-sort-value="507"|25.4 (round) (507mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" data-sort-value="507"|25.4 (round) (507mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #FDCB7D;" data-sort-value="12868"|128 diameter (12.9K total)
 
| style="background-color: #FDCB7D;" data-sort-value="12868"|128 diameter (12.9K total)
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Footpod/Alert
+
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |[[Footpod]]/Alert
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDCA7D;" |8
+
| style="background-color: #FA9974;" |8
| style="background-color: #FA9072;" |8
+
|  
 +
| style="background-color: #F97C6E;" |8
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Garmin 310XT| Garmin 310XT Review]]
+
| [[Suunto Ambit3| Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review]]
| style="background-color: #FBEA84;" |5.9
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |7
 +
| style="background-color: #83C77D;" |7.9
 +
| style="background-color: #F97C6F;" |3.1
 +
| style="background-color: #F0E683;" |30
 +
| style="background-color: #D9E082;" data-sort-value="507"|25.4 (round) (507mm<sup>2</sup>)
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" data-sort-value="12868"|128 diameter (12.9K total)
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (100m)
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #9CCF7F;" |20
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |10.5
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |100
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Optional
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start arrow, Course maps
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
 +
|-
 +
| [[Suunto Ambit3| Suunto Ambit3 Run Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |8
 +
| style="background-color: #83C77D;" |7.9
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |63
+
| style="background-color: #F0E683;" |30
| style="background-color: #D9E182;" data-sort-value="660"|33 x 20 (660mm<sup>2</sup>)
+
| style="background-color: #D9E082;" data-sort-value="660"|33 x 20 (660mm<sup>2</sup>)
| style="background-color: #FEE783;" data-sort-value="16000"|160 x 100 (16K total)
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" data-sort-value="16000"|160 x 100 (16K total)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #FCBA7A;" |10
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |10.5
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |100
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Optional
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start arrow, Course maps
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Footpod
+
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #8DCA7E;" |20
+
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
| style="background-color: #E9E583;" |20
+
|-
 +
| [[Garmin 920XT| Garmin 920XT Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |10
 +
| style="background-color: #FDD67F;" |6.6
 +
| style="background-color: #D8DF81;" |2.2
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |35
 +
| style="background-color: #FCEB84;" data-sort-value="609"|29 x 21 (609mm<sup>2</sup>)
 +
| style="background-color: #9ECF7F;" data-sort-value="30340"|205 x 148 (30.3K total)
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]/[[Heart Rate Monitor]]/Alert
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |24
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |19
 +
| style="background-color: #E0E383;" |40
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Map of current route
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Map of current route
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
+
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Suunto Ambit2 R| Suunto Ambit2 R Review]]
+
| [[Suunto Ambit2| Suunto Ambit2 R Review]]
| style="background-color: #FEE883;" |5.8
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |7
 +
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |7.6
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
| style="background-color: #E5E382;" |30
+
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |30
 
| style="background-color: #D9E082;" data-sort-value="661"|29 (round) (661mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #D9E082;" data-sort-value="661"|29 (round) (661mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" data-sort-value="16384"|128 x 128 (16.4K total)
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" data-sort-value="16384"|128 x 128 (16.4K total)
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| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Internal/Footpod
+
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDCA7D;" |8
+
| style="background-color: #FA9974;" |8
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |25
+
| style="background-color: #F98770;" |7.3
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |25
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start map
+
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start arrow, Course maps
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Garmin 910XT| Garmin 910XT Review]]
+
| [[Suunto Ambit2| Suunto Ambit2 Review]]
| style="background-color: #ABD380;" |6.8
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |7
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
+
| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |7.6
| style="background-color: #FCA477;" |49
+
| style="background-color: #F97C6F;" |3.1
| style="background-color: #D9E182;" data-sort-value="660"|33 x 20 (660mm<sup>2</sup>)
+
| style="background-color: #F0E683;" |30
| style="background-color: #FEE783;" data-sort-value="16000"|160 x 100 (16K total)
+
| style="background-color: #D9E082;" data-sort-value="660"|33 x 20 (660mm<sup>2</sup>)
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
+
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" data-sort-value="16000"|160 x 100 (16K total)
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (100m)
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Footpod/Alert
+
| style="background-color: #E3E383;" |15
 +
|  
 +
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |50
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #8DCA7E;" |20
+
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start arrow, Course maps
| style="background-color: #E9E583;" |20
 
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Map of current route
+
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Motorola Motoactv| Motorola Motoactv Review]]
+
| [[Garmin 620| Garmin 620 Review]]
|  
+
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |8
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |1.2
+
| style="background-color: #FEE282;" |6.9
 +
| style="background-color: #7CC57C;" |1.5
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |20
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |20
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" data-sort-value="832"|32 x 26 (832mm<sup>2</sup>)
+
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" data-sort-value="507"|25.4 (round) (507mm<sup>2</sup>)
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" data-sort-value="38720"|176x220 (38.7K total)
+
| style="background-color: #C0D981;" data-sort-value="25447"|180 diameter (25.4K total)
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |Poor (~IPX7)
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Footpod
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]/[[Heart Rate Monitor]]/Alert
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #F98971;" |6
+
| style="background-color: #FCBA7A;" |10
| style="background-color: #F8766D;" |6
+
|  
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
+
| style="background-color: #F98971;" |10
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Full color maps
 
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
|-
 
| [[TomTom Cardio Runner| TomTom Cardio Runner Review]]
 
| style="background-color: #FCBB7A;" |5.0
 
| style="background-color: #DBE081;" |2.2
 
| style="background-color: #E5E382;" |30
 
| style="background-color: #FBA276;" data-sort-value="550"|22 x 25 (550mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #C9DC81;" data-sort-value="24192"|144 x 168 (24.2K total)
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes (optical)
 
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Internal/Footpod
 
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDCA7D;" |8
+
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
| style="background-color: #FA9072;" |8
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garmin Fenix 2| Garmin Fenix 2 Review]]
 
| [[Garmin Fenix 2| Garmin Fenix 2 Review]]
| style="background-color: #FBAB77;" |4.7
+
| style="background-color: #FA8E72;" |2
 +
| style="background-color: #FBA777;" |5.5
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |3.2
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |3.2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |32
+
| style="background-color: #FFE784;" |32
 
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" data-sort-value="755"|31 (round) (755mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #98CE7F;" data-sort-value="755"|31 (round) (755mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #F87B6E;" data-sort-value="3848"|70 diameter (3.8K total)
 
| style="background-color: #F87B6E;" data-sort-value="3848"|70 diameter (3.8K total)
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]/[[Heart Rate Monitor]]/Alert
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]/[[Heart Rate Monitor]]/Alert
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #C1DA81;" |15
+
| style="background-color: #E3E383;" |15
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |50
+
|  
 +
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |50
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Map of current route
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Map of current route
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
 +
|-
 +
| [[Polar V800| Polar V800 Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |7
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |8.1
 +
| style="background-color: #FDB47A;" |2.8
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |31
 +
| style="background-color: #F98670;" data-sort-value="529"|23 x 23 (529mm<sup>2</sup>)
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" data-sort-value="16384"|128 x 128 (16.4K total)
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (30m)
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited [[Footpod]]
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited
 +
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |13
 +
|  
 +
| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |50
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Display
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Predictive
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
 +
|-
 +
| [[TomTom Cardio Runner| TomTom Cardio Runner Review]]
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC57C;" |5
 +
| style="background-color: #FEDA80;" |6.7
 +
| style="background-color: #D8DF81;" |2.2
 +
| style="background-color: #F0E683;" |30
 +
| style="background-color: #FBA276;" data-sort-value="550"|22 x 25 (550mm<sup>2</sup>)
 +
| style="background-color: #C9DC81;" data-sort-value="24192"|144 x 168 (24.2K total)
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes (optical)
 +
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #FA9974;" |8
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |6.3
 +
| style="background-color: #F97C6E;" |8
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 +
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 +
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Bluetooth
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Polar M400| Polar M400 Review]]
 
| [[Polar M400| Polar M400 Review]]
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |3.5
+
| style="background-color: #FA8E72;" |2
| style="background-color: #C3D980;" |2.0
+
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |4.0
| style="background-color: #97CD7E;" |24
+
| style="background-color: #BED880;" |2.0
 +
| style="background-color: #9BCE7E;" |24
 
| style="background-color: #F98670;" data-sort-value="529"|23 x 23 (529mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #F98670;" data-sort-value="529"|23 x 23 (529mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" data-sort-value="16384"|128 x 128 (16.4K total)
 
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" data-sort-value="16384"|128 x 128 (16.4K total)
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| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited [[Footpod]]
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited [[Footpod]]
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited
| style="background-color: #FDCA7D;" |8
+
| style="background-color: #FA9974;" |8
| style="background-color: #FA9072;" |8
+
|  
 +
| style="background-color: #F97C6E;" |8
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start
 
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garmin 10| Garmin 10 Review]]
 
| [[Garmin 10| Garmin 10 Review]]
| style="background-color: #F98A71;" |4.1
+
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #6FC17B;" |1.3
+
| style="background-color: #FA9273;" |5.0
| style="background-color: #FFE784;" |33
+
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |1.3
 +
| style="background-color: #FFE383;" |33
 
| style="background-color: #FEE582;" data-sort-value="600"|25 x 24 (600mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #FEE582;" data-sort-value="600"|25 x 24 (600mm<sup>2</sup>)
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" data-sort-value="1760"|55 x 32 (1.8K total)
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" data-sort-value="1760"|55 x 32 (1.8K total)
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| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |5
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |5
 +
|  
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |5
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |5
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
 
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No

Revision as of 14:51, 25 September 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 17 2 5 5 5 4 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 910XT Review 15 4 5 3 3 6 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 310XT Review 14 4 5 3 2 10 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 610 Review 14 4 5 2 3 7 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review 13 5 2 3 3 3 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review 13 5 2 3 3 5 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 920XT Review 12 3 1 3 5 3 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Suunto Ambit2 R Review 12 4 2 3 3 6 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Suunto Ambit2 Review 12 4 2 3 3 4 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 620 Review 11 4 2 0 5 3 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin Fenix 2 Review 11 2 1 3 5 3 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Polar V800 Review 10 5 2 2 1 3 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
TomTom Cardio Runner Review 7 3 1 0 3 4 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Polar M400 Review 3 0 0 2 1 2 Error: Could not parse data from Amazon!
Garmin 10 Review 1 1 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

Rating for

casual runners

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

Garmin Epix Review 9 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+
Garmin 910XT Review 6 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 310XT Review 7 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 8 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+
Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review 7 7.9 3.1 30 25.4 (round) (507mm2) 128 diameter (12.9K total) Good (100m) No Yes Internal/Footpod Yes 20 10.5 100 Optional Back to start arrow, Course maps Yes Record Yes Bluetooth
Suunto Ambit3 Run Review 8 7.9 2.5 30 33 x 20 (660mm2) 160 x 100 (16K total) Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod Yes 10 10.5 100 Optional Back to start arrow, Course maps Yes Record Yes Bluetooth
Garmin 920XT Review 10 6.6 2.2 35 29 x 21 (609mm2) 205 x 148 (30.3K total) Good (50m) No Yes Internal/Footpod/Heart Rate Monitor/Alert Yes 24 19 40 Yes Map of current route Yes Record Yes Ant+
Suunto Ambit2 R Review 7 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+
Suunto Ambit2 Review 7 7.6 3.1 30 33 x 20 (660mm2) 160 x 100 (16K total) Good (100m) No Yes Internal/Footpod Yes 15   50 Yes Back to start arrow, Course maps Yes Record Yes Ant+
Garmin 620 Review 8 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+
Garmin Fenix 2 Review 2 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+
Polar V800 Review 7 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
TomTom Cardio Runner Review 5 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
Polar M400 Review 2 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
Garmin 10 Review 0 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