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{{:Best Running Watch-SummaryTable}}
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.
# The "How far you've run assumes using " will be based on GPS only for "without Footpod" and is "with Standard Footpod", but based only on [[GPS Accuracy]], not using a [[Stryd if supported in the "with Stryd Footpod]] or [[Stryd]]" table..
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# I give 1-2 bonus points for application support and , 1-2 bonus points for data upload, 1-2 bonus points for Optical Heart Rate Monitoring, and 0-1 bonus points for battery life.
# 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.
=Score Breakdown without a Footpod=
| [[Garmin Fenix 5X| Garmin Fenix 5X Review]]
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |2017
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| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |3.5
| style="background-color: #FED480;" |36
| [[Garmin 910XT| Garmin 910XT Review]]
| style="background-color: #BFD981;" |20
|
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |20
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Yes, but no display
| [[Suunto Ambit3| Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review]]
| style="background-color: #BFD981;" |20
|
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |100
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| [[Garmin 310XT| Garmin 310XT Review]]
| style="background-color: #BFD981;" |20
|
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |20
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Yes, but no display
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Yes, but can't be worn
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Bluetooth/Ant+
| [[Garmin 610| Garmin 610 Review]]
| style="background-color: #FA9974;" |8
|
| style="background-color: #F98370;" |8
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Yes, but no display
| [[Suunto Ambit2| Suunto Ambit2 Review]]
| style="background-color: #EDE683;" |15
|
| style="background-color: #C5DB81;" |50
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| [[Garmin 235| Garmin 235 Review]]
| style="background-color: #FDCA7D;" |11
|
| style="background-color: #FA9D75;" |11
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes, but no optical HR
| [[Garmin Vivoactive HR | Garmin Vivoactive HR Review]]
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |13
|
| style="background-color: #FBAE78;" |13
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes (with USB=Garmin)
| [[Garmin Fenix 2| Garmin Fenix 2 Review]]
| style="background-color: #EDE683;" |15
|
| style="background-color: #C5DB81;" |50
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes (with USB=Garmin)
| [[Garmin 620| Garmin 620 Review]]
| style="background-color: #FCBA7A;" |10
|
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |10
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No (resets)
| [[Polar M400| Polar M400 Review]]
| style="background-color: #FA9974;" |8
|
| style="background-color: #F98370;" |8
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Yes, but can't be worn
| [[Garmin 10| Garmin 10 Review]]
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |5
|
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |5
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
