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! Rating forScore! How far did<br/>casual runnersyou run?! Rating forHow fast are<br/>marathon runnersyou running?! Rating forWhere are<br/>ultrarunnersyou?! Value forWhat's your<br/>cadence?! Value for money
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| [[Garmin Epix| Garmin Epix Review]]
| style="background-color: #B1D58063BE7B;" |817| style="background-color: #D8E082FCBF7B;" |72| style="background-color: #B1D580D3DF82;" |85| style="background-color: #D8E082D3DF82;" |75| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |4
| {{Garmin Epix without HRM}}
|-
| [[Garmin 610910XT| Garmin 610 910XT Review]]| style="background-color: #B1D580A2D07F;" |815| style="background-color: #63BE7BE9E583;" |104| style="background-color: #F8696BD3DF82;" |05| style="background-color: #63BE7BFFEB84;" |103| {{Garmin 610 with HRM}}style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |6| {{Garmin 610 910XT without HRM}}
|-
| [[Garmin 310XT| Garmin 310XT Review]]
| style="background-color: #D8E082C1DA81;" |714| style="background-color: #8ACA7EE9E583;" |94| style="background-color: #B1D580D3DF82;" |85| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |10
| {{Garmin 310XT without HRM}}
|-
| [[Garmin 610| Garmin 610 Review]]| style="background-color: #C1DA81;" |14| style="background-color: #E9E583;" |4| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2| 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 Ambit2 RAmbit3 Peak without HRM}}|-| [[Suunto Ambit3| Suunto Ambit2 R Ambit3 Run Review]]| style="background-color: #D8E082E0E383;" |13| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |75| style="background-color: #D8E082FCBF7B;" |72| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |63| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |63| style="background-color: #E5E483;" |5| {{Suunto Ambit2 R with 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}}
|-
| [[Garmin 910XTSuunto Ambit2| Garmin 910XT Suunto Ambit2 Review]]| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |612| style="background-color: #B1D580E9E583;" |84| style="background-color: #B1D580FCBF7B;" |82| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |63| {{Garmin 910XT with HRM}}style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |4| {{Garmin 910XT Suunto Ambit2 without HRM}}
|-
| [[Motorola MotoactvGarmin 620| Motorola Motoactv Garmin 620 Review]]| style="background-color: #FFEB84FEDF81;" |611| style="background-color: #FBAA77E9E583;" |34| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |3| {{Garmin 620 without HRM}}|-| [[Garmin Fenix 2| Garmin Fenix 2 Review]]| style="background-color: #FEDF81;" |11| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |42| Not available as a packagestyle="background-color: #FA9473;" |1| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |3| style="background-color: #D3DF82;" |5| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |3| {{Motoactv 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]]
| style="background-color: #FDD57FFBAF78;" |57| style="background-color: #FDD57FFFEB84;" |53| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FDD57FFFEB84;" |53| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |4
| {{TomTom Cardio Runner without HRM}}
|-
| [[Polar M400| Polar M400 Review]]
| style="background-color: #FA9473F9806F;" |23| style="background-color: #FA9473F8696B;" |20
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |0
| style="background-color: #FCBF7B;" |2
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |1
| style="background-color: #FA9473;" |2
| {{Polar M400 Without HRM}}
|-
| [[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: #F97E6FF8696B;" |1| Not supported
| {{Garmin 10 without HRM}}
|}
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=
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:80%"
! __small__ class="unsortable" |
Review
! Rating for<br/>
casual runners
! [[GPS Accuracy|GPS <br/>Accuracy]]
! Weight (oz)
Data Upload
! Battery<br/>Life (hr)
! Tested Battery<br/>Life (hr)
! Extended<br/>Battery<br/>Life (hr)
! class="unsortable" |
! class="unsortable" |
Sensors
|-
| [[Garmin Epix| Garmin Epix Review]]
| style="background-color: #FA9A7498CE7F;" |49| style="background-color: #FA9F75;" |5.43
| style="background-color: #FB8F73;" |3.0
| style="background-color: #FCA878FCA677;" |48
| 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;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |24
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |17.6| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |50
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Full color maps
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
|-
| [[Garmin 620910XT| Garmin 620 910XT Review]]| style="background-color: #C6DB81FED880;" |6| style="background-color: #D1DE82;" |7.54| style="background-color: #87C87DFFEB84;" |12.5| style="background-color: #63BE7BFCA276;" |2049| style="background-color: #F8696BD9E182;" data-sort-value="507660"|25.4 33 x 20 (round) (507mm660mm<sup>2</sup>)| style="background-color: #C0D981FEE783;" data-sort-value="2544716000"|180 diameter 160 x 100 (25.4K 16K total)
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m)
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #F5E984D9E081;" |10[[Footpod]]/Alert| style="background-color: #FBAA7763BE7B;" |10Yes| style="background-color: #F8696B9CCF7F;" |No20| | style="background-color: #FDCA7D;" |20| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes| style="background-color: #F8696B63BE7B;" |NoMap of current route
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
| style="background-color: #63BE7BF8696B;" |YesNo
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
|-
| [[Polar V800Garmin 310XT| Polar V800 Garmin 310XT Review]]| style="background-color: #63BE7BFFEB84;" |7| style="background-color: #C1D981;" |7.65| style="background-color: #FDB47AFFEB84;" |2.85| style="background-color: #F2E783F8696B;" |3163| style="background-color: #F98670D9E182;" data-sort-value="529660"|23 33 x 23 20 (529mm660mm<sup>2</sup>)| style="background-color: #FFEB84FEE783;" data-sort-value="1638416000"|128 160 x 128 100 (16.4K 16K total)| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (30m50m)| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDC27CD9E081;" |Back to start[[Footpod]]
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDC27C9CCF7F;" |Display20| | 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: #FDC27CF8696B;" |PredictiveNo| style="background-color: #FDC27C63BE7B;" |BluetoothAnt+
|-
| [[Garmin 610| Garmin 610 Review]]
| style="background-color: #CEDD82CCDD82;" |68| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |7.41
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
| style="background-color: #FDC67DFDC37D;" |41
| 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: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |[[Footpod]]/Alert
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDCA7DFA9974;" |8| | style="background-color: #FA9072F97C6E;" |8
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
|-
| [[Garmin 310XTSuunto Ambit3| Garmin 310XT Suunto Ambit3 Peak Review]]| style="background-color: #FBEA84FFEB84;" |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: #F8696BF0E683;" |6330| style="background-color: #D9E182D9E082;" data-sort-value="660"|33 x 20 (660mm<sup>2</sup>)| style="background-color: #FEE783FFEB84;" data-sort-value="16000"|160 x 100 (16K total)
| 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: #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: #D9E081FDC27C;" |FootpodRecord
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #8DCA7EFDC27C;" |20Bluetooth|-| [[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: #E9E58363BE7B;" |20Good (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: #63BE7B;" |19
| style="background-color: #E0E383;" |40
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Map of current route
| style="background-color: #F8696B63BE7B;" |NoYes| style="background-color: #F8696BFDC27C;" |NoRecord| style="background-color: #F8696B63BE7B;" |NoYes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
|-
| [[Suunto Ambit2 R| Suunto Ambit2 R Review]]| style="background-color: #FEE883FFEB84;" |7| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |57.86
| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |2.5
| style="background-color: #E5E382F8696B;" |30
| 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: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]| style="background-color: #FDC27C63BE7B;" |LimitedYes| style="background-color: #FDCA7DFA9974;" |8| style="background-color: #D3DF82F98770;" |7.3| style="background-color: #FFEB84;" |25
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start maparrow, Course maps
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Record
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
|-
| [[Garmin 910XTSuunto Ambit2| Garmin 910XT Suunto Ambit2 Review]]| style="background-color: #ABD380FFEB84;" |7| style="background-color: #B1D580;" |7.6.8| style="background-color: #FFEB84F97C6F;" |23.51| style="background-color: #FCA477F0E683;" |4930| style="background-color: #D9E182D9E082;" data-sort-value="660"|33 x 20 (660mm<sup>2</sup>)| style="background-color: #FEE783FFEB84;" data-sort-value="16000"|160 x 100 (16K total)| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Good (50m100m)| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #D9E081;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #D9E081E3E383;" |Footpod/Alert15| | style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |50
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #8DCA7EFDC27C;" |20| style="background-color: #E9E583;" |20Back to start arrow, Course maps
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7BFDC27C;" |Map of current routeRecord
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Ant+
|-
| [[Motorola MotoactvGarmin 620| Motorola Motoactv Garmin 620 Review]]| style="background-color: #CCDD82;" |8| style="background-color: #FEE282;" |6.9| style="background-color: #63BE7B7CC57C;" |1.25
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |20
| style="background-color: #63BE7BF8696B;" data-sort-value="832507"|32 x 26 25.4 (round) (832mm507mm<sup>2</sup>)| style="background-color: #63BE7BC0D981;" data-sort-value="3872025447"|176x220 180 diameter (3825.7K 4K total)| style="background-color: #F8696B63BE7B;" |Poor Good (~IPX750m)
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #D9E08163BE7B;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]/[[Heart Rate Monitor]]/Alert| style="background-color: #FDC27C63BE7B;" |LimitedYes| style="background-color: #F98971FCBA7A;" |610| style="background-color: #F8766D;" |6 | style="background-color: #F8696BF98971;" |No| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Full color maps 10
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDCA7DFDC27C;" |8| style="background-color: #FA9072;" |8| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |NoRecord
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #FDC27C63BE7B;" |BluetoothAnt+
|-
| [[Garmin Fenix 2| Garmin Fenix 2 Review]]
| style="background-color: #FBAB77FA8E72;" |42| style="background-color: #FBA777;" |5.75
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |3.2
| style="background-color: #FFEB84FFE784;" |32
| 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: #63BE7B;" |Internal/[[Footpod]]/[[Heart Rate Monitor]]/Alert
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #C1DA81E3E383;" |15| | style="background-color: #63BE7BCCDD82;" |50
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Map of current route
| style="background-color: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| 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]]
| style="background-color: #FA8E72;" |2| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |34.50| style="background-color: #C3D980BED880;" |2.0| style="background-color: #97CD7E9BCE7E;" |24
| 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: #FDC27C;" |Limited [[Footpod]]
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Limited
| style="background-color: #FDCA7DFA9974;" |8| | style="background-color: #FA9072F97C6E;" |8
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No
| style="background-color: #FDC27C;" |Back to start
|-
| [[Garmin 10| Garmin 10 Review]]
| style="background-color: #F98A71F8696B;" |40| style="background-color: #FA9273;" |5.10| style="background-color: #6FC17B63BE7B;" |1.3| style="background-color: #FFE784FFE383;" |33
| 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: #63BE7B;" |Yes
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |5
|
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |5
| style="background-color: #F8696B;" |No