Garmin Forerunner 935

Advantages: software, graphs, it is convenient to watch the training parameters automatic synchronization with traningpeak, strava records the quality of sleep well, the application is perfectly implemented on the mobile, everything is beautifully clear and understandable UPD After a couple of years: - red heart rate sensors are able to measure running power, an interesting metric. - the clock is still alive, it works correctly, although it gets decently ...

Disadvantages: There are very few high-quality watchfaces, it also concerns widgets and datafields. there are watchfaces that slow down the screen change. In a triathlete set, the strap of the heart rate sensors is not removable, the belt is torn and you need to buy a new heart rate sensor. small built-in memory, 33 slots for watchface widgets and other altimeter always lies, this can be seen from the graphs, I ran for an hour in the stadium, the altimeter showed 22m of UPD set after a couple of years: - complete sensors have a narrow strap, so it does not hold well and falls off, I have one such a problem? - the last update of Garmin Connect broke the notifications from the phone ... - as it turned out, an old known problem, when swimming in the sea at an altitude of 0m, the altimeter loses its calibration, either take off the watch before swimming in the sea or calibrate, it's strange that Garmin hasn't fixed it for so many years this problem.

Comment: The player function is very lacking, because of this I have to take my phone for jogging ... I charge once a week, 1-2 workouts a day, auto-backlight off, the screen is perfectly readable in the sun without backlighting, in the dark you need to turn on the backlight. The watch is lightweight, weightless, constantly writing heart rate, you can better analyze the state after training. The watch has an adaptive track recording, writes from 20 to 50 records per minute, after setting "every second" it began to write 60 records per minute, about twice as many "points" on a similar track.

Advantages: Excellent design, intuitive simple control menu, autonomous operating time.

Disadvantages: Here's a slightly larger screen

Comment: For half a year I chose a waterproof watch. Just a modern clock without music and touchscreen. Around everyone wears a "well-known square watch" and I've heard enough of how inconvenient it is to use them in the pool))) and that you need to charge every day. Somehow I heard about Garmin and great push-button controls. The choice was between Fenix ​​and Forerunner. Phoenix is ​​good, but I don't need maps. I took Forerunner and I am happy as an elephant.

Advantages: Moved from Ambit 3 Peak - great watch - very easy to customize screens, set interval workouts, sync at once! Satellites catch quickly, mileage and sets are considered norms, they do not lie much. Both the app and the web version are very convenient. A big plus is also light.

Disadvantages: The most important is the optical heart rate monitor! One of the reasons for the purchase was the partial abandonment of the chest heart rate monitor. Yes, I was prepared for less accurate readings, but in fact they are just wrong most of the time! At short intervals, ok, they do not have time to count the changes in the heart rate, but often on regular runs, the heart rate goes to 160-170, once on the bike they showed 210. Whoever watches the pulse - a chest heart rate monitor will definitely need! And optical - well, just measure outside of training. You can take Chinese, it works fine. Or HRM Run - more stats, but significantly more expensive. A slight minus 1 - compared to Ambit 3 Peak - they sit down a little faster. A small minus 2 - VO2Max is considered correct only if you do most of your workouts on a gentle slope, sets are not counted.

Comment: I really liked the watch, but for the price of 935 you can get 735 with heart rate monitors, which I recommend.

Advantages: An excellent watch, aimed primarily at people involved in sports. Wide range of running sports functions - heart rate, pace, distance, interval work. You can set up running with a virtual opponent at a given pace, you can create and upload a workout manually, you can connect to the training program and receive tasks according to the calendar. Huge selection of sports! But it's optimal, of course, for running. incredibly light for their size - you don't feel them on your hand at all during training and races. The ability to pair the watch with add. accessories for more accurate data collection. Total integration into sports services - Strava, Runtastic, etc. Everything is automatically loaded either when you connect to your phone or when you are in your home wi-fi network. The ability to hook the watch to GPS, Glonass, Galileo - both separately and in combination. The accuracy of data recording is always the highest (I have a discrepancy with the official timing at the 6 sec by 10 km race, which can be attributed to the permissible error and cutoff time). Incredibly durable battery - with daily use and 4 workouts, the watch lasted 9 full days without recharging. The fashionable Apple Watch never dreamed of this. The display is clear and perfectly readable in any light and weather - even better in bright sunny weather than in the dark. Button control, which guarantees the accuracy of pressing and the ability to use the buttons even in dry weather, even under water.

Disadvantages: Not a very colorful and contrasting screen with a rather large frame for such dimensions of the watch itself. Feature visualization for 2019 is weak. When switching from one widget to another or from screen to screen, decent slowdowns are noticeable. Mineral glass, not resistant to scratches - solved with a film from aliexpress for 70 rubles. The price is not humane - 500 euros for a basic model without additional sensors is quite a lot, but good things are rarely cheap.

Comment: I am very pleased with the watch and all their disadvantages pale in comparison with the incredible functionality that is in them! It is a workhorse that focuses on accuracy. and not on the external wow effect.

Advantages: Very user-friendly interface, many individual settings, many really useful functions, the duration of the work from one charge.

Disadvantages: I did not notice any serious ones. Of nagging, they still need to be charged))

Comment: Very cool watch!

Advantages: I recommend the watch for those who run every day and lead an active image ..... For other people it is better to take an apple .....

Disadvantages: Maybe the screen itself isn't that impressive.

Comment: But running controls cool ...