Garmin Forerunner® 55 is an easy-to-use running smartwatch with pace & distance tracking, personalized training guidance, & a battery life of up to 2 weeks.
What You’ll Love
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| Battery life (smartwatch mode) |
Up to 2 weeks |
| Display type |
Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Water rating |
5 ATM |
General
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| Strap material |
silicone
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| Lens Material |
chemically strengthened glass
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| Quick Release bands |
yes (20 mm, Industry standard) |
| Physical size |
42 x 42 x 11.6 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm
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| Weight |
37 g
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| Display Size |
1.04″ (26.3 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution |
208 x 208 pixels |
| Color display |
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| Battery life |
Smartwatch Mode: Up to 2 weeks
GPS mode: Up to 20 hours
See details
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| Charging method |
Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History |
32 MB |
Clock Features
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| Time/date |
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| GPS Time Sync |
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| Automatic daylight saving time |
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| Alarm clock |
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| Timer |
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| Stopwatch |
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| Sunrise/sunset times |
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Health & Wellness Monitoring
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| Heart rate (constant, every second) |
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| Resting heart rate |
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| Abnormal heart rate alerts |
yes (high and low) |
| Respiration rate |
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| Fitness age |
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| Body Battery™ energy monitor |
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| All-day stress |
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| Relaxation reminders |
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| Relaxation breathing timer |
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| Sleep |
yes (advanced) |
| Hydration |
yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women’s health |
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Sensors
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| GPS |
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| GLONASS |
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| Galileo |
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| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor |
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| Accelerometer |
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Daily Smart Features
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| Find My Phone |
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| Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device) |
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| Connectivity |
Bluetooth®, ANT+® |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) |
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| Smart Notifications |
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| Calendar |
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| Weather forecasts |
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| Controls smartphone music |
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| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile |
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| Smartphone compatibility |
iPhone®, Android™ |
Workout and Training Plans
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| Daily Suggested Workout – Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based) |
yes (limited) |
| Garmin Running Coach Experts |
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| Garmin Coach – Prebuilt Cycling Plans |
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Activity Profiles
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| Gym |
HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping |
| Wellness |
Walking, Pilates, Yoga |
| Indoor running |
Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running |
| Outdoor running |
Running, Outdoor Track Running |
| Cycling |
Biking, Indoor Biking |
| Swim |
Pool Swimming
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Safety and Tracking Features
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| Incident Detection during select activities |
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| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables |
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| Assistance |
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| Live Event Sharing |
Android™ Only |
Activity Tracking Features
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| Step counter |
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| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) |
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| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) |
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| Calories burned |
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| Distance traveled |
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| Intensity minutes |
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| TrueUp™ |
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| Move IQ™ |
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Training, Planning and Analysis Features
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| Customizable data pages |
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| Downloadable training plans |
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| HR zones |
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| HR alerts |
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| HR calories |
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| Recovery time |
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| Auto max HR |
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| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) |
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| Respiration rate (during exercise) |
Yoga and Breathwork only |
| GPS speed and distance |
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| Customizable activity profiles |
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| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt |
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| Interval training |
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| Advanced workouts |
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| HRM running pace and distance |
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| Auto Lap® interval tracking feature |
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| Manual lap |
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| Configurable lap alerts |
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| VO2 Max (Run) |
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| Improved recovery time |
yes (limited) |
| Voice alerts |
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| Finish time |
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| Touch and/or button lock |
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| Activity history on watch |
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| Physio TrueUp |
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Running Features
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| GPS-based distance, time and pace |
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| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) |
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| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies |
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| Run workouts |
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| Race predictor |
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| Foot pod capable |
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| Run/Walk/Stand detection |
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Outdoor Recreation
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| Area calculation |
yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Fish forecast |
yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Sun and moon information |
yes (via Connect IQ™) |
Cycling Features
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| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) |
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| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) |
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Swimming Features
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| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) |
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| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) |
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| Drill logging (pool swim only) |
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| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) |
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| “Repeat on” rest timer (pool swim only) |
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| Auto rest (pool swim only) |
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| Time and distance alerts |
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| Countdown start (pool swim only) |
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| Underwater wrist-based heart rate |
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Kid Activity Tracking Features
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| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app |
yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
