Compare Garmin Watches

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Compare Garmin Watches | Side-by-Side Comparison Chart

***Updated with new watches and more user-friendly design in Sept. 2023***

How heavy is this Garmin GPS Watch? How big is the display? Is it a touchscreen? Does it have built-in maps, a barometric altimeter for elevation metrics—does it have enough battery life between charges for what I do?

These are just some of the a questions you might have when you're looking to buy a fitness watch.

Maybe you're looking for the best Garmin watch for training for a triathlon. Or perhaps you're looking to level-up from avid runner to ultra runner.

Do you need solar-charging or the most rugged built-quality? What about on-watch music or making/taking calls or texts from the wrist?

And all of this might come down to your budget.

We made these these comparison charts for Garmin fitness watches under $500 and more hardcore multisport GPS watches over $500, so you can get the details side by side.

And now we have a Running Watch Quiz to help you find your ideal running GPS watch!

Ready to shop? Smash the watch image in the chart to visit the product page or cycle through the colors/models in the menu below to see every option.

Now, let's get to know your dream watch.

NOTE: Because this is SO much information on your screen, we have added sections above each chart for the shared features in the categories of Training Features, Health, and Smart Notifications to reduce the amount you have to scroll the page.

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Garmin Fitness GPS Watches Under $500 Comparison Chart

The following are shared features for all the of the watches in the chart that follows.

Advanced Training Features

Built-in sports apps
VO2 Max (run)
HR Broadcast
Advanced workouts
GPS-based distance, time, and pace

Health Features

Writs-based heart rate
Respiration rate
Fitness Age
Body Battery
All-day stress
Advanced sleep
Hydration
Women's Health

Smart Features

Connect IQ™ Store
Smart Notifications
Calendar
Weather
Controls smartphone music
Find my watch
Find my phone

Features	Forerunner 55	Venu Sq 2	Venu 3/3S	Forerunner 265	Forerunner 255/255S	Instinct 2/2S

Price	$199.99	$249.99– $299.99	$449.99	$449.99	$349.99– $399.99	$349.99– $449.99
Display	1.04" (26.3 mm) diameter sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) color display	1.41" (35.9 mm) diagonal AMOLED optional always-on mode color display	Venu 3—1.4" (35.4 mm) diameter Venu 3S—1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter AMOLED optional always-on mode color display	FR 265—1.3" (32.5 mm) diameter FR 265S—1.1" (28.1 mm) diameter AMOLED optional always-on mode color display	FR 255S—1.1" (27.5mm) Diameter FR 255—1.3" (33 mm) diameter sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) color display	Instinct 2S—custom, two-window design; 0.79” x 0.79” (20 x 20 mm) Instinct 2—custom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm) monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Touchscreen
Dimensions/ Weight	42 x 42 x 11.6 mm / 37 g	40.6 x 37.0 x 11.1 mm / 38.0 g	V3—45 x 45 x 12 mm / 47.0 g V3S—41 x 41 x 12 mm / 40.0 g	FR 265—46.1 x 46.1 x 12.1 mm / 47 g FR 265S—41.7 x 41.7 x 12.1 mm / 39 g	FR 255S—41 x 41 x 12.4 (mm) / 39 g FR 255—45.6 x 45.6 x 12.9 (mm) / 49 g	Instinct 2S—40 x 40 x 13.3 mm / 42 g Instinct 2—45 x 45 x 14.5 mm / 53 g
Battery Life	Smartwatch mode: Up to 2 weeks GPS-only mode: Up to 20 hours	Smartwatch mode: Up to 11 days Battery Saver Smartwatch mode: Up to 12 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 26 hours All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 20 hours	Venu 3/3S Battery Life Venu 3 Smartwatch mode: Up to 14 days (5 always on) Battery saver smartwatch mode: Up to 26 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 26 hours All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 20 hours All-Systems GNSS mode with music: Up to 11 hours Venu 3S Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days (5 always on) Battery saver smartwatch mode: Up to 20 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 21 hours All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 15 hours All-Systems GNSS mode with music: Up to 8 hours	FR 265/265S Battery Life FR 265 Smartwatch mode: Up to 13 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 20 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 16 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 14 hours FR 265S Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 24 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 18 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 15 hours	FR 255/255S Battery Life FR 255 Smartwatch mode: Up to 14 days GPS-only GNSS mode: Up to 30 hours All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 25 hours All-Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band: Up to 16 hours FR 255S Smartwatch mode: Up to 12 days GPS-only GNSS mode: Up to 26 hours All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 20 hours All-Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band: Up to 13 hours	Instinct 2/2S Battery Life Instinct 2 Smartwatch: Up to 28 days Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 65 days GPS: Up to 30 hours Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 70 hours Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 32 days Instinct 2S Smartwatch: Up to 21 days Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 50 days GPS: Up to 22 hours Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 54 hours Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 25 days
GPS	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo Multi-frequency positioning SatIQ™ Technology	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo Multi-frequency positioning SatIQ™ Technology	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo
Other Sensors	Garmin elevate wrist-based heart monitor Accelerometer	Garmin elevate wrist-based heart monitor Compass Accelerometer Pulse Ox blood saturation monitor	Garmin elevate wrist-based heart monitor Barometric altimeter Gyroscope Compass Accelerometer Pulse Ox blood saturation monitor	Garmin elevate wrist-based heart monitor Barometric altimeter Gyroscope Compass Accelerometer Pulse Ox blood saturation monitor Ambient light sensor	Garmin elevate wrist-based heart monitor Barometric altimeter Gyroscope Compass Accelerometer Thermometer Pulse Ox blood saturation monitor	Garmin elevate wrist-based heart monitor Barometric altimeter Compass Accelerometer Thermometer Pulse Ox blood saturation monitor
Connectivity	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®
Maps/Nav		Back to start	Back to start	Point-to-point navigation Breadcrumb trail in real time Back to start TracBack® UltraTrac Mode Up Ahead Elevation Profile Distance to Destination Projected waypoint	Point-to-point navigation Breadcrumb trail in real time Back to start TracBack® UltraTrac Mode Up Ahead Elevation Profile Distance to Destination Projected waypoint	Point-to-point navigation Breadcrumb trail in real time Back to start TracBack® UltraTrac Mode Reference Point Elevation Profile Distance to Destination Projected waypoint
Advanced Training Features	Shared features above, plus: Race Predictor Recovery Time Finish time Interval training	Shared features above	Shared features above	FR 265 Training Shared above, plus: HRV status Interval training Running dynamics with compatible accessory Wrist-based running power VO2 Max (trail run) Training status, training load, training load focus, training effect Rest timer (ultra run only) Course-and-weather-specific Race Predictor Veritical Speed Total ascent/descent Performance Condition Recovery Time Finish time Improved recovery time Virtual partner Running power Grade adjusted pace PacePro™	FR 255 Training Shared above, plus: HRV status Interval training Running dynamics with compatible accessory Wrist-based running power VO2 Max (trail run) Training status, training load, training load focus, training effect Rest timer (ultra run only) Course-and-weather-specific Race Predictor Veritical Speed Total ascent/descent Performance Condition Recovery Time Finish time Improved recovery time Virtual partner Running power Grade adjusted pace PacePro™	Instinct 2 Training Shared above, plus: Training readiness HRV status Running dynamics & running power with compatible accessory Heat & altitude acclimation VO2 Max (trail run) Veritical Speed Total ascent/descent Training status, training load, training effect Performance Condition Recovery Time Finish time Improved recovery time Virtual partner Running power
Health Features	Shared features above	Shared above, plus: Pulse Ox Sleep score & insights Health Snapshot	Shared above, plus: Pulse Ox Sleep score & insights Meditation Sleep Coach Nap Detection Health Snapshot Jet lag advisor	Shared above, plus: Morning Report Pulse Ox Sleep score & insights Health Snapshot	Shared above, plus: Morning Report Pulse Ox Sleep score & insights Health Snapshot	Shared above, plus: Morning Report Pulse Ox Sleep score & insights Health Snapshot
Smart Features	Shared features above	Shared above plus: Text response or Reject call with text (Android only) Battery saver On-watch music with Venu Sq 2 Music Garmin Pay™	Shared above plus: Text response or Reject call with text (Android only) Battery saver On-watch music storage Bluetooth phone calling and voice assistant support Garmin Pay™ On-device Connect IQ	Shared above plus: Text response or Reject call with text (Android only) Battery saver On-watch music storage Garmin Pay™ Smart trainer control Stocks On-device Connect IQ	Shared above plus: Text response or Reject call with text (Android only) Battery saver On-watch music storage Garmin Pay™ Smart trainer control Stocks On-device Connect IQ	Shared above plus: Text response or Reject call with text (Android only) Battery saver On-watch music storage Smart trainer control
Golf Features

Garmin Multisport GPS Watches Over $500 Comparison Chart

The following are shared features for all the of the watches in the chart that follows.

Sensors

Garmin elevate wrist-based heart monitor
Barometric altimeter
Gyroscope
Compass
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Pulse Ox blood saturation monitor

Maps/Nav

Point-to-point navigation
Breadcrumb trail in real time
Back to start
TracBack®
UltraTrac Mode
Around Me Mode
Up Ahead
Elevation Profile
Distance to Destination
Projected waypoint
ClimbPro ascent planner
Downloadable cartography support
GPS coordinates
Future elevation plot

Smart Features

On-device Connect IQ™ store
Smart notifications
Text response or Reject call with text (Android only)
Morning Report
calendar/weather
Battery saver
Controls smartphone music
Plays controls music on watch and music storage
Find My Watch
Find My Phone
Virb remote
Smart trainer control
Garmin Pay™
Stocks

Health Features

Writs-based heart rate
Pulse Ox
Respiration rate
Fitness Age
Body Battery
All-day stress
Advanced sleep
Sleep score & insights
Hydration
Women's Health
Health Snapshot

Advanced Training Features

Training readiness
HRV status
Built-in sports apps
Running dynamics & running power with compatible accessory
Realtime stamina
Trail run auto climb
ClimbPro
Veritical Speed
Total ascent/descent
Heat & altitude acclimation
Grade-adjusted pace
VO2 Max (run & trail run)

Training status, training load, training load focus, training status, training effect
Roundtrip course creator
Course guidance
Rest timer
Hill score
Running power
PacePro™
Race Predictor
Performance Condition
Recovery Time
HR Broadcast
Finish time
Strava Live segments
Garmin Live segments
Run/walk/stand detection

Features	Forerunner® 955/955 Solar	Forerunner 965	fēnix® 7/7S/7X Pro	tactix 7 Series	epix™ Pro (Gen 2)	Enduro® 2

Price	$499.99-$599.99	$699.99–$899.99	$799.99–$899.99 fēnix 7 Series here	$1,099.99-$1,599.99	$899.99–$999.99 epix Pro Series here	$1,099.99
Display/ Materials	1.3" (33 mm) diameter sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) color display Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 DX Bezel/rear case cover: fiber-reinforced polymer	1.4” (35.4 mm) diameter, AMOLED always on Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 DX Bezel: titanium; Rear case cover: fiber-reinforced polymer	fēnix 7 Pro: 1.3" (33.02 mm) diameter (1.2" for 7S & 1.4" for 7X) Solar Edition: Power Glass Sapphire Solar Edition: Power Sapphire Bezel/rear case cover: stainless steel (Solar)/titanium (Saphire Solar)	1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter, Standard: Sapphire lens Pro Solar Edition: Power Sapphire Bezel/rear case cover: titanium	epix Pro 47 mm: 1.3” (33 mm) diameter AMOLED (1.2" for 42 mm & 1.4" for 51 mm) Standard: Corning® Gorilla® Glass Sapphire Edition: Sapphire Crystal Bezel/rear case cover: carbon gray DLC titanium or pure titanium	1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) color display Power Sapphire lens Bezel/rear case cover: titanium
Touchscreen
Dimensions/ Weight	46.5 x 46.5 x 14.4 mm / 53 g	47.2 x 47.2 x 13.2 mm / 53 g	fēnix 7 Pro: 47 x 47 x 14.5 mm / 73-79 g	51 x 51 x 14.9 mm / 89 g	epix Pro (47 mm): 47 x 47 x 14.5 (mm) / 70 g	51 x 51 x 15.6 mm / 70 g
Battery Life	FR 955 Battery Life Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days/20 days with solar GPS-only mode without music: Up to 42 hours/49 hours with solar All-Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band with music: Up to 8.5 hours All Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band without music: Up to 20 hours/22 hours with solar Ultratrac mode: Up to 80 hours/110 hours with solar	FR 965 Battery Life Smartwatch mode: Up to 23 days GPS-only mode without music: Up to 31 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 22 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 19 hours GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 10.5 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 9.5 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 8.5 hours	fēnix 7 Pro Battery Life Smartwatch: Up to 18 days/22 days with solar Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 57 days/173 days with solar GPS Only: Up to 57 hours/73 hours with solar All Satellte Systems: Up to 40 hours/48 hours with solar All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 23 hours/26 hours with solar All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 10 hours Max Battery GPS: Up to 136 hours/289 hours with solar Expedition GPS: Up to 40 days/74 days with solar	tactix 7 Battery Life Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/37 days with solar Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 90 days/1+ year with solar GPS Only: Up to 89 hours/122 hours with solar All Satellte Systems: Up to 63 hours/77 hours with solar All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 16 hours Max BatteryGPS: Up to 213 hours/578 hours with solar Expedition GPS: Up to 62 days/139 days with solar	epix Pro (47 mm) Smartwatch: Up to 16 days (6 days always-on) Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 21 days GPS Only: Up to 42 hours (30 hours always-on) All Satellite Systems: Up to 32 hours (24 hrs always-on) All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 20 hours (15 hrs always-on) All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 10 hours Max Battery GPS: Up to 75 hours Expedition GPS: Up to 14 days	Enduro 2 Battery Life Smartwatch: Up to 34 days / 46 days with solar Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 111 days / 550 days with solar GPS: Up to 110 hours / 150 hours with solar All Satellite Systems: Up to 78 hours / 96 hours with solar All Satellite Systems and Multi-band: Up to 68 hours / 81 hours with solar All Satellite Systems and Music: Up to 20 hours Max Battery GPS: Up to 264 hours / 714 with solar Expedition GPS: 77 days / 172 days with solar
Solar-Charging Options
GPS	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo Multi-frequency positioning SatIQ™ Technology	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo Multi-frequency positioning SatIQ™ Technology	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo Multi-frequency positioning SatIQ™ Technology	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo Multi-frequency positioning SatIQ™ Technology	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo Multi-frequency positioning SatIQ™ Technology	GPS/GLONASS/Galileo Multi-frequency positioning SatIQ™ Technology
Other Sensors	See shared above	See shared above, plus: Ambient light sensor	See shared above, plus: Ambient light sensor	See shared above	See shared above, plus: Ambient light sensor	See shared above
Connectivity	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®	BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Maps/Nav	See shared above, plus: Preloaded topographical maps Road & trail maps	See shared above, plus: Preloaded topographical maps Road & trail maps Reference point Netfork Navigation	See shared above, plus: Preloaded topographical maps Road & trail maps Preloaded ski resort maps Reference point Netfork Navigation	See shared above, plus: Preloaded topographical maps Road & trail maps Preloaded ski resort maps Reference point Netfork Navigation	See shared above, plus: Preloaded topographical maps (Sapphire only; download on Solar) Preloaded road & trail maps (Sapphire only; download on Solar) Preloaded ski resort maps Reference point Netfork Navigation	See shared above, plus: Preloaded topographical maps Preloaded road & trail maps Preloaded ski resort maps Reference point Netfork Navigation
Advanced Features	See shared features above, plus: Course- and weather-specific race predictor Endurance score	See shared features above, plus: Course- and weather-specific race predictor NextFork navigation Endurance score	See shared features above, plus: Reference point NetxFork navigation Power modes Endurance score	See shared features above, plus: NextFork navigation Improved interval Endurance score	See shared features above, plus: NextFork navigation	See shared features above, plus: NextFork navigation Endurance score
Health Features	See shared features above	See shared features above	See shared features above, plus: Jet lag advisor	See shared features above, plus: Jet lag advisor	See shared features above, plus: Jet lag advisor	See shared features above, plus: Jet lag advisor
Smart Features	See shared features above	See shared features above	See shared features above	See shared features above	See shared features above	See shared features above
Golf Features