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Pros & Cons
Pros
I wear this as my daily watch and have since i purchased it over a year ago, and it shows no sign of degrading. It has several slots to allow for a perfect, snug fit. It's super durable, both the screen and watch itself.
Cons
This rating is not a reflection of how the watch functioned. It becomes disconnected from my iphone’s bluetooth and refuses to pair. Will not synch activities via bluetooth eventhough connected to phone ok.
The only upside is that i bought the 3 year protection plan, processed the claim and received my reimbursement almost immediately! After five months of use, these are the issues i see. I am pretty disgusted after finding out how much my girlfriend pai... Read More
Garmin calendar app is buggy. When it resets, it returns to some random day. Its temperamental and data retrieving challenging at best.
Highlights
Quality
Had this watch for over a year now and am very pleased with it
I have talked with friends that have had issues with the heart rate function on the forerunner 235 so i decided to go with this... Read More
You can also link it with the garmin running app and so it will share your run info with your smartphone as well
Pretty complicated for an old timer of 70 but as a runner assistant coach of paso robles high school distance runners i felt ... Read More
Price
I recommend this watch and its worth the price
Competitiveness
Prefer a pebble for smartwatch features but you cant beat the forerunner 230 in running
In addition to the gps functions it also syncs to my iphone and my older heartrate monitor
I also love the different display options you can download for free from garmins app store
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- This product had a total of 674 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 19 2022.
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I would recommend putting a screen protector on the front because the screen appears to be some sort of plastic
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But i havent had any issues with scratching because i had a screen protector on the second i got the watch
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also the garmin connect app allows you to store every run that youve done and it saves each and every one of them going back year
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If im not using the gps the watch will run for a couple weeks or more
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And the gps mapping is a plus
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Cons bluetooth connection is spotty
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I occasionally have had to turn off the watch andor my phone to connect the bluetooth
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Now after 15 months of use the bluetooth is completely not showing up on any device
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