which Garmin GPS watch is right for you?

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The range of smart health connected Garmin watches is more than consistent. While models cater to diverse profiles such as the beginner runner, a person wanting to follow his daily physical activity, the triathlete or hardcore trailer, it is difficult to navigate. That’s why we decided to offer you this guide, to know which Garmin watch is right for you!

Garmin Vivoactive 3: the most complete for everyday life

Announced at the IFA in September 2017, the Vivoactive 3 is the most versatile watch in the catalog. Garmin has made a huge effort on the design, so that unlike the Vivoactive HR, the Vivoactive 3 can be worn on a daily basis.

It allows you to track both your daily physical activity, your sports sessions, and receive notifications. In several weeks, the Garmin Pay contactless payment system will arrive in France, which adds an asset to this Vivoactive 3. Currently available for $ 185.00is one of our favorites 2017.

To go further, discover our Review of Garmin Vivoactive 3.

Garmin Fénix 5: the best multisport watch

It’s simply the Rolls of the multisport watches. We are testing it and it is impressive on many levels. It allows you to follow most sports, including swimming, thanks to its resistance to water up to 100 meters.

Its design is imposing with its 47 mm dial, and it gives an impression of extreme robustness, which is logical as it is for athletes with a very intense activity. This is the adventure watch par excellence. It gives very advanced data on your fitness, and will be the perfect companion if you touch several sports. The 5S watch features a smaller body for the same features. The battery is also at the rendezvous with 13 days in smart health watch mode and 24h in GPS mode.

A widget called performance combines the same place your Vo2 Max, recovery time between training, your status and predictions of time on 5-10-21-42km depending on your workouts. To go further, discover our complete Review in a few days.

Garmin Forerunner 935: the Fénix 5 in finer

If you are looking for Differences between the Fénix 5 and the Forerunner 935, it’s simple: the design, the weight, the autonomy and the price.

Its body is much thinner than the Fénix 5, and much lighter (49g against 67 to 98g depending on the model of Fénix 5 / 5S / 5X). The autonomy is identical between the two models, it is on the Fénix 5S and 5X that it is lower (20h in GPS for the 5X, 14h for the 5S, and 24h for the 5 and the Forerunner 935).

Bracelets Fenix ​​5 are interchangeable, unlike the Forerunner. For the rest everything is identical in terms of functionality. Both models make it easy to follow all your physical activity and workouts.

Last difference, the price, 50 € lower for the Forerunner 935.

Garmin Forerunner 235: for the confirmed runner

Garmin Forerunner 235 at the best price

With the wrist heart rate, the combination of GPS and Glonass, the Forerunner 235 allows you to follow your training and your races very seriously. Among other things, it allows you to measure the progress of your VO2 Max. With Garmin Connect you can schedule and send your sessions directly to the watch.

It allows, like the Vivoactive 3, to follow the daily physical activity as well as sleep. It’s the ideal choice if you’re a confirmed runner, but you do not need the very advanced stats of the Fénix 5 or the Forerunner 935.

The Forerunner 35: to learn about running

This is the brand’s entry-level watch and it’s a good choice to start following its running sessions, without having to spend a huge budget on it. Its design is much more “geek” than the Vivoactive 3, but it includes all the sensors necessary for a serious training in running: GPS, distance, no, calories and wrist heart rate.

You can also receive smartphone notifications, but smart features stop at that.If you already have a cardio belt, you can turn to the Forerunner 30, which is even more affordable.

Garmin Vivosport: a smart health connected bracelet as powerful as a watch?

The Vivosport is the last smart health connected bracelet of the brand, and it includes all the Garmin know-how, including GPS tracking. He proposes the same features as the Vivosmart HR +, in a finer format (The screen is also smaller). Its color screen allows you to track daily data and smartphone notifications.

Important point, it embeds the stress monitoring (also present in the Vivosmart 3, Vivoactive 3, Fénix 5 and Forerunner 935), and can be used for running, swimming and cycling as well as bodybuilding for which it can count repetitions.

Last strong point: its autonomy of 7 days in classic use (8 hours with the GPS). The Garmin Vivosport is simply one of the best smart health connected bracelets of 2018.

The Garmin Vivomove HR: a design watch

Direct competitor of the Nokia Steel HR, it is an excellent choice for people looking for a watch to follow the daily physical activity, without having a geek or sporty look.

It offers daily monitoring, sleep, smartphone notifications and a heart sensor. Only missing feature: the GPS.

Its mini screen under the analog hands is done well in the design of the watch, much better than the Steel HR by the way.

We are now waiting for its release in early 2018 to make a final opinion on this new lifestyle smart health connected watch.

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