Forerunner 15by Garmin
PROS
- The Forerunner works as both as a GPS watch and a pedometer, but it remains affordable.
- The watch offers good battery life, lasting up to five weeks with average use and eight hours while GPS is enabled.
- The watch is well designed and easy to use.
CONS
- The Forerunner 15 does not include Bluetooth, so it must be connected to a computer manually.
- It looks more like a running watch than a fitness tracker, so it may not go with all outfits.
- It does not include a built-in heart rate monitor.
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LIST PRICE$120
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$84.20Buy
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Name | Forerunner 15 | Vivosmart | Loop | Vivofit 2 | Surge |
Manufacturer | Garmin | Garmin | Polar | Garmin | Fitbit |
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List Price | $120 | $150 | $110 | $100 | $250 |
If you're looking for a runner's watch that also counts your daily steps, and you want to spend less than $200, the Forerunner 15 is the dev…
If you're looking for a runner's watch that also counts your daily steps, and you want to spend less than $200, the Forerunner 15 is the device to buy.
Aimed at the runner torn between an inexpensive activity tracker and a serious sports watch, the Garmin Forerunner 15 offers the best of bot…
Aimed at the runner torn between an inexpensive activity tracker and a serious sports watch, the Garmin Forerunner 15 offers the best of both worlds.
Regardless, it's not going to blend in with your everyday outfits the way a Jawbone Up24 would, especially in these summer months when cover…
Regardless, it's not going to blend in with your everyday outfits the way a Jawbone Up24 would, especially in these summer months when covering it with long sleeves isn't really an option.
The Garmin Forerunner 15 is a simple device on the outside, and the screen is a study in cloth-cutting, being an old school, black and white…
The Garmin Forerunner 15 is a simple device on the outside, and the screen is a study in cloth-cutting, being an old school, black and white, LCD dot matrix affair.
While I was happy to test this device my first question is why use the chest band to get heart rate when these can cause chafing when worn f…
While I was happy to test this device my first question is why use the chest band to get heart rate when these can cause chafing when worn for extended periods.
In a world where Bluetooth is found in forks and toothbrushes , it baffles me that Garmin decided not to include it in the Forerunner 15. In…
In a world where Bluetooth is found in forks and toothbrushes , it baffles me that Garmin decided not to include it in the Forerunner 15. Instead, the company forces users to connect the watch to their computer each time they want to upload their workouts.
I appreciated the regular watchband on the Forerunner 15; it's easy, intuitive and comfortable to have strapped around your wrist all day, e…
I appreciated the regular watchband on the Forerunner 15; it's easy, intuitive and comfortable to have strapped around your wrist all day, even if the body of the device is bulky.
Thus, if you’re looking for an entry level GPS running watch that can also be used as an activity monitor this is the best one on the market…
Thus, if you’re looking for an entry level GPS running watch that can also be used as an activity monitor this is the best one on the market today (albeit, it’s the only one on the market today). And if you’re looking for an entry level running watch (and don’t care about the activity tracker piece), then this is still a very solid choice and would be among my top recommendations.
The Forerunner 15, on the other hand, is a fitness watch that looks like, well, a fitness watch, which is a bit of a bummer for a device tha…
The Forerunner 15, on the other hand, is a fitness watch that looks like, well, a fitness watch, which is a bit of a bummer for a device that’s intended to track your activities all day long.
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