Garmin Forerunner 201 vs Garmin Forerunner 301

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Forerunner 201 compared with Forerunner 301

	GarminForerunner 201	GarminForerunner 301
Overview
Released
Released	2003	2005
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	82.8 mm	82.8 mm
Panel
Panel	LCD	–
Always-on display
Always-on display	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Backlit monochrome LCD, 36.49 × 23.35 mm and 100 × 64 pixels, with buttons beside and below the screen.	Backlit monochrome screen, 36.49 × 23.35 mm and 100 × 64 pixels; physical button controls. Panel technology is not specified in Garmin's manual.
Health and fitness
ECG
ECG	No	No
Blood oxygen
Blood oxygen	No	No
Skin temperature
Skin temperature	No	No
Sleep apnoea alerts
Sleep apnoea alerts	No	No
High blood pressure alerts
High blood pressure alerts	No	No
Body composition
Body composition	No	No
Fall detection
Fall detection	No	No
Crash detection
Crash detection	No	No
GPS
GPS	Single-band	Single-band
Sensors
Sensors	Built-in 12-channel GPS receiver and patch antenna; no heart-rate sensor.	Twelve-channel GPS receiver and included digitally coded heart-rate chest strap; no optical wrist sensor.
Fitness features
Fitness features	Speed, pace, distance, laps, elevation and calories; Auto Pause, Auto Lap, interval training, pace and distance alerts, and Virtual Partner goals.	Running, biking and other-sport profiles; advanced and interval workouts, Virtual Partner, Auto Pause, Auto Lap, Auto Scroll and heart-rate, pace, time and distance alerts. AutoLearn adjusts heart-rate zones as fitness changes.
Safety features
Safety features	Stores up to 100 locations and can guide the wearer back to the starting point; a basic route map and pointer are shown on the screen.	Basic map display, up to 100 stored locations and navigation back to the start or a saved location; no base maps.
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 15 hours	Up to 14 hours
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	No phone pairing	No phone pairing
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery, up to fifteen hours of typical use.	Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery; fourteen hours of typical use.
Charging
Charging	A/C desktop cradle with charging and computer data contacts.	AC charger and USB connection.
Connectivity
Connectivity	Serial port connection to a PC for Garmin Training Center transfers; no direct phone connection.	USB computer interface; supplied Garmin Training Center software for analysing activities and creating workouts. No direct phone pairing.
Storage
Storage	Up to 5,000 laps, with approximately two years of training history in Garmin's 2004 specification.	Up to 5,000 laps, with approximately two years of training history according to Garmin's series datasheet.
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	78 g	78 g
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Sealed high-impact plastic alloy case with a textile wrist strap; IPX7 immersion rating, tested to 1 m for 30 minutes, rather than a swimming depth rating.	Sealed high-impact plastic-alloy housing; IPX7 immersion protection, one metre for thirty minutes.
Size
Size	82.80 × 43.44 × 17.53 mm and approximately 78 g. The widest case dimension appears in the size comparison.	82.8 × 43.4 × 17.5 mm; approximately 78 g. Width is used as the case size.
In the box
In the box	Watch, wrist and expander straps, A/C charging cradle with PC interface and manual.	Watch, wrist strap, expander strap, AC charger, USB cable, digitally coded heart-rate monitor, Training Center software and documentation.