Garmin Forerunner 35 vs Garmin Forerunner 735XT

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Forerunner 35 compared with Forerunner 735XT

	GarminForerunner 35	GarminForerunner 735XT
Overview
Released
Released	2016	May 2016
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	40.7 mm	44.5 mm
Panel
Panel	Memory-in-pixel	Memory-in-pixel
Always-on display
Always-on display	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	0.93 × 0.93-inch (23.5 × 23.5 mm) monochrome, transflective memory-in-pixel display, 128 × 128 pixels; button controls and a backlight.	1.23-inch (31.1 mm) sunlight-readable semi-round colour MIP display, 215 x 180 pixels, with button controls.
Screen protection
Screen protection	Chemically strengthened glass.	–
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
Water resistance
Water resistance	50 m	50 m
Sensors
Sensors	Built-in GPS, Garmin Elevate optical heart-rate sensor and accelerometer; supports ANT+ heart-rate and cycling sensors.	GPS, GLONASS, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate and accelerometer.
Health features
Health features	Continuous heart rate, steps, calories, distance, sleep and intensity-minute tracking, with inactivity alerts and Move IQ activity recognition.	All-day heart rate, steps, calories and sleep tracking.
Fitness features
Fitness features	Outdoor and indoor running, walking, cycling and cardio profiles; virtual pacing, intervals, personal records and vibration alerts. No swim-tracking profile.	Running, cycling, pool and open-water swimming, triathlon, hiking and skiing profiles; auto multisport switching, VO2 max estimate, race predictor and recovery advisor. Detailed running dynamics need an HRM-Run or HRM-Tri strap; underwater heart rate needs an HRM-Swim or HRM-Tri strap.
Safety features
Safety features	LiveTrack shares a run's location when paired with a compatible smartphone.	–
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 9 days	Up to 11 days
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	iPhone and Android	iPhone and Android
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to nine days with notifications, activity tracking and wrist heart rate, or 13 hours in GPS training mode.	Up to 11 days in watch mode with activity, notifications and optical heart rate; 14 hours in GPS activity mode with optical heart rate, or 24 hours in UltraTrac without it.
Charging
Charging	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a USB charging clip.	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with charging/data clip.
Connectivity
Connectivity	Bluetooth and ANT+; paired-phone notifications, music controls, automatic Garmin Connect uploads and Find My Phone. No Connect IQ app support or music storage.	Bluetooth and ANT+; smart notifications, Garmin Connect, Connect IQ, LiveTrack through a paired phone and phone music controls.
Storage
Storage	Seven activities of on-watch history.	Stores 80 hours of activity history.
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	37.3 g (better)	40.2 g
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Silicone strap and 5 ATM water rating.	Silicone band and 5 ATM water rating.
Size
Size	35.5 × 40.7 × 13.3 mm; 37.3 g. The longest case dimension is used in the size comparison.	44.5 x 44.5 x 11.9 mm; 40.2 g.
Bands
Bands	Fits wrists 140–200 mm.	–
Colours
Colours	Black case and band; Garmin also sold limelight, frost blue and white versions.	Black case and band.