Garmin · Forerunner
Forerunner 15
A GPS running watch with daily step tracking that uploads activities through a computer.
- Type
- Smart and sports
- Sizes
- 52, 57 mm
- Movement
- –
- Power reserve
- –
- Display
- Memory-in-pixel
- Battery
- 35 days
- Water
- 50 m
- GPS
- Single-band
- Weight
- 36 g
What reviewers say
Wareable and Tom's Guide found the Forerunner 15 straightforward to use and its GPS tracking accurate for basic running. Both liked its battery endurance and value, but criticised the bulky case and lack of phone syncing. Tom's Guide also found indoor running limited without the separate foot pod.
From wareable.com and tomsguide.com
Specifications
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- Case sizes
- 52 mm or 57 mm
- Panel
- Memory-in-pixel
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Display detail
- Monochrome memory-in-pixel display, 55 × 32 pixels; 2.1 × 2.0 cm on the small version and 2.5 × 2.4 cm on the large version, with a backlight and four-button control.
Health and fitness
- ECG
- No
- Blood oxygen
- No
- Skin temperature
- No
- Sleep apnoea alerts
- No
- High blood pressure alerts
- No
- Body composition
- No
- Fall detection
- No
- Crash detection
- No
- GPS
- Single-band
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Sensors
- Built-in GPS; supports a chest-worn heart-rate monitor and optional ANT+ foot pod for indoor pace and distance.
- Health features
- Daily steps, calories and inactivity reminders; heart-rate recording requires the chest strap sold in some bundles.
- Fitness features
- Outdoor pace, distance, personal records, Auto Lap, Auto Pause, Virtual Pacer and run/walk intervals; indoor distance requires the foot pod.
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 35 days
- Mobile data option
- No
- Works with
- No phone pairing
- Battery life detail
- Up to five weeks in watch/activity-tracking mode or eight hours with GPS on.
- Charging
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a USB charging and data cable.
- Connectivity
- USB connection to a Mac or PC for Garmin Connect uploads; no Bluetooth or direct smartphone sync. ANT+ supports optional heart-rate and foot-pod accessories.
- Storage
- Seven activities of on-watch history.
Design
- Weight (lightest version)
- 36 g
- Software
- Garmin
- Case materials
- Plastic case and band; 5 ATM water rating.
- Size
- Small 4.0 × 5.2 × 1.6 cm and 36 g; large 4.6 × 5.7 × 1.6 cm and 43 g. The longest case dimensions appear in the size comparison.
- Colours
- Small black/green, teal/white and violet/white; large black/blue and red/black.
- In the box
- Watch, charging/data cable and manual; a chest heart-rate monitor was included in some bundles.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Built-in GPS for outdoor pace and distance
- Up to five weeks in watch and activity-tracking mode
- Small and large case options
Cons
- No Bluetooth or direct phone pairing
- Heart rate requires a chest strap
- Indoor distance tracking needs an optional foot pod
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sizes | Movement | Power reserve | Display | Battery | Water | GPS | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart and sports | 52.2, 57.2 mm | – | – | – | 35 days | 50 m | Single-band | 36 g | 2012 | |
| Smart and sports | 49 mm | – | – | LCD | 35 days | 50 m | Single-band | 90.6 g | Mar 2014 | |
| Smart and sports | 51 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 42 days | 100 m | Single-band | 82 g | 2015 |
Newer model: Forerunner 25.
Sources
- garmin.com.sg/products/discontinued/forerunner15_black_blue
- garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/outdoor/2014-introducing-garmin-forerun…
- zegarownia.pl/zegarek-garmin-forerunner-010-01241-10
Photo: garmin.com.sg
