
Garmin · Forerunner
Forerunner 235
A 45 mm GPS running watch with wrist heart rate, training estimates and a nine-day battery claim.
- Type
- Smart and sports
- Sizes
- 45 mm
- Movement
- –
- Power reserve
- –
- Display
- Memory-in-pixel
- Battery
- 9 days
- Water
- 50 m
- GPS
- Single-band
- Weight
- 42 g
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specDisplay
- Case sizes
- 45 mm
- Panel
- Memory-in-pixel
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Display detail
- 1.23-inch (31.1 mm) sunlight-readable colour display, 215 x 180 pixels, with button controls.
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
- GPS, GLONASS, Garmin Elevate optical wrist heart rate and accelerometer.
- Health features
- All-day wrist heart rate, steps, calories and sleep tracking.
- Fitness features
- Running and cycling tracking, VO2 max estimate, race predictor, recovery advisor, indoor distance from the accelerometer and optional foot-pod and cycling speed/cadence sensors.
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 9 days
- Mobile data option
- No
- Works with
- iPhone and Android
- Battery life detail
- Up to nine days as a watch with activity tracking, notifications and heart rate; up to 11 hours in training mode.
- Charging
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth and ANT+; smart notifications, Connect IQ, phone music controls and Garmin Connect Mobile sync. No on-watch music storage.
Design
- Weight (lightest version)
- 42 g
- Software
- Garmin
- Case materials
- 5 ATM water rating.
- Size
- 45 x 45 x 11.7 mm; 42 g.
- Colours
- Black and red.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Wrist heart-rate sensing without a chest strap
- VO2 max, race prediction and recovery estimates
- Up to nine days of watch battery life
Cons
- No on-watch music storage
- No built-in maps
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sizes | Movement | Power reserve | Display | Battery | Water | GPS | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart and sports | 44.5 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 11 days | 50 m | Single-band | 40.2 g | May 2016 | |
| Smart and sports | 40.7 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 9 days | 50 m | Single-band | 37.3 g | 2016 | |
| Smart and sports | 45 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 35 days | 50 m | Single-band | 41 g | Nov 2015 |
Sources
- garmin.com.sg/products/discontinued/forerunner-235-red
- garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/sports-fitness/2015-train-smarter-with-…
- mynewsdesk.com/se/garmin-sweden-ab/pressreleases/traena-smartare-med-forerunner…
- developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/compatible-devices
Photo: garmin.com.sg


