Garmin · Forerunner
Forerunner 35
A compact GPS running watch with wrist heart rate, a monochrome display and a nine-day watch-mode battery claim.
- Type
- Smart and sports
- Sizes
- 40.7 mm
- Movement
- –
- Power reserve
- –
- Display
- Memory-in-pixel
- Battery
- 9 days
- Water
- 50 m
- GPS
- Single-band
- Weight
- 37.3 g
What reviewers say
Wareable and Tom's Guide found the Forerunner 35 easy to use for basic running, with accurate GPS tracks, readable display and lasting battery. Both found the wrist heart-rate sensor less reliable during harder efforts. Wareable liked its value, while Tom's Guide thought the feature set thin for its launch price.
From wareable.com and tomsguide.com
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specDisplay
- Case sizes
- 40.7 mm
- Panel
- Memory-in-pixel
- Always-on display
- Yes
- 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.
- Screen protection
- Chemically strengthened glass.
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, Garmin Elevate optical heart-rate sensor and accelerometer; supports ANT+ heart-rate and cycling sensors.
- Health features
- Continuous heart rate, steps, calories, distance, sleep and intensity-minute tracking, with inactivity alerts and Move IQ activity recognition.
- Fitness features
- Outdoor and indoor running, walking, cycling and cardio profiles; virtual pacing, intervals, personal records and vibration alerts. No swim-tracking profile.
- Safety features
- LiveTrack shares a run's location when paired with a compatible smartphone.
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 with notifications, activity tracking and wrist heart rate, or 13 hours in GPS training mode.
- Charging
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a USB charging clip.
- 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.
- Storage
- Seven activities of on-watch history.
Design
- Weight (lightest version)
- 37.3 g
- Software
- Garmin
- Case materials
- Silicone strap and 5 ATM water rating.
- Size
- 35.5 × 40.7 × 13.3 mm; 37.3 g. The longest case dimension is used in the size comparison.
- Bands
- Fits wrists 140–200 mm.
- Colours
- Black case and band; Garmin also sold limelight, frost blue and white versions.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Built-in GPS and continuous wrist heart-rate tracking
- Up to nine days in watch mode or 13 hours of GPS training
- Smart notifications and phone music controls
Cons
- No swimming activity profile or on-watch music storage
- No Connect IQ apps or advanced running dynamics
- Only seven activities stored on the watch
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sizes | Movement | Power reserve | Display | Battery | Water | GPS | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart and sports | 42 mm | – | – | – | 9 days | 100 m | Single-band | 67 g | Mar 2017 | |
| Smart and sports | 44.5 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 11 days | 50 m | Single-band | 40.2 g | May 2016 | |
| Smart and sports | 45 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 9 days | 50 m | Single-band | 42 g | Nov 2015 |
Sources
- garmin.com.sg/products/intosports/forerunner-35-black
- garmin.com/en-US/compare
- garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/sports-fitness/2016-garmin-introduces-t…
- garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/corporate/2016-garmin-reports-third-qua…
- www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/forerunner35/EN-AU/GUID-5EBDBE1F-2E9E-4CCD-B4ED…
- bestbuy.com/site/questions/garmin-forerunner-35-gps-watch-black/5596718
- tomsguide.com/us/garmin-forerunner-35,review-4100.html
Photo: garmin.com.sg
