![]() ![]() Why We Like It: “Is the Apple Watch Ultra 2 a Garmin-killer?” Well, probably not, but it represents the tech giant’s most formidable sports watch that can hang with premium adventure trackers from Garmin, Coros, and Polar. Quick Take: An Apple Watch that can get you through a full 26.2 We find this watch tracks as accurate as any other model available. The biggest new feature, however, is the multi-band reception, which allows the watch to receive two signals from a satellite simultaneously to filter out any inaccurate data points. ![]() The price has risen $50 this year, but we think it’s a fair price given the 255 supports triathletes for the first time-triathlon mode automatically adjusts your displays to show you the right metrics for your activity, plus tracks transition times. Regardless what flavor you choose, the 255 is still one of the most fully-featured GPS running watches, making it one of the best values. The Forerunner 255 Music now comes in two sizes (41mm and 46mm) as well as versions that play music or don’t. Why We Like It: If you’ve been a devoted fan of the Garmin Forerunner 200 series, this is an upgrade worth making. Quick Take: An update to a tried-and-true GPS running watch, the 255 now tracks triathlons and has dual-frequency reception for better accuracy. In short, it knows what’s happening in your life 24 hours a day to tell you when to push and when to back off. To do so, it factors in your sleep, recovery time, HRV status, acute load (how much hard work you’ve been doing), sleep history, and stress levels. It’s accessible by scrolling down through the widgets and gives you a score to let you know whether you can take on a hard workout. Other than the display, the only real new impressive feature is Training Readiness. “On runs, I leave the display on all the time-I love that Garmin lets you set different settings for those two scenarios as well as when you’re sleeping.” “I keep my display dark, but leave ‘gesture’ on, so the screen will light up when I actually raise my arm to look at it,” says Runner-in-Chief Jeff Dengate. To manage battery, you can choose to disable the “always on” display or adjust the brightness (limited to three levels). These new displays, however, are bright-think iPhone or Apple Watch. Forerunners have typically had a somewhat dim screen that’s great for battery performance. The Garmin Forerunner 265 is still a somewhat stripped down version of the pricier Forerunner 965, but now it gets a really bright AMOLED display. But, true innovation in watches seems to have stagnated a bit and now we’re seeing even the good, cheap watches get shiny new features-and shiny new price tags. Why We Like It: We’ve long been fans of the 200 series Forerunners because they give runners nearly every darn feature they really need, without any bloat, at a reasonable price. Quick Take: Upgraded AMOLED display and 24/7 training guidance at under half the price of Garmin’s most expensive model
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