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Garmin Forerunner 255 Music
Garmin Forerunner 255 Music is a GPS sports watch released in June 2022. Key specs: case size 46 mm, screen size 1.3″, battery life (smartwatch mode) 14 days, GPS battery life 30 h.
4.3Score
Display3.5
Battery life4.8
Health tracking4.9
Sports & outdoor5.0
Smart features6.5
Build & durability2.7
price range$350–440
- Released
- June 2022
- Type
- GPS sports watch
- Brand
Garmin- Popularity
- #524 of 796
- Model numbers
- Forerunner 255Forerunner 255S MusicForerunner 255S
46 mmCase size
1.3″Screen size
NoAMOLED / OLED display
14 daysBattery life (smartwatch mode)
30 hGPS battery life
5 ATMWater resistance
49 gWeight
YesNFC payments
Spec guide
How it ranks among GPS sports watches of 2022
Screen size · 1.3″Bottom 41%Battery life (smartwatch mode) · 14 daysTop 47%GPS battery life · 30 hBottom 30%Water resistance · 5 ATMBottom 32%Weight · 49 gTop 46%
Compared with GPS sports watches released in 2022. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other GPS sports watches
Why is Forerunner 255 Music a good choice?
Weight: 49 gbetter than 76% of GPS sports watches
Weak points
Water resistance: 5 ATMworse than 93% of GPS sports watches
Specifications
Full specifications
Design & durability
- Case size
- 46 mm
- Weight
- 49 g
- Thickness
- 12.9 mm
- Height
- 45.6 mm
- Width
- 45.6 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- No
- Lens / cover glass
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
- Strap material
- silicone
- Water resistance
- 5 ATM
- Water rating (maker)
- 5 ATM
Display
- Screen size
- 1.3″
- Panel
- Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel
- AMOLED / OLED display
- No
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Resolution (width)
- 260 px
- Resolution (height)
- 260 px
- Pixel density
- 200 ppi
Battery
- Battery life (smartwatch mode)
- 14 days
- GPS battery life
- 30 h
- GPS battery life (dual-band)
- 16 h
- Battery type
- Lithium ion
- Wireless charging
- No
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Health sensors
- Optical heart rate
- Yes
- Blood oxygen (SpO2)
- Yes
- Temperature sensor
- Yes
- HRV tracking
- Yes
- Sleep tracking
- Yes
- Sensors
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, SatIQ technology, Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, Barometric altimeter, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Thermometer
Sports & navigation
- Built-in GPS
- Yes
- Dual-band GPS
- Yes
- Satellite systems
- GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
- Barometric altimeter
- Yes
- Compass
- Yes
- Multisport / triathlon mode
- Yes
- Sport profiles
- 58
Connectivity
- NFC payments
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 4
- ANT+ sensors
- Yes
Smart features
- Music on the watch
- Yes
- Storage
- 4 GB
- Third-party apps
- Yes
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
In collections
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