Garmin Forerunner 255 Music Black
Store music on watch:
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Independent music player
Product information
Pros and cons
According to our smartwatch expert
- You can listen to your favorite music during your workout and leave your smartphone at home.
- During a triathlon, you can switch between sports profiles at the touch of a button.
- The battery of the Garmin Forerunner 255 lasts up to 14 days.
- This watch looks best on a wrist circumference of at least 17cm, get the smaller Forerunner 255S with a smaller wrist circumference.
- This sports watch doesn't have a touchscreen, so you control it with buttons on the side.
Description
Listen to your favorite music during your workout with the Garmin Forerunner 255 Music Black. You can leave your smartphone at home, because you can store your music on the watch. You can go running, but also train for triathlons and other multi-sports with the Forerunner 255. That's because you can switch sports profiles with a touch of the button during your workout. With the Forerunner 255, you get updates on your performance and tips to lift your training to a higher level while you run. You can also wear the watch while you sleep to get even more insight into your recovery, health, and training performance. The Forerunner 255 has a 14-day battery life. You don't have a touchscreen, so you control the smartwatch with the buttons. Have a small wrist? Choose the smaller Forerunner 255S Music.
This watch is recommended for a 17 to 19cm wrist circumference.
Included by default
- Manual(5.94 MB)
- USB-A charging cable (excluding charger)
Key specs
Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
Height | 46 mm | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 17 - 19 cm | |
Quality of sports readings | Excellent | |
Quality of health readings | Good | |
Battery life in time mode | 336 hours | |
Type of heart rate measurement | Optical heart rate measurement | |
Independent music player |
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Most helpful reviews
Perfect for the ambitious athlete
- No touchscreen
- Very accurate
- A bizarre amount of measurements
- You'll start to feel a bit like your own Tamagochi
I have always had a Vivoactive before, but this is something else. So many possibilities, so many functions and so much feedback. Recovery advice, feedback on training load, body battery. You almost feel like a Tamagotchi where you want to keep all the meters correct. Only you are the animal yourself. You want to make sure that you sleep well, that you train enough, both in high and low zones and that you do not do too much. The suggested workouts from Garmin are very useful for this and an indication of your recovery time is also very good for this. If you follow the feedback from this watch, you hardly need a training schedule anymore. Super handy for the ambitious athlete
Bram
23 October 2024
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Top running watch for the serious amateur.
This one is to me to blur the 235. huge progress in capabilities, readability and training possibilities.
Ronald
4 May 2023
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Good
- Configure the interface yourself
- Different sport profiles
- Daily Feedback and reports
Exactly what I wanted
Riff
15 May 2024
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Contactless payment with Garmin Pay
Thanks to Garmin Pay, it's possible to pay contactless with your Garmin Forerunner 255 Music Black. Even without having a wallet or smartphone with you. Want to know more about Garmin Pay and how to install it? Read this article.
Specifications
Product
Product number | 945083 |
Manufacturer code | 010-02641-30 |
Brand | Garmin |
Warranty | 2 years |
Processing of your defect | Via Coolblue |
Operating system
Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
Operating system | Garmin OS | |
Year introduced | 2022 | |
Guaranteed support with updates | 24 months after release date |
General properties smartwatch
Watch case color | Black | |
Watch case material | Aluminum | |
Watch case shape | Round | |
Height | 46 mm | |
Width | 46 mm | |
Depth | 13 mm | |
Weight | 49 g | |
Size watch case | Large | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 17 - 19 cm | |
Total storage capacity | 4 GB | |
Shockproof |
Watch strap properties
Watch strap material | Silicone | |
Watch strap color | Black | |
Closure type | Buckle | |
Interchangeable watch strap | ||
Compatibility watch strap | Product specific |
Screen properties
Screen type | MIP | |
Always-on display | ||
Data display | Digital | |
Touchscreen | ||
Color screen | ||
Adjustable watch face | ||
Type of glass | Gorilla glass |
Battery
Battery life in time mode | 336 hours | |
Battery life in sports mode | 30 hours | |
Battery/battery capacity | 0,18 Ah | |
Energy source solar power | ||
Wireless charging |
Connectivity
Internet connection options | WiFi only | |
Bluetooth | ||
ANT+ | ||
Independent music player | ||
Music controls | ||
Built-in microphone | ||
Built-in speakers | ||
Spoken directions | ||
Call options | None | |
Smartphone notifications | Receive messages | |
Smart reply | ||
App installation possible | ||
Camera operation | ||
NFC | ||
Contactless payment | ||
Contactless payment system | Garmin Pay | |
Country contactless payment | Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands |
Daily activities
Pedometer | ||
Measures distance | ||
Speedometer | ||
Calorie counter | ||
Measures stairs climbed |
Heart rate measurement
Heart rate measurement | ||
Heart rate zones | ||
Type of heart rate measurement | Optical heart rate measurement | |
Heart rate measurement under water |
Health properties
Quality of health readings | Good | |
Skin temperature sensor | ||
Oximeter | ||
Blood pressure monitor | ||
EDA sensor | ||
Sleep score | ||
Measure REM sleep | ||
Average heart rate during sleep | ||
Measure recovery during sleep | ||
Menstrual cycle tracking | ||
Pregnancy monitoring |
Sports properties
Quality of sports readings | Excellent | |
Recommended for sports | Biking, Fitness, Hiking, Multisport, Outdoor, Running, Swimming, Tennis, Triathlon, Water sports, Winter sports | |
Adjust sport profiles | ||
Manual training programs | ||
Save personal records | ||
Measure fitness age | ||
Recovery advice | ||
Interval training | ||
VO2 max measurement | ||
Automatic pausing | ||
Measures minutes of intensive training | ||
Measures average speed during activity | ||
Lap counter | ||
Race prognosis | ||
Measures step distance | ||
Measure running cadence | ||
Measures swimming distance | ||
Measures swimming speed | ||
Swimming lap counter | ||
Connection to fitness machines possible | ||
ATM score | 5 |
GPS
Built-in GPS receiver | ||
Global satellite navigation system | GLONASS, GPS, Galileo | |
GPS application | Navigation, Route registration |
Sensors
Compass | ||
Altimeter | ||
Accelerometer | ||
Thermometer |
Other functionalities
Fall detection | ||
Alarm function | ||
Geofencing |
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