Garmin Forerunner 255 Music In-Depth Review // A Huge Upgrade!
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- Comprehensive fitness and sports review of the new Forerunner 255 Music from Garmin. Tested for running, cycling, weight training, swimming, and more! You can get the Forerunner 255 Music here: geni.us/GarminForerunner255 (Amazon affiliate link that helps support the channel - thanks!)
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// Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:18 Model Overview
2:18 Battery Life
2:44 Smartwatch Features
3:26 Health Features
4:06 NEW HRV Status
4:53 NEW Morning Report
5:43 Fitness Features
6:00 Native Running Power
7:09 NEW Training Feedback
7:56 Racing Features
9:40 Safety & Tracking
10:05 Sports Features
10:51 GPS Accuracy
12:59 Heart Rate Accuracy
15:33 Wrap-Up
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I did so much research before finding this video and it still told me new things I didn't know. Love it. Thank you.
Happy to help!
Finally~~ I was long waiting for Forerunner 255 and this review. I'm glad it was worth waiting for 🙂 Thanks for the great review.
Sure thing 👍 Thanks!
Great first look and review Des. Been waiting for the 255 and knew you would be the man to go to for an early review. I really think your channel is one of the best for fitness tech. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much Dave!
@@DesFit good💚🧡💛🇯🇲
Literally the best review
Thanks!
Brilliant review, ordered off the back of this. Thank you!
These are normally early morning releases. You are really hot off the presses. I think the 255 will hit the sweet spot for most people. Great job as always, Des!
They chose a much different time than usual, for sure. Thanks John!
They already have their videos filmed. They just can’t post them until the embargo is up. They are told when they can drop their videos.
Great video review as always.
Thanks!
Great review. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
I ordered mine today. Great review.
Thanks and enjoy!
@DesFit is this watch still worth getting in 2024? I read somewhere you only get security updates for 2 years. I like the 265 but I don't want to spend too much money on a watch I'll be replacing every 2 years.
so did you get it?
@@peanutburg1778
I’m new to running, and to the Garmin stratosphere (traditional Apple user). After realizing my Apple Watch was not accepted for my first virtual race, I purchased a Forerunner 55. It was awkward getting used to buttons, instead of a touch screen, but I actually like it during racing/training. After watching some reviews, I went ahead and ordered a Forerunner 255/music. I appreciate your review of the major features of both trackers!
Touchscreens definitely have their place but I'm glad you discovered that buttons tend to work better for workouts! 🤩 Enjoy your new 255 - it provides a lot of running features and thanks!
Great review and similar situation In considering replacing my Apple Watch. I wear it on my right wrist. Will this inhibit any features or ease of use?
Hi! Thanks for the review, as usual enjoyable and informative, as the sisters review of the 955, waiting for the comparison video also!
It's some time I don't see reviews of watches which are out of the garmin-polar-suunto-coros realm, which is a pity... Competition is coming! How about trying the Huawei gt runner or GT3 pro, they really seem to have nailed the required accuracy together with plenty of sports/health metrics...
Great review Des! Very intriguing Watch! May have the best bang for the buck of any of their watches. Hope you’re doing well!
Thanks Erik! Ya this watch seriously packs it in. Hope you’re doing well also!
What a great review. Moving on to the 955 and then the comparison of both. You rock! Thank you
Glad the info helped! Thanks!
great review! thank you
You’re welcome! Thanks!
Well made video!
Something i think wasn't answered: Does de 255M support altitude through GPS? If yes, is it possible to display barometric and GPS altitude simultaneously?
Awesome review!!!
Thanks!
anybody else noticed the 65535 day streak for step goal? That's almost 180 years! Probs to you, didn't think you were that old ^^
But jokes aside, great review as always!
i have the 255 now man......iT IS INCREDIBLE.
👍
255 is a king now
Hi Des, Great Review. Can you tell me if the Forerunner 255 will also suggest daily cycling workouts based on training load and training effect and not just daily running workouts based on training load and training effect?
Does it display the total elevation gain thus far while you are still doing your activity? Or does it only show the final total after activity is completed?
Great review Des 👍, any plans to compare 255 vs 745 cause both looks very similar in terms of features..
Awesome job. Just nailed and perfectly described the full list.
2 question - 1, great point on 745 futility now, and range of prices ($400 here and $500 955) seems to cut it out of any 755 releases. Thoughts? Maybe they’ll covert the 755 to the FR variant w AMOLED next year or something? At $550?
2, tell me you beat that tall lanky runner (DC) in the race yesterday!
I loved this review thank you! Now I must upgrade to this from my vivoactive 4s😅
Thanks!
Great review, thanks for your work! How would you compare the FR 255 to the new Polar Pacer Pro?
Would to see how this compares to the polar pacer pro :) thanks for your videos they are very informative
Thanks for the review. Do you know if the new daily suggested workouts, showing what's to come over the next days/weeks will be updated onto the Forerunner 55?
Thanks for the detailed video. How do you get the display contrast look so crisp? Or is it the color correction of video footage? In reality, the black levels and saturation of display looks very washed. Is there an option to tweak that? I can only find settings for brightness. Cheers!
Great video. Do the buttons require a lot of force to use, and do they control everything; I.e. no swiping?
Great! More new models this year. Upgrade version from my 245. Does it have climb tracker?
Thanks for the video. I’m looking to get the 255 / 955. Confused about the maps/navigation part to decide between the two. Basically, I have the all trails subscription, I’m looking to download the maps and upload to the watch that I can use to navigate in trail runs. Could you please recommend if I can do this with 255 or I need to get 955? Thank you.
Did you have a chance to test out the music/spotify features? I bought a 245m primarily for this feature and its been frustratingly bad - bad sync issues with spotify and a well known issue on the forums of the bluetooth chipset connecting with most headphones. I've felt that as soon as another watch brand makes a watch that can sync from Spotify I'd abandon Garmin, but maybe they've fixed it now?
An easy test is to wear the watch on the opposite wrist from the headphone received (Jabra 65t receiver is in the right earbud, so watch on left wrist) and do things like stretching or even just a different arm motion as you would when running down a hill will take the watch out of range!
Hello! :) Wondering if there is an option where I only receive call vibration notifications from whatsapp and regular calls? I don't wan't to receive a vibration notification of messages on my phone because I receive too many and it's a pain if I get those on my watch too... I don't mind to receive them as far as they don't vibrate, but calls should vibrate... Thank you so much :)
Great review, thanks so much! I am considering buying this watch but wanted to ask first what you thought of its capabilities and accuracy of GPS for open water swimming and what metrics it tracks in that mode - did you look at that at all? Keen to hear your thoughts. :) Thanks so much.
Hi Des, do you know how useful the training suggestions are for ultramarathons?
Hello,.Des, Thanks a ton again for your video ! I saw this again after getting my FR 255 ! A great watch !!
Does FR 255 have something called 'pace pro' that was mentioned in FR 245 ?
I do have a questions for you because you tested a lot of smart watched and stuffs, what do you think about how accurate or well the calories burns is ?
The Apple Watch over calcule A LOT in terms of calories area … so witch smart watches seems to be accurate to your opinion ?
Thanks, great review as always. It really is an amazing upgrade, even though my 245 is still very capable with the software updates.
Still, they insist on offering the nicer looking colors only in the music versions - come on Garmin!
Did you experience charging problems with your 245?
@@TheFleurianna No I haven't, what kind of problems did you have?
Despite of connection to the electricity nest or computer, the watch does not always respond with charging. It also looses USB connection with a computer. Sometimes I leave it to charcmge to see that after 30min battery status didn't change. Sometimes everything goes as it suppose to. I have it for 3 years and only recent month it became so problematic.
@@TheFleurianna maybe it's the charging cable that causes this problem, do you have access to another cable to see if the problem persists?
Unfortunay not. No one from my friends circles do any sports 🫣
Great review. What is the lug-to-lug measurement of 255 please? I want to see if is too wide for my wrist. Thanks.
I really enjoyed this video! Any idea how the heart rate sensor is for swimming?
Nice Chanel. Thanks!
Thanks!
If you already have the 245 and only do road running, do you think it is worth the upgrade? Keep up the great reviews!
I watched the video, you did a great job. I'm choosing between Polar pacer pro and Garmin Forerunner 255, which do you think is better?
Hey Des..Great review covering all the features. Can you also talk about the watch screen, visibility in sunlight and touch perfarmance as well?
Visibility in sunlight is one of the highlight features of a MIP/transflective display such as this, along with the benefit of long battery life. The 255 doesn’t have a touchscreen whereas the 955 does. Hope that helps. Thanks!
I am so disheartened right now with my Apple Watch 6, I deeply regret I ever wasted my money buying it. Basically all the health tracking apps have been outsourced, and you can't buy them, you have to subscribe. I should have done a better research. Garmin seems to be the better option.
Wow, really? What do you mean by outsourced health tracking apps?
I tried Garmin and Coros and found that once I was done working out, those watches were like a Timex - No value at all. I returned to Apple Watch and find that the frequent charging requirement while annoying is a small price to pay.
@@chrisking6448 a small (recurring) price to pay on top of the huge price we already paid for the watch. Like back in the day when Apple made crap headphones, but teamed up with Bose. You paid a small fortune for an iPod, then you had to pay some more for decent headphones.
Ok….Garmin is certainly tempting me away from Apple with their new lineup however one concern I have about Garmin is support for older devices. Three years down the road and many Garmin users are left with no updates/features.
I’m also very curious to see if this rumoured Apple Watch Pro launches in Sept. if it comes with multi-day battery life, I’m in.
@@chrisking6448 i still use my venu sq from 2022, my father still use his fenix 3 from 2016. So you should be fine
@@chrisking6448 i still use my vivoactive 3 from 2018 and it’s doing great. Battery got slightly weaker ( charge it every 4-5 days instead of 7-9 days back then)
Great informative video. How does this compare to Polar V series for a amateur runner looking for good training programmes and basic metrics? Is it worth considering a switch?
Hello there.. great review!
How this 255 music compare with Venu 2 on daily basis and casual workout like running, cycling and gym?
I would like to ask the owners: do you also have the backlight turning itself on in certain cases (e.g. payment, blood oxygen measurement, outdoor activities: cycling, running, walking) even though everything (keys, alerts, gestures) is set to off in the settings?
great video..planning to buy this watch. is it possible to add a cycling race event in the watch? thanks
Hi, can you tell me if it is good for strength training, like fitness and power lifting? And also is the Venu 2 plus any better? Thanks!
Thanks for the content, what about swimming, open waters and pool? thanks
When it calculates the HRV status and acute training load, Does it go of swimming or just running and cycling
Thanks for the review! The 255 just got a really deep price cut recently to compete with the Pace 3, and I am seriously considering it. Does the model’s better GPS accuracy translates into better real-time pace accuracy? I heard there can be a 10 second delay. This can be an issue in a race if someone is pursuing a certain finish time. Thx!
I'm wearing my Venu 2s all time, unless I'm running (wearing a 245). Would the new HRV tracking/morning report work then?
@desfit great review as usual 👏 if you would have to pick between the 255 and the 745 which one will you pick and why?
The 255. It has nearly all the 745 features plus more of the new health/fitness features.
How well does the music function work? Does it connect well with most Bluetooth earbuds when running outdoors?
Can you load swimming workouts and use them while pool swimming? How is the HR sensor in the swimming pool?
Thank you for this information, I’m stuck between choosing the garmin fr255 and coros pace 3 for my first watch. Which would you recommend?
Dude just convinced me to buy a 255
Daily suggestions are only for running? What about for cycling? thanks
I'm deciding between this and the Venu 2 but definitely still need more reviews and time to decide
Same here.
bro, I am more confused with the many options out there, not to mention the fact that once you buy a new watch, in a few months a better smartwatch will leave the others behind. Hate that.
I've never owned a fitness watch so would be grateful for your insight: I'm leaning towards the 255s due to smaller form factor; it appeals to me that I will just forget I have it on, (particularly useful during sleep) and I would use all its features on the connect app of my phone. Is this realistic, or does one have to interact with the watch face itself? I'm not a runner, more into gym/bodybuilding, and want to use the watch for stress tracking, and overall fitness tracking over time. Thank you!
Go with the 245 its amazing watch small and light
Hello Des, I have the FR 745 for about a year. Is switching to the FR255 an upgrade? Thanks!
Do Comparison garmin 255 vs garmin venu 2 plus
BRO, for the 255s is this meanth for smaller wrist?
Do you have 255s review?
I have a smaller wrist.
I saw some article mentioninh 255s have a pink wording and pink stips, etc?
Hugely informative. Coming from a 245 would the normal choice be the regular size or the smaller S? I’m guessing the regular as it’s only slightly larger but no where near as big as the 955 right? Keep up the great work!
I would get the smaller S, for running smaller and lighter is always better IMO
Wondering if the screen is better than previous versions in terms of durability. I cracked my 245 screen without even noticing what it might have hit. Nothing violent is what I'm saying.
Damn, they nailed it. Good review!
Thanks!
Only 1 question, do you get picture previews on text messages? The 245 refers you to the phone. Thats a feature worth the upgrade to me. That and garmin pay.
I'm 30 seconds in and I'm already doing a double take because of all the unexpected features. Damn!
🙌
one major downgrade when switching from 245 to 255 is "back to start" is "tracback" only. Missing direct to start point feature massively. Also, no option for widgets view, just glances.
I may of already asked this question but on this watch, does the HRV and 7 day load. Will that all give me information if I only swim, or does it have to be biking or cycling. Kinda like how the vo2max works. It can only give info from running and cycling.
Is the padel or tennis profile available for download on the forerunner 255?
Does 255 model have option to set hot keys, so one of the buttons could be used for Garmin Pay?
Hi, I am thinking of switching from Garmin Vivoactive 4 to Forerunner 255/955, but I have concerns about the possibility of using all the functions related to the training status and measurement of effectiveness. Therefore, I am asking for your support in this regard. Until now, I have not used the Vivoactive 4 to record my runs. I will also add that I do not have a power meter in the bike. I have used the Vivoactive 4 watch for swimming, cycling (without a power meter), hiking and fitness. I'm not a runner - I don't like it. However, I want to receive more statistics provided by the new Forerunner 255/955 models: it is about measuring performance and training status (e.g. stamina, performance measurement, training status, load, training readiness, rest time, body battery, acclimatisation, etc.). I read in the manual that this data depends on the VO2 MAX. In the new models, you can independently perform the VO2 MAX test (on request) with running or cycling (with a power meter is required). However, in Vivoactive only the march was enough to make estimation; there was no need to run. Can the new forerunners also estimate VO2 max from walking? In addition, I read on Garmin's website support ("What Is VO2 Max Estimate and How Does It Work?) that if VO2 Max is not estimated from running or cycling with a power meter, VO2 max can be estimated from walking (as in VIVOACTIVE 4) or from all day heart rate. Have checked if this also apply to the forerunner 255/955 watches? I did not see any writings of this in the manuals. After two weeks of only swimming (no running, no cycling, no walking), will my VO2 max be estimated from heart rate? Will this value be taken into account for statistics related to the measurement of effectiveness and training status?
Would love to see a FR255 (non music) vs Instinct 2
Will the HRV status come to the Tactix 7 and Morning Report?
Really great review as always!
I'm not sure if this is right or not, but it seems like the FR 255 has a slightly wider bezel than the FR 245.
It's ever so slightly larger but this is also the larger 255 vs the 245 (which is closer in size to the 255S). Thanks!
Right now fenix 6 pro goes the same price as 255. I can't choose, could you share your opinion on that, please? Now I have instinct, but I want these running recommendations.
Wow such a great bucket for money! Stupid ask: does it have “flashlight” built in screen like in Fenix7? 😸
Thank you
Thanks for the super review. Is one able to download and then view full colour maps on the Forerunner 255?
Nope, you have to go with the 955, 945LTE, or 945 for maps. Thanks 👍
Thanks for the video very informative, maybe a small correction that satellite system is BeiDou instead of Baidu 11:10
255 or the instinct 2? Both get 30 hours of gps which is the most I would need. Thank you
Altimeter and Garmin Pay? Much wanted, will upgrade my FR245.
Great review! How is the watch for indoor pool swimming?
same
Hi! Congrats for your videos :) I bought a Forerunner 255 S Music and I noticed something: the pedometer works even if I'm stationary but moving in the car. Does this happen on your tbh? Or is it a bug in mine?
That can happen - it’s basing steps on movement so if the car is bouncing a bit due to not smooth roads, it can trigger those as steps. The same can be said for pretty much all watches. Thanks!
How come the 255 seem to have a bigger on screen black circle than the 245? I don’t know if it’s me but the 245 still looks like the newer model or an upgraded form 255?!
Hello mate, how do you think which one will stay longer by one charge Coros Apex 2 or Forerunner 255, i know that the apex 2 has 45 hours in gps mode which is 15 more hours than 255, but in just smartwatch mode it's only 3 day longer?
Is it possible to connect bluetooth headphones and heart rate chest strap at same time?
Great review, thanks. Judging by the upgraded set of features, I'm tempted to sell my 245 and get a 255.
You mean pay monthly?
Did you as considering 255 music and would love feedback on music syncing as gear it isn’t great
What is your thoughts on the 255 vs venu2?
Thank you I want one shame music only comes on black or white really wanted the blue
Hi. Does this watch allow to track spinning?
Upgrade from fenix 5 sapphire to 255 music,is it worth it?
Thanks
Love to get a feel on ppls thoughts between buying a Fenix 6/solar or the fr255. Finding some in that $399 range
Fenix 6 is heavy and horrible to run with i had one and sold it after a week! 245 best watch i have had for runs or bike rides
Does the bar in 255s music have ground contact time,cadence, and stride frequency
Hello from Portugal Des. I want to buy the 255 but I want to know how is the altimeter, can you do a short video or send me
some pictures of it? do you think it's reliable?
Thanks love your reviews! Keep Up you are the best!
It’s reliable. You can check out the altimeter comparisons in the workout details screenshots. 👍 Just forgot to actually mention it. Thanks!
Thanks for getting this up so quick Des! I'd be interested to hear how you'd compare the 255 vs Venu2 plus now we've had this update as theyre compariable price.
They different watches with different purposes. The venu is more a smart watch with good sport capabilities. Nicer screen and touch. The 255 is now a really good sport watch with all the features and the extra accuracy with the all new gps settings/features
I would also love to see this video. The purposes might be different but I am still not sure which one to get. I do love me some sports data but I would really like to know how far the sports features of the Venu 2 plus go with current firmware compared to the 255 🤔
Same here. I'm in the market for a new watch and wanted to go for the Venu 2 plus. Now I'm not sure anymore. I mainly do cycling as a sport but I love data and numbers. It seams the 255 has a whole bunch of new training features that are not on the Venu 2 plus (yet?).
As always, simple and straightforward, but very informative. Perfection. Picking your brain: being mostly a mtb rider with a few weekly spinning sessions + some functional training in the mix, I find myself divided between the Instinct 2, this new 255 and a wild card, the Suunto 9 Peak. Which would you recommend me? 😋😎😉👍🏼
For MTB I’d probably go for the Instinct 2 mainly due to durability. 👍 Thanks!
@@DesFit thanks!! 👌🏼
Sure thing!
@@DesFit So… followed your advice, and got me a blue Instinct 2 solar edition.
Loving it!! 🤩 🙏🏼