Amazon is currently offering three variants of Garmin smartwatches, i.e., Forerunner 55, Vivoactive 5, and Fenix 8 Pro, at their all-time low prices.
The Garmin Forerunner 55 features a 1.04-inch colour display with a resolution of 208x208 pixels, using a sunlight-visible transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) screen. It has a 5 ATM water resistance rating. Battery life is rated at up to 2 weeks in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode. Core timekeeping features include GPS time synchronisation, automatic daylight saving adjustments, alarms, a timer, a stopwatch, and sunrise and sunset times.
Health tracking features include continuous wrist-based heart rate monitoring, resting and abnormal heart rate alerts, respiration rate tracking, Body Battery energy monitoring, all-day stress tracking, guided breathing, advanced sleep tracking, hydration tracking via Garmin Connect, and women’s health tracking.
Furthermore, the Forerunner 55 supports GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo satellite systems, along with a Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate sensor and an accelerometer. Connectivity options include Bluetooth and ANT+, with compatibility for iPhone and Android devices.
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Garmin Forerunner 55 Running Smartwatch: $149 (Amazon US)
The Garmin Vívoactive 5 comes with a 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a 390×390 resolution, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It has an anodised aluminium bezel, a fibre-reinforced polymer case, and a 20mm quick-release silicone strap. The watch is 5 ATM water-rated as well.
Battery life reaches up to 11 days in smartwatch mode or 5 days with always-on display, up to 21 days in Battery Saver mode, 21 hours in GPS-only mode, 17 hours in all-systems GNSS, and 8 hours with GNSS and music playback. The watch includes 4GB of internal memory for activity history.
Health and wellness features include 24/7 wrist-based heart rate monitoring, Pulse Ox blood oxygen tracking, advanced sleep tracking with sleep score, sleep coach and nap detection, Body Battery energy monitoring, stress tracking, respiration rate, fitness age, hydration tracking, women’s health tracking, and abnormal heart rate alerts. Built-in sensors include GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, compass, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and Garmin Elevate heart rate monitor.
When it comes to safety features, the watch offers incident detection and assistance during select activities, while accessibility is supported through wheelchair mode with push tracking and weight-shift alerts.
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Garmin Vivoactive 5 Fitness GPS Smartwatch: $184.99 (Amazon US)
The Garmin Fenix 8 Pro (51mm) is a multisport smartwatch with a 1.4-inch AMOLED touchscreen display at 454×454 resolution. It uses a sapphire crystal lens, titanium bezel, and a fibre-reinforced polymer case with a titanium rear cover. The watch is water-rated to 10 ATM, supports diving to 40 metres, and uses leakproof inductive buttons.
Battery life reaches up to 27 days in smartwatch mode or 15 days with always-on display, 34 days in battery saver mode, up to 78 hours in GPS-only mode, and up to 123 hours in Max Battery GPS. Expedition GPS mode lasts up to 24 days. The Fenix 8 Pro offers an internal storage of 32GB.
Health and wellness features include continuous wrist-based heart rate monitoring, ECG support, Pulse Ox blood oxygen tracking, HRV status, skin temperature tracking, respiration rate, stress monitoring, Body Battery, advanced sleep tracking with sleep score and nap detection, fitness age, hydration tracking, women’s health tracking, jet lag adviser, and health snapshot summaries.
Navigation and sensors include multi-band GPS with SatIQ, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou, built-in mapping, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensor, and a depth sensor rated to 40 metres.
The watch supports LTE and satellite communication with an inReach subscription, including two-way voice calls, text messaging, LiveTrack, weather updates, location check-ins, and interactive SOS, subject to coverage availability. Finally, safety features include incident detection, assistance alerts and live location tracking.
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Garmin Fenix 8 Pro Multisport Smartwatch - 51mm: $1,199.99 (Amazon US)
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