Garmin Forerunner 35 vs Withings Steel HR

Well, we're pretty much all my workout gear. The risk based heart monitor to me was a major selling feature. I want to be able to learn the maximum I ...

So that's pretty awesome and the only physical interaction you have is the side button to see your time, your heart, break, distance and battery life ...

I used the quick-release wristband because I would go back and forth between my road bike. I don't think I'll ever rely on it again because this is the second time it's disconnected accidentally, and certainly the last time since there's no hope of finding it along the 10 mile trail of rock and mud.

I have a Withings Steel HR hybrid watch. Does everything I need, had good battery life and just works. Not very flashy, but I find it very functional.

Garmin won't be able to sell the Forerunner 35 for $200 for too long. $150 seems like a better price point. I'm sure a Forerunner 35-level watch will be selling for only $100 or so in a couple more years. The Forerunner 35 wears pretty nicely

I've noticed more believable data the more nights I've worn it (even the filled-in data). Conclusion: Overall I do not regret the purchase, BUT it is a little pricey. I would've felt more comfortable with the price being closer to $125. I believe this could be a watch for people who aren't really interested in fast and accurate data, but more so for the casual crowd of folks who need to see minimal data during their workouts and runs

Are you a runner looking to take training to the next level, but can't afford a really pricey device? Wondering why in the world you'd even need one? I was in your shoes! As an activity tracker, the Forerunner 35 is very nice. I give it 3 stars because many of the features that a runner would use don't work, and I feel it's deceptive to sell a device with these features when they're not really usable for training. Essentially, this is a good activity tracker posing (ineffectively) as a training tool. Many reviewers mention that the Forerunner 35 isn't for "serious runners", and I took that to mean that they believe "serious runners" need all the complexity of a very expensive watch

It's a worthwhile purchase if you like the style, but know that its smart features come secondary to its design.

I use it primarily as a device to help family at home feel comfortable with me being off grid.

I currently have an Apple Watch but I’m going to be wearing my analog watch again - I prefer the aesthetics and don’t need all the features and distractions of a smartwatch.

I think as long as you can run comfortably at a conversational pace, your HR shouldn't matter too much. That's not to say you shouldn't strive to get better at running, but there are so many more metrics than just HR to tell you if you're on the right path. Happy running :)

Comfort: I find the watch comfortable to wear throughout the day; however, I've found myself waking up at night due to the discomfort of the watch. Idk if it's because I'm pregnant and my arm is swelling at night, but this is disappointing bc the main reason I bought this watch was to track my sleep (or lack thereof). Also, once I wake up at like 330am and go back to sleep and wake up like 3 or 4 more times before 730, it doesn't track the sleep bc you have to be asleep for like 3 hrs straight before it tracks again. Step accuracy: seems accurate

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Hi folks, do any of you have this Steel HR? If so, do you know if you have to have your phone with you for the GPS to work? It seems like a really nice watch but, from what I've read, it only works with a phone, ie for GPS tracking. Anyone know about this? Thanks,

While I have found getting these alerts on my wrist pretty useful, this particular feature falls short of what the Pebble offered. There's no queue or timeline for reviewing notifications as there is on the Pebble and I find I miss the ability to simply scroll back through previous alerts. BATTERY LIFE The Forerunner 35's battery life is outstanding. I get between 8 and 10 days between charges, and a full charge takes only a few hours

I could see my wife was calling. I couldn't read what her previous text was. Most watch features don't need the second screen. Sarah Tew/CNETThe best part of Steel HR might be battery life

What I don't like: ------------------ Phone integration for text and call notifications is spotty. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. It's a nice feature when it works. The phone downloads slowly but reliably to my Moto G7 Power

Third, literally the ONLY messages you get notifications for are SMS messages, and even then, only if you are using the stock text-messaging app. No WhatsApp, no Signal, no Facebook Messenger, no Google Hangouts, nothing. Effectively, this watch is utterly useless at the single most important function a smartwatch can provide! 3) The smart wakeup feature depends upon the watch’s alarm. They aren’t joking about the “Alarm” part, either

The first of the three times I got up to pee the Garmin showed that my ARHR had by that time dropped to 44, indicating that even though customer service told me that ARHR is an average over the last 7 sleep periods, my ARHR when I went to bed was close to 44 - which tracks with readings of the previous night, which also dropped intranight to 44. However, last night, except for those 4-5 brief intervals, which totaled about 10 minutes across the duration of my 6:30 sleep period, the graph of my HR shows a resting pulse that ranged from 34-44, with the average for the night being about 40. Yet at the end of my sleep period my ARHR had gone back up to 45! How did customer service explain this anomaly? Apparently the device ignores any resting pulses below 40 as artifacts, and since my RP was in the 30's for about an hour and a half, and since this wasn't even counted in averaging over the night (which gave more weight to the brief periods when my RP was in the high 40s and 50s) there was no drop in my ARHR, and in fact, over the last 6 months I've only briefly ever gotten it down to 44, even though my actual RP for the night is typically around 10-42, except on the nights after intense training sessions. Despite these evident software design flaws, my overall impression of Garmin, and even of the Forerunner 35, is positive

Their subtle gamification and classy design turned me from a fitness app hater into someone who tracks his weight, body composition, steps, and sleep on a daily basis and is actively enjoying the whole thing.