Garmin has recently introduced and released a new smartwatch in the Vietnamese market called Forerunner 55. This is a budget-friendly mid-range smartwatch, emphasizing its ability to support beginners in sports training with a long battery life.
So, is this device worth buying? Let's dive into it in this article!
A sleek sporty design, lightweight with scratch-resistant display for sharp visuals
The Garmin Forerunner 55 boasts a round watch face, 42mm in size similar to the Forerunner 245, accompanied by a 22mm sports silicone strap with Quick Release mechanism for swift change. The watch is notably lightweight and incredibly comfortable on the wrist, suitable for both male and female users.
Equipped with a 1.04-inch MIP display, 208 x 208 pixels resolution, the smartwatch delivers crisp images with balanced colors. The MIP display excels in sunlight readability, conserving battery life. Chemically strengthened glass protects the wearer from common scratches and impacts, prolonging the Garmin watch's lifespan.
This Garmin smartwatch offers a diverse collection of watch faces for users to switch up if desired. Users can access the Connect IQ store to choose and download watch faces according to their preferences, adding a fresh and exciting vibe to the watch.
Precision GPS positioning technology
Garmin leads in GPS navigation products, so you can completely trust the accuracy of the device. Thanks to the global navigation satellite system (GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo), it can track user movement even in challenging GPS environments or use positioning to set up round-trip routes, suitable for sports training.
Boasting standout health care features
Equipped with Garmin Elevate wrist-based heart rate monitor sensor, ensuring accurate tracking of heart rate, calorie burn, and maximum oxygen consumption (VO2 max). These metrics are crucial for users to understand their training thresholds and improve further after workouts.
Featuring Garmin Coach, a virtual professional trainer. This is one of the special features of Garmin smartwatches that supports tracking and providing structured sports training plans, focusing on the essence to enhance your fitness journey effectively.
Shaped as a professional sports watch, offering various workout modes to enhance your health such as strength training, yoga, cycling, running, etc., in animated form. You can customize available exercises to suit your physical condition and synchronize them to the watch to start training.
Moreover, with a range of health care features from Garmin Firstbeat Analytics, users can wear Forerunner 55 24/7.
The device is capable of tracking stress levels and setting relaxation reminders by suggesting short breathing exercises, along with Body Battery to monitor body energy levels and suggest the best times for training and recovery accurately.
Alongside a range of premium features such as Find My Phone, alarm clock, stopwatch, countdown timer, music control, step counter, etc., will provide users with more convenience in their daily activities.
Boasts an extremely long battery life
Charging time is approximately 2 hours, relatively fast for you to continue using. With one charge like this, you can use the battery for about 14 days. When using GPS continuously, the battery life will decrease to 20 hours from fully charged. The product uses a provided charging dock with contact points.
Conclusion

With its sporty design and features, the Garmin Forerunner 55 is perfect for sports enthusiasts who frequently engage in outdoor activities. It exudes strength when worn by men and personality when worn by women.
Not to mention, the selling price of the Forerunner 55 starts from only 5 million VND, which can be considered very competitive in the world of professional sports watches, making it easily accessible for newcomers.
What do you think about the Garmin Forerunner 55? Leave your comments below and let's discuss together!
Explore more:
- Which Garmin watch should you buy?
- Garmin watches from which country, what product lines are available, and what are their advantages?
