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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

Garmin Forerunner 255 review: runner’s best friend gets GPS and multisport upgrade

Garmin Forerunner 255 review showing the watch resting on a table.
Thin, light, comfortable and highly customisable, the Forerunner 255 is a great sporting companion as long as you don’t need offline maps. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

Garmin’s latest running watch has been upgraded in almost every way, bringing multisport tracking, more advanced GPS and a bunch of high-end features down to a more affordable price with the Forerunner 255.

The longstanding series is available in two sizes for the first time with the 255 – a small 41mm-wide case and a larger 46mm model, which means it should fit comfortably on a wider range of runners’ wrists. But it has very big shoes to fill, replacing the well-regarded Forerunner 245 from 2019.

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