Forerunner 955, Solar Black, Garmin
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Forerunner 955, Solar Black

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OUTSHINE THE COMPETITION

Breaking through to the top? Strap this lightweight smartwatch to your wrist. Train and perform at your best, and with Power Glass™ solar-charging glass, extend your battery life to outlast the rest.

  • In smartwatch mode, the battery can last up to 20 days, giving you a complete overview of your health, from sleep to training.
  • Harness the power of the sun and get up to 49 hours of battery life in GPS mode with solar charging.
  • Navigate through statistics and maps with ease on the responsive touchscreen.
  • Confidently explore all terrains with built-in full-color maps and multi-band GPS technology.
  • Training readiness indicators let you know when you're fully prepared for a productive session.
  • Plan your strategy with recommended workouts for the day, track details of your route, and other race widget options.

SOLAR BATTERY CHARGING

In smartwatch mode with solar charging, you get up to 20 days of battery life. In GPS mode, you get up to 42 hours, or 49 hours with solar charging. In UltraTrac™ mode, go even longer, up to 110 hours with solar charging.

TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS

Navigate through maps and statistics using traditional button controls or the responsive touchscreen.

DESIGNED FOR DEVOTEES

With just 52 grams, the Forerunner 955 ensures ease of movement and body compatibility.

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TRAINING READINESS

From the moment you wake up, you have a readiness score based on sleep quality, recovery, training load, and other data to determine whether it's a good day for intense training or taking it easy.

MORNING REPORT

Receive a summary of sleep, recovery, and training insights immediately upon waking up, including heart rate variability, training readiness, and weather conditions. You can even customize the report to display what you prefer.

HEART RATE VARIABILITY STATUS

Gain deeper insights into your overall health, training, and recovery through heart rate variability data collected while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics™ team.

RACE WIDGET

Prepare for your next race with training tips, personalized recommended daily workouts, and race finish time predictions based on route details, weather conditions, and performance.

RECOMMENDED WORKOUTS OF THE DAY

In the Garmin Connect™ smartphone app's calendar, view recommended workouts for the entire week, which adapt after each run to match your performance and recovery.

GARMIN COACH

Free customizable training plans cover distances from 5k to half marathon, including expert coach advice tailored to you and your goals.

RUNNING POWER

With a running dynamics sensor or HRM-Pro™ wrist sensor, continuously measure the power you transfer to the ground during your run.

REAL-TIME ENDURANCE

Use this data to monitor and manage your efforts and avoid overexertion at the beginning of your run or bike ride.

RUNNING DYNAMICS

While using a running dynamics sensor or HRM-Pro sensor, the Forerunner 955 measures key running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time, and balance, among other data.

TRAINING STATUS

With new indicators like heart rate variability status, recent exercise history, and performance, gain insight into your overall effort, whether you're training productively, peaking, or under stress.

ACUTE LOAD

Compare the intensity of recent exercise with optimal ranges to improve fitness and review your training history.

TRAINING EFFECT

Learn how exercise impacts your endurance, speed, and strength with data on aerobic and anaerobic training effect.

PACEPRO™ FEATURE

The PacePro feature helps you maintain a consistent pace while running on a trail with customized gradient guidance.

RECOVERY TIME

From your last workout and overall stress, sleep, and daily activities, determine how much recovery time you need before your next intense exercise session.

MAXIMUM VO2

Train smarter with Maximum VO2, an indicator that shows your expected performance. This measurement takes into account performance changes due to heat or altitude.

PERFORMANCE CONDITION

While running, analyze your pace, heart rate, and heart rate variability to assess your real-time performance condition.

SYNC TRAINING PLANS

Get your indoor and outdoor training plans in the Garmin Connect™ app or simply sync the Forerunner with other platforms, including TrainingPeaks® and TrainerRoad.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Switch up your workouts with activity profiles for cycling, triathlon, pool swimming, open water swimming, track running, and more. For races and multisport events, switch sports with a single press of a button.

RACE PREDICTION

Based on your running history and overall fitness, get pace estimates for 5k, 10k, or even marathon distances. Plus, trend data highlights the impact of your training over time.

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MULTI-BAND SUPPORT

Access multiple global navigation satellite systems and multiple frequencies broadcasted by navigation satellites for greater accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are obstructed, weak, or not typically available. Achieve top-notch distance and speed accuracy even in challenging environments.

FULL-COLOR MAPS

Whether you're running city streets or cycling forest trails, the Forerunner 955 comes with built-in full-color maps to keep you on the right path.

TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION

Follow the course with turn-by-turn directions that guide you from one turn to the next and provide advance warnings of upcoming turns.

ROUND-TRIP ROUTING

With Trendline™ popularity routing, easily find the best local routes. Simply enter your desired distance, and the Forerunner 955 will suggest a route to bring you back to your starting point.

UPCOMING POINTS OF INTEREST

Get a quick look at points of interest along your route with one glance. You can also view performance metrics, split times, and distance/elevation data for all upcoming key points on the course.

CLIMBPRO FEATURE

Use ClimbPro planning on downloaded courses to see real-time data on current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance, and elevation gain.

SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

If you ever feel unsafe or the watch detects an incident, safety and incident detection features1 will send your location to emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles.

TRACKS

Create or discover routes in our Garmin Connect app and never run out of running ideas. Plan them on other platforms like Strava and Komoot and then automatically sync them with the Forerunner smartwatch.

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WRIST-BASED HEART RATE SENSOR

The watch continuously measures your heart rate2 with our latest-generation heart rate sensor and alerts you if it remains too high or too low while at rest. It also measures your effort during activities, even while swimming.

BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY SENSOR

Measure your body's energy levels to find the best time for activity and rest2.

ENHANCED SLEEP TRACKING AND SLEEP SCORE

Gain a better understanding of how your body recovers and prepares for training with our improved sleep tracking feature. After waking up, receive a sleep score with analysis of sleep stages, pulse oximetry3, and breathing, along with detailed insights to improve sleep quality.

PULSE OX SENSOR

The wrist-based pulse ox sensor3 monitors blood oxygen saturation levels, enabling advanced sleep tracking and acclimatization to higher altitudes.

MENSTRUAL TRACKING

Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy in the Garmin Connect app. Log symptoms, receive exercise and nutrition tips, and more. You can even see and record details on the wrist with the women's health tracking app.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT™ FEATURE

Record a two-minute session to capture key stats, including pulse2, heart rate variability, pulse oximetry3, breathing, and stress. Then, use the Garmin Connect app on compatible smartphones to generate a report with those stats for sharing.

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MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST

Download up to 500 songs and playlists from Spotify®, Deezer, or Amazon Music accounts (subscription may be required).

GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENT FEATURE

Skip the checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless4 payment solution at supported issuers.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive emails, messages, and alerts directly on the watch when paired with an Apple® or Android™ smartphone. You can even respond to messages if you have an Android phone.

SMART TRAINER CONTROL

Control the Tacx® Smart trainer with ANT+® technology and simulate courses, automatically change resistance, and receive workout guidance when using the watch for indoor training sessions.

GARMIN CONNECT

View health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges to earn badges, and more, all in one free app with no subscription fees.

CONNECT IQ™ STORE

Add watch faces, data fields, and apps to your watch via the Connect IQ Store app on a compatible smartphone.


1 When paired with a compatible smartphone. For additional details on safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, visit Garmin.com/safety.
2 Activity tracking accuracy.
3 This device is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse oximeter not available in all countries.
4 For current supported countries, network providers, and issuing banks, visit Garmin.com/GarminPay/banks.

Specifications:

General

MATERIAL OF THE LENS Corning® Gorilla® DX Glass
MATERIAL OF THE CASE Fiber-Reinforced Polymer
QUICKFIT™ WATCH BANDS Yes (22 mm)
WATCH BAND MATERIAL Silicone
CASE SIZE, W X D X H 46.5 x 46.5 x 14.4 mm

Fits wrists with a circumference of 130–220 mm
TOUCHSCREEN Yes
COLOR DISPLAY Yes
DISPLAY SIZE, W X H 1.3" (33 mm) diameter
DISPLAY RESOLUTION, W X H 260 x 260 pixels
DISPLAY TYPE Sunlight-visible, transflective, memory-in-pixel (MIP)
WEIGHT 53 g
BATTERY LIFE Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days / 20 days with solar charging*
GPS mode without music: Up to 42 hours / 49 hours with solar charging**
GNSS and Music mode: Up to 8.5 hours
GNSS mode without music: Up to 20 hours / 22 hours with solar charging**
UltraTrac mode: Up to 80 hours / 110 hours with solar charging**
See details
*Solar charging, with all-day wear and 3 hours per day outdoors in 50,000 lux conditions
**Solar charging, in 50,000 lux conditions while using
WATER RESISTANT Swimming, 5 ATM
BUILT-IN MEMORY 32 GB

Watch Functions

WATCH FUNCTIONS Yes
TIME SYNCHRONIZATION WITH GPS Yes
AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Yes
WATCH ALARM Yes
TIMER Yes
STOPWATCH Yes
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES Yes

Health Tracking

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE MONITORING (CONTINUOUS, EVERY SECOND) Yes
RESTING HEART RATE Yes
ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS Yes (high and low)
RESPIRATION RATE (24X7) Yes
PULSE OXIMETRY TO MONITOR BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION Yes (spot-check and optional all-day acclimation and sleep tracking)
FITNESS AGE Yes
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR Yes
STRESS TRACKING ALL DAY Yes
RELAXATION REMINDERS Yes
BREATHING TIMER Yes
SLEEP TRACKING Yes (advanced)
SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS Yes
HYDRATION TRACKING Yes (in Garmin Connect™ app and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
WOMEN'S HEALTH TRACKING Yes (in Garmin Connect™ app and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
HEALTH SNAPSHOT Yes

Sensors

GPS Yes
GLONASS Yes
GALILEO Yes
MULTI-FREQUENCY POSITIONING Yes
GARMIN ELEVATE WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR Yes
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER Yes
ELECTRONIC COMPASS Yes
GYROSCOPE Yes
ACCELEROMETER Yes
THERMOMETER Yes
HEART RATE, OX, & ACCLIMATION Yes

Everyday Smart Features

CONNECTIVITY Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
CONNECT IQ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS, AND APPS) Yes
CONNECT IQ™ STORE ON DEVICE Yes
SMART NOTIFICATIONS Yes
TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY) Yes
CALENDAR Yes
WEATHER Yes
REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE STATS Yes
VIRB® CAMERA REMOTE Yes
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone®, Android™
PAIRS WITH GARMIN GOLF APP Yes
COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN CONNECT MOBILE Yes
GARMIN PAY™ Yes

Safety and Tracking Features

LIVETRACK Yes
GROUP LIVETRACK Yes
LIVE EVENT SHARING Android™ only
INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES Yes
ASSISTANCE Yes

Tactical Features

DUAL GRID COORDINATES Yes

Activity Tracking Features

STEP COUNTER Yes
MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT) Yes
AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL) Yes
CALORIES BURNED Yes
FLOORS CLIMBED Yes
DISTANCE TRAVELED Yes
INTENSITY MINUTES Yes
TRUEUP™ Yes
MOVE IQ™ Yes
GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP Yes (optional Connect IQ app)

Fitness/Gym Equipment

AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING Yes
AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES Strength training, HIIT, cardio workouts, elliptical training, stair climbing, indoor climbing, hiking, rowing, pilates, yoga
STRENGTH TRAINING Yes
HIIT WORKOUTS Yes
YOGA WORKOUTS Yes
PILATES WORKOUTS Yes
ON-SCREEN WORKOUT ANIMATIONS Yes
MUSCLE MAPS ON SCREEN Yes

Training, Planning, and Analysis Features

HEART RATE ZONES Yes
HEART RATE ALERTS Yes
CALORIES BURNED FROM HEART RATE Yes
PERCENT OF MAXIMUM HEART RATE Yes
PERCENT OF HEART RATE RESERVE Yes
RECOVERY TIME Yes
AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM HEART RATE Yes
MORNING REPORT Yes
QUICK WORKOUT REVIEW / WIDGET Yes
HR BROADCAST (SEND HEART RATE DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES) Yes
BREATHS PER MINUTE (DURING EXERCISE) Yes (with compatible accessories)
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE Yes
CUSTOMIZABLE SCREEN(S) Yes
CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES Yes
AUTO PAUSE® (PAUSE AND RESUME TIMER BASED ON SPEED) Yes
INTERVAL TRAINING (SET UP EXERCISE AND REST INTERVALS) Yes
ADVANCED WORKOUTS Yes
TRAINING PLANS DOWNLOAD Yes
AUTO LAP® (AUTOMATICALLY STARTS A NEW LAP) Yes
MANUAL LAP Yes
LAP BUTTONS Yes
AUTO PAUSE® Yes
LIVE, GARMIN SEGMENTS Yes
STRAVA FEATURES (BEACON, LIVE SEGMENTS) Yes
ROUTE CREATION (RUN/BIKE) Yes
TRENDLINE™ ROUTE POPULARITY ROUTING Yes
TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK Yes
SHORTCUT KEYS Yes
AUTO SCROLL Yes
ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH Yes
PHYSIO TRUEUP Yes

Running Features

AVAILABLE RUNNING PROFILES Running, track running, treadmill running, indoor track running, trail running, virtual running, ultra running
TIME, PACE, AND DISTANCE VIA GPS Yes
RUNNING DYNAMICS Yes (with compatible accessories)
VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND GROUND CONTACT TIME BALANCE Yes (with compatible accessories)
GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE Yes (with compatible accessories)
STRIDE LENGTH (REAL-TIME) Yes (with compatible accessories)
CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE) Yes
RUNNING POWER Yes (with compatible accessories)
PERFORMANCE CONDITION Yes
LACTATE THRESHOLD Yes (with compatible accessories)
PACEPRO™ PACE STRATEGIES Yes
RUNNING TRAINING Yes
TRAIL RUNNING AND AUTOMATIC CLIMB Yes
RACE PREDICTOR Yes
RACE PREDICTOR WITH COURSE AND WEATHER FORECAST Yes
SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR Yes

Golf Features

42,000 PRELOADED GOLF COURSES WORLDWIDE Yes
DISTANCE TO FRONT/MIDDLE/BACK OF GREEN Yes
DISTANCE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS Yes
MEASURE SHOT DISTANCE (AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATES ACCURATE YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE) Automatic
DIGITAL SCORECARD Yes
STAT TRACKING (PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT) Yes
GARMIN AUTOSHOT™ Yes
AUTOMATIC COURSEVIEW UPDATES Yes
MANUAL PIN POSITIONING Yes
HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS Yes
PINPOINTER Yes
HANDICAP TRACKING Yes
ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER Yes
LEGAL FOR GOLF TOURNAMENTS Yes

Outdoor and Recreational Features

AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES Hiking, climbing, skiing, snowboarding, freestyle skiing, XC classic skiing, XC skate skiing, stand-up paddleboarding, paddling, kayaking, snowshoeing, mapping, navigation, tennis, pickleball, padel, follow me, point-to-point navigation
POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION Yes
REAL-TIME BREADCRUMB TRAIL Yes
BACK TO START Yes
TRACBACK® Yes
ULTRATRAC MODE Yes
AROUND ME MODE Yes
COMING SOON Yes
ALTITUDE PROFILE Yes
DISTANCE TO DESTINATION Yes
BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR Yes
CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNING Yes
VERTICAL SPEED Yes
TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT Yes
UPCOMING ELEVATION PLOT Yes
PRELOADED TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS Yes
PRELOADED ROAD AND TRAIL MAPS Yes
MAP DOWNLOAD SUPPORT Yes
GPS COORDINATES Yes
SIGHT 'N GO Yes
AREA CALCULATION Yes (via Connect IQ™ app)
HUNT/FISH CALENDAR Yes (via Connect IQ™ app)
PROJECTED WAYPOINT Yes
SUN AND MOON INFORMATION Yes
XERO™ LOCATIONS Yes

Cycling Features

GARMIN CYCLING MAP (Routable Cycling Street Map) Yes
AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES Cycling, road cycling, mountain biking, gravel riding, commuting, long-distance cycling, eBiking, mountain biking, indoor cycling, cyclocross
WEATHER/DISTANCE ALERT (TRIGGER AN ALARM WHEN YOU REACH A GOAL) Yes
TRAILS Yes
GRADE AND FLOW (WITH POWER SENSOR) Yes
CYCLING SEGMENT AND MAXIMUM POWER IN SEGMENT (WITH POWER SENSOR) Yes
RACE AN ACTIVITY Yes
FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) Yes (with compatible accessories)
COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ DEVICES Yes
POWER METER COMPATIBILITY (DISPLAYS POWER DATA FROM COMPATIBLE THIRD-PARTY ANT+™-ENABLED POWER METERS) Yes
ADVANCED CYCLING DYNAMICS Yes
VARIA VISION™ DISPLAY COMPATIBILITY (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY) Yes
VARIA™ RADAR COMPATIBILITY (REARVIEW RADAR) Yes
VARIA™ LIGHT COMPATIBILITY Yes
SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (WITH SENSOR) Yes

Swimming Features

AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES Pool swimming, open water swimming, swim/run
OPEN WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, CALORIES) Yes
POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, CALORIES) Yes
STROKE TYPE DETECTION (E.G., FREESTYLE) Yes
DRILL LOGGING Yes
REST TIMER (SETS UP INTERVALS) Yes
SWIM INTERVAL TIMER WITH AUTOREST Yes
AUTOMATIC INTERVALS Yes
TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS Yes
PACE ALERT (FOR POOL SWIMMING ONLY) Yes
COUNTDOWN START Yes
SWIM WORKOUTS Yes
CRITICAL SWIM SPEED Yes
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE UNDERWATER Yes
HEART RATE (IN REAL-TIME DURING REST, INTERVALS, AND SESSION STATS, AND POST-WORKOUT AUTOMATIC SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™) Yes (with HRM-Swim™ or HRM-Pro™)

Kids Tracking Features

TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGE APP Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ challenge app)

Connectivity

SMART TRAINER CONTROL Yes

In the Box:

  • Forerunner 955 Watch
  • Charging/Data Cable
  • Documentation