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Garmin Forerunner 230 Fitness Watch
Garmin Forerunner 230
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Suunto Ambit3 Run Fitness Watch
Suunto Ambit3 Run
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TomTom Runner 2 Fitness Watch
TomTom Runner 2
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TomTom Spark 3 Fitness Watch
TomTom Spark 3
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Editiorial reviews
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5 editorial reviews
The Garmin Forerunner 230 is about as standard a running watch as you're likely to find these days. Launched alongside the Forerunner 235 and Forerunner 630...Read more
It’s been almost exactly a month since Garmin announced their lineup of fall running watches, including three new units: The Forerunner 230, 235, and 630.  Each of those units replacing previous iterations of the FR220, 225, and 620.  The FR230Read more
Keeping track of your daily run or bike ride is an important ability to many athletes. With full capabilities to track distance, time, heart rate, and more, the Garmin Forerunner 230 and 235 give you the upper hand in your workout regime. With connected features that give you an in-depth look on your daily training, both of these watches make a great investment, but what can they really offer? Note: At no extra cost to you, we may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more. To get started, we’ll need to distinguish the difference between the two.Read more
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A feature-packed watch that's designed more for trail than townRead more
Table Of Contents_Why We Like It – Suunto Ambit 3 Running Watch ReviewPerformanceDesignValueSuunto Ambit 3 Running Watch Review Wrap Up Reader Rating0 Votes07.7Expert RatingThe Suunto Ambit3 is a watch for anyone that practices a variety of sports, and is looking for something nice to wear, but also heavily packed with smart functions. The Ambit3 sport comes equipped with a heart sensor, barometer, compass, accurate gps, all working within the 200hr battery life. Through the Suunto apps you can view calories […]Read more
It’s been nearly three months since Suunto announced the Ambit3, though considerably less time since the unit started making its way into the wild with final hardware and firmware.  Since well before either of those dates I’ve been testing theRead more
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It’s been about 50 days since I started testing the TomTom Spark watch (also branded as the Runner 2).  These were TomTom’s new entrant into the market by combining an optical HR sensor with music and GPS tracking capabilities.  InRead more
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42 user ratings
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Display

Screen resolution215 x 180 px128 x 128 px144 x 168 px144 x 168 px
Touchscreennononono
Colour screenyesnonono
Backlightyesyes
N/A
N/A
Display type
N/A
Dot-matrix
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Gender
  • Men's
  • Women's
  • Men's
  • Women's
  • Men's
  • Women's
  • Men's
  • Women's
Width1.81 in1.97 in0.87 in0.87 in
Depth0.51 in1.97 in0.98 in0.98 in
Weight1.45 oz2.54 oz1.62 oz1.62 oz
Thickness0.46 in
N/A
0.45 in0.45 in

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Yellow
  • Purple,White
  • Black
  • Green
  • White
  • Anthracite,Black
  • Black,Blue
  • Black,Purple
  • Blue,Purple
  • Blue,Red
  • Blue,White
  • Black
  • Blue,Black
Protection featuresWater resistantWater resistantWater resistantWater resistant
Waterproof depth5050540

Features

Heart Rate MonitornoSupport for HRM chest strapnoSupport for HRM chest strap
Distance meteryesyesyes
N/A
Calorie counteryesyesyesyes
ANT+yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Alarmyesyesyesyes
Compassnoyesyes
N/A
Date displayyesyesyesyes
Display lightyesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Sleep readingyes
N/A
yesyes
Speedometeryesyesyesyes
Stopwatchyesyesyesyes
Temperature sensoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Timeryesyesyesyes
Vibration alarmyes
N/A
yesyes
Altimeter
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Bluetoothnoyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.0
N/A
N/A
4.0
GLONASSyesyesyesyes
GPSyesyesyesyes

Power

Battery typeBuilt-in
Lithium-Ion
Li-IonLi-polymer
Battery life (running)16.0 h100.0 h11.0 h11.0 h
Battery life (standby mode)35.0 day14.0 day21.0 day21.0 day

Often compared with Garmin Forerunner 230

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Garmin Forerunner 235
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Often compared with TomTom Spark 3

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TomTom Runner 2
TomTomSpark 3
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TomTomSpark 3
TomTomRunner 3
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TomTomRunner
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TomTom Spark
TomTomSpark 3
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