Comments on: Garmin Forerunner 955 with touch display & solar option leaked by retailer

By: Puffolino

Puffolino — Sat, 28 May 2022 05:28:06 +0000

In reply to T. 240x240 only? That hurts :(

By: wazoani

wazoani — Mon, 23 May 2022 20:10:35 +0000

In reply to T. 745 was the non-pro (sans maps) 945 small, I guess that could happen again a year out or so. Would love to see the maps trickle down to 755. If I knew I'd happily wait.

By: Hoot

Hoot — Mon, 23 May 2022 06:33:00 +0000

I was hoping that the new 955 would sport the flashlight and the fact that the case is a bit thicker might still be an indicator that it comes equipped with one. Otherwise there would be no substantial hardware upgrade…Solar excluded obviously and that would be a major bummer!

By: Trailzrock

Trailzrock — Sun, 22 May 2022 22:40:01 +0000

Don’t care about OLED screen so that’s all good the 955 is not gonna have it. LTE with actual ability to talk on the watch would have been great. Other than that. Don’t really need that much more. The darn FR 945 is the perfect watch for sports. Everything is just thought out from a workout point of view.

By: T

Sun, 22 May 2022 18:51:16 +0000

Slightly disappointed it doesn’t have a more compact form factor.

Integrating HRV with the training load stuff should have happened a generation ago. IF they get it right they can eat Whoop and Oura’s lunch. Still it’s a big job across the whole of the ecosystem and I think this is the big news from this release.

Otherwise it’s more evolution than revolution, I think that is fine given how strong the Forerunner featureset is.

From the pure consumer point of view it would be very good news if it continues with the same RRP as the 945 and they don’t charge a premium for multi-band GPS.

I wonder if we can expect mid-cycle updates – 755, 955LTE or even 955OLED? I think the latter will need to happen faster than we think as the battery life of most of these watches is more than the average consumer needs.

By: Marko Maslakovic

Marko Maslakovic — Sun, 22 May 2022 12:19:41 +0000

In reply to Darin. Yes, I saw the 955 engraving. It must be the genuine thing! Thanks for the tip on the solar.

By: Darin

Darin — Sun, 22 May 2022 12:10:07 +0000

If you go to that same website, and search Farmin 955, the Solar variant is there too along with some of the capacity specs. Also, zoom in on the photo of the back, and 955 is embossed indicating they could be real. Interesting no mention of the sensors.