Garmin has just announced two new GPS watches for the race on foot: the Forerunner 220 and 620. These two watches replace previous models Forerunner 210 and 610. The main new features are the color screen and Bluetooth connectivity 4.0 ; two small details that are big in importance. The Bluetooth (4.0 ) allows you to transfer the data of your sessions to Garmin Connect, a more user-friendly version. Both models will be available a little later this fall.
Garmin Forerunner 220
size of 4.5 × × 4.5 1.2 cm and a weight of 40.7 g.
Screen of 1" with a resolution of 180 ×180
water resistance up to 50 m
Li-Ion battery with a battery life of up to:
10 hours in training mode
6 weeks in mode shows
cardiac monitor available in option
Auto Pause, Auto Lap and Auto Scroll
Mode
Display interval customizable
race Mode/market
Bluetooth 4.0
Price
US $250 found here
$300 USD with the heart rate monitor
Garmin Forerunner 620
Size: 4.5 4.5 × × 1.25 cm for a weight of 43.6 g.
touch screen of 1" with a resolution of 180 ×180
Resistance to water up to 50 m
Li-Ion battery with a battery life of up to:
10 hours in training mode
6 weeks in mode shows
Cardiac monitor available optional
Auto Pause, Auto Lap and Auto Scroll
Mode
Display interval customizable
race Mode/market
estimate of VO2max
estimate of the recovery time after a workout
Prediction of the time on a competition
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0
Price
$400 US found here
$450 US with the heart rate monitor.
By Mehdi Zerouali, Editor in Chief of Creative Tech Reviews
