Garmin 305 Review of Reviews
We are IMPRESSED… Our Garmin 305 Review of Reviews presents a summary of the most mentioned pros and cons that we observed when reading many user reviews. Our GWW Score is calculated based on user ratings from a variety of websites. The Garmin Forerunner 305 not only scored well above any other GPS wrist watch we’ve looked at so far, it did so with nearly 1,500 user ratings. After compiling our Garmin 305 Review Summary, we definitely think this wrist watch is worth some serious consideration.
Editors Note: If the Garmin 305 seems to bulky for you or you just want something a little more basic, we suggest you take a look at our Garmin Forerunner 110 Review Summary.
Garmin Forerunner 305 GWW Score: 8.96 out of 10 (1,479 Ratings)
Most Mentioned Pros:
- Excellent Feature Set (see below)
- Customizable
- Good satellite reception – there are a few users who had complaints about this, but many, many more who felt it was good even in trees or urban setting. Note however that quite a few users mentioned that it was a little slow to pick up a signal.
- Accurate and reliable
- Easy to Use
- Software & Garmin Connect
- Heartrate monitor
- Good battery life
- Easy to read
- Size – Note below that some users feel this watch is a little bulky. It appears that this watch straddles the line between being to bulky and being readable. Users felt it was easy to read, but some with smaller wrists said it was too big.
- Multisport
- Motivating
Most Mentioned Cons:
- Slow to acquire a signal
- Signal is unreliable - Not true for most users, but a few had problems. Again, the ratings for this watch are extremely high and the number of ratings was also high.
- Bulky
Features:
- Heart rate monitor
- Bike speed/cadence sensor
- Foot pod
- Garmin Connect and Garmin Training Center®
- Virtual Partner® (train against a digital person)
- Courses (compete against previous activities)
- Auto Pause® (pauses and resumes timer based on speed)
- Auto Lap®
- Auto Scroll
- Multi-sport
- Advanced workouts (create custom, goal-oriented workouts)
- Simple workouts (input time, distance and calorie goals)
- Pace alert
- Time/distance alert
- Interval training
Garmin 305 Review of Reviews
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