Garmin Forerunner 235

I originally got the Garmin Fenix Rose Gold and got a lot of comments on how nice it looked, however it felt a bit bulky (heavy) to wear for everyday use, so I swapped to the Forerunner. I have it in white and like how it looks when I’m wearing activewear.

Pros are a longer battery life, I can leave it uncharged for a few days in a row with no issues. It also feels sturdy, is easy to use and switch up face designs. It also connects to gps relatively quickly compared to other Garmin models I’ve had.

Cons were the initial price I paid (over $500) felt expensive as the watch didn’t really offer many improved features than my previous Garmin, except being a sleeker design.

Within weeks of buying the forerunner 235 the plastic dial cover cracked. From then on it has been downhill, and now it will not recharge or operate. This product isn't as robust as other on the market

This watch was very reliable and easy to use. I had this watch for a year and a half and then it started to glitch. I believe it was cased by water/steam getting into the battery. If i knew this I wouldnt have worn it every where eg.showering. other than that very good watch.

This is a good basic Garmin and has most of what you'd need to go out and run. My only gripe is that it doesn't support many of the apps, notably Virtual Runner, one of the main reasons for upgrading to a 735XT. Still this model has a good build quality and is reasonably easy to use.

This watch makes me run! From the daily steps goal to the weekly step challenge. Link it up with the Garmin Connect App to find your best times and unlock badges.

Less expensive than many other GPS watches and if you are just using it for running I don't know how other watches could be better. Very accurate measurements (confirmed by an athletics track).

Great fitness watch for running, as it has wrist based heart rate monitor, so no need for a chest strap, and built in GPS.
It has buttons instead of touch screen which makes it reliable on the go.
It has Bluetooth connectivity so you can view your messages, however this can drop out at times and needs to be refreshed.
Battery life is good.
I would recommend this watch.

The Garmin Forerunner 235 is a disaster. I have one for two years now. It’s very unreliable. The hart rate registration sometimes blocks. It shows f.i. a continuous hart rate of 100 during a 15k run. Today I ran an epic round around Marina Bay in Singapore. I finished it and found out that my watch stopped on its own after 2k. This watch makes me mad.

the heart rate is usually around ten beats higher than my actual heart beat, which can be unnerving when i’m trying to track my resting heart rate. It constantly disconnects from my phone and i have to spend 5 minutes trying to reconnect them. It doesn’t accurately track sleeping hours, the gps can be a little off sometimes, but that’s not a huge problem, but one of the biggest issues is the band itself. the days i forgot my watch or have to charge it and leave the house, i have dry red peeling skin where the band was, and when i take off the w...

I used to have this gariman forerunner 235 for my gym because I had heard about it a lot, but it was not working very well as I expected, I had to gift it someone else.

This watch is perfect, whether you're a runner, swimmer, bike rider, it covers you all. Counts steps and monitors heart rate and best of all, it is so simple to use and navigate through.

Expect the band keeper to only last around 12 months but if you have some old loom bands hanging around they will do the trick, or contact Garmin if it's within the warranty period and they will send you a replacement band.

I was concerned about the watch face scratching, but after 1.5 years it is like new - and I am joined to this watch almost 24/7 so that...

My review is based on that I had a Garmin Forerunner 235 and because it didn't work very well, I reluctantly bought a Fitbit Ionic watch. Now not so reluctant because it has bells and whistles that the Garmin watch should have. My Garmin watch felt like a lemon from the first in that it wasn't easy to set up and get going and I needed help from the Garmin customer helpline. Some days my upload didn't work and so winning streaks were broken through no fault of my own. In the end after a little after a year, it just didn't work anymore. I ema...

I am no where near a professional runner but it is something I want to get better at and this was a great help. Easy to use, sync and charge were on top of my priorities and this Garmin has been great. I found the image of the face function great! I've loaded an image to inspire me. I've used this watch to walk, hike and run in all climates and it hasn't let me down.

I've owned a Forerunner 235 for almost two years after previously owning a Forerunner 15 and numerous Polar HRM watches over the last 25 years.
The Forerunner 235 is very comfortable and has considerable scope for individualising the displays.
The three-dimensional GPS, stop watch, and step count functions seem to be very accurate and reliable.
However, the accuracy of LED-based heart rate monitoring can be problematic particularly when running on hard concrete surfaces and also at high rates, i.e. above 160 bpm. Inaccurate HR measurement s...

Absolutely love the Garmin 235. It is so accurate using GPS while I run, but works great on the treadmill also once calibrated. The wrist heart rate is simple to use and the transfer to the phone is done within 30 seconds. The charging cord is more reliable than my partners watch. The cord of the 235 stays on, even if bumped. Definitely recommend the 235 for running and fitness.