Garmin - Forerunner 935
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Based on 1 year's data from Mar 17, 2026 How it works
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"Used the 935 for both pool and open water and it‘s been good for that, as well set-up for brick workouts and full tri, my longest was olympic distance."
"When I got into running, then triathlons, I got a Forerunner 935"
"run, ride, swim indoor treadmill etc it does."
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"I’ve had my renewed 935 for 4 years now, fantastic battery life."
"it's always on ... has better battery life ... personally, I think is better for an all purpose "sports watch" than AMOLED. ... I use mine for running and backpacking mostly ... the long battery life is important to me ... I prefer the always on feature"
"I missed the week+ long battery life"
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"I’ve had my renewed 935 for 4 years now, fantastic battery life."
"Me and my 935 are getting long in the tooth"
"It still works perfectly."
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"Since you mentioned you are running. I would suggest a watch that has "Training status". Basically it keeps track of your workouts, and suggest more workouts to you. As a runner I love it."
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"If you want maps, it's the 900-series."
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"If you dive in as soon as you get the tick, it's crap."
"For the strokes to register I need to have good form and for the laps to be detected I need a clean turn/push off the wall."
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"fancy metrics I didn't understand back then as well, and that have since showed up on cheaper models"
"if you have to take your phone anyway, there's a much better device on you for making calls. ... apple watches can have sim cards and place calls *without* having your cellphone on you. that's a real use case -- go for a run, leave the bulky phone at home."
"I'm just about to receive sleep score and high blood pressure detection on my AWU2."
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"if you have to take your phone anyway, there's a much better device on you for making calls. ... apple watches can have sim cards and place calls *without* having your cellphone on you. that's a real use case -- go for a run, leave the bulky phone at home."
"I'm just about to receive sleep score and high blood pressure detection on my AWU2."
"fancy metrics I didn't understand back then as well, and that have since showed up on cheaper models"
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"Dont get anything with breadcrumb navigation, thats what I have on my 935 and I miss turns on my bike and running all the time."
AdeptusKapekus2025 1.0Garmin Forerunner 935 was going strong and was about to hit the 5 year point... until I did the stupid thing of freediving with it.
AdSad5307 1.0Forerunner 935, had to wear my friends enduro for my one 100 miler though but it just about sees me through 100k
akaSovereign 1.0Fenix 8 47mm Sapphire. I've had a range of Garmins (Forerunner range: 35, 235, 935, 945, 955) but the 970 didn't appeal to me (accent colour on side and domed glass) so I got my first Fenix and first AMOLED watch (solar was thicker than my 955 which was already a bit thick under clothing). Love the look of the Fenix a lot more, plus better battery life
azizsafudin 1.0My 2019 Garmin Forerunner 935 is still going strong.
BenchOrdinary9291 1.0Ahhh I miss my forerunner 935 with its 2 week battery life, those were the days, this ultra 2 is not hateful though. Garmin does make a decent outdoor activity watch though.
boomdiditnoregrets 1.0I like my Garmin Forerunner 935. I liked the Fenix as well. Battery is great. It tracks swimming pretty well in the pool, I just turn it off when I'm kicking only. It does open water too. I use it for running and cycling and it's great - pace, time, laps, elevation, heart rate etc.
brucemor 1.0I have a Garmin Forerunner 935 I can send you free. PM me if interested. The only catch is that you must be in the US. Too hard to ship lithium battery devices otherwise.
dorack_uk 1.0I’ve got the Race S, really like it! It needs charging more than my old Garmin 935 did, but I much prefer the simpler UI on the Suunto. The app is much better too but the Garmin did have some features I miss sometimes; card payments and music for example, but I’m happy with the much cheaper and smaller Suunto.
dynamics517 1.0Loved the 935. Upgraded to an Epix 2 that was on sale last year and while it’s got a lot of new bells and whistles, the older 935 did just fine. I ended up giving my 935 to a friend and he’s been loving it too.
eroyrotciv 1.0I’m gonna wait to see the watch in the field. Once reviews and comparisons come out, I’ll make a decision then. But I’m kind of with you, the AWU seems to be a better watch all around. I want to love Garmin, but they’re making it hard. I doubt even with the new sensor that it will be able to compete with an AWU. If you have an iPhone, the Apple Watch is a no brainer. I’ve worn both my AW and a Forerunner 935 for a couple of weeks, and at AW is more useful. I look at it more, if I get a call, I can answer and talk through my watch, etc. charging twice a day is a nuisance, but with an ultra it would be every 2 days ish. So it would be better. If you don’t have an Apple or considering going to Android, the Garmin is probably the best option.