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Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar Whitestone

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Pushing toward the podium? Get this lightweight smartwatch on your wrist. Train your best, perform your best, and outlast the pack with a Power Glass solar charging lens to extend battery life.

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OUTSHINE THE COMPETITION
Pushing toward the podium? Get this lightweight smartwatch on your wrist. Train your best, perform your best, and outlast the pack with a Power Glass solar charging lens to extend battery life.

Get up to 20 days of battery life in smartwatch mode1 for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training.

Harness the power of the sun, and get up to 49 hours of battery life in GPS mode with solar charging2.

Swipe through stats and maps with a new, responsive touchscreen.

Confidently run any route using multi-band GPS.

Know when you’re primed for a productive session with training readiness.

Plan your strategy with daily suggested workouts, course details and more on the race widget.

SOLAR POWERED BATTERY
Get up to 20 days of battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging1. In GPS mode, get up to 42 hours and up to 49 hours when solar charging2. With UltraTrac mode, go even longer with up to 110 hours when solar charging2.

TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS
Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or a new, responsive touchscreen.

TAILORED TO THE DEDICATED
Clocking in at just 53 grams, the Forerunner 955 smartwatch will keep you light on your feet and attuned to your body.

TRAINING READINESS
From the moment you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy.

MORNING REPORT
Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather. You can even customize your report to show what you want to see.

HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics team.

Product Specification

General
Lens Material Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX
Bezel Material fiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit watch band compatible (22 mm compatible)
Strap material silicone
Physical size 46.5 x 46.5 x 14.4 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 130-220 mm
Touchscreen
Color display
Display Size 1.3″ (33 mm) diameter
Display resolution 260 x 260 pixels
Display Type sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight 53 g
Battery life Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days/20 days with solar*
GPS-only mode without music: Up to 42 hours/49 hours with solar**
All-Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band with music: Up to 8.5 hours
All Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band without music: Up to 20 hours/22 hours with solar**
Ultratrac mode: Up to 80 hours/110 hours with solar**

*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
** Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions
Water rating 5 ATM
Memory/History 32 GB

Clock Features
Time/date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times

Health Monitoring
Wrist-based Heart Rate (constant, every second)
Daily Resting Heart Rate
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts (high and low)
Respiration rate (24×7)
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
Fitness Age
Body Battery Energy Monitor
All-day Stress
Relaxation reminders
Relaxation breathing timer
Sleep (advanced)
Sleep score and insights
Hydration (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)
Women’s Health (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)
Health snapshot

Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Multi-frequency Positioning
SATlQ TECHNOLOGY
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor

Daily Smart Features
Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
On-device Connect IQ Store
Smart Notifications
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only)
Calendar
Weather
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect mobile
Battery saver (customizable low power watch)
Controls smartphone music
Plays and controls watch music
Music storage Up to 2000 songs
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
VIRB® Remote
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android
Pairs with Garmin Golf app
Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile

Safety and Tracking Features
LiveTrack
Spectator messaging (with compatible smartphone)
Group LiveTrack
Live Event Sharing Android Only
Incident Detection during select activities
Assistance

Tactical Features
Dual grid coordinates

Activity Tracking Features
Step counter
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Calories burned
Floors climbed
Distance traveled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp
Move IQ
Garmin Connect Challenges app (optional Connect IQ app)

Gym & Fitness Equipment
Available gym activity profiles Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Yoga workouts
Pilates workouts
On-screen workout animations
On-screen workout muscle maps

Training, Planning and Analysis Features
HR zones
HR alerts
HR calories
% HR max
% HRR
Recovery time
Auto max HR
Morning report
Race glance/widget
HRV status
Training readiness
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices)
Respiration rate (during exercise) (with compatible accessory)
GPS speed and distance
Customizable data pages
Customizable activity profiles
Auto Pause®
Interval training
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection)
Advanced workouts
Downloadable training plans
Auto Lap®
Manual lap
Rest timer
Configurable lap alerts
Heat and altitude acclimation
VO2 Max (Run)
VO2 Max (Trail Run)
Realtime stamina
Training Status improved
Training Load
Training load focus
Training Effect
Training Effect (anaerobic)
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)
Improved recovery time
Daily suggested workouts (7 days)
Custom alerts
Audio prompts
Finish time
Virtual Partner
Race an Activity
Auto multisport activities
Manual multisport activities
Course guidance
Garmin Live Segments
Strava Live Segments
Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) (This feature is only available in selected countries)
Trendline Popularity Routing (This feature is only available in selected countries)
Touch and/or button lock
Hot keys
Auto scroll
Activity history on watch
Physio TrueUp

Running Features
Available run profiles Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running
GPS-based distance, time and pace
RUNNING DYNAMICS (with compatible accessory)
Vertical oscillation and ratio (with compatible accessory)
Ground contact time and balance (with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time) (with compatible accessory)
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Running power (with compatible accessory)
Performance condition
Lactate threshold (with compatible accessory)
PacePro Pacing Strategies
Run workouts
Race predictor
Course- and weather-specific race predictor
Foot pod capable

Golfing Features
Preloaded with 42,000 courses worldwide
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
Yardage to layups/doglegs
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) automatic
Digital scorecard
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
Garmin AutoShot
Auto CourseView updates
Green View with manual pin position
Hazards and course targets
PinPointer
Handicap scoring
TruSwing compatible
Round timer/odometer
Tournament legal

Outdoor Recreation
Available outdoor recreation profiles Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Skiing, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Snowshoeing, Mapping, Navigating, Tennis, Pickleball, Padel, Track Me, Project Waypoint
Point-to-point navigation (It only show in straight line.)
Bread crumb trail in real time
Back to start
TracBack®
UltraTrac mode
Around Me mode (This feature is only available in selected countries)
Up Ahead
Elevation profile
Distance to destination
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert
ClimbPro Ascent Planner
Trail run auto climb
Vertical speed
Total ascent/descent
Future elevation plot
Preloaded topographical maps (This feature is only available in selected countries)
Preloaded road and trail maps (This feature is only available in selected countries)
Downloadable cartography support
GPS coordinates
Sight ‘N Go
Area calculation (via Connect IQ)
Hunt/fish calendar (via Connect IQ)
Projected waypoint (It only show in straight line.)
Sun and moon information
XERO Locations

Cycling Features
Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) (This feature is only available in selected countries)
Available cycling profiles Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Courses
MTB Grit & Flow
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)
Race an activity
FTP (Functional Threshold Power) (with compatible accessory)
Compatible with Vector and Rally (power meters)
Power meter compatible
Advanced cycling dynamics
Compatible with Varia Vision (head-mounted display)
Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar)
Compatible with Varia lights
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)

Swimming Features
Available swim profiles Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)
Drill logging (pool swim only)
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
“Repeat on” rest timer (pool swim only)
Auto rest (pool swim only)
Time and distance alerts
Pacing alerts (pool swim only)
Countdown start (pool swim only)
Pool swim workouts
Critical swim speed
Underwater wrist-based heart rate
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) (with HRM-Swim or HRM-Pro)

Kid Activity Tracking Features
Toe-to-Toe Challenges app (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)

Connectivity
Smart trainer control

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