Garmin launches world’s first solar-powered smartwatch Forerunner 955 Solar in India

NEW DELHI: Garmin has expanded its smartwatch lineup with the launch of the world’s first dedicated GPS smartwatch with solar charging support — Forerunner 955 Solar. Along with this, the company has also launched a GPS-enabled smartwatch — Forerunner 255 series in India.
Garmin claims that the Forerunner 955 Solar is the first-ever dedicated GPS running smartwatch with solar charging. The wearable features a Power Glass solar charging lens and it promises to offer 20 days of battery backup. On the other hand, the Forerunner 255 series comprises Forerunner 255 S and Forerunner 255S Music edition. Both the smartwatches promise to deliver up to 14 days of battery backup on a single charge.
Price and availability
Forerunner 955 Solar – Rs 63,490
Forerunner 955 – Rs 53,490
Forerunner 255S Music – Rs 42,990
Forerunner 255 Music – Rs 42,990
Forerunner 255S Basic – Rs 37,490
Forerunner 255 Basic – Rs 37,490
All the Garmin Forerunner smartwatches will be available online and offline on all the major stores.
Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar features
Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar now comes with solar charging technology just like we have seen with the Fenix 7 Solar watch from the company. It comes with Power Glass solar charging lens which, Garmin claims, will offer up to 49 hours of battery life in GPS mode and 20 days in smartwatch mode.
In addition to that, the watch comes with a full touchscreen display. The display could also be set to always-on. Other features of the watch include multi-band GPS, training readiness, HRV status and more. The Forerunner 955 Solar also comes with a new Race widget which shows users essential information like weather, performance, prediction, etc.
The watch also comes with health tracking features like body battery, pulse oximeter, menstrual cycle, pregnancy tracking, notifications, etc.
Garmin Forerunner 255 series features
Garmin has also updated the Forerunner 255 smartwatch and the new model is available in two sizes: 41mm and 46mm. Both the sizes are available in two models — regular and music. Garmin claims that the watch offers 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and 30 hours in GPS mode. The Forerunner 255 also comes with multi-band GPS support and HDV tracking including real-time stamina, running power metrics and Garmin Pay.
The Forerunner 255S and Forerunner 255S Music are available in 41 mm sized cases while the Forerunner 255 and Forerunner 255 Music are available in 46 mm cases, making them ideal for runners. The Forerunner 255 Music and Forerunner 255S Music can store up to 500 songs right on the watch, including playlists from Spotify and Amazon Music.