The Garmin Forerunner 620 (FR620) is a GPS watch for runners. The watch is one of the only GPS running watches on the market with a color display and touch screen. At $370, the FR620 (and the compatible HRM-Run heart-rate strap) is rich in features but falls at the high end of the price range for GPS running watches. The TomTom Runner Cardio, a GPS watch with a built-in heart-rate sensor, retails for $270 on Amazon. And Garmin’s Forerunner 220 tracks fewer metrics than the FR620 but will set you back only about $235.

I wore the FR620 for two weeks, bringing it with me on runs and even taking it for a dip in the pool to test its water resistance. Here’s what I found:

Overall rating: 6/10

The Forerunner 620 tracks advanced metrics that serious runners will find useful. The device’s live-tracking feature also provides a great way to keep your friends and family in the loop during a race.

However, the watch lacks the daily activity-tracking features and smartphone notifications (such as texts and calls) that now come standard on many GPS running watches.
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