Best Running Watches For Beginners 2024: Our top picks for new runners from Garmin, Apple and more

[@dfcx1]

10:56 In my experience Apple Watch SE 2 heart rate accuracy is excellent, you're not missing out on anything there. I went from a Polar H10 to the SE 2 and tested them side by side, the numbers were always within a couple of bpm from each other even with rapid changes in heart rate.

[@Inner-Peace-w2w]

Coros pace pro is out now. Propably the best watch for ur bucks. 350 US dollars. Just got mine 165 Garmin. ❤

[@cuthomas4664]

The Apple watch's metric accuracy is excellent plus its consistency is one of the best, if not the best. Only battery life is holding it back now. I think with Apple resources, they can easily put in sport focus software in a second, if the battery life is solved!

[@dfcx1]

I think Apple's vision is that you use 3rd party apps if you want something more advanced. There's tons of those.

[@gorohit]

This was a good one. Have you guys tried Amazfit T-Rex 3? The price is equivalent to Garmin 165. but it is LOADED with features. Would love to hear your take on it.

[@TheRunTesters]

Thanks, and yep, the T-Rex is going to feature in our smartwatches vid I think!

[@lhzsdgsfbvv]

For me it felt like a dinky toy compared to a real sportswatch. It has a lot of features to fill the spec sheets which are really badly developed. Couldn't take it seriously. I gave it to my 13 year old cousin.

[@gabrieldavis2795]

Garmin’s UI is terrible. But it grows on you

[@burntorangehorn]

I have Forerunner 255 music, and found that not only does it require too many touches to navigate between essential functions, but it also doesn't keep the music that I loaded on it. All I really want is a minimalist digital stopwatch that plays music to my bluetooth earbud. Bonus if it has GPS to tell me my pace and distance, but I don't need dozens of screens and metrics. My 255 is just gathering dust now, and I just use my big ol' phone stuck in my anti-bounce pocket.

[@ddddggjgjhjhjhjk]

Coros pace 3 is a great watch even for a long time runner, the app is better than Garmins app imo as well