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Small wrist top GPS device with easy to read color display, intuitive user interface with touchscreen, heart rate monitor with integrated G-sensor and data exchange via BlueTooth, WLAN or USB cradle, supports LiveTracking. Suitable for all kinds of sports activities, especially running.

As a personal training assistant, the GARMIN Forerunner 620 records the travelled path (track), your heart rate and the moving patterns of your body (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but also available as an option), distance, time and pace/speed, computes the calories burned and helps to achieve your personal workout goals. The device is very easy to use thanks to its touchscreen, supports multiple languages and has an extremely sensitive antenna. It is the perfect partner for any outdoor activities. Supports data exchange via BlueTooth, WLAN or USB cradle.
The optional mounting kit for handlebar makes the Forerunner 620 also well suited as a bike computer. In addition, there is an optional foot pod to measure speed and distance indoor.

The Forerunner 620 is especially well suited to provide information about your outdoor activities (track, speed, distance, moving patterns, heart rate, time a.s.o.). It cannot display coordinates of the current location.

Garmin Connect Mobile If you have an iPhone or an Android smartphone, you may connect it with your Forerunner 620 using Bluetooth. Use this feature to share your position and workout data with your friends in real-time (live tracking). The free App Garmin Connect Mobile must be installed on your smartphone in order to use this functionality.

Differences between the various Forerunner models:

All models provide similar functions; these are the main differences:

Model / Feature Power supply Interface Heart rate monitor Navigation Dimensions
in mm
Weight
in g
Price
Forerunner 101 batteries (2 x AAA) - - Back to start only 83x43x23 74 discontinued
Forerunner 110 rechargeable battery USB YES
(included with the models pink and red)
- 45x69x14 52 discontinued
Forerunner 201 rechargeable battery SERIAL - Back to start only 83x43x18 78 discontinued
Forerunner 205 rechargeable battery USB - Back to start and routes from waypoints 53x69x18 77 discontinued
Forerunner 210 rechargeable battery USB YES
(Premium monitor)
- 45x69x14 52 discontinued
Forerunner 220 rechargeable battery USB YES
(Premium monitor)
- 45x45x13 41 discontinued
Forerunner 225 rechargeable battery USB YES
(built-in, no belt)
- 48x48x16 54 discontinued
Forerunner 301 rechargeable battery USB YES Back to start and routes from waypoints 83x43x18 78 discontinued
Forerunner 305 rechargeable battery USB YES Back to start and routes from waypoints 53x69x18 77 discontinued
Forerunner 310XT rechargeable battery USB (wireless) YES
(premium monitor included in the pack)
Back to start only 54x56x19 72 discontinued
Forerunner 405 rechargeable battery USB (wireless) YES Back to start only 48x71x16 60 discontinued
Forerunner 410 rechargeable battery USB (wireless) YES
(included in the pack)
Back to start only 48x71x16 60 discontinued
Forerunner 610 rechargeable battery USB (wireless) YES
(premium monitor included in the pack)
Back to start only 46x64x14 72 discontinued
Forerunner 620 rechargeable battery BlueTooth, WLAN, USB YES
(HRM-Run with G-sensor included in the pack)
- 45x45x12.5 44 discontinued
Forerunner 910XT rechargeable battery USB (wireless) YES
(premium monitor included in the pack)
Back to start and routes from waypoints 54x61x15 72 discontinued
Forerunner 920XT rechargeable battery BlueTooth, WLAN, USB YES
(HRM-Run with G-sensor included in the pack)
Back to start and routes from waypoints 48x55x13 61 discontinued

Please find a table with detailed technical data in our Buyer's guide.


Contents: Features - Overview - Main Pages - Training Center - Prices - Options - Downloads - Order

GARMIN Forerunner 620 black/blue


GARMIN Forerunner 620 white/orange

Features:

  • Wrist top device, robust, very handy
  • Easy to read color display with background illumination
  • Simple, intuitive handling using the touchscreen (touch sensitive display).
  • Multilingual user interface in Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish
  • Integrated 12 channel GPS receiver with very sensitive built-in antenna.
  • HRM-Run chest belt with heart rate monitor and G-sensor. (included with the "Pack", but also available as an option). The chest belt uses a digitally coded signal, which means, once a heart beat sensor and the GPS have been paired, the GPS will never receive a conflicting signal from another sensor. So you can exercise in close proximity to other sensors without fear of interference.
  • Powered by built-in, rechargeable battery (lasts about 6 weeks with the GPS receiver turned off, about 10 h with the GPS receiver turned on), battery charger included
  • Short time to first fix (TTFF¹: approx. 15 seconds after a warm start, meaning there are valid coordinates of the satellites available, or approx. 45 seconds after a cold start, meaning there are no valid coordinates of the satellites available)
  • Firmware stored in Flash-Memory, can be updated by the user
  • Operating temperatures -20 .. 60°C (-4° .. 140°F)
  • Wireless data exchange via BlueTooth and WLAN. Supports LiveTracking when connected with a supported smartphone.
  • Data exchange with a PC with included USB data/charging cradle.
  • Dimensions: 45x45x12.5 mm (1.8x1.8x0.5 inches)
  • Weight: 44 g (1.5 ounces); Chest belt 55 g (1.9 ounces)
  • Water resistant up to 150 feet (50 meter)

¹) TTFF: Time To First Fix, time until the first information about the local position is acquired.

Information about your training:

  • Profile: Stores personal information such as gender, date of birth, weight and height in order to calculate the heart rate zones and the calories burned.
  • Various settings, such as values to be displayed on the pages, heart rate zones, limits etc.
  • Stop watch with split times (laps). Records split times either manually by pressing the "lap" key or automatically based on a user defined distance (auto lap).
  • Alerts for various limits such as heart rate, speed rsp. pace, cadence, time, distance, calories burned etc.
  • Auto pause: Stops the watch automatically if the current speed drops below a user defined value, e.g. when waiting at a red light or during a short break.
  • Auto scroll: There are multiple pages with different values available. If you enable auto scroll, then the watch automatically cycles through these pages, either slow, medium or fast.
  • Virtual Partner: This unique feature helps you to achieve certain goals for your workout. The virtual partner will keep exactly the pace / speed required to achieve the goal you have set. Forerunner will constantly measure your current pace / speed and compares it to the virtual partner's pace / speed. It will ask you to speed up or slow down as needed and it shows on the display whether you are ahead or behind your virtual partner.
  • History: The Forerunner keeps track of your workouts. It stores the date, time, number of laps, duration, distance, average speed, calories burned, average and maximum heart rate*, training effect*, cadence*, average vertical oscillation* and average ground contact time* (the values marked with an asterics require a HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option). These values are stored on a daily basis. The Forerunner also provides weekly and monthly overviews and running totals for duration and distance.
  • Personal records: The Forerunner keeps track of your personal records such as the shortest time for one kilometer rsp. one mile, 5 km, 10 km plus longest distance travelled during one activity.
  • Stores up to 200 hours of training data.
  • Supports metric and U.S. units.
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GARMIN Forerunner 620 overview:

Buttons and connectors of the GARMIN Forerunner 620
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Main pages of the GARMIN Forerunner 620:

Note: You may configure the display through options. The screenshots below are just examples, the actual appearance may vary from the displays shown below depending on the current settings. Especially the content of the data fields is user configurable. You can choose from 41 different values, see the table below.

Data Fields Running Dynamics VO2max
GARMIN Forerunner 620 - Data Fields GARMIN Forerunner 620 - Running Dynamics GARMIN Forerunner 620 - VO2max
  • Distance travelled during the current activity
  • Elapsed time of the current activity
  • Current Pace

Shows 1 to 4 data fields per page, select the value for each data field, see table below.

  • Colored gauge for the main value - select one of the three values below as the main value. Each colored field corresponds to a value range.
  • Cadence: Number of steps per minute
  • Ground contact time: The amount of time your foot spends on the ground in each step while running, measured in milliseconds
  • Vertical oscillation: The vertical motion of your torso for each step, measured in centimeters

These values require a HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option.

  • Colored gauge for the VO2max estimation: Poor (red) to superior (purple)
  • VO2max estimation: Maximum volume of oxygen in milliliters you can consume per minute and kilogram body weight at your maximum performance
  • Race predictor: Estimated best possible time for races of various distances based on your current fitness

These values require a heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option.

Virtual Partner History Recovery Advisor
GARMIN Forerunner 620 - Virtual Partner GARMIN Forerunner 620 - History GARMIN Forerunner 620 - Recovery Advisor
  • Time ahead or behind
  • Your position compared to the virtual partner
  • Target average pace, you may chance this value during the activity
  • Start time of the selected activity
  • Distance travelled during this activity
  • Duration of this activity
  • Average pace for this activity
  • More details such as average and maximum heart rate, calories burned etc. Some values require a HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option
  • Suggested recovery time until the next training

Data fields on pages with user selectable data fields:

No Group Name Explanation
1 Timer Timer Stopwatch time: Duration of the activity, will be paused when the stopwatch is stopped
2 Lap Time Elapsed time for the current lap
3 Last Lap Time Duration of the last completed lap
4 Distance Distance Distance travelled during the current activity
5 Lap Distance Distance travelled during the current lap
6 Last Lap Distance Distance travelled during last completed lap
7 Pace Pace Current pace
8 Average Pace Average pace for the current activity
9 Lap Pace Average pace for the current lap
10 Last Lap Pace Average pace for the last completed lap
11 Speed Speed Current speed
12 Average Speed Average speed for the current activity
13 Lap Speed Average speed for the current lap
14 Speed Last Lap Average speed for the last completed lap
15 Heart Rate Heart Rate Current heart rate (heart beats per minute, bpm; requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
16 Average HR Average heart rate for the current activity (requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
17 HR Zone Current heart rate zone (1..5). Default zones are based on the user profile, the maximum heart rate and the rest heart rate, but may be changed by the user (requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
18 Training Effect Current impact on your aerobic fitness (1.0..5.0; requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
19 HR %Max. Percentage of maximum heart rate (requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
20 %HRR Percentage of heart rate reserve (heart rate reserve, HRR = maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate; requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
21 Average HR %Max. Average percentage of maximum heart rate for the current activity (requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
22 Average %HRR Average percentage of heart rate reserve for the current activity (heart rate reserve, HRR = maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate; requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
23 Lap HR Average heart rate for the current lap (requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
24 Lap %HRR Average percentage of heart rate reserve for the current lap (heart rate reserve, HRR = maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate; requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
25 Lap HR %Max. Average percentage of maximum heart rate for the current lap (requires heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
26 Running Dynamics Vertical Oscillation The vertical motion of your torso for each step, measured in centimeters (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
27 Avg. Vertical Oscillation The average vertical motion of your torso for each step during the current activity, measured in centimeters (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
28 Lap Vertical Oscillation The average vertical motion of your torso for each step during the current lap, measured in centimeters (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
29 Ground Contact Time The amount of time your foot spends on the ground in each step while running, measured in milliseconds (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
30 Avg. Ground Contact Time The average amount of time your foot spends on the ground in each step while running during the current activity, measured in milliseconds (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
31 Lap Ground Contact Time The average amount of time your foot spends on the ground in each step while running during the current lap, measured in milliseconds (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
32 Cadence Nmber of steps per minute (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
33 Lap Cadence Average number of steps during the current lap (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
34 Average Cadence Average number of steps during the current activity (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option)
32 Cadence Cadence Nmber of steps per minute (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option; the optional foot pod also provides this data)
33 Lap Cadence Average number of steps during the current lap (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option; the optional foot pod also provides this data)
34 Average Cadence Average number of steps during the current activity (requires HRM-Run heart rate monitor with G-sensor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option; the optional foot pod also provides this data)
35 Other Calories Calories burned during the current workout
36 Elevation Current altitude above sea level
37 Heading The direction in which you are currently moving
38 Laps Number of completed laps
39 Sunrise Time of sunrise at current position
40 Sunset Time of sunset at current position
41 Time of Day Current time of day
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Training Center:

You may download this software either from GARMIN's website or from our server, see Downloads below. The software requires a PC with Windows 2000 or later and an USB connector or an Intel-based Mac or PowerPC (G3 or newer) running OS X 10.4 or later with an USB connector. Training Center provides the following features:

Examples:

Hint: Click on the images for an enlargement

User profile Overview graphics Overview graphics
Training Center user profile Training Center overview graphics 1 Training Center overview graphics 2
Username, gender, weight, date of birth, speed zones etc. Calendar, logs, track, graphical representation for elevation and pace Calendar, logs, track, graphical representation for grade and speed
Overview values Graph speed over time Detailed map with track
Training Center overview totals Training Center graph speed over time Training Center detailed map
Calendar, logs, totals, graphical representation Graphical representation speed over time If you own a map with detailed information (e.g Topo Switzerland), you can display the track on these maps as well
Training schedule Workout (example 1) Workout (example 2)
Training Center training schedule Training Center workout 1 Training Center workout 2
The Training Center helps you to manage work outs and training schedules.
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Prices:

These models have been discontinued; however, you can still order options for the Forerunner 620.

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Options:

Power supply with USB connector (cable not included)
(One such power supply comes with the Forerunner 620)
Add item to shopping basket CHF 17 [Picture and details]
USB data/charging cradle black
(One such power cable comes with the Forerunner 620 black/blue)
Add item to shopping basket CHF 19 [Picture and details]
USB data/charging cradle white
(One such power cable comes with the Forerunner 620 white/orange)
Add item to shopping basket CHF 19 [Picture and details]
HRM-Run chest belt with heart rate monitor and G-sensor (same soft fabric strap like the premium chest belt)
(Such a HRM-Run chest belt comes with the Forerunner 620 Pack)
Add item to shopping basket CHF 68 [Picture and details]
Belt for premium and HRM-Run heart rate monitor Add item to shopping basket CHF 38 [Picture and details]
HRM-Run chest belt with heart rate monitor and G-sensor V2 Add item to shopping basket CHF 68 [Picture and details]
Mounting kit for handlebar Add item to shopping basket CHF 22 [Picture and details]
Soft case Add item to shopping basket CHF 23 [Picture and details]
Wrist strap black/blue including screws and tools Add item to shopping basket CHF 23 [Picture and details]
Wrist strap white/orange including screws and tools Add item to shopping basket CHF 23 [Picture and details]

All options for the GARMIN Forerunner 620 in detail.

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Downloads:

Here we provide additional documentation and software updates related to the Forerunner 620.

If Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed on your computer, you may download and install it for free.
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Order:

To order options for the GARMIN Forerunner 620 please:

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