Garmin Forerunner 230 and 235 GPS Running Smartwatches launched in India, starts at Rs. 22990


Garmin Forerunner 230 and Forerunner 235

Garmin India has launched Forerunner 235 and Forerunner 230, two new GPS Running Watches with smart features. These have activity tracking to track the distance, pace, time, and more throughout the day and can also monitor your sleep. The Forerunner 235 has wrist-based heart rate sensor that tracks your heart rate 24/7. Both these offer notifications such as incoming email, text messages, call alerts, calendar reminders and more when connected to a smartphone.

Garmin Forerunner 230

Features of Garmin Forerunner 230

  • 1.0″ (215 x 180 pixels) color screen
  • Count steps, calories and distance throughout the day.
  • Move bar with vibration alert motivates you to move when you’ve been sitting too long.
  • Receive audio prompts from your connected smartphone that include laps and lap times.
  • 5ATM water resistance
  • Supports iOS, Android and Windows 10 Mobile
  • See incoming email, text messages, call alerts, calendar reminders and more from your compatible smartphone.
  • Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)
  • Download data fields, watch faces, widgets and applications from Connect IQ
  • Automatic uploads to Garmin Connect, live tracking, audio prompts, smart notifications and social media sharing
  • 16 hours of battery life in training mode and up to 5 weeks in watch mode.

Garmin Forerunner 235

Features of Garmin Forerunner 235

  • 1.23″ (215 x 180 pixels) color screen
  • Count steps, calories and distance throughout the day.
  • Utilizes Garmin’s very own wrist based heart rate sensor that tracks 24/7.
  • Move bar with vibration alert motivates you to move when you’ve been sitting too long.
  • Receive audio prompts from your connected smartphone that include laps and lap times.
  • 5ATM water resistance
  • Supports iOS, Android and Windows 10 Mobile
  • See incoming email, text messages, call alerts, calendar reminders and more from your compatible smartphone.
  • Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)
  • Download data fields, watch faces, widgets and applications from Connect IQ
  • Automatic uploads to Garmin Connect, live tracking, audio prompts, smart notifications and social media sharing
  • 11 hours of battery life in training mode and up to 9 days in watch mode (activity tracking + notifications + heart rate)

The Garmin Forerunner 230 comes in Black and Yellow colors and is priced at Rs. 22,990. The Garmin Forerunner 235 comes in Lava Red, Solar Flare Orange and Gray colors and is priced at Rs. 27,490. Both these are exclusively available from Flipkart in India.


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