Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle Reviews
Review score: 8.5/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £267.99 – Save 23% (RRP: £349.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle worthy of a review score of 8.5 out of 10.
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Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle features
Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black-Grey Other GPS found with this Spec: 50 |
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Feature 1
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Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch Other GPS found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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HRM monitor Other GPS found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Charging/data clip Other GPS found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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User manuals and documentation Other GPS found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£267.99 |
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Number of Reviews
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27 |
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Review Score
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4.6 / 5 Average score in category: 4.1/5 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying GPS. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new GPS. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling GPS. Brands like Garmin are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the GPS category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for GPS.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £267.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.1 out of 10 for price.
Average price of GPS
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for GPS.
We found 137 in the GPS category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £204.89, making it above average at £267.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on GPS. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £849.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.
With 137 products available we worked out that 38 cost more than Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle and 98 were cheaper.
Cost of Garmin products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 91 products from Garmin, of which 65 were in the GPS category.
For now though we’re looking at Garmin branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £227.73 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Garmin product we found was £8.89 and the highest price we could find from them was £849.99.
Of the 91 from Garmin, 28 were more expensive than Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle and 62 were cheaper.
How much are Garmin GPS?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Garmin products that are listed in the GPS category.
The average price of the 65 products that match this search was £258.71, with the cheapest coming in at £8.89 and highest price was £849.99. With the average being £258.71, Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle comes in above average.
25 products that meet this search were more expensive than Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle and 39 were cheaper.
Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the GPS category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.1 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle or another similar product, like Garmin eTrex Touch 25 Outdoor GPS 2016 reviews or Garmin Vivoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch Silicone 2018 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy GPS.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy GPS. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Garmin, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle
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Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.5/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010853209
- Product ID 2: 650859UK
- Brand: Garmin
- Model number: 010-01614-15
- RRP: £349.99
- Description: Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM BundleA multisport watch that tracks your performance and pushes you to the next level using GPS tracking and heart rate monitor.MultisportThe Forerunner 735XT comes with built in activity profiles for a huge range of sports and activities including running (indoor/outdoor), cycling (indoor/outdoor), swimming (pool/open water), cross-country skiing, paddle sports, trail running, strength training and more. Each profile comes with tailor made metrics for your activity that only gives you the information you need. The watch uses your heart rate and GPS which provides sport specific metrics. For example when running the watch will show you your ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more.Heart RateYour heart rate is one of the most important metrics that we have to track general fitness levels. The Forerunner 735XT GPS Watch HRM Bundle comes with a heart rate monitor integrated into the wrist of the watch and also comes with an additional strap HRM monitor which can give you even more accurate results. Your heart rate is displayed directly on the watch screen and tell you when your training is overreaching, good, or you’re not pushing your training hard enough.ConnectivityThe watch comes with a huge range of connectivity options that allows you to connect the watch to your smartphone or tablet device. This connection allows you to sync your performance data from your watch to your phone or tablet to track your performance via the Garmin Connect app or other third party apps that can show your performance over days, weeks, months and years. You can also use the connection to customise your watch face, watch displays and receive your smartphone notifications.In the BoxForerunner 735XT GPS WatchHRM monitorCharging/data clipUser manuals and documentationFeaturesWrist based heart rate monitorComes with HRM monitorCustomisable watch faceLarge range of connectivity featuresAdvanced cycling, swimming and running dataChemically strengthened glass lens materialWaterproof to 5ATM certification215 x 180 pixel displayDimensions: 44.5 x 44.5 x 11.9mmWeighs 44gBuy Garmin Watches from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Nutrition & Training > GPS
- Savings percentage from RRP: 23%
- Unisex
- 82
- Adult
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