The Forerunner range of Jiaming watches is a running and triathlon sports watch, and the most widely used professional sports watch. On the day of Global Running Day in June, Jiaming officially released the new sports watch Forerunner 255/955, two series of 6 sub-models, as shown below.
This time, the author got the highest configuration of the 955 FR955 Solar (hereinafter referred to as 955), and after more than a month of trial and evaluation, I shared the results of my experience with everyone. 955 is a very comprehensive sports watch, full of functions, due to limited ability and energy, can not do all-round, mainly the 955 upgrade functions to experience, see what highlights of the 955.
First, the new function overview
In addition to inheriting the 945 functions, FR955 has added many very useful functions. Shortly before the release of the 955, Jiaming released the FENIX7 series, which included several new features such as stamina, touch screen, NFC, WeChat Alipay, solar energy, GEN4.0 heart rate sensor, dual-band multi-star, etc. continued to the 955, while the 955 added training readiness, HRV status, event assistant, good morning greetings, and some indirect function upgrades.
After the 955 upgrades these functions, it can be said that it is the most full-featured in the current Jiaming watch family, such as the previously released FENIX7 series without HRV status, event assistant, good morning problems and training preparation. Looking at it this way, 955 is very fragrant, if you don't consider the solar function, it can be cheaper for a few hundred yuan, and the 955 issue price is about 700 yuan cheaper than the 945.
Second, the appearance and configuration upgrade
01 The screen ratio becomes larger
Compared with the 945, the diameter of the 955 table has been reduced by 0.5mm, but the screen size has increased from 1.2 inches to 1.3 inches, and it can be seen that the screen ratio has become significantly larger, and the black frame of the 945 is obvious.
This one includes a solar function, and you can see a ring of solar absorption band on the bezel.
02 Touch screen
The use of touch function on FENIX7 is added to the 955, and you can set the use of the touch screen according to your needs, such as always on, open when not moving, etc. In general, I would recommend turning off the touch function when exercising to avoid misoperation, especially on rainy days.
Out-of-the-box video
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03 Strap
Not much has changed, not quickly dismantled, and it looks more difficult to dismantle, and I have not yet studied how to remove the strap. But the Garmin strap is quite strong, and the strap of the first Garmin watch I used, the 935, is still quite good.
04 Dual frequency multi-star
Dual-frequency multi-satellite or dual-frequency five-star positioning system is the most popular positioning system at present, which does improve the positioning accuracy in the complex environment of the city, from the 955 test results, you can locate the accuracy of sidewalks, bicycle lanes and motorways, and the specific evaluation results are given in the next article.
05 Solar energy
Solar energy has almost become the standard of Jiaming, which is equipped in many series under Jiaming, and at present, only Jiaming is equipped with solar energy in mainstream sports watches. Considering that solar energy needs better lighting conditions to play its advantages, how much will the proportion of direct sunlight moving down, whether it is necessary to spend an additional 700 yuan to buy this feature. From the perspective of cost performance, the ordinary version of the 955 is significantly higher. If you consider a long-endurance watch, perhaps the FENIX7 series is more suitable.
06 GEN4.0 heart rate sensor
Like the Fei 7, the Jiaming 955 is a GEN4.0 heart rate sensor, and the 945 is a GEN3.0 heart rate sensor, and the change in the number of LED lights can be seen from the appearance.
07 Healthy living function
- The payment system has added two kinds of offline payments: WeChat/Alipay
- Add NFC bus card function, it is more convenient to take the bus subway, covering 300+ cities across the country subway traffic.
3. Function upgrades
01 HRV status
HRV status is done by monitoring HRV data of the nighttime total sleep cycle, and then analyzing and evaluating the data to give four HRV states: balanced, unbalanced, low, and poor.
This feature is very similar to POLAR's ANS, but there are also differences. It takes three weeks to establish an HRV baseline, otherwise an HRV status evaluation cannot be given. For an interpretation of hrv status, please refer to the article "Interpretation of Garmin's New Parameter "HRV State"" for interpretation.
02 Training readiness
The degree of training readiness is an important data for this 955 upgrade, which is a comprehensive indicator parameter, combined with the evaluation parameters obtained after the analysis of six indicator parameters. The six parameters are last night's sleep score, recovery time, short-term training load, sleep history, HRV status, and stress history. It can be seen that the six parameters include recent historical data, so if you wear the watch all day recently, the data will be more accurate and more informative.
On the CONNECT app, you can only see the data of the training preparation level after waking up, and the data changes can be viewed in real time on the watch.
For the degree of training readiness of Jiaming, please refer to the article "Interpretation of Jiaming Garmin's New Parameters "Training Readiness".
03 Stamina
Stamina has already appeared on the Fenix7 series, real-time stamina is available for running and cycling activities, and the data page will show you how much stamina you have left to overtake your opponent or continue racing, and it will manage your performance until the end of the event.
For more information about stamina, please refer to the article "Stamina of firstbeat parameters - new data for The Jiaming Fenix7 series".
04 Running power
Running power for Jiaming, is not a new data indicator, this time Jiaming to optimize the presentation of running power, no need to add the field CIQ to have running power. As long as the running bean RDP or Jiaming heart rate belt watch is connected, there is running power data.
In addition, the user can set the running power zone range, entrance location: CONNECT menu - Garmin device - user information - heart rate and power zone. This experience did not study the running power too deeply, interested in everyone after buying a watch, you can experience it in depth.
05 Good morning greetings
After waking up every morning, the watch will display including last night's sleep, training preparation, recovery time, daily training suggestions, weather, HRV status, etc., with a default of six items, a total of nine items, which can be set according to your preferences. Settings entrance: CONNECT menu - Garmin device - settings - personalization - good morning greetings.
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Note: The training sessions in the diagram below refer to the daily training recommendations, which are a bit different in translation.
06 Health Bulletin
Health Express is not a new feature, but it is new on the 9XX series, and there is a Health Express on the Garmin FENIX7 series and Jiaming VENU 2.
Are many people like me and can't find where to operate the health bulletin? In Activities & Apps, add the Health Newsletter to my favorites, then open it like you would open a sport to start testing.
Health Express only needs to sit quietly and comfortably for 2 minutes, and the watch will give the measurement data, as shown in the following figure.
If you want to see the detailed graph, you can view it on the CONNECT side, as shown in the following figure.
07 Tournament Assistant
- Users can create races in Garmin Connect (you can set goals, pace policies, dates, routes, etc.) or subscribe to races (other users have created ones), set finish goals, and sync to your watch.
- The content of the event assistant includes: the countdown to the game, the estimated finish time, the local weather information on the day of the race, the route altitude curve, the race route and the pace strategy, which can be easily viewed on the watch side.
- After the race, save the event and see on your watch which race you completed, the time, the distance, etc
- There have been no real races recently, and a july 30 half-horse (virtual) event was created.
08 Interval training upgrade
Interval training upgrade can not be seen at all without careful looking, FR945 interval training is to set the interval distance, rest time, number of groups and other parameters before starting training. In FR955, the interval pattern corresponding to 945 has a new term called structured repetition. On this basis, the number of free repetitions is increased, this mode requires the use of the lower right LAP button, the number of groups, distance, rest time are free, suitable for temporary desire to run intermittent time is too late to set, or different distances of the interval, or more practical.
09 Parameters for indirect upgrade
1) Training status
- Support for viewing HRV status, as well as providing text suggestions and instructions
- Main optimization algorithm, adding HRV state and avoiding the effect of short-term load on VO2 Max
- Adding a state of "nervousness" (which has not yet been encountered) better reflects a slower recovery rather than a true decline in physical fitness.
2) Daily training recommendations
According to Jiaming's official explanation, the main purpose of the daily training recommendations is to help you improve your physical fitness level (i.e. VO2 max), which translates into actual aerobic exercise ability. Previous versions of the daily training recommendations are related to the following factors.
The daily training recommendations after the upgrade are as follows:
Daily training recommendations can be provided based on user-set goals (main events), and daily training recommendations can be obtained for 7 days
For example, in the above article, the half-horse race is set on July 30, and the target score is 1 hour and 28 minutes, then the watch will give a training course within 7 days.
Seven-day daily training recommendations
Daily training recommendations also dynamically adjust training on the fly based on training readiness values.
10 Skipping rope
Jump Rope is a new CIQ (Jiaming App) official from Jiaming, which is not built-in default sports mode. Skip rope needs to be installed in CONNECT IQ download before use. The specific installation method is as follows:
Skipping rope data and patterns
Jump rope can be seen at the time of installation compatible sports watch models, as can be seen from the list, can be backward compatible generation, such as X45 series, FENIX6 series, earlier models are not supported. Strictly speaking, this is not a new 955 feature, but this is the jump rope APP launched by Jiaming officially at the same time as the 55 series.
Summary of this article
The upgraded functions of Jiaming 955 are very practical, especially in physiological data, with the blessing of HRV, the judgment of physical state is more accurate, and the training preparation degree provides a reference for daily training intensity. Especially for mass runners, they are not professional runners, there is pressure on work, life, and socializing, and when the strict schedule encounters physical discomfort or pressure, the training intensity needs to be adjusted. As long as you wear your watch all day, the watch can tell you how to practice.
The new parameters and functions are combined to see that the 955 watch is your coach, when you set the goal, tell you how to practice, and can be dynamically adjusted according to the actual physical condition, forming a closed loop, not just the function of recording data.
Everything has two sides, 955 is very powerful, there is a lot of data, to really understand the role of each parameter, it is not an easy task, each parameter may need an article to explain in detail. In addition, there are many levels of Jiaming menu, and some functions are not commonly used, and they will not find where to enter for a long time. At this time, you should go through the public account article of the running research room, to be honest, I often turn over the previous articles, and I really can't remember it for a long time.
One last question: Would you buy a Jiaming 955?
If there is a typo in the article, please point it out and understand, thank you!
Originally wanted to put the data evaluation together, the article is too long, it is estimated that no one has the patience to read, another article.
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