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955 vs 255 battery life difference

2503596
over 1 year ago

Who owned both models, tell me how strong is the difference in battery discharge in practice?

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    I have a 955 and my wife has a 255S....its surprising for me that there is practically no difference in battery life. When we do a day-long activity, our battery percentages at start and end are very close, hardly any difference.

    I think it's because the bigger screen on the 955 takes more CPU power to render (we use gpx course files to navigate)

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to hassan987

    thanks man and on your own experience how often do you charge your watches?

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to 2503596

    My 955 uses around 6-7% per 24hrs if I don't do any activity and around 4% per hour when I record an activity in "GPS only" mode 

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to hassan987

    Do you think it's not worth to switch 255 for 955 for longer battery life? Because like i see the numbers by battery drain almost the same/

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to 2503596

    There's hardly any difference in battery life....255 is a good option...

    Its also thinner and has better proportions/looks

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to hassan987

    Thank's, You probably stopped me to spend extra money for almost nothing xd

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to 2503596

    I got 955 because I play Golf. Here are some other things which I find useful on 955:

    1) Improved navigation features with directional arrows on the course line.

    2) Climb Pro datascreen which is nice to have on longer hill/mountain trails (if you use navigation)

    3) Better backlight with deeper blacks and colors. During daylight the displays are the same, only indoors its different. 955 also has anti reflective glass. (The screen quality on 255 is the same as my 935 which was fine too)

    4) Slightly improved button feel but not much different from 255. Buttons on Fenix and Tactix are completely different.

    5) Maps and Touchscreen I don't really use.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to hassan987

    thanks, but what about battery life?

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to 2503596

    As I said before its more or less the same.

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    I have the 955 Solar and my wife a 255 Music. We live in less-sunny Copenhagen, Denmark. And I must say: my 955 is eons better than my wife’s 255. I can easily go 14-18 days with some 60-minute runs every-every other day. With the same usage, I’d say my wife gets a week. Tops. 

    So inclined to believe it’s her unit that’s semi-broken, since all of you say it’s a deadlock between the two? :-/