Garmin · 2016
Forerunner 35 Size, Dimensions & Wrist Fit
Case Width
35.5mm
Thickness
13.3mm
Lug-to-Lug
40.7mm
Weight
37.3g
The Forerunner 35 looks in proportion on wrists of 13–18 cm (5.1–7.1 in) round, and fills the wrist at 13.5–15 cm (40.7mm lug to lug).
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Does the Forerunner 35 fit your wrist?
| Wrist round (mm left each side) | 35.5mm |
|---|---|
| 14 cm / 5.5 in | Sweet spot (2.2mm) |
| 15 cm / 5.9 in | Balanced (3.8mm) |
| 16 cm / 6.3 in | Balanced (5.5mm) |
| 17 cm / 6.7 in | Balanced (7.1mm) |
| 18 cm / 7.1 in | Balanced (8.7mm) |
| 19 cm / 7.5 in | Understated (10.3mm) |
| 20 cm / 7.9 in | Understated (11.9mm) |
The Forerunner 35 in short
- Between 13 hours and 9 days per charge depending on the power mode — smartwatch at best, gps at worst.
- 37.3g on the wrist.
- 0.93" x 0.93" (23.5 x 23.4 mm) display.
- chemically strengthened glass case, chemically strengthened glass glass.
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Forerunner 35 battery life
Runtime by power mode
- Smartwatch9 days
- GPS13 hours
Where it ranks among Garmin watches
- Everyday use9 days#226 of 281
- GPS tracking13 hours#230 of 267
2D Dimension Schematics
- Garmin Forerunner 35 35.5mm × 40.7mm · 13.3mm thick
3D preview
Garmin Forerunner 35 on a wrist
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Forerunner 35 specifications
- Battery life
- Smartwatch Mode: Up to 9 days GPS mode: Up to 13 hours
- Display
- 0.93" x 0.93" (23.5 x 23.4 mm)
- Resolution
- 128 x 128 pixels
- Glass
- chemically strengthened glass
- Strap
- silicone
- Storage
- 7 activities
Show all specificationsGarmin's published specification, for reference · checked September 2026
Overview
- Family
- Garmin
General
- Battery life
- Smartwatch Mode: Up to 9 days GPS mode: Up to 13 hours
- Display Size
- 0.93" x 0.93" (23.5 x 23.4 mm)
- Lens Material
- chemically strengthened glass
- Memory/History
- 7 activities
- Strap material
- silicone
- Display resolution
- 128 x 128 pixels
Sensors
- GPS
- Yes
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
- Yes
Product Info
- Main SKU
- 010-01689-03
- Product ID
- 552962
- Product Name
- Forerunner® 35
- Release Date
- 8/31/2016
- Product Variation
- White
Clock Features
- Stopwatch
- Yes
- Time/date
- Yes
- Alarm clock
- Yes
- GPS Time Sync
- Yes
- Automatic daylight saving time
- Yes
Cycling Features
- Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)
- Yes
- Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
- Yes
Running Features
- Foot pod capable
- Yes
- GPS-based distance, time and pace
- Yes
- Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
- Yes
Activity Profiles
- Gym
- Cardio Training
- Cycling
- Yes
Daily Smart Features
- Connectivity
- Yes
- Find My Phone
- Yes
- Weather forecasts
- Yes
- Smart Notifications
- Yes
- Smartphone compatibility
- iPhone®, Android™
- Controls smartphone music
- Android™ supported; iPhone® not supported
- Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
- Yes
Activity Tracking Features
- TrueUp™
- Yes
- Move IQ™
- Yes
- Step counter
- Yes
- Calories burned
- Yes
- Distance traveled
- Yes
- Intensity minutes
- Yes
- Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)
- Yes
- Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
- Yes
Health & Wellness Monitoring
- Sleep
- yes (advanced)
- Hydration
- yes (in Garmin Connect™)
- Women's health
- yes (in Garmin Connect™)
- Resting heart rate
- Yes
- Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
- Yes
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
- HR zones
- Yes
- HR alerts
- Yes
- Manual lap
- Yes
- HR calories
- Yes
- Voice alerts
- Yes
- VO2 Max (Run)
- Yes
- Interval training
- Yes
- GPS speed and distance
- Yes
- Customizable data pages
- Yes
- Activity history on watch
- Yes
- Customizable activity profiles
- Yes
- Auto Pause® automatic timer halt
- Yes
- Auto Lap® interval tracking feature
- Yes
- HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices)
- Yes
