Testseek.co.uk have collected 21 expert reviews of the New Balance RunIQ and the average rating is 58%. Scroll down and see all reviews for New Balance RunIQ.
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The editors liked
Tough
Water resistant case
Has reasonable in-built GPS
GPS
Smartwatch capabilities
Music playback
Simple and solid design
Comfortable to wear
Waterproof
Sleek
Matte black design
Useful Sträva integration
Light and comfortable to run with
Bright
Vibrant display
Comfortable design
Reliable built-in GPS
Full-circle display
It's easy to see statistics at a glance
These include your average pace
Heart rate
Distance travelled and time spent exercising
The only dedicated GPS watch we've looked at that has a colour screen and allows you to change the watch faces in the same
The editors didn't like
Clunky and slow
Uses out-of-date Wear (for now)
Poor battery life
Thin sports software
Expensive
Data doesn't sync well
Battery life not great
Slow performance
Inconsistent GPS locking
GPS battery life not great
No Android Wear 2.0 (yet)
Questionable heart rate data
Laggy software
Disappointing display without auto brightness
Unreliable heart rate measurements
Buggy performance
Currently outdated Android Wear
So-so battery life
Only tracks running and cycling
No other sports are monitored
To see your run stats you will need to download the Strava app and link the New Balance app with Strava
Setting it up is a little fiddly
Lacks training features such as interval training an
