HRM 600
HRM 600 launched 15 May 2025 at $169.99. Rechargeable; records full activities without a watch
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The basics
- Brand
- Garmin
- Line
- Accessories
- Released
- 2025-05-15
- Launch price
- $169.99
- Previous family release
- HRM 200
- Family
- HRM
- Official site
- garmin.com ↗
Rechargeable; records full activities without a watch
Release history
Video coverage
Garmin HRM 600 Long-Term Review // 1 Year Later...Worth It?DesFit · Wed, 22 Jul 2026
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GARMIN HRM 600 Review - Top of the Line OR Crossing the Line?Dave Does Fitness
HRM 600 | Getting Started | Garmin SupportGarmin Support · Sat, 20 Sep 2025HRM generation comparison
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| HRM 6002025-05 | HRM 2002025-01 | HRM-Pro2020-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $169.99 | $79.99 | $129 |
| Battery | Rechargeable Li-ion, ~2 mo @ 1 h/day | CR2032 coin cell, ~1 yr @ 1 h/day | CR2032 coin cell, ~1 yr @ 1 h/day |
| Connectivity | ANT+ + 3× Bluetooth | ANT+ + 3× Bluetooth, secure mode | ANT+ + 2× Bluetooth |
| Running dynamics | Yes, adds step speed loss | — | Yes (GCT, cadence, stride length) |
| HRV | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Onboard storage | Full activity recording sans watch | — | Store-and-forward: swim HR + daily metrics |
| Water rating | 5 ATM | 3 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Weight (with strap) | 61 g (M–XL) | 63 g (M–XL) | 59 g |
| Strap sizes | XS–S / M–XL | XS–S / M–XL | One size |
| Signature | Rechargeable, watch-less recording | HRM-Dual successor, EU-secure radio | Bluetooth + running dynamics in one strap |
Battery figures are launch-day claims.
In the news
Cross-brandheart-rate straps
The chest straps that feed every watch — accuracy is table stakes, so the differences come down to battery chemistry, storage and protocol.
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| Garmin HRM 6002025-05 | Garmin HRM 2002025-01 | Wahoo TRACKR Heart Rate2024-09 | Wahoo TICKR X2020-08 | Polar H102017-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $169.99 | $79.99 | $89 | $129 | $89 |
| Weight (with strap) | 61 g (M–XL) | 63 g (M–XL) | 39 g | 48 g | 60 g |
| Battery | Rechargeable, ~2 mo @ 1 h/day | CR2032, ~1 yr @ 1 h/day | Rechargeable, 100+ h | CR2032 coin cell | Coin cell, ~400 h |
| Connectivity | ANT+ + 3 Bluetooth | ANT+ + 3 Bluetooth, secure mode | ANT+ + 3 Bluetooth | ANT+ + Bluetooth | ANT+ + 2 Bluetooth |
| Onboard storage | Full workout recording | — | — | Treadmill mode | One session in memory |
| Running dynamics | Yes, adds step speed loss | — | — | — | — |
| Water rating | 5 ATM | 3 ATM | IPX7 | IPX7 | 30 m |
| Signature | Records without a watch | HRM-Dual successor, EU-secure radio | Rechargeable at the TICKR price | Wahoo's connected-era classic | The strap most reviewers benchmark against |