| General: Price | $200.00 | $195 | $350.00 |
| General: GPS Recording Functionality | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| General: Data Transfer | USB | ANT+ Wireless | ANT+ Wireless |
| General: Bluetooth Smart to Phone | No | No | No |
| General: Waterproofing | IPX7 | Yes | IPX7 |
| General: Battery Life | ~10 hours | 20 Hours | 8 Hours |
| General: Recording Interval | Smart | 1s or Smart | 1s or Smart |
| General: Quick Satellite Reception | Great | Great | Great |
| General: Alerts | Sound/Visual | Vibrate/Sound/Visual | Vibrate/Sound/Visual |
| General: Backlight Greatness | Good | Great | Great |
| General: Bluetooth Legacy (pre-4.0) to Phone | No | No | No |
| General: Smartphone Uploading | No | Via Wahoo Fitness Adapter | Via Wahoo Fitness Adapter |
| General: Weather Display (live data) | No | No | No |
| General: Live Tracking (Streaming to website) | No | No | No |
| General: Download courses/routes from phone to unit | No | No | No |
| General: Ability to download custom apps to unit/device | No | No | No |
| Function/Feature | Garmin Forerunner 210 | Garmin Forerunner 310XT | Garmin Forerunner 610 |
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| Cycling: Designed for cycling | Barely | Yes | Yes |
| Cycling: Power Meter Capable | No | Yes | No |
| Cycling: Power Meter Configuration/Calibration Options | N/A | Yes | N/A |
| Cycling: Power Meter TSS/NP/IF | N/A | No | N/A |
| Cycling: Speed/Cadence Sensor Capable | No | Yes | Yes |
| Running: Designed for running | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Running: Footpod Capable (For treadmills) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Running: Run/Walk Mode | No | No | Yes |
| Function/Feature | Garmin Forerunner 210 | Garmin Forerunner 310XT | Garmin Forerunner 610 |
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| Swimming: Designed for swimming | No | Partial | No |
| Swimming: Openwater swimming mode | N/A | Yes | N/A |
| Swimming: Lap/Indoor Distance Tracking | N/A | No | N/A |
| Swimming: Record HR underwater | No | No | No |
| Swimming: Openwater Metrics (Stroke/etc.) | N/A | Distance, no stroke | N/A |
| Swimming: Indoor Metrics (Stroke/etc.) | N/A | No | N/A |
| Swimming: Indoor Drill Mode | N/A | No | N/A |
| Swimming: Indoor auto-pause feature | N/A | No | N/A |
| Swimming: Change pool size | N/A | No | N/A |
| Swimming: Indoor Min/Max Pool Lengths | N/A | No | N/A |
| Swimming: Ability to customize data fields | N/A | No | N/A |
| Swimming: Can change yards to meters | N/A | No | N/A |
| Swimming: Captures per length data - indoors | N/A | No | N/A |
| Swimming: Indoor Alerts | N/A | No | N/A |
| Function/Feature | Garmin Forerunner 210 | Garmin Forerunner 310XT | Garmin Forerunner 610 |
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| Triathlon: Designed for triathlon | No | Yes | No |
| Triathlon: Multisport mode | N/A | Yes | N/A |
| Workouts: Create/Follow custom workouts | No | Yes | Yes |
| Workouts: On-unit interval Feature | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Functions: Auto Start/Stop | No | Yes | Yes |
| Functions: Virtual Partner Feature | No | Yes | Yes |
| Functions: Virtual Racer Feature | No | No | Yes |
| Functions: Day to day watch ability | Yes | No | Yes |
| Functions: Hunting/Fishing/Ocean Data | No | No | No |
| Functions: Geocaching | No | No | No |
| Function/Feature | Garmin Forerunner 210 | Garmin Forerunner 310XT | Garmin Forerunner 610 |
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| Navigate: Follow GPS Track (Courses/Waypoints) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Navigate: Markers/Waypoint Direction | No | No | No |
| Navigate: Routable/Visual Maps (like car GPS) | No | No | No |
| Navigate: Back to start | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors: Altimeter Type | Yes | GPS | GPS |
| Sensors: Compass Type | N/A | GPS | N/A |
| Sensors: Heart Rate Strap Compatible | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors: ANT+ Heart Rate Strap Capable | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors: ANT+ Speed/Cadence Capable | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors: ANT+ Footpod Capable | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors: ANT+ Power Meter Capable | No | Yes | No |
| Sensors: ANT+ Weight Scale Capable | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors: ANT+ Fitness Equipment (Gym) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors: ANT+ Remote Control | No | No | No |
| Sensors: Temp Recording (internal sensor) | No | No | No |
| Sensors: Temp Recording (external sensor) | No | No | No |
| Sensors: Compatible with Firstbeat HR tools | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Function/Feature | Garmin Forerunner 210 | Garmin Forerunner 310XT | Garmin Forerunner 610 |
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| Software: PC Application | GTC | GTC/ANT Agent | GTC/ANT Agent |
| Software: Web Application | Garmin Connect | Garmin Connect | Garmin Connect |
| Software: Phone App | Garmin Fit | Garmin Fit | Garmin Fit |
| Software: Ability to Export Settings | No | No | No |
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