The garmin edge 530 is a refinement of the non touchscreen edge 520 plus and is an unexpected addition to garmin s 2019 range of edge bike computers.
Garmin bike computer 520 vs 820.
Garmin is the edge 520 plus.
Further as i discuss a bit more in the navigation section its mapping is actually quite different than the bolt.
Fewer frills and no touchscreen the edge 520 and 820 families share the same body the same basic features and the same size 2 3in screen.
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The 520 is entirely operated by the buttons on the sides.
The edge 820 also benefits from many of the features that appear on the higher end edge 1000 series but slimmed down to the size of an edge 520.
The main difference with the screen is that the edge 820 is touchscreen where the 520 is not.
Top of the garmin edge tree the brand new edge 1030 plus gives you every single feature you could ever want in a bike computer in the same overall format as the outgoing edge 1030.
But it also costs another 100 above the edge 520 at 399 making these comparisons even less valid.
This makes the 520 something of an anomaly in the recent edge line up.
Our cycling collection includes gps bike computers with bike specific mapping and performance monitoring plus power meters smart lights and rearview radar that warns of approaching cars.
Price at 369 99 the garmin edge 820 is a full 90 more expensive than the garmin edge 520 suggesting that those minute differences and the touch screen do add up.
Yet both the 830 and 1030 have a few more features.
The edge 530 could be described as garmin s entry level bike performance computer as it does just about everything a performance cyclist or navigator needs.
Garmin edge 520 vs 820.
Both devices employ a colour color screen with team dimension data of 200 x 265 pixels.
Edge 520 plus versus the edge 820.