Name: Garmin Forerunner 945
Brand: Garmin
SKU: 633423eb206d8973923f90b0
Rating: 4.0 (137 reviews)

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You’re an athlete, and this is your watch. The forerunner 945 running watch lets you sync with premium music services to put your songs on your wrist when paired with a compatible smartphone (may require premium subscription). It also offers our most advanced physiological features, including training load balance and more. Also enjoy the convenience of quick, contactless payments solution (available for supported cards from participating banks) from the wrist with Garmin Pay. With full color, onboard maps to guide you on your run, you’ll never get lost during a workout. Wherever you go, built in safety and tracking features — such as incident detection (during select activities), which sends you send your real time location to emergency contacts through your paired compatible smartphone.

Switchback Travel

Garmin’s Fenix 7 is hard to beat for backcountry exploration, but the Forerunner 945 is a top-notch sports watch for endurance athletes who like to stick a little closer to home. You get a very similar feature set, including multi-GNSS support (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo), a barometric altimeter and compass, optical heart rate monitor and pulse oximeter, music storage, and great navigation with preloaded topographic, road, and trail maps. But what stands out about the Forerunner is its size: while the 2.8-ounce Fenix can feel overly bulky for activities like running and swimming, the sleek 945 clocks in at only 1.8 ounces. It all adds up to a premium watch that’s purpose-built for triathletes, runners, cyclists, and others focused on traveling fast and light.

The Forerunner 945 gets our glowing recommendation for frontcountry use, but it’s certainly not as versatile as the Fenix. Durability falls short with less rugged materials (Garmin uses a lightweight polymer bezel rather than the Fenix’s steel or titanium options) and a lower water rating (5 ATM vs. 10). And considering that Garmin prioritized a more streamlined build with the Forerunner, we wish it came in a smaller size option. Finally, battery life falls a bit short at 36 hours in GPS mode (the Fenix above can last for 57 hours in GPS-only mode). But it’s nevertheless one of the most featured sports watches for activity-specific tracking, and you get considerably more capabilities than with the value-oriented Apex, including music, various smart features and WiFi, and better health monitoring. You can also opt for the 945 in an LTE version for $50 more, or go with the 745 for $100 less, which shares a similar design but with slightly less storage and no preloaded maps.See the Garmin Forerunner 945

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Garmin ForeRunner 945 // New Performance Features, Music, and Maps!

Currently 2 weeks into my 16-week training block for the NYC Marathon. Interested in WHOOP because I've seen a lot of social media hype and heard the new 4.0 device made big improvements from its predecessor. If I got one I would probably just pay by the month until the marathon. Has anyone tried out the 4.0 and have an opinion? Any thoughts are helpful!

<div class="md"><p>Currently 2 weeks into my 16-week training block for the NYC Marathon. Interested in WHOOP because I&#39;ve seen a lot of social media hype and heard the new 4.0 device made big improvements from its predecessor. If I got one I would probably just pay by the month until the marathon. Has anyone tried out the 4.0 and have an opinion? Any thoughts are helpful!</p>
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Can anyone attest to WHOOP now with the new 4.0 model?

to me. I decided to keep the Marq after experiencing both watches for over a month.  First, the most annoying thing for me was the Forerunner often lagged a half second after each press of the buttons. It felt like it wasn’t responding so I would often press the buttons multiple times and then it caught up and jumped menus on me

For a $500 watch, I expected better.

[Longines] Stuck at the gas pump?

 I read a review online which suggested that the 945 tracks accurately which simply isn’t even remotely true. It’s useless when biking - it regularly says my average HR during rides is only about 100 or less overall, even ones where I’m dripping sweat and out of breath. 

 If I had the choice of buying the 935 for full retail at $500 or the 945 for $600, I’d definitely go with the 945 (again, assuming the battery issue is just with my unit). You probably aren’t going to have to pay full retail for the 935 at this point, however, as it’s a prior model. Unless you absolutely must have music on your watch then I’d suggest picking up a 935 on the cheap somewhere or a Fenix 5 which I saw at REI for only $350 brand new as of last week. For $600, it simply doesn’t deliver that much more than the 935 can for significantly less money - even then, the 245 + music for only $350 is probably a much better option unless you really need maps or the altimeter

 Unless you absolutely must have music on your watch then I’d suggest picking up a 935 on the cheap somewhere or a Fenix 5 which I saw at REI for only $350 brand new as of last week. For $600, it simply doesn’t deliver that much more than the 935 can for significantly less money - even then, the 245 + music for only $350 is probably a much better option unless you really need maps or the altimeter. 

5 of those were with music) over about 4 days and was down to 14% battery. When new, my 935 would have gotten probably about double that. I don’t know if I got a defective model or something but my commute to and from work via bicycle is about 50 mins each way. Without music, it would drain 8-10% battery

Forerunner 935 is better

I haven’t used a sports watch before, and as well as using it for triathlon-specific training, I’d like to use it for the other sports which I usually partake in (football, tennis, weight training etc), and general day-to-day activities. Looking online, it appears the Garmin Forerunner 945 is my best bet.

 Really, do you think I would spend the money on the watch and the time trying to independently resolve the issue if I didn't know this? How would I know that it is not meeting the stated battery performance if I didn't have an expectation of this performance based off of Garmin's claim?  My advise is to read the forums for additional detail and wait until Garmin has a software update to resolve this as it seems it was a software update that is responsible for most of the issue.

Does the watch have potential? Yes. Is it currently living up to that potential? Not even close. All the whiz-bang features do not matter if the watch can't even come close to the stated battery life while using just a few of these features  As a longtime Garmin owner (910, 920, 935), I am seriously disappointed with the watch at this point. This disappointed seems to be a trend if you read Garmin forums

 I became familiar with the forums while trying to troubleshoot a serious battery life issue; a watch that last about 3 to 4 days depending on GPS use. Like mentioned earlier, I have an understanding of Garmin products and the the typical functions that cause battery drain, i.e. GPS usage, heart rate, etc

 All the whiz-bang features do not matter if the watch can't even come close to the stated battery life while using just a few of these features  As a longtime Garmin owner (910, 920, 935), I am seriously disappointed with the watch at this point. This disappointed seems to be a trend if you read Garmin forums. I became familiar with the forums while trying to troubleshoot a serious battery life issue; a watch that last about 3 to 4 days depending on GPS use. Like mentioned earlier, I have an understanding of Garmin products and the the typical functions that cause battery drain, i

 I really felt that I was getting 'the run-a-round' based off the questions and recommendations from the Garmin employee. This was topped off by this employee sending the stated battery life estimates by watch function usage. Really, do you think I would spend the money on the watch and the time trying to independently resolve the issue if I didn't know this? How would I know that it is not meeting the stated battery performance if I didn't have an expectation of this performance based off of Garmin's claim?  My advise is to read the forums for additional detail and wait until Garmin has a software update to resolve this as it seems it was a software update that is responsible for most of the issue.

Aspirational Battery Life Statement

I'm having a Forerunner 945 and as soon I run under trees the gps is going bad. As I run quite a lot on pace it's quite annoying that it's jumping around as soon I see some trees.

 It takes about 6 refreshes to actually, finally load sleep data. The other major disappointment, is that the Forerunner 945 has to have an internet connection to sync. Every other Garmin watch I’ve had syncs with cellular data. I’ve probably had about a dozen different Garmin watches and GPS units, but I have to say, my next fitness watch will likely not be a Garmin

Disappointed

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