#GARMIN 945 PLUS#
Additionally, the 245 Music has space for up to 500 songs, plus streaming from the same bevy of selected services. For improved accuracy in tracking, all the new watches also receive multi-satellite network upgrades (adding Galileo network support to the 235’s existing support for GPS and GLONASS, and to the 35’s existing support for GPS). Of the above features, the 245/245 Music gets a pulse oximeter as well.
#GARMIN 945 SERIES#
The Forerunner series is designed for athletes who want to evaluate their training with detailed metrics, tracking and built-in data analysis.
#GARMIN 945 UPDATE#
They signify the first update to the Forerunner line in more than a year, and the first upgrade to its flagship model (Forerunner 935) in more than two years. It’s water rated to 5ATM, and we’ve taken it swimming multiple times and had no issues.A version of this story appeared in the fall 2019 issue of Uncommon Path.Įarlier this year, Garmin announced the launch of several new GPS watches- Forerunner 945, Forerunner 245 (including 245 Music version) and Forerunner 45 (including 45S, a more compact version). The upside of the uninspiring rugged design is that this watch feels capable of withstanding anything you throw at it. There’s sleep tracking on offer, so you could wear it to bed, but while we're used to wearing watches when we sleep, we find the 945 a little too big. The heart rate monitor on the underside of the watch protrudes ever so slightly to give it better contact with the skin.Īnd at 50g the Forerunner 945 is light enough, and overall not uncomfortable to wear. When it’s on, however, it’s not going anywhere. The 945 comes with a silicone band which fastens securely but can be annoying to take off and put on. There’s a backlight too, which can be turned on with a push of the top-left button, or automatically with a turn of the wrist, though by default that’s only set for workouts (where it’s handy for those evening runs and pool sessions).
Garmin uses a transflective display technology for that 1.2-inch screen, which has the effect of making it more visible in sunlight.
There’s no touchscreen here, and having spent too much time dragging sweaty fingers across them on other watches, we’re fine with Garmin’s decision to ditch the touchscreen altogether. You’ve got five buttons around the screen, three on the left and two on the right, all necessary for navigating the UI and each giving a satisfying click. Patek Philippe probably wasn’t consulted on this one, but it’s perfectly functional for its duties. It’s certainly not as huge as the Fenix 6X, but it’s still… a little hulking, large and likely to alienate a lot of the female market. It only comes in one case size (47 x 47 x 13.7mm) and two colors (black with a black strap, or black with a blue strap). Garmin has started exploring more fashionably-aware sports watches, particularly with its most recent Garmin Venu smartwatch, but the 945 sticks to a more Garmin-traditional, rugged design.