Garmin Forerunner 245 running watch | Impartial reviews & price comparison

Overview

The Forerunner is a running watch family by Garmin.

The Forerunner 245 came out in 2019. The latest model in the family is the Garmin Forerunner 265S.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the cheapest 30% of running watches today.

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priceBand	Price band
released	Released Feb 2019	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Oct 2022	Oct 2022
Battery life	Battery life 168 hours	288 hours	288 hours	672 hours	288 hours	288 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	Battery life – GPS mode 24 hours	28 hours	28 hours	111 hours	28 hours	28 hours
Screen size	Screen size 30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	23 mm	30 mm	30 mm
Weight	Weight 39 g	87 g	144 g	65 g	94 g	88 g
Height	Height 42 mm	46 mm	46 mm	45 mm	46 mm	46 mm
Resolution	Resolution 240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	176 x 176 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px
Waterproof depth	Waterproof depth 50 m	100 m	100 m		100 m	100 m
Pixel density	Pixel density 283 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi		283 ppi	283 ppi
Charging time	Charging time 1 hours
Internal storage	Internal storage 4 GB			0 GB	32 GB	32 GB
Health tracking features	Health tracking features BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Period notifications Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Calorie intake tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking
Connectivity Types	Connectivity Types ANT+Automatic syncing Cloud syncing Wi-Fi Wireless syncing	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+NFC	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+Wi-Fi
Sensors	Sensors Accelerometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Compass Galileo GPS Heart rate monitor Monitors perspiration	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor
Alerts	Alerts Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Vibrating alerts	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback
Screen features	Screen features Always-on display Damage resistant glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass
Battery features	Battery features Battery level indicator Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery Solar power	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery
Common characteristics Activity detectionActivity taggingCoachingDistance trackingElevation trackingGoal settingLive trackingPace measurementRoute uploadsSteps trackingSwim stroke counterSwim stroke recognitionTrackback modeIP67Sweat resistantCompatible heart monitorCompatible smart scales

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Garmin Forerunner 245 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+106)
Brand	Garmin (+68)
Features	Achievements (+72)Auto pause (+69)Calendar sync (+52)Call control (+55)Fall detection (+36)has fast/slow heart rate notifications (+64)has HRV tracking (+57)measures resting heart rate (+66)measures VO2 max (+62)Music playback (+67)Phone locator (+63)Social network integration (+53)Sunrise/sunset time (+64)Uploadable maps (+45)Widgets (+69)
Activity Tracking Features	Activity detection (+79)Activity tagging (+88)Coaching (+55)Distance tracking (+93)Elevation tracking (+85)Goal setting (+62)Live tracking (+47)Pace measurement (+92)Route uploads (+62)Steps tracking (+92)Swim stroke counter (+77)Swim stroke recognition (+46)Trackback mode (+59)
Health tracking features	BMI tracking (+46)Calorie burn tracking (+78)Period notifications (+50)Sleep tracking (+75)Temperature tracking (+51)Water intake tracking (+43)Weight tracking (+38)
Connectivity Types	ANT+ (+65)Automatic syncing (+51)Cloud syncing (+53)Wi-Fi (+48)Wireless syncing (+63)
Sensors	Accelerometer (+90)Blood oxygenation monitor (+56)Cadence sensor (+44)Compass (+82)Galileo (+48)GPS (+92)Heart rate monitor (+85)
Waterproofings	IP67 (+83)Sweat resistant (+83)
Alerts	Inactivity alerts (+63)Irregular heart rate warnings (+35)Silent alarm (+71)Vibrating alerts (+74)
Supported peripherals	Compatible heart monitor (+72)Compatible smart scales (+50)
Screen features	Always-on display (+71)Damage resistant glass (+30)
Battery features	Battery level indicator (+62)Rechargeable battery (+93)
Colorways	Black, Black / Aqua, Black / Berry, Black / Red, Black / Slate, White / Black

Specifications		vs Average
Model	245
Released	Feb 2019
Battery
Charging time	1 hours
Battery life – training mode	24 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	24 hours
Battery life	168 hours
System
Bluetooth version	4 m
Internal storage	4 GB
Measurements
Volume	22 cm³
Strap width	20 mm
Width	42 mm
Height	42 mm
Thickness	12 mm
Weight	39 g
Temperature
Min. temperature	-20 °C
Max. temperature	60 °C
Waterproofing
Waterproof depth	50 m
Screen
Pixel density	283 ppi
Resolution	240 x 240 px
Screen size	30 mm