Garmin Forerunner 945 running watch | Impartial reviews & price comparison

Overview

The Forerunner is a running watch family by Garmin.

The Forerunner 945 went on sale in 2019. The latest model in the family is the Garmin Forerunner 265S.

According to our analysis of prices across the internet, at current rates it's in the most expensive 40% of running watches.

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priceBand	Price band
released	Released Apr 2019	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022
Battery life	Battery life 336 hours	288 hours	288 hours	288 hours	288 hours	672 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	Battery life – GPS mode 36 hours	28 hours	28 hours	28 hours	28 hours	111 hours
Screen size	Screen size 30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	23 mm
Weight	Weight 50 g	87 g	144 g	94 g	88 g	65 g
Height	Height 47 mm	46 mm	46 mm	46 mm	46 mm	45 mm
Resolution	Resolution 240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	176 x 176 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 2 hours
Internal storage	Internal storage 15 GB			32 GB	32 GB	0 GB
Health tracking features	Health tracking features BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Period notifications 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 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 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
Sensors	Sensors 3D compass Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Cadence sensor Compass Fast GPS lock Galileo GPS Gyroscope 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 Cadence sensor Compass Galileo 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
Alerts	Alerts Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Thunderstorm warnings 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 Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings 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 Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display
Battery features	Battery features Battery level indicator Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery Solar power
Common characteristics Activity detectionActivity taggingCoachingDistance trackingElevation trackingGoal settingLive trackingPace measurementRoute uploadsSteps trackingSwim stroke counterSwim stroke recognitionTrackback modeANT+Automatic syncingCloud syncingMac OS X compatibleNFCWi-FiWireless syncingIP67Sweat resistantCompatible heart monitorCompatible smart scales

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Garmin Forerunner 945 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)Multi-sport mode (+70)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)
Connectivity Types	ANT+ (+65)Automatic syncing (+51)Cloud syncing (+53)Mac OS X compatible (+23)NFC (+45)Wi-Fi (+48)Wireless syncing (+63)
Sensors	3D compass (+21)Accelerometer (+90)Barometer (+75)Blood oxygenation monitor (+56)Body temperature sensor (+55)Cadence sensor (+44)Compass (+82)Fast GPS lock (+20)Galileo (+48)GPS (+92)Gyroscope (+65)Heart rate monitor (+85)
Waterproofings	IP67 (+83)Sweat resistant (+83)
Alerts	Inactivity alerts (+63)Irregular heart rate warnings (+35)Silent alarm (+71)Thunderstorm warnings (+23)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, Blue

Specifications		vs Average
Model	945
Released	Apr 2019
Battery
Charging time	2 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	36 hours
Battery life	336 hours
System
Internal storage	15 GB
Measurements
Volume	30 cm³
Strap width	22 mm
Width	47 mm
Height	47 mm
Thickness	14 mm
Weight	50 g
Temperature
Min. temperature	-20 °C
Max. temperature	45 °C
Waterproofing
Waterproof depth	50 m
Screen
Pixel density	283 ppi
Resolution	240 x 240 px
Screen size	30 mm