Garmin · Forerunner
Forerunner 945
A 47 mm triathlon watch with full-colour maps, Pulse Ox and storage for up to 1,000 songs.
- Type
- Smart and sports
- Sizes
- 47 mm
- Movement
- –
- Power reserve
- –
- Display
- Memory-in-pixel
- Battery
- 14 days
- Water
- 50 m
- GPS
- Single-band
- Weight
- 50 g
Specifications
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- Case sizes
- 47 mm
- Panel
- Memory-in-pixel
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Display detail
- 1.2-inch (30.4 mm) transflective colour memory-in-pixel display, 240 x 240 pixels, with button controls.
- Screen protection
- Gorilla Glass 3 with DX coating.
Health and fitness
- ECG
- No
- Blood oxygen
- Yes
- Skin temperature
- No
- Sleep apnoea alerts
- No
- High blood pressure alerts
- No
- Body composition
- No
- Fall detection
- No
- Crash detection
- No
- GPS
- Single-band
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Sensors
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and thermometer.
- Health features
- Pulse Ox for sleep and altitude acclimation, advanced sleep, all-day stress and Body Battery energy monitoring.
- Fitness features
- Running, cycling, swimming and triathlon profiles; training status and load focus, heat- and altitude-adjusted VO2 max, recovery time, Garmin Coach and full-colour maps with Trendline routing. Full running dynamics require a compatible strap or pod.
- Safety features
- Incident detection and assistance require a paired smartphone; LiveTrack and Group LiveTrack.
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 14 days
- Mobile data option
- No
- Works with
- iPhone and Android
- Battery life detail
- Up to two weeks in smartwatch mode, 36 hours in GPS mode without music or ten hours with GPS and music.
- Charging
- Rechargeable battery with Garmin charging cable.
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; Garmin Pay, smart notifications and on-watch music storage for up to 1,000 songs.
Design
- Weight (lightest version)
- 50 g
- Software
- Garmin
- Case materials
- Fibre-reinforced polymer bezel and silicone band; 5 ATM water rating.
- Size
- 47 x 47 x 13.7 mm; 50 g.
- Bands
- QuickFit-compatible 22 mm band; fits wrists 130–220 mm.
- Colours
- Black.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Built-in maps and triathlon profiles
- Up to two weeks of smartwatch battery life
- Music storage and Garmin Pay
Cons
- No multi-band GPS
- GPS with music shortens battery life to ten hours
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sizes | Movement | Power reserve | Display | Battery | Water | GPS | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart and sports | 47 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 14 days | 100 m | Single-band | 80 g | Aug 2019 | |
| Smart and sports | 47 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 10 days | 100 m | Single-band | 86 g | Jun 2018 | |
| Smart and sports | 47 mm | – | – | Memory-in-pixel | 14 days | 100 m | Single-band | 85 g | Mar 2017 |
Sources
- garmin.com.sg/products/wearables/forerunner-945-black
- garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/sports-fitness/2019-garmin-announces-an…
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