Garmin Forerunner 45, 245 and 945: the new smartwatches for sportsmen
Garmin renews its smartwatch range: Forerunner 45, Forerunner 245 and the new Forerunner 945 implement an increasing number of features for sports lovers.
Garmin renews the range of sportwatches of the Forerunner series by announcing 3 new models that represent the evolution of the range currently on the market. These are Forerunner 45, Forerunner 245 and Forerunner 945, models that take the place of Forerunner 35, Forerunner 235 and Forerunner 935 respectively.
These 3 models share some basic technical features, positioning themselves on different price levels depending on the advanced features that are integrated. In all of them, we find the multisatellite GPS detection system (GPS, Glonass and Galileo), the heartbeat detection sy stem on the wrist and the integration with the smartphone to receive notifications. The external shape is similar: circular case without touch functionality, with 5 side buttons that turn out to be much more comfortable than a touch interface for the sportsman during the activity.
The Forerunner 45 range consists of two models: Forerunner 45 and Forerunner 45S. They differ only in size, with a 42 mm case for the second against the 39 mm case of the first. There are the classic features related to the recording of sports activities with reference to running and cycling (in total there are 12 profiles for different sports), guaranteeing an autonomy of up to 13 hours with active GPS and up to 7 days using them as smartwatch.
Among the advanced integrated functions, we find stress monitoring, obtained by wearing the watch continuously and using heartbeat data, as well as recording Body Battery energy. This function provides an indication of the energy level in each hour of the day, depending on the rest done and the intensity of the activity done during the day. The recommended retail price is $199.
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Forerunner 245 and Forerunner 245 Music share the same technical features and external dimensions, with the only difference represented in the second by the presence of internal memory to load audio tracks to listen to using bluetooth headphones in addition to using streaming music services such as Spotify and Deezer.
Entambi integrated advanced training analysis systems, providing an estimate of VO2 Max, an indication of recovery time. The type of work performed between aerobic and anaerobic as well as the overall training load. The heart rate sensor is the Elevate from Garmin, now in its third version: it integrates the Pulse Ox pulse oximeter through which it is possible to monitor the oxygen saturation level in the blood.
Also in these models the Body Battery feature is offered in those Forerunner 45. Forerunner 245 is offered at the suggested retail price of $299, a figure that rises to $349 for the Forerunner 245 Music model.
- GPS running smartwatch with advanced training features
- Evaluates your current training status to indicate if you’re undertraining or...
- Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach, or create your own custom...
- GPS running smartwatch with music advanced training features
- Sync with music streaming services, such as Spotify, to easily store and play your...
- Evaluates your current training status to indicate if you’re undertraining or...
Finally Forerunner 945, a model specifically designed for the needs of triathletes and more generally for enthusiasts who dedicate themselves to more than one sport. All the features of Forerunner 245 are re-proposed in this model, including support for music storage and the payment system via NFC Garmin Pay. Compared to Forerunner 935, the predecessor, in Forerunner 945 Garmin implemented map support for the global region in which it was purchased.
Using version 3 of the Elevate heart rate sensor, Forerunner 945 also implements the Pulse Ox pulse oximeter and is equipped with numerous new features related to workload analysis. In Forerunner 945 Garmin has implemented a workload evaluation logic that takes into account the incidence of the ambient temperature.
If higher than 21°, and of the elevation (if you are over 850 meters above sea level). The operating autonomy has been increased up to 36 hours in GPS mode, since it goes up to 60 hours by enabling the UltraTrac that provides for less frequent sampling of data.
Forerunner 945 has the same external dimensions as the predecessor Forerunner 935; it is offered at $599 in the standard version, or at $749 in a triathlon kit with the two HRM-Swim and HRM-Tri cardio bands and the quick release kit for the bicycle.
- Premium GPS running/triathlon smartwatch with music
- Download songs to your watch, including playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or...
- Performance monitoring features include Vo2 Max and training status with adjustments...
- Premium GPS running/triathlon Smartwatch with music
- o Battery life: up to 2 weeks in smartwatch mode, 10 hours in GPS mode with music or...
- Performance monitoring features include Vo2 Max and training status with adjustments...
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