GARMIN FORERUNNER Comparison
GARMIN FORERUNNER Comparison
GARMIN FORERUNNER Comparison
MODEL Forerunner 45 Forerunner 245 Forerunner 245 Music Forerunner 745 Forerunner 945
PHOTO
RRP MYR 960.00 MYR 1,430.00 MYR 1,670.00 MYR 2,320.00 MYR 2,870.00
COLOR Black | Lava Red Slate | Yellow Black | Aqua | Lava Red Black | Neo Tropic | Magma Red Black | Blue
GENERAL
Lens Material chemically strengthened glass Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX
Bezel Material fiber-reinforced polymer fiber-reinforced polymer fiber-reinforced polymer fiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit™ watch band
yes (22 mm) yes (22 mm compatible)
compatible
Quick Release bands yes (20 mm, Industry standard) yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
Strap material silicone silicone silicone silicone silicone
Physical size 42 x 42 x 11.4 mm 42.3 x 42.3 x 12.2 (mm) 42.3 x 42.3 x 12.2 (mm) 43.8 x 43.8 x 13.3 mm 47 x 47 x 13.7 mm
Color display ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Display size 1.04" (26.3 mm) diameter 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
Display resolution 208 x 208 pixels 240 x 240 pixels 240 x 240 pixels 240 x 240 pixels 240 x 240 pixels
sunlight-visible, transflective sunlight-visible, transflective sunlight-visible, transflective sunlight-visible, transflective sunlight-visible, transflective
Display type
memory-in-pixel (MIP) memory-in-pixel (MIP) memory-in-pixel (MIP) memory-in-pixel (MIP) memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight 36 g 38.5 g 38.5 g 47 g 50 g
Smartwatch mode: Up to 7 days
Smartwatch Mode: Up to 7 days Smartwatch Mode: Up to 2 weeks
GPS mode with music: Up to 6
GPS mode with music: Up to 6 GPS mode with music: Up to 10
Smartwatch Mode: Up to 7 days Smartwatch Mode: Up to 7 days hours
Battery life hours hours
GPS mode: Up to 13 hours GPS mode: Up to 24 hours GPS mode without music: Up to 16
GPS mode without music: Up to 24 GPS mode without music: Up to 36
hours
hours hours
UltraTrac™ mode: Up to 21 hours
Water rating 5 ATM 5 ATM 5 ATM 5 ATM 5 ATM
Memory/History 200 hours of activity data 200 hours of activity data 200 hours of activity data 200 hours of activity data 200 hours of activity data
HEALTH MONITORING
Wrist-based Heart Rate
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
(constant, every second)
Daily Resting Heart Rate ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts yes (high and low) yes (high and low) yes (high and low) yes (high and low) yes (high and low)
Respiration rate (24x7) ✓ ✓
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen yes (spot-check and optionally in yes (spot-check and optionally in yes (spot-check, and optional all- yes (spot-check, and optional all-
Saturation sleep) sleep) day acclimation and in sleep) day acclimation and in sleep)
Fitness Age yes (in app) yes (in app) yes (in app) yes (in app) yes (in app)
Body Battery™ Energy
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Monitor
All-day Stress ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Relaxation breathing timer ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Sleep yes (Advanced) yes (Advanced) yes (Advanced) yes (Advanced) yes (Advanced)
Sleep score and insights ✓ ✓
yes (in Garmin Connect™ and yes (in Garmin Connect™ and yes (in Garmin Connect™ and yes (in Garmin Connect™ and
Hydration
optional Connect IQ™ widget) optional Connect IQ™ widget) optional Connect IQ™ widget) optional Connect IQ™ widget)
yes (in Garmin Connect™ and yes (in Garmin Connect™ and yes (in Garmin Connect™ and yes (in Garmin Connect™ and
Woman's Health
optional Connect IQ™ widget) optional Connect IQ™ widget) optional Connect IQ™ widget) optional Connect IQ™ widget)
SENSORS
GPS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
GLONASS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Galileo ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
rate monitor
Barometric altimeter ✓ ✓
Compass ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Gyroscope ✓ ✓
Accelerometer ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Thermometer ✓ ✓
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Saturation Monitor
DAILY SMART FEATURES
Connectivity ✓ Bluetooth®, ANT+® Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Running, Treadmill Running, Treadmill Running, Running, Treadmill Running, Running, Treadmill Running, Running, Indoor and Outdoor Track
Running. Indoor Track Running Indoor and Outdoor Track Running, Indoor and Outdoor Track Running, Indoor and Outdoor Track Running, Running, Treadmill Running, Trail
may be added through app Trail Running, Virtual Running Trail Running, Virtual Running Virtual Running, Trail Running Running, Virtual Running
Available run profiles
GPS-based distance, time and
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
pace
yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory)
Running dynamics
Vertical oscillation and ratio
(the degree of 'bounce' in
your running motion and the yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory)
cost-benefit ratio with stride
length)
Ground contact time and
balance (shows how much
time, in the running motion,
your foot is on the ground yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory)
rather than in flight and lets
you check your running
symmetry)
yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory) yes (with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time)