Garmin Forerunner 945

Garmin Forerunner 945 review: The ultimate watch for runners

Garmin brings big features including music, payments and maps, all while still delivering big battery life and rich sports tracking to help make the 945 one of its best sports watches yet.

Garmin Forerunner 945 review

The Garmin Forerunner 945 offers everything a serious runner should need from a wearable and then some. You'll probably never use every feature, but if running is your focus and you're training at a high level, then this is the watch for you. Everyone else should probably look elsewhere.

Garmin Forerunner 945 review

Editor’s note: The truly exceptional Garmin Forerunner 945 remains one of our favorite smartwatches, and our top pick for runners. Check out our favorite smartwatches of 2019 for more recommendations. There’s your average fitness tracker … and then there’s the Garmin Forerunner 945. With its long list of features and a slim, good-looking design, this thing is an absolute stunner. The Forerunner 945 looks great on paper, but how do these elements translate into real-world performance? We put the running-focused smartwatch through its paces to find out if it is indeed one of the best Garmin watches and the best smartwatches overall. The Garmin Forerunner 945 packs more features than its predecessor, the Forerunner 935, but manages to keep the same compact packaging. What’s impressive is how Garmin managed to cram so many sensors inside the Forerunner 945’s slim casing. There’s an optical heart rate monitor, barometric altimeter, pulse oximeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, as well ...