Garmin Forerunner 245 Music

Fitness trackers / Built-in data readout

The Garmin Forerunner 245 Music is a watch based fitness tracker with a 1.2 inch color LCD display, real-time heart rate monitor, step counting, sleep tracking and calories burned.

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How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Ease of use

/ 5

Step count accuracy

/ 5

Heart-rate monitor accuracy

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Ease of interaction

/ 5

Readability in bright light

/ 5

Readability in low light

/ 5

Ease of pairing

/ 5

Water resistance

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Overall this model was very easy to use, not as accurate as most models for counting steps, and only fair at measuring heart-rate accuracy. With recent version iPhones, our experts found it very easy to pair, very easy to interact with, and likewise for recent version Android phones, very easy to pair, very easy to attach to the body, and very easy to recharge the battery. In our water immersion test it passed the manufacturer's claim of 164 feet for 10 minutes.

About

The Garmin Forerunner 245 Music is a watch based fitness tracker with a 1.2 inch color LCD display, real-time heart rate monitor, steps, sleep tracking, and calories estimation. The display has a backlight for use at night, claims a battery life of 7 days, and has Connected GPS. It is available in one size with adjustable strap sizes, available in aqua, slate gray, black, white. It has the following sensors: optical heart-rate, accelerometer, and pulse ox. It has notifications for calls, texts, and emails. It has socialization features: Garmin Connect online community. It includes inactivity alerts which remind you to move if you are sitting for a long time, find my phone feature, and it can control playback of music from your smartphone. It has extra features such as: Garmin Forerunner 245 Music has incident detection and assistance, menstrual tracking, SpO2 sensor, soft comfortable 20mm interchangeable bands, Standalone Music using Spotify via Garmin Connect app to play and control music stored on the watch, Body Battery with stress level monitoring, and intensity minutes tracking can be connected to goals. Included accessories: quick start manual and charger. Its dimensions are 0.7 x 0.5 inches (width/thickness) and it weighs 1.4 ounces.

Features & Specs

Features

Activity results read from device

Yes

Displays time

Yes

Touch screen

Color display

Yes

Display type

color LCD

Backlight

Yes

Real-time heart-rate monitor

Yes

Heart-rate monitor type

Active

Heart-rate monitor requires chest strap

Step counting

Yes

Inactivity alerts

Yes

Multi-sport tracking

runnng, treadmill, indoor track, biking, pool swim, trail run, bike indoor, row indoor, walking, walk indoor, trength, cardio, yoga, pilates, breathwork, elliptical, and stair stepping

Sensor types

optical heart-rate, accelerometer, pulse ox

WiFi

Music controls

Yes

Standalone GPS

Connected GPS

Yes

OS compatibility

iOS, Android

App name

Garmin Connect

Battery life (days)

Battery removable

Notifications

Yes

Notification types

calls, texts, emails

Socialization

Yes

Socialization features

Garmin Connect online community

Sleep tracking

Yes

Sleep sensing method

Auto

Floors climbed

Alarm type

vibration

Included accessories

quick start manual, charger

SpO2 sensor

Yes

GPS tracking

Bluetooth USB dongle

Food tracking

Specs

Type

watch

Sizes

one size with adjustable strap

Display size (in.)

1.2

Width

Depth

Weight (oz.)

1.4

Warranty (yrs.)

Dimensions (WxD)

0.7 x 0.5

Color

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