Garmin Forerunner 245 Gray
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With the Garmin Forerunner 245 Gray, you can always keep an eye on your heart rate. The built-in heart rate sensor measures your heart rate throughout the day. During workouts, the Garmin gives you information about the calories you burn, the amount of steps you take, and the distance you travel. With a virtual opponent, you can challenge yourself to achieve even better sports performance. Thanks to ANT+, you can also connect a separate chest strap to the watch for even more accurate heart rate readings. The Garmin Forerunner 245 has a built-in GPS sensor, so you can leave your phone at home while running. Your watch navigates for you and keeps track of where you walked. You can also receive incoming messages and phone calls on the Garmin Forerunner.
This watch is recommended for a wrist circumference of 15 to 17cm. Note: a charger isn't included. Do you want to charge the watch via a socket? Order an adapter separately.
Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
Height | 42 mm | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 17 - 19 cm | |
Quality of sports readings | Good | |
Quality of health readings | Good | |
Battery life in time mode | 168 hours | |
Type of heart rate measurement | Optical heart rate measurement | |
Required iPhone model | iPhone 6s or later |
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The Forerunner 245 is my first sports/smartwatch. It is much lighter than I thought and I am impressed by the options and the accompanying data (smartphone) app. Heart rate and GPS work perfectly. Battery fine and charges quickly. I compared the specs of many watches beforehand and this one was in the sweet spot for me: serious heart rate measurement (highly regarded and otherwise possible) with various sports/rest recommendations, waterproof and music controls. I don't need a barometer. The oxygen measurement would be less and it is a pity that the sleep measurement does not seem reliable. Still very impressive and fine watch if your focus is on sports. Worth the money for me.
Hendrik
5 May 2021
Automatically translated from Dutch
The forerunner is an excellent support when running. During exercise you will see the most relevant information on the display, via the app you can see much more about how your workout was. The smart watch functions are also excellent. The downside is the menu structure: it is not very intuitive and it takes a while before you learn it urgently.
Martin
25 April 2021
Automatically translated from Dutch
I do swimming, cycling and walking. For swimming pools of 25 and 50 meters there is a lap counter built in, but for open water I had to add something myself, but the distance and speed are not measured properly. I have no use for that. The forerunner 645 could, but I bought the 245 because it has bike and swim functions on it
RJ
1 September 2021
Automatically translated from Dutch
Dit horloge heeft een grote horlogekast. We raden het je aan als je een polsomtrek tussen de 17 en 19 centimeter hebt. Meet je polsomtrek 2 vingers boven je polsgewricht, net boven het uitstekende gedeelte. Is jouw polsomtrek kleiner of groter? Dan is dit horloge misschien niet het beste voor jou. Lees welk formaat horlogekast we wel aanraden.
Product number | 864115 |
Manufacturer code | 010-02120-10 |
Brand | Garmin |
Warranty | 2 years |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty |
Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
Required iPhone model | iPhone 6s or later | |
Required Android version smartphone | Android 7.0 or higher | |
Operating system | Garmin OS | |
Year introduced | 2019 | |
Guaranteed support with updates | 48 months after release date |
Watch case color | Gray | |
Watch case material | Plastic | |
Watch case shape | Round | |
Height | 42 mm | |
Width | 42 mm | |
Depth | 12 mm | |
Weight | 39 g | |
Size watch case | Average | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 17 - 19 cm | |
Total storage capacity | 3,5 GB | |
Shockproof | ||
Controlled via buttons on device |
Watch strap material | Plastic | |
Watch strap color | Gray | |
Closure type | Buckle | |
Interchangeable watch strap | ||
Compatibility watch strap | Universal |
Screen type | MIP | |
Always-on display | ||
Data display | Digital | |
Touchscreen | ||
Color screen | ||
Adjustable watch face | ||
Type of glass | Gorilla glass |
Battery life in time mode | 168 hours | |
Battery life in sports mode | 24 hours | |
Battery/battery capacity | 0,18 Ah | |
Energy source solar power | ||
Wireless charging |
Internet connection options | WiFi only | |
Bluetooth | ||
ANT+ | ||
Independent music player | ||
Music controls | ||
Built-in microphone | ||
Built-in speakers | ||
Spoken directions | ||
Call options | Only answer calls | |
Smartphone notifications | Receive messages | |
Smart reply | ||
App installation possible | ||
Camera operation | ||
NFC | ||
Contactless payment |
Pedometer | ||
Measures distance | ||
Speedometer | ||
Calorie counter | ||
Measures stairs climbed |
Heart rate measurement | ||
Heart rate zones | ||
Heart rate sensor | Chest strap sold separately, Integrated pulse sensor | |
Type of heart rate measurement | Optical heart rate measurement | |
Heart rate measurement moment | Continuously | |
Notification exceedance heart rate zone | Yes | |
Irregular heartbeat notification | ||
Heart rate measurement under water |
Quality of health readings | Good | |
Skin temperature sensor | ||
Oximeter | ||
Blood pressure monitor | ||
EDA sensor | ||
Sleep score | ||
Measure REM sleep | ||
Average heart rate during sleep | ||
Measure recovery during sleep | ||
Menstrual cycle tracking | ||
Pregnancy monitoring |
Quality of sports readings | Good | |
Recommended for sports | Biking, Fitness, Mountaineering, Multisport, Outdoor, Running, Swimming, Triathlon, Water sports | |
Adjust sport profiles | ||
Manual training programs | ||
Save personal records | ||
Measure fitness age | ||
Recovery advice | ||
Interval training | ||
VO2 max measurement | ||
Automatic pausing | ||
Measures minutes of intensive training | ||
Measures average speed during activity | ||
Lap counter | ||
Race prognosis | ||
Measures step distance | ||
Measure running cadence | ||
Measures swimming distance | ||
Measures swimming speed | ||
Swimming lap counter | ||
Connection to fitness machines possible | ||
ATM score | 5 |
Built-in GPS receiver | ||
Global satellite navigation system | GLONASS, GPS, Galileo | |
GPS application | Navigation, Route registration |
Compass | ||
Altimeter | ||
Type of altimeter | GPS | |
Accelerometer | ||
Thermometer |
Fall detection | ||
Alarm function | ||
Geofencing |
