▷ Garmin Forerunner 645 Specs | Detailed Comparison To 735XT and 935

I’m interested to see which music streaming services the 645 supports for offline listening. Per https://appelmoessite.wordpress.com/2017/11/28/garmin-forerunner-645-music/:

“Syncs music from select streaming services for offline listening”

My guess would be Spotify and perhaps Apple Music / Google Play Music. Hopefully we won’t have to wait long for the official announcement.

Great,that’s my present sorted out, delighted they have dropped the touchscreen was one of the main reasons i returned my 630 previously and got a 235 instead. The silver ring out the outside looks a bit like the 405 touchring, hope they are not bringing that back.

As a 935 owner I won’t be changing but if I was buying from scratch today then it would be a contender. I’m mostly a runner these days, I do cycle but don’t use a power meter and I don’t swim in any meaningful way. The music feature is something that I want badly but I have fears about how usable the Garmin interface will be (both in terms of getting music onto the device and playing it on the move – I only actually want basic shuffle all functionality while running). And then comes along the big dealbreaker for me (if correct), battery life. Goodbye to charging once a week or less as with my 935. I’ve done the daily (or every other day) charging with an Apple Watch and don’t want to go back to that. Same old Garmin really. I know they need to give a reason for people to buy the expensive devices, but with 5 hour GPS I’d be marginal for completing a marathon before my watch died (I said I run, I didn’t say i was fast!!!). In short, if I was buying then I’d choose the 935 again and continue with my iPod… Read more »

The new 645 watch is not on Garmin’s website anymore. As a runner only, it looks like it has more than I need and all there can be today in a GPS watch. The music and the stronger glass are a big plus and the smaller size will be much better for my small wrist.

Has no-touchscreen been confirmed? Don’t see it in the specs explicitly.

The big plus it seems is they have finally added a baro altimeter to their top running watch which is a huge plus. To people running up and down a lot that’s very nice also not having to rely to altitude adjustments on the websites. Touch screen on the 630 was good with some head scratchy features (like you cant just block the screen and not the buttons) – could have left it with improvements. Music check… Optical Heart Rate… serious runners will still use chest straps for sessions that matter

I’ve been waiting since june for this release to finally decide which Garmin watch to buy.
The 935 feels overkill since since I’m predominantly a runner (albeit slowish) but the features listed don’t fully convince.

Guess I’ll wait for your in-depth review and comparison (wink-wink) before the final decision.

Why is this music feature so desired? You lose battery life and your phone will do it better. Are you not going to carry a phone then when you run? Also, any update on a successor to the 235? I was hoping the 245 would be out by now…Thanks!

Thoughts on a “music-less” version?

if SANS music the battery is up in the 15 hour range, and the BARO gives a reasonable vert reading, I’ll be there. Otherwise, I’m hopping over to the Suunto Spartan range…

You have ‘type-o’ in the title. 745XT… I wish I had… 🙂
Nevertheless I think that 645 is watch I was looking for BUT… with so weak battery and for so much money I would again consider choosing 935 over 645. BUT (again 🙂 I bought 3 weeks ago with a big discount the 735XT run Bundle version for 320 Euros and the price performance ratio is the best what I could “squeeze” from it.

is there any sportwatch that has voice guidance feature for running? such as what freeletics run app does? or pulsometer app which telling the HR reading periodically.. or strava which periodically inform current stats..

am using Garmin VAHR currently.. not really a fan in listening music while running.. yet still carrying phone and BT headset for voice guidance feature..

I use my 735 for 99% of my outdoor runs and cycling, and a VA3 for most everything else (strength, yoga, treadmill runs, activity tracking)

I would really like to get back to a one watch solution and the 645 as described here would do that for me. Especially if there is a non-music version or with music disabled it can get “GPS on” battery life similar to the 735.

The VA3 is an “almost there” device for me but I’m not a fan of the touchscreen interface, particularly with the strength training app, and the short-ish battery life for someone who does between 7 and 13 hours of GPS activities a week.

I wore my 735 24/7 for most of 2017 so going with the 935 wouldn’t be a big problem but I do like the looks of the VA3 so a better, more full featured, running watch with the VA3’s looks would check all of the boxes in my wish list.

When do you think the 245 will be released?

Thanks for the details! I notice one mistake in the comparaison table: Forerunner 645 don’t have Hot Keys…

Excellent post but I was wondering if you could write a litte more
on this subject? I’d be very grateful if you could elaborate
a little bit further. Cheers!