Description
Up-at-dawn runners and conditioned-for-pain triathletes, we want you to have peace of mind while you run, ride or swim. So leave your phone at home. This watch has got your back.
- Leave your phone at home — on purpose. LTE connectivity has you covered
- Put the perfect soundtrack right on your wrist
- Packed with powerful performance metrics to help you train smarter
- Easily pay for purchases2 using Garmin Pay with just a tap of your wrist
- Explore more routes with guidance from full-color onboard maps
- Get up to 7 hours of battery life in GPS mode with music and LTE LiveTrack
- LTE Connectivity
- Assistance: If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, it can send a message to your emergency contacts with your location information
- Assistance Plus: This watch can automatically send your name and location to the Garmin IERCC, a 24/7 staffed professional emergency response coordination center4 that can contact and communicate with local emergency services
- Livetrack: Use LiveTrack to let friends and family follow your real-time location and even view your entire preplanned course
- Spectator Messaging: Get midrace motivation with audio5 and text messages from your family and friends
- Live Event Sharing: Automatically send race updates to family and friends, without lifting a finger. While you’re powering through, they can stay up to date with your pace, miles completed and more.
- Daily Suggested Workouts
- Garmin Coach
- Sync Training Plans
- Training Effect
- Recovery Time
- Built-In Sports Apps
- Track Run
- Improved Intervals
- Vo2 Max
- Pace Pro
- Race Predictor
- Performance Condition: While You Run, Analyze Pace, Heart Rate And Heart Rate Variability
- Training Load Focus
- Training Status
- Wrist-Based Heart Rate
- Running Dynamics
- Extended Battery Life: Get Up To 2 Weeks Of Battery Life In Smartwatch Mode And Up To 7 Hours In GPS Mode With Music And LTE Livetrack.
- Full-Color Mapping
- Create More Courses
- Climbpro Feature
- Turn-By-Turn Navigation
- Round-Trip Routing
- Multiple Satellite Systems
- Pulse Ox Sensor
- Body Battery Energy Monitoring: Track Your Body’s Energy Levels Women’s Health Tracking
- Music On Your Wrist: Download Your Playlists From Select Music Streaming Services Such As Deezer, Amazon Music And Spotify
- Garmin Pay Payment Solution
- Smart Notifications: Receive Emails, Texts And Alerts Right On Your Watch, When Paired With A Compatible Smartphone.
- Smart Trainer Control: Control Your Tacx Smart Trainer Via Ant+ Technology
- Connect IQ Store
- Sync With Garmin Connect
NOTICE: No text messaging, calls or voice functionality. LTE connectivity (monthly service plan required) enables phone-free safety and tracking features, spectator messaging and live event sharing. No need to switch phone providers.
Product Reviews
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Most Liked Positive Review
Phenomenal fitness tracker
I've had Fitbit's for years... since they first came out. When my third one started showing signs of imminent failure, I started looking for something else. Enough with Fitbit, who's sleep tracking has always been... iffy. I went for this 945 LTE based on reviews and the astounding feature set. ...
Most Liked Negative Review
Poor battery and glitchy Bluetooth/ANT+
If you are looking for a watch to handle full distance 140.6 triathlons, DO NOT BUY this watch. This watch went from 100% to DEAD in 11:35 during ironman Texas. I bought this watch has an upgrade over my beloved 945, which only used 45% battery for Ironman Florida. Never had connectivity or battery ...
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Light weight
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I can wear it overnight without it becoming annoying allowing me to get an overnight HRV reading.
Leave the phone at home, no worries
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I use the FR945LTE on every run and ride and leave my phone at home. I have the ability to get emergency help if needed and just enjoy the workout. No worries.
I want to love this watch, but it's hard...
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First, the quality of the watch is not acceptable. I've received two replacement watches because the "light and down" buttons "stuck." After about six months, no matter how well I cleaned the watch, the buttons would stick making scrolling impossible. Garmin was quick to replace, but with each replacement watch there are issues with setting up the watch. Why can't Garmin figure out how to simplify the subscription transfer or the add credit card process? Currently waiting on an escalated tech request to get it fixed. Meanwhile, I'm paying for a monthly subscription for Assistance Plus with no access to the service.
Garmin 945 lte
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I bought this watch last month & am not disappointed, im happy with that.
Very useful and powerful
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I like it very much very iseful and battery life is great. But it needs more built in watch faces and tweeks on the software
Hiker/runner activist
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I wanted to upgrade from the Garmin 265 to this 945 LTE and give my brother the 265. I brought it with me to Italy so I could test it out and worked wonderfully. All the buttons were easy to use and battery life was great! The GPS worked well and had my family track me!! I use it everyday and can't wait to use without phone. At this time it's kind of hard to leave phone at home! Lol.
So much functionality!
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I bought this watch as a birthday present for myself, to facilitate my half marathon training. It replaced my old 630. I got this because I wanted a watch with a wrist sensor, that could store and play music, and has LTE based safety features so I can run without my phone. The watch has been perfect for this, and I find the built in diagnostics helpful in objective assessment of my efforts and recovery needs. The software can be a little finicky re: wifi, music downloading, and connecting to AirPods but there are some helpful YouTube tutorials where the instructions provided in the booklet and on the Garmin website seemed outdated or incorrect.
So far so good
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Loved the functions and my use of it thus far about a month in. Mud from its first obstacle course run was an issue though the buttons could use a different design. They didn't want to work for a couple of days after my Spartan race.
Watch has great features but poor reliability.
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I'm on my 3rd Forerunner 945 LTE (Still under warranty). 1st watch at 3 months I removed from wrist at night and woke up with Garmin logo flashing in display. Talked with tech support who replaced with a reconditioned. 2nd watch lasted 1 day with same issue. I'm now on 3rd watch. After setup, this watch has done the same thing. Tech support says watch is stuck in boot mode. I would not recommend this watch.
Had to return
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I was so excited to get my watch and after setting it up, I put it on the charger for the evening. When I woke up to go on my run I was welcomed by a green triangle and a watch that wouldn't start. I tried a hard reset but then the watch wouldn't connect to wifi and I'm frustrated and annoyed. Also it is Saturday so the help lines are not open. I will be returning the watch.