Summary
The Forerunner 645 Music is a watch that can track your every move and keep up with the latest trends in fitness technology. However, its headline music playback feature feels like an afterthought while other features such as battery life seem more durable on this new Garmin model – it may be worth considering before making a purchase!
Pros
- Recent Spotify support
- Lovely design
- Rapid GPS
Cons
- Poor battery life
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Garmin Forerunner 645 Music Overview
The Garmin Forerunner 645 Music is the watch that’s designed to fix running trackers’ biggest flaw: lack of entertainment.
If you’ve been exercising for any amount of time, then there’s a good chance your favorite device has been one made by this brand – they make some excellent pieces! But with other smartwatches entering into this space and bringing both GPS tracking AND streaming music capabilities via Bluetooth headsets as standard features these days? It was only inevitable that someone would come up against them eventually…and now it seems Garmin has finally done just so too.
And finally, this watch is now able to do so much more. You can listen to tunes or audiobooks on the go through your favorite streaming service and pay contactless using Garmin Pay (although it’s not supported by many banks yet). But make no mistake about how expensive this device really is…
Price and release date
For many people, the price of this watch will be an issue. Sure you can get a less expensive model without music capabilities for $100 cheaper but then what is really left to make it worth your while?
Tomtom has been offering similar features with music playback since at least 2010 and their devices don’t have any kind of bonafides when compared against other brands on either side including Garmin who makes one heckuva running band device in its own right!
If you’re thinking about buying the Garmin Forerunner 645 Music, be aware that it costs £400 or $450 depending on your location. You can get a model without music for less but then there’s no excuse not to listen to some tunes while running! While this is by far one of best watches out right now with its impressive features and amazing sound quality (even when compared side-byothus), TomTom has been offering runners who want their device paired up seamlessly with whatever phone they have ever since way before all these fancy gadgets came around–and at much lower prices too!.
The Garmin Forerunner 645 Music is a smartwatch with music features. The release date was back in February of this year and they are likely coming off sale soon, which gives them an opportunity to jump on the bandwagon before it’s too late!
Music
Garmin has finally made the Forerunner 645 Music a Spotify player, which means runners can load up their music library on this sleek little device. With 4GB of internal storage space for 500 songs and access to iHeartRadio or Deezer if you don’t have an account yet it will make for some great outbound listening while running!
You can load playlists from Spotify, then listen to them without your smartphone. It’s worth mentioning you’ll need a Premium account for offline support and transferable playlist importing – but if that doesn’t worry you there are plenty of options available in order to find some music on the go!
If you’re looking to get your workout music onto a Garmin fitness tracker, the process can be laborious. All said and done though (and it takes some work), once that song or playlist has been transferred into one of their supported formats then they’ll show up seamlessly on any paired device!
The watch doesn’t have a speaker built-in, which means that most people would rather listen on their phone. We also find it easier to use streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music with the handset because of its superior sound quality and battery life over Bluetooth headphones- not to mention no need for pesky cables getting tangled up!
But if you do go down the route of putting music on your Garmin Forerunner 645, don’t worry because it’s perfectly fine. It’s nothing special and exactly like what most people get used to from their TomTom Runner or smartwatch – choose albums/playlists instead of shuffle-type songs; there is an easy way to load up new ones while running which works here as well so long as we can change tracks easily with just one tap!
Lately, I’ve been using my phone more and biking less. The main reason for this is that it’s easier to hop on the button if you want something quick while running around than fumbling through your touchscreen with one hand!
Design and screen
The Forerunner 645 Music is a beautiful, well-designed watch that can compete with some of the most expensive watches out there. The metal rim around the edge not only protects your screen from scratches but adds an industrial look to it!
The Garmin Forerunner 645 Music feels really light in the hand and on your wrist – at 42g it’s much lighter than its competitor, the Fitbit Versa. However, this comes with a cost as you’ll see later when we talk about battery life!
The silicone strap also makes for something comfortable to wear all day long without any issue whatsoever; there’s no need to swap out anything since the spare lugs fit 20mm straps perfectly well (even ones from other watches).
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The screen on the Garmin Forerunner 45 is transflective technology, meaning that it’s clear and bright when light shines directly onto it. In fact, even a small amount of photons manage to get through this type of screen quite well- which means you can see your display no matter what kind or condition your running in! The only downside? If there’s not any shine hitting yours specifically then chances are high for being able spot an LED flashing right below…this will help keep trackers safe from harmful UV rays too so don’t worry about those worries just yet though 😉
Conclusion
The watch is pretty clear and sharp. It’s not as good as many modern smartwatches, but it still provides enough clarity for day-to-day use – you can always see what numbers are displayed no matter where your eyes land on the screen! The only downside we found was that colors were less vibrant than they would be otherwise; this will likely improve over time though since Transflective technology doesn’t offer quite as dynamic an image quality as others do now (but also comes at a price).
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