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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 276 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Durability

    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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93%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers have good things to say about the Forerunner 245 GPS Smartwatch. They appreciate its long battery life, comfort, and lightweight design. Runners in particular find it easy to use and accurate for tracking their runs. The watch also offers a variety of other features that customers appreciate, including GPS performance, functionality, and price. While some customers would prefer a touch screen, the overall sentiment towards the Forerunner 245 GPS Smartwatch is positive.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love the watch. Documentation needs a little more.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I received this watch for Christmas &, so far, I am very happy with it. I like being able to track my sleep habits as well as my pulse throughout the day. My only gripe is that it isn't very clear in the manual how to add a widget or "screen" to what's already there, nor is it very clear how to get rid of something that is there by default or if it's even possible to do so.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good watch

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This watch does everything I want and battery last almost 2 weeks.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Accuracy

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent value for money. Very precise. Arrived on time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good for running

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very nice model, easy to use, compatible with iphones...

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use!

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Watch! A gift from my wife. Works great easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Activity tracker

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent fitness tracker/smartwatch. I was using my apple watch, but the GPS was always wrong. The Garmintracking agrees with known mileage on runs and is easy to use as well as connect to my iphone. Oh, and the battery life is unreal - days.....

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great model of garmin

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This watch has been great to me and does what it needs to to track progress and such. Though don't use it often but I like the feature of having quick responses to texts when connected to phone via Bluetooth

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall great watch. great for running and hiking.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    recommended

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    battery life is very good, and comfortable to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Watch!!!!!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have owned the Samsung Galaxy watches for the last several years. This one is far more better than any of those. Looks like I am a Garmin man now. Works great feels great and looks great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Touch screen

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this Smart watch

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is my third smart watch and by far the best. I use my watch for exercising after I had stents put in a couple of years ago. I needed an accurate heartrate reading and this does the trick. Previously I owned a Fitbit Versa who's heartrate was not even close to being accurate. Many others who owned it said the same thing but Fitbit did nothing to address the problem. Then I purchased a Galaxy watch only to find that their heartrate monitor was totally inconsistent and erratic. In fairness to them, they tried to fix my watch but in the end refunded my money. I have had this Garmin for about 3 weeks and although it doesn't have a touch screen for operations, I the buttons work fine and the heartrate monitor works great. Love this watch.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lightweight watch.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this to come out of running retirement. I ran my college CC days with the most basic watch...time was all that was necessary. Same felt true today and my old smartwatch was heavy and cumbersome for no reason. I took a chance on this one and love it. Lightweight, not too huge for my small wrists, and somehow doesn't look overly sporty for daily wear. Amazing hybrid between my retro desires and modern tools to make training a little more interesting. The maps are incredible to view and other stats a fun way to measure reality vs. how my 30+ body feels getting back after it. As someone who runs with my phone, the music addition was totally unnecessary. Happy to have saved on this version. The emergency location notice to a contact feature adds peace of mind.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is the best watch I’ve ever owned. Lightweight, simple, and I charge it every 2 weeks. I bought another for my daughter and she loves it too.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    It's a good watch.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This watch does exactly what I need it to: it tracks runs, it tells the time. What more could you want? User interface isn't the most user friendly (It seriously took me a week to figure out how to set the stopwatch) but now that I've got it figured out, I like it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good smartwatch

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good watch. Feels comfortable. Looks classy. Good price at Best buy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great watch for my wife

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My wife is quite the runner, i have wanted to het her an apple watch for a while but it just wasnt “her” so i followed my instincts and stuck with the brand she already had. It was a great upgrade and shes happy with it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Gps

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great watch for runners, its easy to use and has all the features you could want. Its very accurate when it comes to distance and has several set up options for your exercise. I recommend it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than an Apple Watch

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I wanted something with a long lasting battery and less distracting than my Apple Watch. I got that. Even with tracking minimum of 2 workouts a day for over an hour each this lasts 7 days. I love everything it tracks. Apple Watch had sleep tracking features but you’d have to take it off and charge it before bed to use that. Not this, this thing runs and runs and runs and when you do have to charge it’s quick. Great bang for your buck

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Garmin friendly

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My husband loves this watch/tracker. It is relatively easy to use and the look is very slick. It doesn't look like tracker it looks like a watch that he can wear every day.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gps
    Cons mentioned:
    Touch screen

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent replacement to an aging Forerunner

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Lots of new data available. Relatively easy to use. Wish it had a touch screen for some functions during a run. GPS is much faster to acquire that my old unit. All these new Garmins are expensive compared to past units.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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