Garmin Forerunner 745 running watch | Impartial reviews & price comparison

Overview

The Forerunner is a running watch family by Garmin.

The Forerunner 745 went on sale in 2020. The latest model in the family is the Garmin Forerunner 265S.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 40% of running watches today.

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priceBand	Price band
released	Released Jun 2020	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Oct 2022		Oct 2022
Battery life	Battery life 168 hours	288 hours	288 hours	288 hours	288 hours	288 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	Battery life – GPS mode 16 hours	28 hours	28 hours	28 hours	28 hours	28 hours
Screen size	Screen size 30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm
Weight	Weight 47 g	87 g	94 g	88 g	95 g	144 g
Height	Height 44 mm	46 mm	46 mm	46 mm	46 mm	46 mm
Resolution	Resolution 240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px
Waterproof depth	Waterproof depth 50 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m
Pixel density	Pixel density 283 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi
Internal storage	Internal storage		32 GB	32 GB	32 GB
Health tracking features	Health tracking features BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Period notifications Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking
Alerts	Alerts Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Vibrating alerts	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Thunderstorm warnings Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback
Screen features	Screen features Always-on display Damage resistant glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass
Common characteristics Activity detectionActivity taggingCoachingDistance trackingElevation trackingGoal settingLive trackingPace measurementRoute uploadsSteps trackingSwim stroke counterSwim stroke recognitionTrackback modeANT+Automatic syncingCloud syncingNFCWi-FiWireless syncingAccelerometerBarometerBlood oxygenation monitorBody temperature sensorCadence sensorCompassGalileoGPSGyroscopeHeart rate monitorIP67Sweat resistantCompatible heart monitorCompatible smart scalesBattery level indicatorRechargeable battery

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Garmin Forerunner 745 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+117)
Brand	Garmin (+77)
Features	Achievements (+81)Auto pause (+78)Calendar sync (+60)Call control (+67)has fast/slow heart rate notifications (+74)has HRV tracking (+68)measures resting heart rate (+77)measures VO2 max (+73)Multi-sport mode (+79)Music playback (+75)Phone locator (+73)Remote camera (+8)Shows readiness level (+52)Social network integration (+54)Sunrise/sunset time (+73)Uploadable maps (+56)Widgets (+78)
Activity Tracking Features	Activity detection (+88)Activity tagging (+97)Coaching (+64)Distance tracking (+102)Elevation tracking (+94)Goal setting (+71)Live tracking (+55)Pace measurement (+101)Route uploads (+71)Steps tracking (+101)Swim stroke counter (+88)Swim stroke recognition (+47)Trackback mode (+69)
Health tracking features	BMI tracking (+54)Calorie burn tracking (+87)Period notifications (+58)Sleep tracking (+84)Temperature tracking (+59)Water intake tracking (+51)
Connectivity Types	ANT+ (+72)Automatic syncing (+52)Cloud syncing (+54)NFC (+52)Wi-Fi (+56)Wireless syncing (+64)
Sensors	Accelerometer (+99)Barometer (+84)Blood oxygenation monitor (+67)Body temperature sensor (+65)Cadence sensor (+46)Compass (+91)Galileo (+56)GPS (+101)Gyroscope (+74)Heart rate monitor (+94)
Waterproofings	IP67 (+86)Sweat resistant (+92)
Alerts	Inactivity alerts (+71)Irregular heart rate warnings (+42)Silent alarm (+80)Vibrating alerts (+83)
Supported peripherals	Compatible heart monitor (+81)Compatible smart scales (+58)
Screen features	Always-on display (+80)Damage resistant glass (+34)
Battery features	Battery level indicator (+63)Rechargeable battery (+102)
Colorways	Black, Magma Red, Neo Tropic, Whitestone

Specifications		vs Average
Model	745
Released	Jun 2020
Measurements
Volume	26 cm³
Strap width	22 mm
Width	44 mm
Height	44 mm
Thickness	13 mm
Weight	47 g
Temperature
Min. temperature	-20 °C
Max. temperature	60 °C
Waterproofing
Waterproof depth	50 m
Screen
Pixel density	283 ppi
Resolution	240 x 240 px
Screen size	30 mm
Battery
Battery life – GPS mode	16 hours
Battery life	168 hours