Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE Specifications

General

Clock Features

• TIME/DATE ✓
• GPS TIME SYNC ✓
• AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ✓
• ALARM CLOCK ✓
• TIMER ✓
• STOPWATCH ✓
• SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES ✓

Health Monitoring

• WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND) ✓
• DAILY RESTING HEART RATE ✓
• ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS yes (high and low)
• RESPIRATION RATE (24X7) ✓
• PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
• FITNESS AGE yes (in app)
• BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR ✓
• ALL-DAY STRESS ✓
• RELAXATION REMINDERS ✓
• RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER ✓
• SLEEP yes (Advanced)
• SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
• HYDRATION yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
• WOMAN'S HEALTH yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)

Sensors

• GPS ✓
• GLONASS ✓
• GALILEO ✓
• GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR ✓
• BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER ✓
• COMPASS ✓
• GYROSCOPE ✓
• ACCELEROMETER ✓
• THERMOMETER ✓
• PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR ✓

Daily Smart Features

• CONNECTIVITY Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®, LTE (with subscription)
• CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS) ✓
• SMART NOTIFICATIONS ✓
• TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY) ✓
• CALENDAR ✓
• WEATHER ✓
• CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC ✓
• PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC ✓
• MUSIC STORAGE Up to 1000 songs
• FIND MY PHONE ✓
• FIND MY WATCH ✓
• VIRB® REMOTE ✓
• SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone®, Android™
• PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE ✓
• GARMIN PAY™ ✓

Safety and Tracking Features

• LIVETRACK ✓
• SPECTATOR MESSAGING yes (with LTE subscription)
• GROUP LIVETRACK ✓
• LIVE EVENT SHARING ✓
• INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES ✓
• ASSISTANCE ✓
• ASSISTANCE PLUS yes (with LTE subscription; coverage details)

Tactical Features

• DUAL GRID COORDINATES ✓

Activity Tracking Features

• STEP COUNTER ✓
• MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT) ✓
• AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL) ✓
• CALORIES BURNED ✓
• FLOORS CLIMBED ✓
• DISTANCE TRAVELED ✓
• INTENSITY MINUTES ✓
• TRUEUP™ ✓
• MOVE IQ™ ✓
• GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP yes (optional Connect IQ app)

Gym & Fitness Equipment

• AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Breathwork, Pilates and Yoga
• CARDIO WORKOUTS ✓
• STRENGTH WORKOUTS ✓
• YOGA WORKOUTS ✓
• PILATES WORKOUTS ✓
• AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING ✓

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

• HR ZONES ✓
• HR ALERTS ✓
• HR CALORIES ✓
• % HR MAX ✓
• % HRR ✓
• RECOVERY TIME ✓
• AUTO MAX HR ✓
• HRV STRESS TEST (MEASURES YOUR HEART RATE VARIABILITY WHILE STANDING STILL, FOR 3 MINUTES, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN ESTIMATED STRESS LEVEL; THE SCALE OF THIS IS 1 TO 100; LOW SCORES INDICATE LOWER STRESS LEVELS) yes (with compatible accessory)
• HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES) yes (with compatible accessory)
• RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) ✓
• GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE ✓
• CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES ✓
• CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES ✓
• AUTO PAUSE® ✓
• INTERVAL TRAINING ✓
• IMPROVED INTERVAL (INCLUDES OPEN REPEATS, INTERVALS DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN AND AUTO DETECTION) ✓
• ADVANCED WORKOUTS ✓

Running Features

• DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS ✓
• AUTO LAP® ✓
• MANUAL LAP ✓
• CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS ✓
• HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION ✓
• VO2 MAX (RUN) ✓
• TRAINING STATUS (LETS YOU SEE IF YOU'RE TRAINING EFFECTIVELY BY TRACKING YOUR TRAINING HISTORY AND FITNESS LEVEL TREND.) ✓
• TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC) ✓
• TRAINING LOAD FOCUS ✓
• TRAINING EFFECT ✓
• TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC) ✓
• PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) ✓
• IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME ✓
• DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS ✓
• CUSTOM ALERTS ✓
• AUDIO PROMPTS ✓
• FINISH TIME ✓
• VIRTUAL PARTNER ✓
• RACE AN ACTIVITY ✓
• AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES ✓
• MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES ✓
• COURSE GUIDANCE ✓
• GARMIN LIVE SEGMENTS ✓
• STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS ✓
• ROUND-TRIP COURSE CREATOR (RUNNING/CYCLING) ✓
• TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY ROUTING ✓
• TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK ✓
• HOT KEYS ✓
• AUTO SCROLL ✓
• ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH ✓
• PHYSIO TRUEUP ✓
• AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES Running, Indoor and Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running
• GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE yes (with compatible accessory)
• RUNNING DYNAMICS yes (with compatible accessory)
• VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO (THE DEGREE OF 'BOUNCE' IN YOUR RUNNING MOTION AND THE COST-BENEFIT RATIO WITH STRIDE LENGTH) yes (with compatible accessory)
• GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE (SHOWS HOW MUCH TIME, IN THE RUNNING MOTION, YOUR FOOT IS ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN IN FLIGHT AND LETS YOU CHECK YOUR RUNNING SYMMETRY) yes (with compatible accessory)
• STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME) yes (with compatible accessory)
• CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE) yes (with compatible accessory)
• PERFORMANCE CONDITION (AFTER RUNNING 6–20 MINUTES, COMPARES YOUR REAL-TIME CONDITION TO YOUR AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL) yes (with compatible accessory)
• LACTATE THRESHOLD (THROUGH ANALYSIS OF YOUR PACE AND HEART RATE, ESTIMATES THE POINT WHERE YOUR MUSCLES START TO RAPIDLY FATIGUE) yes (with compatible accessory)
• PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES ✓
• RUN WORKOUTS ✓
• RACE PREDICTOR ✓
• FOOT POD CAPABLE ✓

Golfing Features

• PRELOADED WITH 42,000 COURSES WORLDWIDE ✓
• YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN) ✓
• YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS ✓
• MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE) Automatic
• DIGITAL SCORECARD ✓
• STAT TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT) ✓
• GARMIN AUTOSHOT™ ✓
• AUTO COURSEVIEW UPDATES ✓
• GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION ✓
• HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS ✓
• PINPOINTER ✓
• HANDICAP SCORING ✓
• TRUSWING™ COMPATIBLE ✓
• ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER ✓

Outdoor Recreation

• AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking
• POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION ✓
• BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME ✓
• BACK TO START ✓
• TRACBACK® ✓
• ULTRATRAC MODE ✓
• AROUND ME MODE ✓
• ELEVATION PROFILE ✓
• DISTANCE TO DESTINATION ✓
• BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT ✓
• CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNER ✓
• TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB ✓
• VERTICAL SPEED ✓
• TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT ✓
• FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT ✓
• PRELOADED TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS ✓
• PRELOADED ROAD AND TRAIL MAPS ✓
• DOWNLOADABLE CARTOGRAPHY SUPPORT ✓
• COMPATIBLE WITH BASECAMP™ ✓
• GPS COORDINATES yes (via Connect IQ™)
• AREA CALCULATION yes (via Connect IQ™)
• HUNT/FISH CALENDAR yes (via Connect IQ™)
• PROJECTED WAYPOINT ✓
• SUN AND MOON INFORMATION ✓
• XERO™ LOCATIONS ✓

Cycling Features

• ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) ✓
• COURSES ✓
• CYCLE MAP (ROUTABLE CYCLING-SPECIFIC STREET MAP) ✓
• MTB GRIT & FLOW ✓
• AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Trail Biking, eBiking, eMountain Trail Biking
• BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR) yes (with compatible accessory)
• RACE AN ACTIVITY ✓
• FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) ✓
• COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ (POWER METER) ✓
• POWER METER COMPATIBLE ✓
• ADVANCED VECTOR SUPPORT ✓
• COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY) ✓
• COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR) ✓
• COMPATIBLE WITH VARIAT™ LIGHTS ✓
• SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR) ✓

Swimming Features

• AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swim running
• OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) ✓
• POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) ✓
• STROKE TYPE DETECTION (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY) ✓
• DRILL LOGGING (POOL SWIM ONLY) ✓
• BASIC REST TIMER (UP FROM 0) (POOL SWIM ONLY) ✓
• "REPEAT ON" REST TIMER (POOL SWIM ONLY) ✓
• AUTO REST (POOL SWIM ONLY) ✓
• TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS ✓
• PACING ALERTS (POOL SWIM ONLY) ✓
• COUNTDOWN START (POOL SWIM ONLY) ✓
• POOL SWIM WORKOUTS ✓
• CRITICAL SWIM SPEED ✓
• UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE ✓
• HEART RATE FROM EXTERNAL HRM (REAL-TIME DURING RESTS, INTERVAL AND SESSION STATS DURING RESTS, AND AUTOMATIC HEART RATE DOWNLOAD POST-SWIM) yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)

Kid Activity Tracking Features

• TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP yes (optional Connect IQ app)