Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 645 Music GPS Heart Rate Monitor Running Watch - Black
Average customer rating
3.8
(134 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 134 reviews
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Star
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Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 645 Music GPS Heart Rate Monitor Running Watch - Black
Customer Rating
2
Not tech savvy and horrible music download
on September 25, 2018
Posted by: Runner 3000
Bet horrible music download abilities and limited tech savvyness. I like the metrics the watch is able to provide regarding LT and heart rate.
Response from GarminBy Joey with Garmin, Fitness Product Support, September 25, 2018
Hello Runner 3000,
Thank you for taking time to post a review. We wanted to provide some information about downloading music to the Forerunner 645 Music. Please use the following FAQ link from our Support Center:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=1ZDlVH09XB1169yYD5FIWA&productID=612476&topicTag=region_music
You can also find more helpful information at www.garmin.com/support. Thanks again for posting your review.
Thank you for taking time to post a review. We wanted to provide some information about downloading music to the Forerunner 645 Music. Please use the following FAQ link from our Support Center:
https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=1ZDlVH09XB1169yYD5FIWA&productID=612476&topicTag=region_music
You can also find more helpful information at www.garmin.com/support. Thanks again for posting your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great features and yet weak battery?
on October 13, 2018
Posted by: Iggy
I bought in April 2018 and it works with no problem - maps my trail runs, reads my sleep cycles, stress levels, plays music, shows messages and reminders, incoming calls. Also love that I do not have to pick up my phone and check messages on the watch.
I love all it but after few months of using it (mostly for every day use of getting to work, sleep schedules etc.) I noticed that it requires recharging every 1,5 day and when asking at the shop it should be 7 days, which required doing it mostly with a power bank during driving or sitting somewhere with a power bank which tied my in place.
Some minor connection issues with phone occur rarely but that does not make any problems.
Also - although Latvia is a small country there are other models and watches from other companies which have all the letters of Latvian alphabet and so some times I cannot clearly read what I received to my phone.
After giving the watch to the guarantee - received a new watch and now checking how often I have to charge this one. The alphabet issue received a reply - will have to wait for an update to fix this issue.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Disappointed—> ecstatic
on November 1, 2018
Posted by: Kf69
I haven’t had the watch long but the new Spotify feature is amazing!!!! It was a complete game changer as I contemplated sending it back because I only stream music through Spotify. I love it! It’s fun and not going to lie amazed by the technology. Love love being able to run phone free and yet still have music.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great product
on November 19, 2018
Posted by: Swim1122
I researched a number of GPS watches and was looking for right device to support music while I run.... It has met all expectations so far and the expanded information on Garmin Connect is an added bonus..
looking forward to checking out other features over time!
looking forward to checking out other features over time!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great all around fitness watch
on December 2, 2018
Posted by: Jonah
Great!!!! A+ Awesome watch for running,gym,fitness. Garmin over Fitbit any day!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great fitness device
on December 12, 2018
Posted by: JohnnyVegas
This is a fantastic fitness device, marred only by poor software support in some areas.
First, the good - I think that the FR 645 Music is a uniquely perfect watch in the Garmin line up at the moment. It's the only one that has all three:
* Thin, lightweight, and smartwatch-like in appearance,
* Has a large number of Firstbeat intelligent analytics, and
* Supports music away from the phone (and with Spotify).
* Has a large number of Firstbeat intelligent analytics, and
* Supports music away from the phone (and with Spotify).
And it does all these well. Plus the great multi-day battery life and excellent Garmin Connect mobile app and website. Garmin makes it easy to integrate with Strava and Myfitness Pal as well. So really - this was the only Garmin that met all my criteria.
But now for the downsides --- they're pretty annoying, but SO FAR, not a show stopper:
- The Garmin Express MacOS app has stopped working for me, and this is also apparently a frequent problem. It crashes on startup.
- The Garmin help forums are broken, not allowing new user accounts. No way to report the problem, because the contact page requires a user account. This is apparently a frequent problem.
- Step count is not updated when using a treadmill desk. The foot pod is no help. There appears to be no solution to getting an accurate step count when using a treadmill desk (i.e., not swinging one’s arms).
- There’s no data field available for showing step count during an activity, like walking. So during a “walk” activity to meet one’s step count, one must pause the activity, go to another screen to see the step count, and then resume the activity.
- The Garmin help forums are broken, not allowing new user accounts. No way to report the problem, because the contact page requires a user account. This is apparently a frequent problem.
- Step count is not updated when using a treadmill desk. The foot pod is no help. There appears to be no solution to getting an accurate step count when using a treadmill desk (i.e., not swinging one’s arms).
- There’s no data field available for showing step count during an activity, like walking. So during a “walk” activity to meet one’s step count, one must pause the activity, go to another screen to see the step count, and then resume the activity.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
So Much Data
on December 26, 2018
Posted by: ELMADDOG52
4 days in and I'm digging all the info, who would have thought that I needed to know my stress levels.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
A great watch
on December 29, 2018
Posted by: sierra2057
Prior to getting the Forerunner 645, I had the Vivoactive, so this watch is a major upgrade with all it's features. The watch feels very lightweight on your wrist. I love that music can be loaded into the watch--the sound is a bit iffy when you're moving around but for the most part, the podcast I listened to throughout my run sounded good. The ability to customize the watch through watch faces and different widgets is nice. I especially like the specific ways it tracks your fitness, through your VO2 max, race time predictions, etc. That has been really helpful with my training. Overall, this is an awesome watch and I'm really happy with the product.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin