What’s the best Garmin watch (October 2019) - Android
Fitbit might be king of the fitness trackers, but Garmin is untouchable when it comes to fitness watches. Whether you’re looking for a running watch, a golf watch, a fitness tracker, or a watch that can do it all, Garmin has something for you. In fact, Garmin has so many options it can be hard to keep track of them all. Allow us to help! Here are the best Garmin watches you can buy in 2019.
Before we dive in, here’s a quick overview of the best Garmin smartwatches for each category:
Editor’s note: We will update this list of the best Garmin watches regularly as new devices launch.
The Garmin Forerunner 945 is basically a beefed up version of the Forerunner 645 Music. It has features made for serious runners and triathletes, such as training load focus. This feature lets runners not only see their recent training history, but the watch also sorts out that history into different categories, like intensity and structure. The watch also has VO2 max heat and altitude adjustment support.
The Forerunner 945 also includes double the music storage of the Forerunner 645 Music, up to 1,000 songs. The battery life is excellent with up to two weeks in smartwatch mode, 36 hours in GPS mode, and 10 hours in GPS mode with music. There’s also access to color maps on the watch and support for Garmin Pay. If you have money to burn, it’s also available in a bundle that adds blue and black bands, an HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim monitor, and a quick release kit.
One of the best Garmin smartwatches out there is the Garmin Forerunner 645 Music. Although it has a clunky name, there’s nothing clunky about this watch — it’s packed with features, and it’s comfortable. It was also Garmin’s first wearable that supported onboard music storage.
The big news here is the ability to store music directly on the watch, which means you don’t need to take your phone with you on a run if you want to listen to music. The watch can hold approximately 500 songs at one time, and you can also download offline playlists from select music services like iHeartRadio and Spotify. Once your watch is loaded up with music, just pair it with some Bluetooth earbuds and you’ll be on your way.
The Garmin Forerunner 245 Music also has a ton of features that runners will enjoy, such as Running Dynamics support, Garmin Coach support, and training status, which lets you know if you are overtraining yourself or if you need to put in more training time. It does lack some features that the Forerunner 645 has, such as not including a barometric altimeter. There’s also no Garmin Pay. In addition, while this watch does have music storage and Wi-Fi support like the Forerunner 645 Music, those features make it a bit more expensive than the standard Forerunner 245.
The Garmin Forerunner 45 and 45S are entry-level running smartwatches for people who are looking to save some money. They both have some great features for runners, such as Garmin Coach workouts for running, incident detection features, and built-in heart rate sensors and GPS hardware. Battery life should last up to seven days in smartwatch mode and roughly 13 hours in GPS mode. There’s no music storage on these watches, however, and the straps cannot be switched out quickly, at least not without unscrewing the screws on the back of the watches.
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The Garmin smartwatches in the Fenix 6 series include three successors to the older Fenix 5 lineup. The Garmin Fenix 6S has a smaller 1.2-inch display while the Fenix 6 and 6X both have larger 1.4-inch screens. All of them share features like optical heart rate sensors, a built-in GPS, a pulse oximeter, advanced sleep monitoring, Body Battery, and smartphone notifications.
There are also Pro versions of these same smartwatches, which throw in music storage and Wi-Fi support. They also have built-in topographic maps out of the box. You also get Garmin Pay support in the Pro lineup.
There’s also one all-new smartwatch in this year’s Fenix lineup. The Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar includes Power Glass, which is a solar charging lens that’s on top of the 1.4-inch display. It’s designed to give the onboard battery an extra boost in life. Normally, the smartwatch will last up to 21 days on battery power. However, with the Power Glass charging it three hours a day, the smartwatch can extend its battery life to 24 days.
The Garmin Venu has a smaller 1.2-inch display, but it does have a more advanced AMOLED screen. That gives it a look that’s more like the popular Apple Watch lineup. Even with that display, the Venu should last up to five days on a single charge
However, the Venu still has Garmin’s many fitness features, such as a built-in GPS, an optical heart rate sensor, a Body Battery and more. It also has new features like respiration tracking, which will measure the number of breaths you take while sleeping. You can download and watch on-device animated workouts on the Venu. It also supports smartphone notifications, music, and Garmin Pay.
The Garmin Venu is definitely the most smartwatch-y Garmin smartwatch you can buy.
The Garmin Vivoactive 3 was one of our favorite fitness watches in 2017, and the Vivoactive 4 is set to repeat that trick. The device features the same great software as other Garmin trackers, and the same excellent ecosystem of apps. You’ll once again get a heart rate monitor, built-in GPS, seven-day battery life, and 5ATM water resistance. We also see the return of music playback which came with the Vivoactive 3 Music. All this in another sleek package that looks like you’re wearing an actual watch!
Looking for something for slimmer wrists? The Vivoactive 4S variant has you covered there too.
What’s new this time around, is the pulse oximeter sensor for measuring blood oxygen, along with all-day stress tracking and Body Battery. The screen has also received an upgrade.
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