Garmin Forerunner 245 vs Garmin Lily

The 245 and the 745 likely fit the bill best for your needs. I've got a 245 now and it's a great watch.

99 American. And this is the sport version right here and this one does have the specific display design. If you are going to go for the leather versi...

Heart rate was also pretty good. You'Ll see some inconsistencies here, but for the most part it was pretty darn close to three other external heart ra...

Just bought my GF the Garmin Lily. She's not super active so it's perfect for her (no GPS without phone) as a smart watch that can track activities if she wants. Size is perfect. And battery lasts about 3 days with pulse ox on and regular use

I have not dropped, banged or otherwise mistreated this product. It has not been exposed to extreme weather nor conditions but a year and a half into use and this strange dot appeared on(in) the screen and today it just froze , can't turn it off - nothing. For the cost of this watch i expect better.

So i would say if you could just have all the activity profiles available on the watch at one time. That would be pretty awesome, but one more thing t...

I think it may be that some features, like the Pulse Ox (which is fairly inaccurate), cause the battery to drain faster. Garmin's Connect app encourages you to wear this watch all the time, even when sleeping, to get better fitness data. That's another reason the battery drains so fast. Good thing is that it charges quickly

395 steps, 2 miles. Later it just stopped turning on. I set it to charge overnight and decided to try again. Similar experience next time the battery got below 50%

However, now I feel like maybe the Garmin FR 245 Music would be a better choice for me. The most basic functions I need are GPS and the ability to download music from Spotify for phone-free runs.

Right now it's just what I happen to have set to. Heart rate at the top, and then the time there. Remember these are the data fields that are defined ...

Or honestly you don't even need a watch if you're comfortable running without technology. There is definitely a freedom to running without anything on you.

I’ve been using this watch now for a month and purposely waited to give it a review. i’ve gone through three different fit bits in the past five years. they all had one thing in common-uncomfortable and bulky on my small wrists. When I saw this Garman Lily I figured I would give it a try

I don't know if this is just my watch issues. If I don't have to deal with this annoying process turn on and off of my watch every day, I will give five stars for this review. By the way, one thing I want to mention, the Garmin Express is not working well. Every time I use it, I have to plug-in and plug-out the connecting USB cable five to six times to make connect work

Comfortable Color- bronze strap is grayish, not brown. In sunlight, the bronze has a pinkish cast. Some of the other color options may be more attractive. Classic- says it can't get wet or it'll mess up band

Really this should be the same price as the vivoactive 3, and serious runners who don't want a touch screen, garmin pay, stairs climbed counting, and want extra running metrics would buy it. Most people still wouldn't. After using it I don't see why its 100 dollars more. Runners pay more money for watches?

Seems like it might be a software glitch that will hopefully phase out in future updates. Overall impression (TL;DR): Awesome watch for price and size. Great for everyday wear, and looks amazing. Only a couple of minor issues

INTERFACE: It's very fast and I like the new menu interface a lot. It's almost the exact same as the 945, excluding some Firstbeat analytics. My only annoyance is that it's missing Hotkeys, which I actually used on my other watches. I hope that it's just an oversight and not an intentionally-stripped feature

If you guys remember, that was one of my favorite hybrid watches for a while. And so this actually only has a monochrome display, so it only shows you...

This sends an email to whoever you’ve listed, or all of your connections, with a link to a tracker. I love this as a woman who often goes on runs alone early in the morning or at night. There is also a feature on this watch where if you press a button 3x it sends a text to your emergency contacts and it will also do this if it notices anything unusual (you stop suddenly, etc). Probably my favorite features

That's extremely irritating as I listen to music or podcasts on my phone while exercising. Also, the emergency alert gets activated at random times - e.g. rubbing against my sleeve or pantleg