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Forerunner 945 LTE Battery Life Assumptions
The battery life of your Garmin watch may be affected by how you use the watch. The information in the tables below is intended to outline the conditions used to determine the battery life specifications. Usage beyond what is listed below, or usage of features not listed, may result in reduced battery life. The information presented below is presented as a general guide for reference only on the Forerunner® 945 LTE smartwatch.
The following usage assumptions were used to determine the battery life for the Forerunner 945 LTE. Unless otherwise stated, all default software settings and configurations are assumed for the battery life specifications.
| Notifications per Day | 90 |
| Number of Interactions per Day | 160 |
| Device-Generated Alerts per Day (Move or Goal Alerts) | 2 |
| Hours per Day Outside of Bluetooth Range of Phone | 1 |
| Display Brightness and Timeout | Default Settings |
| Watch Face1 | Default |
| Number of Gestures per Day | Disabled by Default |
| Average Number of Hours per Day Spent Outside | 5 |
| Pulse Ox Mode | Disabled by Default |
| Number of Minutes of Streaming Music | 0 |
| Number of Timed Activities | 0 |
| Number of LTE Minutes Used | 0 |
| Battery Life | Up to 14 Days |
| Number of Interactions per Hour | 10 |
| Minutes of Interaction Post-Activity | 1 |
| Number of Gestures per Hour | 8 |
| Display Brightness & Timeout | Default Settings |
| Assumed Temperature Range for Battery Life Specifications | 10C-40C |
| Battery Life - GPS Mode | Up to 35 Hours |
| Battery Life - GPS Mode + Music | Up to 12 Hours |
| Battery Life - GPS Mode + LTE LiveTrack2 | Up to 10 Hours |
| Battery Life - GPS Mode + LTE LiveTrack2 + Music | Up to 7 Hours |
1The Forerunner 945 LTE’s “default” watch face is the watch face present on the device when it is taken out of the box. The Forerunner 945 LTE is designed to work with a variety of native watch faces as well as compatible Connect IQ watch faces. The usage of watch faces other than the default watch face may impact the battery life experienced in smartwatch mode.
2 The battery life of the device when using LTE will be impacted by location and network conditions. If the device is used in an area of poor LTE coverage or low signal strength, the battery life of the device will be negatively impacted.