Garmin Forerunner 245 Music vs. Amazfit Stratos 3 | Which should you buy?

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Donavon Hornbeck

Donavon Hornbeck

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Get the Stratos 3 here: amzn.to/2Y0vTNB
Or get the Stratos 3 here: us.amazfit.com/shop Note: On sale for $170 until August 19th
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Get the Forerunner 645 Music here: amzn.to/3aCqTUt Note: On sale for $284 for now.
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@brullollo
@brullollo 3 жыл бұрын
definitely appreciated to have a review made by a runner, which have a insight of what a sport means. A lot of people review a product despite they made sport just occasionally. One thing is not clear to me, could we download into the sportwatch the training we want to do?
@robertfrith771
@robertfrith771 2 жыл бұрын
Very helpful in terms of what each unit's capability is and isn't. Looking at getting Amazfit T-REX Pro, which is a step or two up from the Stratos, but still does similar things in terms of monitoring etc.
@felipef.p3047
@felipef.p3047 3 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure to watch these reviews on runner's perspective. A bunch of videos of geeks perspective Yesterday I did my first running with stratos 3 and I'm really enjoying.
@donavonhornbeck
@donavonhornbeck 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to offer these reviews.
@bhaviksolanki3736
@bhaviksolanki3736 3 жыл бұрын
Great sir, How are you finding it? Is it worth buying a stratos 3?
@macfin4862
@macfin4862 2 жыл бұрын
Any problems with the stratos 3?
@ioiule
@ioiule 3 жыл бұрын
You can connect a chest strap to Stratos 3, via bluethoot. Despite that, great reviews. After watching a couple of reviews, yours included i bought the stratos 3 and for a casual runner, like a couple of miles 5 times a week, its just perfect. Cheers.
@CaioAbsy
@CaioAbsy 3 жыл бұрын
Tks for the review. In Brazil, Garmin 245 costs 3x more than amazfit Stratos, so i made my choice after your video. Both are great. Waiting my amazfit stratos 3 bought in a aliexpress promo ($129 dollars)
@DiegoJamaica
@DiegoJamaica 3 жыл бұрын
Caio como está a experiência do stratos 3 na corrida? Sensor cardíaco, GPS etc
@CaioAbsy
@CaioAbsy 3 жыл бұрын
@@DiegoJamaica está perfeito, sem problemas. O sinal de gps conecta rápido, não apresentou falhas. Sensor cardíaco ficou bem próximo do meu Active 2. Os treinos intervalados tambem funcionam muito bem. Acabei até vendendo meu Active 2 pois gostei bastante do Stratos 3 pelo custo benefício
@joeframo3347
@joeframo3347 3 жыл бұрын
The amaze with Stratus is so beautiful the chrome the detail and the color so much better than Garmin for lesser price
@bobby4500
@bobby4500 3 жыл бұрын
The biggest problem with the 245 is the battery life. Around 4-5 days is not enough. 10-12 would be an instant buy for me.
@vikramforester
@vikramforester 3 жыл бұрын
Nice comparison. Garmin can play music from your apps and has some useful features like body battery, fall detection etc. But Amazefit is a better vfm option,as always. In the end, you end up getting what u paid for.
@WanKhairilRezaKamaludin
@WanKhairilRezaKamaludin 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great comparison review. My question; which watch has the better button tactile feeling? The satisfaction from pressing buttons can be (and is) a deciding factor.
@jrRim
@jrRim 3 жыл бұрын
lol
@RiskBreaker22
@RiskBreaker22 3 жыл бұрын
awesome PR!
@aelaz
@aelaz 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your reviews, can you advise for a budget smart watch for a gentle women that doesn't really do sport (but thinking about doing it) and will be light on the hand? Thanks!
@JoseLcL88
@JoseLcL88 3 жыл бұрын
I usually do cycling training of 6 and 7 hours, what autonomy does the stratos 3 have in these cases , and the materials of the watch are resistant or not as much as a garmin
@kajib1
@kajib1 3 жыл бұрын
How is stratos statistic accuracy compared to garmin? Such like vo2max?
@ceusito
@ceusito 3 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me the name of this watchface on stratos and whare to find it?
@aimstraight5898
@aimstraight5898 3 жыл бұрын
I have the Garmin fenix 6 Solar. Premium Garmin watch but its heartrate is off by 20 bpm. Where as my old stratos 2 is just as accurate as the gold standard chest strap by Polar. Please can you test the Garmin fenix 6. I want to know whether I just got a faulty watch or if the fenix 6 is just not that accurate.
@Cassadin1410
@Cassadin1410 3 жыл бұрын
I'm gear s 3 (Daily) owner and bip (running, cycling, Mountain walk, tennis and football) is Worth to upgrade bip to stratos 3 even if a have s3 too? Greeting.
@AndreasKontaxis
@AndreasKontaxis 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this comparison. Both nice watches. Quick question: One of the nice running features on Garmin is the 'virtual running partner', where you can set a time (or a pace) you want to run over a specific distance and then the watch show you whether you are slower, faster or doing ok. I find this very motivating when I run and need to achieve a a good time. Does the Stratos have anything similar?
@donavonhornbeck
@donavonhornbeck 3 жыл бұрын
It has a “Virtual Rabbit.” I’ve never used it, it it appears to be the same or a very similar feature.
@ThePharaohsCat
@ThePharaohsCat 3 жыл бұрын
Had the Stratos 2. Think it wld auto show your average pace next to actual. Can't recall if based on previous runs or calculated from current run. But although not same as virtual partner, still useful.
@iqbaltwkl
@iqbaltwkl 3 жыл бұрын
Use virtual rabit for shadow pace
@kssrider6766
@kssrider6766 3 жыл бұрын
Hi, Don. Would you be able to do a GPS test on the Stratos 3 to see if it is as accurate as the big boys (ie, Garmin, Suunto, Polar, Coros). Have been considering a Garmin or Coros but couldn't justify the extra cost as I don't run/cycle regularly. Thanks.
@donavonhornbeck
@donavonhornbeck 3 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion! Are you interested mostly in a road comparison, or in a road and trail comparison?
@kssrider6766
@kssrider6766 3 жыл бұрын
Donavon Hornbeck, both because your expert review will benefit many users or potential users. Furthermore, there are so many videos doing unboxing or describing of product features but no samples of actual real world usage.
@andreafattor5879
@andreafattor5879 3 жыл бұрын
hello Donavon! I follow you from Italy. I am an amateur runner and I wanted to ask you a question: I own a Stratos 3 but I would like to get a Garmin 245 Music. In your experience the Stratos is valid or do I switch to Garmin?
@donavonhornbeck
@donavonhornbeck 3 жыл бұрын
Personally I think the Stratos 3 is a great watch. The biggest reason I like my Garmin just a bit more is because of the ability to download playlists from Spotify. The Garmin is also slightly more accurate with the GPS because of the ability to use GPS+GLONASS+Beidou all at the same time, but that is a very marginal difference. Garmin also has some apps and features you can't get on the Amazfit watch, but honestly I don't use them.
@andreafattor5879
@andreafattor5879 3 жыл бұрын
Donavon Hornbeck thank you so much for your answer! 👍🏻
@GeorgiosKiriakakis
@GeorgiosKiriakakis 3 жыл бұрын
Hello and congratulations for your work!! I would like to ask you. Which sportwatch you recommend for indoor and outdoor cycling. Some people say go for stratos 3. Other talk about garmin ,huawei gt2 and i am little bit of confused. I am not a athlete. I love cycling and thats all. If you can recommend me some I will appreciate. Thanks and keep on good work!!
@donavonhornbeck
@donavonhornbeck 3 жыл бұрын
Do you use Zwift for indoor cycling? If so, Garmin watches sync directly with Zwift, so that might be something to consider.
@GeorgiosKiriakakis
@GeorgiosKiriakakis 3 жыл бұрын
I use kinomap. Does it sync too?
@musclehead1992
@musclehead1992 3 жыл бұрын
I have the Garmin venu and also the T-Rex pro and i love the build and quality of the Amazfit. The one thing I don't like is that it doesnt track my calories burned as accurately as the Garmin. Also it doesn't track my calories I burn while I sleep. I use my fitnesspal to track calories in and calories out. I want the calories I've eaten to be thrown in to the equation. The Garmin does that with their back end algorithm and the Amazfit doesn't even work with my fitnesspal. The battery life is Wayyy better on the Amazfit than the venu. I get 4 days with the Garmin venu and 10 days with the Amazfit trex pro. I will be sending it back but it's a good looking watch!
@rodrigoyanez3982
@rodrigoyanez3982 3 жыл бұрын
Nice review! How long does the battery last in the Stratos with GPS on in the accurate mode? On the official website says 35hs vs 20hs for Garmin. And how easy the Stratos connects to other apps like strava? Thank you!
@donavonhornbeck
@donavonhornbeck 3 жыл бұрын
In an 11 mile run today (1 hour 20 minutes) the battery went down 7% (while on accurate mode, and not listening to music). Based on that 35 hours seems like a stretch, but I’ll do more testing to see if that changes. As far as connection to Strava it’s pretty seamless. Not as seamless as Garmin, because you have to actually go into the Amazfit App before it will sync to Strava, but that’s all you have to do, once the watch syncs with the Amazfit App it will automatically sync to Strava if you have your Strava account connected.
@rodrigoyanez3982
@rodrigoyanez3982 3 жыл бұрын
@@donavonhornbeck thank you!! I haven't decided which one to buy yet... battery life is one of the most important features for me. Please let me know if you any big difference in battery performance. Thank you again!
@Biscoitinhocomleite
@Biscoitinhocomleite 3 жыл бұрын
@@donavonhornbeck Since Amazfit Stratos 3 has a Wi-Fi Connection it won't sync automatically to strava?
@iqbaltwkl
@iqbaltwkl 3 жыл бұрын
Ill try review my stratos 3 in hiking and road run condition in my country language thanks your compare to low tier garmin
@Radek_rex
@Radek_rex 3 жыл бұрын
I Watch and compare sport smarwaches but music is mus have. And i Think i found one ideal for me and battery is the Best - take a look at Honor Watch GS Pro
@angelorestrepo
@angelorestrepo 3 жыл бұрын
Coming from series 5 the watch kept an eye out on my HR extremely well. I did a heart stress test with medical equipment on me and the watch kept up with all the way to 180 HR. I am trading my iPhone 11 for an Galaxy 10s and want something that works for heart rate for my at home stair master walks with the dogs and other home activity. I tried the Samsung active 2 and Fitbit sense the Fitbit is better as long as you keep your watch close to your heart otherwise not even close to the series 5 watch. Can the Garmin watch 245 or the vivoactive 4 do those things well?
@donavonhornbeck
@donavonhornbeck 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I’ve found the newest Garmin watches to be very accurate in terms of heart rate monitoring personally. Very consistent readings with my Apple Watch (I’m now using a Apple Watch SE).
@angelorestrepo
@angelorestrepo 3 жыл бұрын
@@donavonhornbeck thanks that means a lot returning the Fitbit is just not accurate at all. I just got the Garmin vivoactive 4 appears pretty sturdy and the app is apple quality I think I found my replacement!
@rinconjazz
@rinconjazz 3 жыл бұрын
Silly question - what watchface do you have on the Stratos 3? It doesn't look like a stock watchface.
@donavonhornbeck
@donavonhornbeck 3 жыл бұрын
The watch face is called “Amazfit Runner,” and it’s from someone named gmakris. I found it on the app AmazFaces.
@spideyking1924
@spideyking1924 3 жыл бұрын
Can the amazfit stratos connect to an external Bluetooth chests trap?
@tadejmiklavcic454
@tadejmiklavcic454 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it does. But it drains 20% of battery per hour. It is easy to connect. While starting a run, and searching for gps, there is a menu under activity, named accesories-there is an option to connect a chest strap. It works wit my cheap Decathlon strap. If doing cardio exersizes I recomend a strap. The watch does not keep up a suddon rise in hr (130 to 180 bpm in few secconds).
@brianrosenberger9485
@brianrosenberger9485 3 жыл бұрын
What is your daily watch you wear?
@donavonhornbeck
@donavonhornbeck 3 жыл бұрын
I wear the Apple Watch always, and then wear a second watch that I'm reviewing. I have the LTE version of the Apple Watch because my wife wants to be able to get in contact with me ocassionally while I'm out on the run.
@ZodZedou
@ZodZedou 2 жыл бұрын
Je vous déconseille vraiment la stratos 3. Elle est beaucoup trop approximative et se rapproche plus d'un gadget
@reslas10
@reslas10 3 жыл бұрын
Stratos 3 bought today does not have 80 sports anymore and they have itin the web. Illegal in spain.
@xplores
@xplores Жыл бұрын
Nothing can beat accuracy of garmain sensors
@johnmccourt000
@johnmccourt000 2 жыл бұрын
Get the amazfit gts 2 ;) My 245 music is ok, but I miss amazfit
@avinashsandeilya
@avinashsandeilya 3 жыл бұрын
Two drawback of stratos 3 are because of thier app. 1. App will show wrong sleep and HR data. 2. All activities start time will appears with 30min difference.
@fabriziocaddeo6122
@fabriziocaddeo6122 3 жыл бұрын
Ciao a tutti È possibile nello stratros impostare allenamenti , ad esempio ripetute con allarme o vibrazioni? Grazie
@pandabear5746
@pandabear5746 3 жыл бұрын
Amazfit products line up are way better and they are integrating a lifestyle ecosystem called Zepp which is really cool.
@ederlandegaio.2703
@ederlandegaio.2703 3 жыл бұрын
Eu achando que era em português 🤡🤡🤡
@vitormichelan
@vitormichelan 3 жыл бұрын
Clica no CC que vem legenda em pt. O vídeo é top!
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