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Garmin Forerunner 645 Music vs. Apple Watch vs. Fitbit Ionic.
Garmin makes some of the best fitness trackers and running watches you can buy, but it lagged behind competitors such as Apple and Fitbit in one key area: Music. None of the company’s devices had local song storage, so you had to bring another device along to pump up the jams. Garmin is finally answering our prayers with a new GPS running watch, the Forerunner 645 Music.

As you may have guessed from the name, this device stores offline playlists locally so you can leave your phone behind on your next run. But it comes with a hefty price tag: $450. Garmin is also releasing a version of the Forerunner 645 without music storage for $50 less.

Garmin is making its devices more competitive with other fitness-focused smartwatches — namely the Apple Watch Series 3 and Fitbit Ionic. But those devices are slightly more affordable, and in Apple’s case, you can snag a watch with cellular connectivity for the same price as the music-free model of the Forerunner 645.

Here’s how the three watches stack up:

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