645m to Fenix 6 pro?

I have had a 645m for about 2 years now and loved it as my first move into fitness and wearables.

I am possibly looking to move to a Fenix 6 pro. Has anybody upgraded to this? Thoughts/recommendations?

I would love the music storage and battery on the 6X but the watch face will probably feel huge after a 645m so staying with the 6 pro.

I mainly want maps so i can set a “suggested route” and mix up my runs a bit.

It’s an expensive move but i am close to buying if any black friday deals happen.

Anybody regretted upgrading? Expensive watch but maybe not using all the options etc?

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0 tess over 4 years ago

Go with a FR945. If you were happy with your 645, the 945 will give you music, maps and it won't be as big as the 6X and would be a perfect fit.

0 spamdog over 4 years ago in reply to tess

Can fit twice as many songs on the F6 compared to 945.

Im thinking the 6X would be too big, but was looking at the F6 pro?

0 mcalista over 4 years ago

If size is an issue, you may want to look at the Fenix 6S Pro - pretty much the same size (both case and display) as your 645M. F6 Pro will be larger than what you are used to, and the 6X Pro larger again.

0 honza_81 over 4 years ago

I used 645 for few months on my smaller wrist. It was perfect watch for me! Now I have F6Pro, everything OK instead of today's discharging on 12.20FW, but the watch are too big and heavy for me. It's not a big problem, but 645 fits me better. They are uncomfortable when sleeping, but if You have normal wrist >170mm just go for it. I like larger display, maps and navigation, especially on bike. But I had better GPS reception on FR645...

0 spamdog over 4 years ago

I’m thinking maybe the 6s pro now.

Not much of an upgrade in terms of battery life sadly, especially when compared to the F6 but i get maps at least.

Just think the F6 would be too chunky after the lovely experience with my 745M.

Any size comparison photos of 645M and F6S?

0 ares952 over 4 years ago

I had 645M. In February I switched to F6 Pro and I am satisfied. It is major improvement from the battery life, maps, design and features. However I had to say, that I was not too satisfied with FR645M even I had those for almost 2 years.

I was considering to switch to 945, but I considered the design of F6 much better and the new features are sooner implemented.

0 2572376 over 4 years ago

I went from 645M to F6x Sapphire. I wanted maps and especially the battery life which is just amazing. I hike a lot so use it for route tracking and giving me my current OS Grid Ref, which in bad weather, just flicking your wrist up is perfect. I can use it for hiking for several days before a charge is required. Other people have other use cases.

0 spamdog over 4 years ago in reply to ares952

How did you find the bigger/heavier watch?

0 AndrewCrabtree over 4 years ago

I upgraded from the 645m to the 6s Pro just over a year ago. Pretty much the entire reason for the upgrade was to get a watch that could broadcast to my headphones without needing to put it on my right wrist. By that measure, it's been great.

The main issue is that the instant pace field for running has been pretty much useless, which is both annoying any disappointing.

- Doesn't seem to settle in until 10 minutes after it says it has GPS lock

- Doesn't detect pace changes reliably

etc. All the usual complaints about pace.

Overall still mostly happy though.

-A

0 spamdog over 4 years ago in reply to AndrewCrabtree

How do you find the bigger watch?