Garmin Forerunner 265 Running Smartwatch, Colorful AMOLED Display, Training Metrics and Recovery Insights, Black and Powder Gray
$35.99
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Train brilliantly with the Forerunner® 265 GPS running smartwatch. Its colorful AMOLED touchscreen display stands out while the training readiness feature — which tells you when you’re primed for a productive session — helps you crush your goals. Wake up to your morning report with HRV status to see health insights alongside an overview of sleep, recovery and training outlook (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked). Plan your race strategy with the race widget, which enables personalized daily suggested workouts that adapt to performance, recovery, the race you’re running and its course. Get ready to make the most of every run with wrist-based running power and multi-band GPS. And when you want to switch it up with cross training, choose from more than 30 activity profiles, including triathlons, cycling, swimming and more. Get a more complete picture of your health, not just a glimpse, from your Forerunner 265 with up to 13 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.
Brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display with traditional button controls; lightweight design in 46 mm size
Up to 13 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode
As soon as you wake up, get your morning report with an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
Plan race strategy with personalized daily suggested workouts based on the race and course that you input into the Garmin Connect app and then view the race widget on your watch; daily suggested workouts adapt after every run to match performance and recovery
Training readiness score is based on sleep quality, recovery, training load and HRV status to determine if you’re primed to go hard and get the most out of your workout (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
30+ built-in activity profiles include running, triathlons, cycling, open-water swimming and more
Using indicators such as HRV status, recent exercise history and performance, get insight into overall effort with training status — and know whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
Safety and tracking features, including incident detection (during select outdoor activities) and Assistance, send a message with your live location to emergency contacts when paired with your compatible smartphone; requires setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available
Multi-band GNSS with SatIQ technology provides superior positioning accuracy in challenging environments while also optimizing the device’s battery life
Never miss a call or text from your paired Android or Apple smartphone with smart notifications · Leave your cash and cards at home; Garmin Pay contactless payments let you pay for purchases on the go (with a supported country and payment network)
10 reviews for Garmin Forerunner 265 Running Smartwatch, Colorful AMOLED Display, Training Metrics and Recovery Insights, Black and Powder Gray
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Daniel E. Hofford –
Technology Supreme
What you have on your wrist is a phenomenal computer with 100’s of thousands of man hours in the writing of code and algorithms to take all the data from the sensors and turn it into a comprehensive health guide for physical fitness. And Garmin, along wth Polar and Apple and Suunto and all the other lesser known brands, have barely scratched the surface of the possibilities to harness computing power on your wrist. They haven’t even begun to tie in AI to take the data and give you your own personal narrative for how to optimize your health and fitness. One could write a book on all the potential for this technology in this field.But as to the implementation…The menus need some work…Garmin Connect, where one can build an app and upload it to the watch to run weight lifting routines or HIIT exercises needs a very lot of work. It works but it’s crude and basic. For instance, if you want to track HRR [Heart Rate Recovery] after an excercise you have to remember to hit stop immediately, hit the lower right button to gain access to a set of options and then scroll to track HRR over the next two minutes. All the while you are losing heart beats to count. Really? Why isn’t that option in the GC app maker so you can add it to the app you are building? And why, when you do a repetitive set that has work-rest and you repeat that x number of times do they insist on ending with a rest period. The last period should be a work period. And why can’t the tie their lame audio beeps to your phone where you can customize the sounds you want to hear when doing a HIIT routine, eg?But, for all my grousing, I love being able to track my sleep and quality of sleep, my HR, HRV, time to recover, quality of the workout, time in HR Zones, Anaerobic and Aerobic quality, Body Battery, Stress, Intensity minutes, Training Status, Training Readiness, etc. Too many things to mention. And I’ve just scratched the surface in learning how to use it over these last 5 months. I’m really excited about how they will integrate AI into this journey. I would love to have an AI bundled with the watch that I could talk to through my phone. Or have the Garmin Forerunner 256 be able to talk to me through Bluetooth to ear buds.
Amazon Customer –
Excellent product
I’ve been running for 40 years and finally bought a Garmin. I must be a Luddite, as for decades I was happy with my Timex Ironman watch. Then a family member gave me an Apple watch, and I really liked the functionality and GPS feature. The problem with the Apple watch is the battery life–a 20+ mile run really drains the battery (this may partially be due to the fact I’ve gotten really slow), so I finally purchased a Garmin. Readers of this review should note that I am not a “power user” and mainly use the GPS and timing functions.Having said all that, I really like the product! It is very easy to use and pretty intuitive. It is surprising how well it communicates with my iPhone–messages show up, Gmail notifications show up and the Garmin Connect app tracks activity. Plus there are the ancillary functions such as alarms, sleep tracking, etc. Best of all, I did a 22 mile run today and the battery was still 78% charged! Not sure why I waited so long to make the switch to Garmin. Highly recommended.
justin wikle –
Excellent running watch!
This is my first Garmin watch, and I’m very, very happy with it. I had a first generation Apple Watch many years ago and didn’t love it enough to repair or upgrade it when the crown malfunctioned. When I got a fitness tracker last year, it was a Fitbit which I really loved initially but eventually outgrew recently when I decided to focus a little bit more on running. I wanted better functionality for running, but I couldn’t foresee being able to adjust to the battery life of Apple Watch. I read many online reviews for Garmin watches, Fitbits, Apple Watch and Apple Watch Ultra. For my needs, I settled on the Forerunner 265S and have loved it.Priorities for me: easy to use for running, reasonably accurate GPS and heart rate tracking, battery life adequate for sleep tracking, watch face size appropriate for smaller wristsPros:- love the user interface. Makes starting a run so easy. Touch screen is easy to use and the buttons are really functional. The display during a run is easy to read and intuitive. It used to drive me bananas when I glanced down at my wrist during a run to check my pace on my Fitbit Charge 6 and it would give me meaningless arrows of some vague significance or a symbols for my heart rate category, and all I wanted to see was actual run data at a glance.- love being able to choose or build workouts and have the watch give cues during the workout- love the metrics and data it gives (VO2 max, body battery, etc). Although I take them with a grain or salt, it’s fun and motivating to see- so easy to send my heart rate to my Peloton bike so I can see it on the screen. I set up one of the buttons on the watch to broadcast my heart rate, and it such a breeze now.- Battery life is great for my lifestyle. I usually throw it on a charger while I shower, but I know it can last days.- High quality materials. The watch feels substantial, and the silicone watch band is somehow better than other silicone watch bands I’ve worn.Cons:- Garmin doesn’t integrate well with Peloton, other than being able to send the heart rate over via ANT+. I knew this ahead of time and was ok with the limitation before buying the watch. My Peloton workouts don’t import into the Garmin Connect app. It seems like the options would be to add it manually as an activity or to use a 3rd party app. It’s not important enough to me since I’m focusing a bit more on outdoor running right now, but if my primary exercise regimen relied on the Peloton ecosystem on their workout machines, it would be probably a clunkier experience with Garmin.- Limited aesthetic options. I chose the Forerunner 265S for the functionality it offered (GPS, heart rate tracking) and the smaller watch face size, although I initially wanted a metallic casing. It was hard to justify the super high end Garmin models that have stainless or titanium casings for my needs, and the Venu and Vivoactive lines skewed more smartwatch than I was looking for in functionality, so I settled on the 265S, knowing it will always look like a sporty watch rather than have the versatility of looking a little bit more dressed up.- Doesn’t seem to have an option for the alarm to adjust to your sleep stage. I used to set my Fitbit alarm to wake me up during non-deep sleep, and I liked the idea of it. I don’t miss this feature though. I’m not sure how effective it was before anyway.Etc: for my needs, it does notifications and smartwatch functions just fine. I don’t need/want the watch to be a substitute for my phone (e.g., texting/calling). I don’t use the music function (wasn’t planning to) but could foresee the limitations in usability if I did since I mostly use Apple Music
Brishawn Young –
Better than the Apple Watch Series 10
This watch is amazing for training. The battery life is around 14 days fully charged. It has a bright OLED screen that allows you to see your pace, heart rate and zone in direct sunlight. The watch is lightweight and the buttons when you get the hang of it is very useful when you’re sweaty. You can also customize your watch face like Apple.
b food –
Great running watch
I love this watch. It is easy to use. The display is easy to read even outside. Loaded with features and gives me good information for recovery. It seems accurate as far as mileage and pace info.
Luis Miguel –
Si vienes de otros relojes como el Forerunner 55, como era mi caso, la verdad si vas a ver una mejora impresionante. En cuestión de tamaño, a mi en lo personal no me gustan los relojes muy grandes y siento que este tamaño es perfecto para mi muñeca que es al rededor de 165 mm, pero creo que eso ya es preferencia de cada quien.Mide muchas más métricas que siento que les puedes sacar mucho provecho una vez que investigues bien como pueden ayudarte a mejorar tu rendimiento. Algo por lo que le gana de lejos al Apple Watch es la batería, la cual creo que es uno de sus puntos fuertes. Puede pasar una semana, dandole un uso todo el día, hasta para dormir, y aún tendrás batería.
Ceci –
Has been the better shop in the last time! I love it. It gives me the time of the sunset <3It allows stopping a sport recording, getting back to the main screen while it is stopped
Danae –
Me encanta. Lo uso principalmente para nadar en el mar, correr y andar en bici y su precisión es bastante buena. Me encanta que al terminar una actividad te muestra varias gráficas, que puedes cambiar las pantallas de información que muestra durante las actividades, que puedes crear entrenamientos o te crea automáticos si pones una meta. En realidad es la razón por la que lo tengo. El poder crear entrenamientos específicos es lo que más me gusta de los Garmin (ej. correr 100m al 100% y después esperar a que tu ritmo cardiaco baje a 120bmp para correr los próximos 100m y que también te muestre la inclinación todo sin tener que revisar nada porque el reloj te va avisando; lo mismo con velocidad de nado, ritmo cardiaco y brazadas), y que después te recomiende cuánto tiempo esperar para recuperarte. Pero también sirve perfecto para contar pasos o pisos subidos, para revisar las estadísticas de sueño, para escuchar música directo en tus audífonos sin tener que llevar tu teléfono, etc. Y la pantalla es súper linda. No me lo quito para nada. Súper recomendable.
Samuel martinez antonio –
Super bueno el reloj, me gusta todo lo que puedes hacer con mi forerunner 265, 100% recomendable, te marca la ruta recorrido, la pila durable
Elder Martínez –
As someone who used to wear an Apple Watch, switching to the Garmin Forerunner 265 has been a game-changer. I’m a passionate cyclist and train almost every day, and this watch gives me everything I was missing with Apple: accurate heart rate tracking (especially with a chest strap), better GPS battery life, and metrics that actually help you improve.The AMOLED screen is bright and beautiful, and the watch still lasts me 3–4 days with everything turned on — and 1–2 days even with long cycling sessions tracked. You can also optimize GPS settings to save battery when needed (which I do, since I record my rides on a Wahoo anyway).Health tracking is surprisingly solid. Sleep stages, recovery time, HRV — it all adds up and syncs well with Garmin Connect. I also use it day to day, and it’s comfortable enough to wear 24/7. Notifications, alarms, music — all there when I need them.If you’re into real training and want more than just “rings” and animations, this is for you.I highly recommend it to athletes or anyone who’s serious about fitness. One of the best decisions I’ve made.