QUICK RELEASE BANDS: Yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
STRAP MATERIAL: Silicone
PHYSICAL SIZE: 43 x 43 x 11.6 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm
WEIGHT: 39 g
DISPLAY SIZE: 30.4 mm (1.2") diameter
DISPLAY RESOLUTION: 390x390 pixels
Battery Life
Smartwatch mode: Up to 11 days
Battery Saver Smartwatch mode: Up to 20 days
GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 19 hours
All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 17 hours
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PLAN
LONG BATTERY LIFE
With up to 11 days in smartwatch mode and up to 19 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training.
RECOVERY TIME
Know how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training as well as overall stress, sleep and daily activities outside of workouts.
SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE
Understand how your body is recovering with sleep score, get a breakdown of your sleep stages, and gain detailed insights for improved sleep quality
BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING
Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest. Even get details and insights on how sleep, naps, activities and stress impact your energy
COURSES
Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app and from favorite third-party platforms, and sync directly to your watch.
RACE PREDICTOR
Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and even a marathon.
NAP DETECTION
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and what their ideal time and duration should be.
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy and get exercise and nutrition education.
PREPARE
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Constant measurement of your heart rate helps you gauge how hard you work during activities, so you can stay in the know all day and night
WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS
Get measurements of crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more to help improve your running form.
VO2 MAX
See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
INTENSITY MINUTES
Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes to help meet your goals
HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability.
AUDIO PROMPTS
Get alerts to know how you’re performing and even be guided through workouts.
STRESS TRACKING
Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
PULSE OX SENSOR
Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep
CROSS TRAINING
Browse the Garmin Connect app for dozens of free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts. You can even build your own in the app and send them to your watch
HEALTH SNAPSHOT
Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your health care provider.
ACTIVITY TRACKING
Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist
FITNESS AGE
Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.
PERFORM
WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER
See how much power you’re applying to the trail or road so you can manage effort and fine-tune training.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Tap in to 25+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.
TRACK RUNNING
Record accurate lap distances, and see your distances in metres.
PACEPRO™ FEATURE
Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.
CONNECT
BUILT-IN GNSS
Our built-in sensors connect to multiple satellite systems so you track where you run, and get accurate stats, including distance and pace.
MUSIC
Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening with your wireless headphones. (applicable models)
SAFETY AND TRACKING
If your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location. Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually.
GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.
LIVETRACK FEATURE
Friends and family can follow your real-time location and view preplanned courses.
GARMIN CONNECT APP
See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
Was an upgrade from an Apple Watch and omg it’s everything I need for my running and my workouts. I love all the info breakdown you get from sleeping to workouts etc.
Definitely recommend the Forerunner 165 for exercise and everyday life.
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Rebecca
Awesome
This was an upgrade from the vivoactive 4 which stopped recording my sleep and the battery would last two days. Everything about this model is fantastic.the screen is easy to see and it's so easy to see all your stats. I love it and hope it continues to be a great watch for years.