Why We Like The Garmin Forerunner 265 Watch
When we're hungry for the podium, we train and race with the Garmin Forerunner 265 Watch. As soon as we open our eyes in the morning, the AMOLED touchscreen display uses less battery power to give us a crisper, clearer view of our metrics, including the night's sleep quality, the day's weather, and our current training readiness. The battery lasts up to 20 hours in GPS GNSS mode for reliable tracking of our long runs and races, while the training status rundown, personalized daily suggested workouts, and preloaded cross-training exercises keep us on course toward a new personal best.
Details
- Multi-sport watch for well-rounded training and race-day readiness
- AMOLED display enhances colors, contrast, and responsiveness
- Fortified polymer bezel for wear-, impact-, and corrosion-resistance
- Tough Corning Gorilla Glass 3 face is light and scratch-resistant
- Silicone strap is flexible, lightweight, and sweat-proof
- Rechargeable battery lasts up to 13 days in smartwatch mode
- 5ATM rating means this watch is submersible up to 50 meters
- HR and energy monitoring, adaptive coaching, real-time stamina, and more
- Item #GRMF067
- Housing Material
- fiber-reinforced polymer
- Strap Material
- silicone
- Face Material
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Movement
- digital, AMOLED Optional Always-On Mode, touchscreen, 416 x 416 pixels
- Pedometer
- yes
- Odometer
- yes
- Altimeter
- yes
- Barometer
- yes
- Heart Rate Monitor
- wrist-based, constant
- Technical Features
- Please see size chart for complete list of technical features
- Wireless
- Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi
- Operating System
- Garmin Connect
- Date Indicator
- yes
- Weekday Indicator
- yes
- Alarms
- yes
- Backlight
- yes
- Battery Type
- rechargeable
- Battery Life
- [smartwatch] 13 days, [GPS-only GNSS] 20hr, [SatIQ AutoSelect GNSS] 16hr, [All-Systems GNSS + Multi-Band] 14hr, [GPS-only GNSS + music] 7hr, [SatIQ AutoSelect GNSS + music] 6.5hr, [All-Systems GNSS + Multi-Band + music] 6hr
- Low Battery Indicator
- yes
- Includes
- Forerunner 265, USB-C charging/data cable, documentation
- Claimed Weight
- 1.7oz
- Submersible
- 5ATM (submersible up to 50m)
- Face Size
- 32.5mm (1.3in)
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
- Activity
- running, triathlon, training, yoga, floor climbing, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, nordic skiing, stand-up paddleboarding, rowing, road cycling, ebiking, trail, swimming
Reviews
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Overall Rating
4.5 based on 375 ratings
Review Summary
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Here's what customers have to say
The product offers excellent features, performance, and value. Users praise its bright display, accurate tracking, and impressive battery life. It is described as a significant upgrade with improved GPS, heart rate monitoring, and training insights. The product is versatile, suitable for various activities beyond running. While a few users mentioned a learning curve or minor connectivity issues, the overall sentiment is highly positive, with the product delivering an exceptional user experience.
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageSeptember 29, 2025
Good Watch
Been using the watch for about a week now. And I have no complains
Originally reviewed on Garmin
September 22, 2025
Huge step up!
I moved over to this watch from the VIVO active three and I must say it is an amazing improvement. The options, the settings, the interface, the tracking it is fantastic.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
September 22, 2025
Awesome
I bought this after having had the Coros Pace 3 for a year and it was an amazing upgrade. I liked my coros but the screen and some of the new functions are amazing I am not switching back.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
September 19, 2025
Great watch for cross country
I bought this watch unsure which model was the best of Garmin and without trying the other ones this is easily worth the money and definitely worth the self investment I run cross country in highschool and it tracks more then enough for me to understand what’s going on and that’s only one side of this watch it has hiking swimming features that I don’t use it is a seem less connection whether iPhone or Samsung user I love how it connects to Strava to track runs and is easily a top choice for me
Originally reviewed on Garmin
September 13, 2025
Great Everyday sports watch
I use this as a daily watch. Gives great insights for training readiness and sleep. Great list of sports that you you can use it for, even if it's marketed as just a running or triathalon watch. Lacks some depth in certain sports that Garmin makes more specific products for (cycling, golf, etc...) but a great do-it-all option.
Originally reviewed on ExpertVoice.com
September 12, 2025
I love this watch
I like how easy it is to use, and all the cool accessories that you can get for it,
Originally reviewed on Garmin
September 12, 2025
Amazing features! Great Buy!
Husband bought this for me as a birthday present! So far I Love it! It’s lightweight and easy to set up. I mainly use it for health info on sleep, stress and battery etc. unlike Apple Watch I love the simplicity of the watch itself. I also turned off notifications to prolong the battery. I’m so glad my husband gifted me this! We ended up getting our daughter one for her cross country!
Originally reviewed on Garmin
September 11, 2025
3 Week Update
I give the watch a solid 9/10. I deduct the one because the app is glitchy at times, and setting the watch up was somewhat glitchy. Other than that I've loved having the watch. I do keep the gps on so the battery life is a week instead of the 14 days which isn't super horrible. Highly recommend though.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
September 10, 2025
Questionable value for an older person
I've used this watch for a year now and find it is not the best watch for a septuagenarian. After a prostatectomy I get up several times each night to go to the bathroom. Frequently the watch resets my sleep time to begin after I have been asleep for a few hours. It does not record steps when mowing the lawn or doing grocery shopping. Otherwise, I like the features on the face and the accuracy of heart rate when working out. Remarks the watch gives me on need to reduce stress or how much sleep I will need to recover help. This watch would have been great in most aspects when I was 20-30 years younger.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
September 9, 2025
The Forerunner 265 is AWESOME, Love it
I'm very happy with the Forerunner 265. Bought this watch as a replacement to my old Forerunner 235 that served me well for the last 10 years. I'm really happy with the upgrade to the new 265,. Awesome watch faces available in the IQ App store. Lots of great awesome features I did not have in my old watch. Great Apps and upgrades over that of my old watch and I'm so happy I bought it. So far. I've used it for a couple of bike rides, and I've kept it on at night to monitor my sleep patterns. HRM and Pulse Oximeter work great too. So many upgrades that I just can't list them all here. You can't go wrong with this watch if you're looking to upgrade from an older Garmin model.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
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