Why We Like The Garmin Forerunner 265S Watch
The Garmin Forerunner 265S Watch is like our own personal coach guiding us to a new personal best. In addition to GPS, weather, and music, this sport watch gives us complete health snapshots, training analyses, and personalized plans to make sure we keep progressing toward our goal. Plus, everything is easy to read and scroll through on the AMOLED touchscreen face that uses less battery power to deliver a more colorful and crisp display.
Details
- Versatile, hardwearing sport watch for breaking through plateaus
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3 is strong and scratch-resistant
- AMOLED touchscreen display is vivid and clear
- Syncs wirelessly to the Garmin Connect application
- Battery lasts up to 24 hours in GPS-only GNSS mode
- Able to withstand submersions up to 50 meters
- Multi-activity tracking with reliable GNSS and Multi-Band systems
- Small size fits wrists 4.5 - 7in in circumference
- Item #GRMF068
- Housing Material
- fiber-reinforced polymer
- Strap Material
- silicone
- Face Material
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Movement
- digital, AMOLED Optional Always-On Mode, 360 x 360 pixels
- Pedometer
- yes
- Odometer
- yes
- Altimeter
- yes
- Barometer
- yes
- Heart Rate Monitor
- yes, wrist-based
- Technical Features
- Please see size chart for complete list of technical features.
- Wireless
- Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi
- Operating System
- Connect IQ, Garmin Connect
- Date Indicator
- yes
- Weekday Indicator
- yes
- Alarms
- alarm clock, goal achieved alerts
- Backlight
- yes
- Battery Type
- rechargeable lithium-ion
- Battery Life
- [smartwatch mode] 15 days, [GPS-only GNSS] 24hr, [SatIQ AutoSelect GNSS] 18hr, [all-systems GNSS + Multi-Band] 15hr, [GPS-only GNSS + music] 7.5hr, [SatIQ AutoSelect GNSS + music] 7hr, [All-Systems GNSS + Multi-Band + music] 6hr
- Low Battery Indicator
- yes
- Includes
- Forerunner 265S GPS watch, USB-C charging/data cable, documentation
- Claimed Weight
- 1.38oz
- Submersible
- 5ATM (up to 50m)
- Face Size
- [diameter] 28.1mm (1.1in)
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
- Activity
- running, cycling, swimming, skiing, snowboarding, nordic skiing, stand-up paddleboarding, rowing, training, yoga, ebiking, mountain biking, hiking, casual
Reviews
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Overall Rating
4.5 based on 89 ratings
Review Summary
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageMay 28, 2024
So far, so good!
I've had my new Forerunner 265S for about a month now and I've really been enjoying it. I had an older forerunner model, so it wasn't too difficult to get used to the menus and options. I like the morning summaries when I wake up so I know immediately how much/how hard I can workout that day. The sleep coach has helped me too! Otherwise, the workout features are great, the music is easy to connect, personalization was pretty easy to set up. The only thing I need to figure out is how to make the screen not go crazy when I wear it in the shower - basically every drop on the watch face triggers the touch screen. Super solid watch and upgrade from my 245!
Originally reviewed on Garmin
May 26, 2024
It’s perfect!
I changed my 255s music for the 265 a few weeks ago and it’s not an upgrade, it’s a change of league all around. From the display to the features, it just feels like a much more robust and stable watch. I had some problems with the 255s both in connectivity to the app and to external sensors but that hasn’t been the case with the 265s. It’s the watch I always wanted. Wished the battery lasted a little longer but can’t have it all in such a lightweight small device.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
May 26, 2024
Love the forerunner 265S
I am a fan of Garmin running watches! These are running watches with the ability to validate recovery, exhaustion, training readiness and sleep. I often wake up after sleeping 9 hours and feel exhausted. This watch will not only let me know the quality of my sleep and recovery but lets me know when I may feel tired etc. this watch is incredible! Excellent details of training knowledge. Only request of for smaller wrist band and better colors. I prefer the previous home screens as I was able to remove some info screens during the day. I love this watch for fitness data! I love the am report informing me of the quality of sleep. For someone who wants a fitness watch, this is my top pick over Apple or Samsung. Garmin makes a fitness watch with smartwatch capabilities. These notifications can be easily removed. My favorite data- body battery! This explains why you may have more or less energy during the day. Thank you Garmin!
Originally reviewed on Garmin
May 24, 2024
Great overall watch!
I’ve had this watch for 2 weeks, and I really love it. Lots of useful features, but simple and designed specifically for running. I especially like to see my training readiness. Gives good feedback on how I’m recovering! The watch is so lightweight I barely even notice it’s on.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
May 20, 2024
Great features for runners!
I bought this watch about a month ago and love it so much better than my Apple Watch. The features for runners and coaching is perfect. The tracking feature is great and allows my wife to watch where I am at. And, the battery life is amazing. One a week charging is the best.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
May 8, 2024
Plenty helpful and great data from this watch
Very happy with it. All you need to train smart and make decisions based on data. This is the beast watch in the market for your money. I like the small size. Don’t feel I am wearing it all day.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
May 6, 2024
The best Watch!
I bought this two weeks ago and has exceeded all my expectations! The watch is beyond cute and the size is perfect for small wrists. It’s a game changer for runners
Originally reviewed on Garmin
April 30, 2024
Great features!!
I bought this watch a month ago and love it! I love how you can customize it. Inside and outside. I bought a couple of bands to change when I want to match. I love how I was and to customize it to how I use it. I mostly bought it for the biometrics. I am oxygen dependent and needed something to tell me my oxygen levels when walking. This works so much better than the pulse ox finger tester. So glad my husband found this watch. I really love the sleep coach. It's been great knowing how I sleep. Best thing I've bought! Thank you so much!
Originally reviewed on Garmin
April 30, 2024
Amazing battery life and great features!
As a former Fitbit user, I switched to Garmin last month and couldn't be happier! My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. The battery life is unreal! I gave it a full charge out of the box and didn't have to charge it again for 2 whole weeks! The features do not disappoint either. I love the heart rate monitoring and sleep tracking. GPS and readiness are fabulous as well. Overall, GREAT product!
Originally reviewed on Garmin
April 22, 2024
Great things come in small packages
After buying the 165 only to find that its large size in my wrist made it move around and thus I couldn't get an accurate HR reading (even trying a different band and wearing it much higher up) I decided to return it and go for this. Coming from an apple watch I love the amazing battery life, the amount of data and the suggested workouts, as well as how well spotify works (much easier to synch properly than in the apple watch) and not really missing any of the features (granted I never used imessage and calling as I primarily use whatsapp). garmin pay works well even with my small federal credit union credit card and it is easier to access. Furthermore as a runner I appreciate all the data and the easiness to start a workout. Furthermore the small size makes it one of the few garmins that can fit on my wrist and the HR works much better than in the larger ones as the watch doesn't move around anymore. Furthermore with some GPS trainings and regular one I get about a week's worth of battery. Pros Size (only watch really made for a women's wrist) Spotify Garmin pay Runner's data Hot keys Running metrics Readiness Data in general Battery life Amazing accurate GPS Cons Bezel very large whcih takes away from screen A bit thick HR still not as good as apple watch
Originally reviewed on Garmin
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