Description
What You’ll Love |
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| Sleep Score and Insights | |
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| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 13 days |
| DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS | Yes (7 days) |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation | Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) |
| Garmin Pay™ | |
| MULTI-BAND GPS | |
| Music storage | |
| training readiness | |
| Training status | Improved |
| Watch display type | AMOLED; optional always-on mode |
| Touchscreen | |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
General |
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| Strap material | Silicone |
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| Lens material | Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
| Bezel material | Fiber-reinforced polymer |
| Quick release bands | Yes (22 mm, Industry standard) |
| Physical size | 46.1 x 46.1 x 12.9 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm |
| Weight | 47 g |
| Display Size | 32.5 mm (1.3″) diameter |
| Display Resolution | 416 x 416 pixels |
| Colour display | |
| Large font option | |
| Battery life | Smartwatch mode: Up to 13 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 20 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 16 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 14 hours GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 6 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 6 hours See details |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/history | 8 GB |
Clock features |
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| Time/date | |
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| GPS time sync | |
| Automatic daylight saving time | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Timer | |
| Stopwatch | |
| Sunrise/sunset times | |
Health & Wellness Monitoring |
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| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | |
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| Daily Resting Heart Rate | |
| Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts | Yes (high and low) |
| Respiration Rate (24×7) | |
| FITNESS AGE | |
| BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR | |
| All-day stress | |
| Relaxation reminders | |
| Relaxation Breathing Timer | |
| Breathwork | |
| SLEEP | Yes (Advanced) |
| SLEEP COACH | |
| Nap detection | |
| Hydration | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women’s Health | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health Snapshot | |
Sensors |
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| GPS | |
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| GLONASS | |
| Galileo | |
| SatIQ™ Technology | |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | |
| Barometric altimeter | |
| Compass | |
| Gyroscope | |
| Accelerometer | |
| Thermometer | |
| Ambient light sensor | |
Daily smart features |
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| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
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| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | |
| On-device Connect IQ™ Store | |
| Smart Notifications | |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | |
| View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) | |
| Morning report | |
| Calendar | |
| Weather forecasts | |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | |
| Battery Saver – customisable low power watch | |
| Controls smartphone music | |
| Plays and controls watch music | |
| Find my phone | |
| Find my watch | |
| Find My Phone during GPS activity | |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | |
| VIRB® camera remote | |
| Smart trainer control | |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Stocks | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| RED SHIFT MODE | |
| Garmin Share | |
Activity profiles |
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| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing, Jump Roping |
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| Multisport | Triathlon |
| WELLNESS | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking |
| INDOOR RUNNING | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running |
| OUTDOOR RUNNING | Running, Outdoor Track Running Trail Running, Ultra Running |
| Outdoor recreation | Hiking, Archery |
| Cycling | Biking, Mountain Biking, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking |
| Swim | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| on the water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing |
| RACKET SPORTS | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| SNOW & WINTER | Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing |
| Sport profiles | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| IN THE RING | Boxing, Mixed martial arts |
| OTHER ACTIVITY PROFILES | Inline Skating |
Safety and tracking features |
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| Incident Detection during select activities | |
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| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | |
| Assistance | |
| LiveTrack | |
| Live Event Sharing | Android™ Only |
Activity tracking features |
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| Step counter | |
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| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | |
| Calories Burned | |
| Floors climbed | |
| Distance travelled | |
| Intensity minutes | |
| TrueUp™ | |
| Move IQ™ | |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Fitness equipment/gym |
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| Cardio workouts | |
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| Strength workouts | |
| HIIT workouts | |
| Yoga workouts | |
| Pilates workouts | |
| On-screen workout animations | |
| On-Screen Workout Muscle Map | |
| Automatic rep counting | |
Training, planning and analysis features |
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| Customisable screen(s) | |
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| Downloadable training plans | |
| Course guidance | |
| HR zones | |
| HR alerts | |
| HR calories | |
| % HR max | |
| % HRR | |
| recovery time | |
| Auto max HR | |
| Race glance/widget | |
| HRV Status | |
| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | |
| Respiration rate (during exercise) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS speed and distance | |
| Customisable activity profiles | |
| Auto Pause® | |
| Interval training | |
| Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) | |
| Advanced workouts | |
| HRM running pace and distance | |
| Auto Lap® | |
| Manual lap | |
| Rest timer | |
| Configurable lap alerts | |
| VO2 Max (Run) | |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | |
| Load ratio | |
| TRAINING LOAD | |
| Training load focus | |
| training effect | |
| Training effect (anaerobic) | |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | |
| Customisable alerts | |
| Audio prompts | |
| Multisport auto transition | |
| Finish time | |
| Virtual partner | |
| Race an activity | |
| Auto multisport activities | |
| Multi-sport | |
| Touch and/or button lock | |
| Hot keys | |
| Auto scroll | |
| Activity history on watch | |
| Physio TrueUp | |
| Unified training status | |
Running features |
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| GPS-based distance, time and pace | |
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| Running dynamics | |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | |
| cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | |
| Running power | |
| Grade-adjusted pace | |
| Performance condition | |
| Lactate threshold | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | |
| Run workouts | |
| Trail run auto climb | |
| Race predictor | |
| Course- and weather-specific race predictor | |
| Foot pod capable | |
| Run/Walk/Stand detection | |
Outdoor recreation |
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| Point-to-point navigation | |
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| Bread crumbtrail in real time | |
| Back to start | |
| TracBack® | |
| UltraTrac mode | |
| Up Ahead | |
| Elevation profile | |
| Distance to destination | |
| Barometric trend indicator with storm alert | |
| Vertical speed | |
| Total ascent/descent | |
| Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) | |
| AUTO REST | |
| Future elevation plot | |
| Area calculation | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| FISH FORECAST | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Projected waypoint | |
| Sun and moon information | Sunrise/sunset |
Cycling features |
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| Courses | |
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| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | |
| Race an activity | |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | |
| Power curve and % FTP workouts | |
| Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) | |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | |
| Power meter compatible | |
Swimming features |
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| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |
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| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | |
| “Repeat on” rest timer (pool swim only) | |
| Auto rest (pool swim only) | |
| Time and distance alerts | |
| Pacing alerts (pool swim only) | |
| Countdown start | |
| Pool swim workouts | |
| Critical swim speed | |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | |
| Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | Yes (with HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
Kid activity tracking features |
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| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
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The Garmin Forerunner 265 is a high-end running smartwatch built for Kenyan athletes and fitness enthusiasts. Featuring a vivid AMOLED display, multi-band + SATIQ GPS support for superior accuracy, advanced training readiness and recovery analytics, and up to 13 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. Ideal for runners aiming for personal bests, structured training and rich performance insights.
