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Music Edition
Download songs plus playlists from the third-party music provider, and connect with your BLUETOOTH headphones for phone-free listening.
TRAIN BRILLIANTLY
You don’t just run. You’ve moved beyond that. Which is why you need Forerunner 165 — the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch that helps you meet your goals with personalized adaptive training plans and a bright display to light up your progress.
1.2” COLORFUL AMOLED DISPLAY
UP TO 11 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS
25+ BUILT-IN GPS AND INDOOR SPORTS APPS
TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS
BUILT-IN GPS FOR TIME, DISTANCE, PACE AND SPEED
PACE, DISTANCE, HEART RATE
This easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch provides the essential features you need to take your running to the next level — including GPS, pace, distance and wrist-based heart rate.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
Get workouts made for you. They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect smartphone app calendar.
GARMIN COACH
Get free adaptive 5K, 10K and half-marathon training plans from expert coaches to help you take on a new challenge.
RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING
Get ready for your race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on race details you enter into Garmin Connect.
MORNING REPORT
Receive an overview of your sleep and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customize your report to show you what you want to see.
TRAINING EFFECT
With training effect, you can see how your workouts impact your fitness and understand the primary benefit from training runs and workouts.
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 rest1. 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 audio updates about your performance when paired to your smartphone.
· 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
· 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.
· 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 meters.
· PACEPRO FEATURE
Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.
CONNECT
· 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.
What You'll Love
Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 11 days
Display type AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Touchscreen ●
Water rating 5 ATM
Sleep score and insights ●
Daily suggested workouts ● (7 days)
Garmin Pay ●
General
Lens Material chemically strengthened glass
Bezel Material fiber-reinforced polymer
Quick Release bands ● (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 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
Display resolution 390 x 390 pixels
Color display ●
Large font option ●
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
Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History 4 GB
Clock Features
Time/date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times
Health & Wellness Monitoring
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
Daily resting heart rate
Abnormal heart rate alerts ● (high and low)
Respiration rate (24x7)
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation ● (spot-check, during sleep, all day)
Fitness age
Body Battery energy monitor
All-day stress
Relaxation reminders
Relaxation breathing timer
Breathwork
Sleep ● (advanced)
Nap detection
Hydration ● (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)
Women's health ● (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)
Health snapshot
Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Ambient light sensor
Daily Smart Features
Connectivity Bluetooth , ANT+
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 (customizable low power watch)
Controls smartphone music
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile
Smartphone compatibility iPhone , Android
Activity Profiles
Gym Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing
Wellness Walking, Pilates, Yoga
Indoor running Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running
Outdoor running Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running
Outdoor recreation Hiking
Cycling Biking, Indoor Biking
Swim Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
Racket sports Tennis, Pickleball, Padel
Safety and Tracking Features
Incident Detection during select activities
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables
Assistance
LiveTrack
Live Event Sharing Android Only
Activity Tracking Features
Step counter
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Calories burned
Floors climbed
Distance traveled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp
Move IQ
Garmin Connect Challenges app ● (optional Connect IQ app)
Gym & Fitness Equipment
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Yoga workouts
Pilates workouts
Automatic rep counting
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
Customizable data pages
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) Yoga and Breathwork only
GPS speed and distance
Customizable activity profiles
Auto Pause
Interval training
Advanced workouts
HRM running pace and distance
Auto Lap
Manual lap
Rest timer
Configurable lap alerts
VO2 Max (Run)
VO2 Max (Trail Run)
Training effect
Training effect (anaerobic)
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)
Audio prompts
Finish time
Touch and/or button lock
Activity history on watch
Physio TrueUp
Running Features
GPS-based distance, time and pace
Running dynamics
Vertical oscillation and ratio
Ground contact time and balance ● (but not balance)
Stride length (real time)
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Running power
PacePro Pacing Strategies
Run workouts
Race predictor
Course- and weather-specific race predictor
Foot pod capable
Run/Walk/Stand detection
Outdoor Recreation
Point-to-point navigation
Bread crumb trail in real time
Back to start
TracBack
UltraTrac mode
Elevation profile
Distance to destination
Total ascent/descent
Rest Timer (Ultra Run only)
Auto rest
Future elevation plot
Area calculation ● (via Connect IQ )
Fish forecast ● (via Connect IQ )
Sun and moon information ● (via Connect IQ )
Cycling Features
Courses
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar)
Compatible with Varia lights
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)
Swimming Features
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
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
Countdown start (pool swim only)
Underwater wrist-based heart rate
Kid Activity Tracking Features
Toe-to-Toe Challenges app ● (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)
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