Garmin Forerunner 165, Running Smartwatch, Colorful AMOLED Display, Training Metrics and Recovery Insights, Black

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 418 ratings

Price: 216.99

Last update: 01-30-2025


About this item

Easy-to-use running smartwatch with built-in GPS for pace/distance and wrist-based heart rate; brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display with traditional button controls; lightweight design in 43 mm size
Up to 11 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 19 hours in GPS mode
Reach your goals with personalized daily suggested workouts that adapt based on performance and recovery; use Garmin Coach and race adaptive training plans to get workout suggestions for specific events
25+ built-in activity profiles include running, cycling, HIIT, strength and more
As soon as you wake up, get your morning report with an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook alongside weather and HRV status (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
With training effect and training effect labels, you’ll see how your workouts impact your fitness and understand the primary benefit achieved from your workout.; recovery time lets you know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout
Safety and tracking features, including incident detection (during select outdoor activities) and Assistance, send a message with your live location to emergency contacts when paired with your compatible smartphone; requires setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available
Never miss a call or text with smart notifications from your paired Android or Apple smartphone
Leave your cash and cards at home; Garmin Pay contactless payments let you pay for purchases on the go (with a supported country and payment network)
See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, and sign up for challenges to earn badges and more in the Garmin Connect smartphone app

Product information

Product Dimensions 1.69 x 0.46 x 1.69 inches
Item Weight 1.38 ounces
ASIN B0CT3SGHXL
Item model number 010-02863-20
Batteries 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)
Customer Reviews
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 418 ratings

4.7 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank #790 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#13 in Smartwatches
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer No
Date First Available February 20, 2024
Manufacturer Garmin
Country of Origin Taiwan
Item Weight 1.38 Ounces
Standing screen display size 1.2 Inches
Memory Storage Capacity 4 GB

Top reviews from the United States

  • Yevheniy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not bad
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2024
    Worked 9 days on one charge, with 3 times swimming. Nice display, good to have both - buttons and touch screen. Size could be a bit bigger - is rather unisex than men watch, but again good enough. For now am satisfied
  • Peter V.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2025
    This watch is a great value. It has just the right amount of tracking data for my workouts, and the basic smartwatch features that I need. It's comfortable and looks pretty good.
  • TFCR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great watch does so much
    Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
    This is a great watch for runners. It does more than what you need. The price was perfect.
  • Deborah Carbaugh
    5.0 out of 5 stars Better than an Apple Watch!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2025
    My husband says: I’m not a runner or a busy exercise person but I like to keep track of my heart rate, blood oxygen levels and walk. I’m 74 years old hearing impaired and really love this Garmin Watch. It vibrates for all my notifications, there’s a lot of free analog watch faces (I’m not a digital watch face fan) and others you can buy using Garmin’s second companion app. It provides me with a morning report summary, tracks my heart rate on all six of the analog watch faces I use and measures my stress levels daily. A lot of capabilities that I’ll never use but so what, it does precisely what I want it to do. I use an Apple iPhone so I have to keep Garmin’s app up and running for those notifications but doing so hasn’t affected the battery life on my iPhone. I’ve already performed a factory reset on my Apple Series 9 Watch, put it back in the box and back on a shelf. Yes it’ll take a little time to learn how to use it, but if you like what you just read in this review, buy this Garmin Forerunner 165 smartwatch and it’ll make you smile every time you get a notification and every time you look at it.
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift for XC Runners
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024
    We bought this as a gift for XC runner. He loves it. Charges it every 2 weeks and uses it mostly for mapping his workouts, heartrate during workouts and setting pace for meets. I highly recommend this watch. It's lightweight, easy to use, and a great addition to anyone trying to improve their running.
  • Dave, Boston
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great watch for runner
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024
    This is a great watch, does a lot for a fair amount of money. The screen is bright and responsive to touch, the gps signal catches quickly (I live 30 min outside Boston) and there are way more metrics than I have use for.
    I did end up returning it only because I found the 20mm strap too small. Coming from an Instinct solar, with a 22mm strap, it did make a big difference for me. I got a forerunner 255 instead, but I do miss the AMOLED screen of the 165.
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Addidition
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024
    I ran with apple watch for the last four years and wanted a change. Switched to the Garmin 165 and could not have been happier with my purchase, half the price and has more information that helps me with my training. the OMLED screen is extra bright and make screen pop out. Dump the apple, buy the GARMIN
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Garmin watch and app is impressive
    Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2025
    The forerunner 165 is a great watch has done everything I wanted and more. I came from a fitbit and the Garmin provides so many more features I wanted for a similar cost. The garmin connect app is well designed and allows for tracking fitness easily. The strength / weightlifting is not ideal at least for me so I will keep using another app to track that. But it is there if you want to track. This is definitely a runners watch and it shines in that area. My first run i realized all that I had been missing. I am very happy I went with Garmin.

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