Garmin Forerunner 165 | AMOLED GPS Running Watch for Daily Training
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
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
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 rate¹.
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.
HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics™ team.
MORNING REPORT
Receive an overview of your sleep¹ 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.
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 night¹.
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.
What You'll Love |
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| 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) |
General |
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| Lens Material | chemically strengthened glass |
| Bezel Material | fiber-reinforced polymer |
| Quick Release bands | (20mm, 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&qout; (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 |
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| Time/date | |
| 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) | |
| 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 |
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| GPS | |
| GLONASS | |
| Galileo | |
| Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor | |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | |
| Barometric altimeter | |
| Compass | Only supports electronic compass calibration. |
| Accelerometer | |
| Thermometer | |
| Ambient light sensor | |
Activity Profiles |
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| 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 |
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| Incident Detection during select activities | |
| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | |
| Assistance | |
| LiveTrack | |
| Live Event Sharing | Android Only |
Activity Tracking Features |
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| 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 |
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| Strength workouts | |
| HIIT workouts | |
| Yoga workouts | |
| Pilates workouts | |
| Automatic rep counting | |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) | |
| &qout;Repeat on&qout; 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 |
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| Toe-to-Toe Challenges app | (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app) |