Garmin Forerunner 265 Aqua Black | 46 mm
€450.00
RRP €500.00
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Garmin Forerunner 265 Aqua Black | 46 mm
€450.00
RRP
Version/Colour
Small, 42 mm
Small, 42 mm
Small, 42 mm
46 mm
46 mm
46 mm
Features
Overview
30+ built-in activity profiles include running, triathlons, cycling, open-water swimming and more
Features
- Lightweight GPS running smartwatch with brilliant 1.3" AMOLED touchscreen display
- 46 mm case size, suitable for wrists with a circumference of 130-205 mm
- Morning report shows overview of sleep, recovery and training outlook, HRV status and weather
- Battery life: up to 13 days in smartwatch mode, 20 hours in GPS mode
- Plan your training strategy with race widget, personalised daily workouts and training readiness score
- Adaptive daily suggested workouts matched to your performance and recovery
- Over 30+ activity profiles for indoor and outdoor sports including triathlon and open-water swimming
- Advanced training and recovery insights from training readiness score, training status, HRV status and more
- Includes Garmin Coach: adaptive training plans to help you reach your goals
- Running dynamics (accessories required) to measure running metrics such as cadence, stride, balance and more
- Metrics tracked: performance condition, training status based on recent exercise history, training effect and load
- Measures V02 max to indicate performance
- Training Status metric evaluates your exercise history and performance indicators to let you know if you are on track
- Training Effect metric shows hou your workouts infulence the development of endurance, speed and power
- Acute Load compares the intensity of recent workouts to optimal range to help improve your fitness
- Body battery energy monitoring, stress, hydration and respiration tracking, advanced sleep monitoring
- Sensors: wrist-based heart rate, altimeter, compass, accelerometer, thermometer, Pulse OX
- Multi-band GNSS support with SATIQ- GPS, GLONASS and Galileo - with multi-frequency positioning
- Download songs and play lists for phone-free listening
- Contactless payments
- Smart notifications: texts, emails, alerts and social media
- Customisable with downloadable apps, widgets, watch faces using Connect IQ store
- Syncs with Garmin Connect, the online community for uploading, sharing and competing
- Safety and tracking features to let others know where you are
Forerunner 265 differences to Forerunner 255 at a glance
- Beautiful AMOLED display rather than MIP display
- Screen resolutions significantly increased to 416 x 416 on Forerunner 265 and 360 x 360 on 265S
- Touchscreen display
- Garmin Training Readiness Score previously reserved for Garmin Fenix 7 and Epix 2 running watches
- Small descrease in battery life due to AMOLED display
- AMOLED display gives the watch a premium feel over the 255
- Music download and Garmin Pay standard across all watches
Product Screen Shots
Package Includes
- Forerunner 265 Black with Aqua Case and Aqua/Black Band
- USB-C Charging data cradle
- Documentation
Specs
Technical Specification
| Garmin Forerunner 265 Aqua Black | 46 mm | Product Code: 010-02810-12 |
General | |
| Lens material | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Bezel material | Fibre-reinforced polymer |
| Quick release bands | Yes (22 mm, Industry standard) |
| Strap material | Silicone |
| Physical size | 46.1 x 46.1 x 12.9 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm |
| Touchscreen | yes |
| Colour display | yes |
| Display Size | 1.3 inch (32.5 mm) diameter |
| Display Resolution | 416 x 416 pixels |
| Display Type | AMOLED; optional always-on mode |
| Weight | 47 g |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| 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 6.5 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 | |
| Time/date | yes |
| GPS time sync | yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | yes |
| Alarm clock | yes |
| Timer | yes |
| Stopwatch | yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | yes |
Health monitoring | |
| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | yes |
| Daily Resting Heart Rate | yes |
| Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts | Yes (high and low) |
| Respiration Rate (24x7) | yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) |
| Fitness Age | yes |
| Body Battery Energy Monitor | yes |
| All-day Stress | yes |
| Relaxation reminders | yes |
| Relaxation Breathing Timer | yes |
| Sleep | Yes (Advanced) |
| Sleep Score and Insights | yes |
| Hydration | Yes (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget) |
| Women's Health | Yes (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget) |
| Health Snapshot | yes |
Sensors | |
| GPS | yes |
| GLONASS | yes |
| Galileo | yes |
| Multi-frequency Positioning | yes |
| SatIQ Technology | yes |
| Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor | yes |
| Barometric altimeter | yes |
| Compass | yes |
| Gyroscope | yes |
| Accelerometer | yes |
| Thermometer | yes |
| Ambient light sensor | yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | yes |
Daily smart features | |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi |
| Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | yes |
| On-device Connect IQ Store | yes |
| Smart Notifications | yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only) | yes |
| Calendar | yes |
| Weather | yes |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect mobile | yes |
| Battery Saver - customisable low power watch | yes |
| Controls smartphone music | yes |
| Plays and controls watch music | yes |
| Music storage | yes |
| Find my phone | yes |
| Find my watch | yes |
| VIRB camera remote | yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone and Android |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect Mobile | yes |
| Stocks | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Garmin Pay | yes |
Safety and tracking features | |
| LiveTrack | yes |
| Spectator messaging | yes (with compatible smartphone) |
| Live Event Sharing | Android Only |
| Incident Detection during select activities | yes |
| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | yes |
| Assistance | yes |
Activity tracking features | |
| Step counter | yes |
| Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | yes |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | yes |
| Calories Burned | yes |
| Floors climbed | yes |
| Distance travelled | yes |
| Intensity minutes | yes |
| TrueUp | yes |
| Move IQ | yes |
| Garmin Connect Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Fitness equipment/gym | |
| Automatic rep counting | yes |
| Cardio workouts | yes |
| Strength workouts | yes |
| HIIT workouts | yes |
| Yoga workouts | yes |
| Pilates workouts | yes |
| On-screen workout animations | yes |
| On-Screen Workout Muscle Map | yes |
Training, planning and analysis features | |
| HR Zones | yes |
| HR Alerts | yes |
| HR Calories | yes |
| HR Max | yes |
| HRR | yes |
| Recovery Time | yes |
| Auto Max HR | yes |
| Morning report | yes |
| Race glance/widget | yes |
| HRV Status | yes |
| Training Readiness | yes |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices) | yes |
| Respiration Rate (During Exercise) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS speed and distance | yes |
| Customisable screen(s) | yes |
| Customisable activity profiles | yes |
| Auto Pause | yes |
| Interval training | yes |
| Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) | yes |
| Advanced workouts | yes |
| Downloadable training plans | yes |
| HRM running pace and distance | yes |
| Auto Lap | yes |
| Manual lap | yes |
| Rest timer | yes |
| Configurable lap alerts | yes |
| VO2 Max (Run) | yes |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | yes |
| Training Status | Improved |
| Training Load | yes |
| Training load focus | yes |
| Training Effect | yes |
| Training Effect (Anaerobic) | yes |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | yes |
| Improved Recovery Time | yes |
| Daily Suggested Workouts | Yes (7 days) |
| Customisable alerts | yes |
| Audio prompts | yes |
| Finish time | yes |
| Virtual partner | yes |
| Race an activity | yes |
| Auto multisport activities | yes |
| Multi-sport | yes |
| Course guidance | yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | yes |
| Hot keys | yes |
| Auto scroll | yes |
| Activity history on watch | yes |
| >Physio TrueUp | yes |
| Unified Training Status | yes |
Running features | |
| Available run profiles | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | yes |
| Running dynamics | yes |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | yes |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | yes |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | yes |
| Running power | yes |
| Grade-adjusted pace | yes |
| Performance condition | yes |
| Lactate threshold | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PacePro Pacing Strategies | yes |
| Run workouts | yes |
| Trail run auto climb | yes |
| Race predictor | yes |
| Course- and weather-specific race predictor | yes |
| Foot pod capable | yes |
| Run/Walk/Stand detection | yes |
Outdoor recreation | |
| Available outdoor recreation profiles | Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing |
| Point-to-point navigation | yes |
| Bread crumbtrail in real time | yes |
| Back to start | yes |
| TracBack | yes |
| UltraTrac mode | yes |
| Up Ahead | yes |
| Elevation profile | yes |
| Distance to destination | yes |
| Barometric trend indicator with storm alert | yes |
| Vertical speed | yes |
| Total ascent/descent | yes |
| Future elevation plot | yes |
| Projected waypoint | yes |
| Sun and moon information | yes |
Cycling features | |
| Available cycling profiles | Bike, Bike Indoor, Mountain Bike, eBike, eMountain Biking |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | yes |
| Courses | yes |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | yes |
| Race an activity | yes |
| FTP (Functional threshold power) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Power curve and FTP workouts | yes |
| Compatible with Vector and Rally (power meters) | yes |
| Power meter compatible | yes |
| Compatible with Varia Vision (head-mounted display) | yes |
| Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar) | yes |
| Compatible with Varia lights | yes |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | yes |
Swimming features | |
| Available swim profiles | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running |
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | yes |
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | yes |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | yes |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | yes |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | yes |
| "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | yes |
| Auto Rest | yes |
| Time and distance alerts | yes |
| Pacing alerts (pool swim only) | yes |
| Countdown start | yes |
| Pool swim workouts | yes |
| Critical swim speed | yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | yes |
| 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 | |
| Toe-to-Toe Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app) |
Connectivity | |
| Smart trainer control | yes |
Reviews
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews for the Garmin Forerunner 265 Aqua Black | 46 mm.
Our Comment
If you can afford it, go for the Forerunner 265. The AMOLED display gives the 265 a premium feel and makes it feel like a proper upgrade on the Forerunner 255. The Garmin Training Readiness Score is also a big plus.
There is a very comprehensive guide on the watch from DC Rainmaker which you can find here, Garmin Forerunner 265 review by DC Rainmaker.
