Garmin Forerunner 265 Black Powder Gray | 46 mm
€450.00
RRP €500.00
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Garmin Forerunner 265 Black Powder Gray | 46 mm
€450.00
RRP
Version/Colour
Small, 42 mm
Small, 42 mm
Small, 42 mm
46 mm
46 mm
46 mm
Features
Overview
Features training readiness score which is based on sleep quality, recovery advisor, training load and HRV status to determine how hard you can push yourself in your next workout.
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 Black/Powder Gray Band
- USB-C Charging data cradle
- Documentation
Specs
Technical Specification
| Garmin Forerunner 265 Black Powder Gray | 46 mm | Product Code: 010-02810-10 |
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 Black Powder Gray | 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.
