Forerunner 265S
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You're a runner who wants to train brilliantly. With the bright AMOLED display, training metrics and recovery insights of the Forerunner 265 series, you'll be ready to shine.
TRAIN BRILLIANTLYWITH AN AMOLED DISPLAY
WHAT IF YOUR NEXT RACE WAS THE PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME? AND PERSONALIZED DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS HELPED YOU DO SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER DONE? WITH THE FORERUNNER 265S SMARTWATCH, YOU’LL SEE EVERY INSIGHT LIT UP ON A COLORFUL AMOLED TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY. GET READY TO BE BETTER FOR IT.
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS DOES NOT REFLECT ACTUAL USER EXPERIENCE.
KNOW WHERE YOU STANDWITH MORNING REPORT
RUN. RECOVER. REPEAT.WITH UP TO 15 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
COMES IN TWO SIZESTO FIT EVERY WRIST
PLAN YOUR STRATEGYWITH RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING, PERSONALIZED DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS, TRAINING READINESS SCORE AND MORE
1.1” COLORFUL AMOLED DISPLAY
UP TO 24 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE IN GPS MODE
ADVANCED TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS
SATIQ™ AND MULTI-BAND GPS
TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS
MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
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.
RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANS
Get ready for your next race, including marathons, with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions. Just enter your race, and we’ll build a plan that’ll help you meet your goals.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
Get workouts made for you. They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery and take into account the races coming up in your Garmin Connect™ calendar.
TRAINING READINESS
From the moment you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy.
TRAINING STATUS
Using indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get an easy insight into your overall effort — and whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained.
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.
LIGHT, BRIGHT AND MADE FOR ANY DISTANCE
PLAN
GARMIN COACH
Free adaptive 5K, 10K and half marathon training plans from expert coaches.
RECOVERY TIME
Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.
COURSES
Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app, or sync from your favorite third party platforms.
SLEEP COACH
Get a sleep score and personalized coaching for how much sleep you need and how you can improve. Keep track of different sleep stages and naps — and see key metrics such as HRV status to better understand your health2.
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING
See your energy levels throughout the day so you’ll know when your body is charged up and ready for activity or drained and needing to recharge with restful sleep. And get even more details and personal insights on how sleep, naps, daily activities and high stress specifically impact your energy1.
NAP DETECTION
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and to check the recommended time and duration they should be.
RACE PREDICTOR
Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon.
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.
PREPARE
WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS
This smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
The watch constantly samples your heart rate to help you gauge how hard you work during activities1.
ACUTE LOAD
Compare your recent training load to the optimal range to help improve your fitness.
TRAINING EFFECT
See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power.
PERFORMANCE CONDITION
While you run, get an analysis of your pace and heart rate for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.
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.
HEALTH SNAPSHOT
Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.
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 asleep2.
AUDIO PROMPTS
Get alerts to know how you’re performing and even be guided through workouts.
CROSS TRAINING
Download free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts to your Forerunner 265S so you can switch up how you sweat.
PERFORM
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.
SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY AND MULTI-BAND GPS
Get superior positioning accuracy and optimized battery life.
PACEPRO™ FEATURE
Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Tap in to 30+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.
TRACK RUNNING
Record accurate lap distances and see your distances in meters – even on a track you’ve never run before with a database with more than 10,000 tracks (400 meters) from all over the world.
TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES
Switch between sports automatically by using built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns – so you can focus on the race and let your watch take care of recording splits. You can also create your own custom multisport profiles.
CONNECT
MUSIC
Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music or YouTube® Music accounts for phone-free listening (subscription may be required).
SAFETY AND TRACKING
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location3.
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 location3 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.
SPECS
- What You'll Love
- SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS
- BATTERY LIFE (SMARTWATCH MODE) Up to 15 days
- DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS yes (7 days)
- PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
- GARMIN PAY™
- MULTI-BAND GPS
- MUSIC STORAGE
- TRAINING READINESS
- TRAINING STATUS yes (improved)
- DISPLAY TYPE AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
- TOUCHSCREEN
- WATER RATING 5 ATM
- General
- STRAP MATERIAL silicone
- LENS MATERIAL Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
- BEZEL MATERIAL fiber-reinforced polymer
- QUICK RELEASE BANDS yes (18 mm, Industry standard)
- PHYSICAL SIZE 41.7 x 41.7 x 12.9 (mm)
- Fits wrists with a circumference of 115-178 mm
- WEIGHT 39 g
- DISPLAY SIZE 1.1" (28.1 mm) diameter
- DISPLAY RESOLUTION 360 x 360 pixels
- COLOR DISPLAY
- LARGE FONT OPTION
- BATTERY LIFE
- Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days
- GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 24 hours
- SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 18 hours
- All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 15 hours
- GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7.5 hours
- SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours
- All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 6 hours
- CHARGING METHOD Garmin proprietary plug charger
- MEMORY/HISTORY 8 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 yes (high and low)
- RESPIRATION RATE (24X7)
- FITNESS AGE
- BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
- ALL-DAY STRESS
- RELAXATION REMINDERS
- RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER
- BREATHWORK
- SLEEP yes (advanced)
- SLEEP COACH
- NAP DETECTION
- HYDRATION yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
- WOMEN'S HEALTH yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
- HEALTH SNAPSHOT
- Sensors
- GPS
- GLONASS
- GALILEO
- SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY
- GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
- PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR
- BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
- COMPASS
- GYROSCOPE
- ACCELEROMETER
- THERMOMETER
- AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR
- Daily Smart Features
- CONNECTIVITY Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
- 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
- PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC
- FIND MY PHONE
- FIND MY WATCH
- FIND MY PHONE DURING GPS ACTIVITY
- COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN MESSENGER APP
- VIRB® REMOTE
- SMART TRAINER CONTROL
- PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
- SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone®, Android™
- STOCKS yes (optional Connect IQ app)
- RED SHIFT MODE
- Activity Profiles
- GYM
- Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping
- MULTISPORT
- Triathlon
- WELLNESS
- Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking
- INDOOR RUNNING
- Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running
- OUTDOOR RUNNING
- Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running
- OUTDOOR RECREATION
- Hiking, Bouldering, Archery
- CYCLING
- Biking, Mountain Biking, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking
- SWIM
- Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
- ON THE WATER Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing
- RACKET SPORTS
- Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
- SNOW & WINTER
- Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing
- TEAM SPORTS
- Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
- IN THE RING
- Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts
- OTHER ACTIVITY PROFILES
- Inline skating
- Safety and Tracking Features
- INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES
- INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES
- GYM
- 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 yes (optional Connect IQ app)
- Gym & Fitness Equipment
- CARDIO WORKOUTS
- STRENGTH WORKOUTS
- HIIT WORKOUTS
- YOGA WORKOUTS
- PILATES WORKOUTS
- ON-SCREEN WORKOUT ANIMATIONS
- ON-SCREEN WORKOUT MUSCLE MAPS
- 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) yes (with compatible accessory)
- GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE
- CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES
- AUTO PAUSE®
- INTERVAL TRAINING
- IMPROVED INTERVAL (INCLUDES OPEN REPEATS, INTERVALS DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN AND AUTO DETECTION)
- ADVANCED WORKOUTS
- HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE
- AUTO LAP®
- MANUAL LAP
- REST TIMER
- CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
- VO2 MAX (RUN)
- VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN)
- LOAD RATIO
- TRAINING LOAD
- TRAINING LOAD FOCUS
- TRAINING EFFECT
- TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC)
- PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS)
- CUSTOM ALERTS
- AUDIO PROMPTS
- MULTISPORT AUTO TRANSITION
- FINISH TIME
- VIRTUAL PARTNER
- RACE AN ACTIVITY
- AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES
- MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES
- TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK
- HOT KEYS
- AUTO SCROLL
- ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH
- PHYSIO TRUEUP
- UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS
- Running Features
- GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE
- RUNNING DYNAMICS
- VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO
- GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE yes (with compatible accessory)
- STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME)
- CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)
- RUNNING POWER
- GRADE-ADJUSTED PACE
- PERFORMANCE CONDITION
- LACTATE THRESHOLD yes (with compatible accessory)
- PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES
- RUN WORKOUTS
- TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB
- 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
- UP AHEAD
- ELEVATION PROFILE
- DISTANCE TO DESTINATION
- BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT
- VERTICAL SPEED
- TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT
- REST TIMER (ULTRA RUN ONLY)
- AUTO REST
- FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT
- AREA CALCULATION yes (via Connect IQ™)
- FISH FORECAST yes (via Connect IQ™)
- PROJECTED WAYPOINT
- SUN AND MOON INFORMATION sunrise/sunset
- Cycling Features
- POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION
- COURSES
- BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR)
- RACE AN ACTIVITY
- ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES)
- FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) yes (with compatible accessory)
- POWER CURVE AND % FTP WORKOUTS
- COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ AND RALLY™ (POWER METERS)
- COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY)
- COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR)
- COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS
- SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR)
- POWER METER COMPATIBLE
- 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
- PACING ALERTS (POOL SWIM ONLY)
- COUNTDOWN START (POOL SWIM ONLY)
- POOL SWIM WORKOUTS
- CRITICAL SWIM SPEED
- UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
- 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)
