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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 personalised adaptive training plans and a bright display to light up your progress.
1Activity tracking accuracy. 2This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries. 3When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Android is a trademark of Google LLC. Engineering enhancements are ongoing and may not be reflected in the pictures, videos and specifications.
| General | |
| SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS | |
| BATTERY LIFE (SMARTWATCH MODE) | Up to 11 days |
| DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS | Yes (7 days) |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | Yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day) |
| GARMIN PAY™ | Yes |
| WATCH DISPLAY TYPE | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| TOUCHSCREEN | Yes |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| General | |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Silicone |
| LENS MATERIAL | Chemically strengthened glass |
| BEZEL MATERIAL | Fibre-reinforced polymer |
| QUICK RELEASE BANDS | Yes (20 mm, Industry standard) |
| PHYSICAL SIZE | 43 x 43 x 11.6 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm |
| WEIGHT | 39 g |
| Display Size | 30.4 mm (1.2") diameter |
| DISPLAY RESOLUTION | 390x390 pixels |
| COLOUR DISPLAY | Yes |
| LARGE FONT OPTION | Yes |
| 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 See details |
| CHARGING METHOD | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| MEMORY/HISTORY | 4 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 & Wellness 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 |
| FITNESS AGE | Yes |
| BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR | Yes |
| ALL-DAY STRESS | Yes |
| RELAXATION REMINDERS | Yes |
| Relaxation Breathing Timer | Yes |
| BREATHWORK | Yes |
| SLEEP | Yes (Advanced) |
| NAP DETECTION | 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 |
| GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR | Yes |
| PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR | Yes |
| BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER | Yes |
| COMPASS | Yes |
| ACCELEROMETER | Yes |
| THERMOMETER | Yes |
| AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR | Yes |
| Daily smart features | |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+® |
| 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 |
| VIEW IMAGES FROM NOTIFICATIONS ON WATCH (ANDROID™ ONLY) | Yes |
| MORNING REPORT | Yes |
| CALENDAR | Yes |
| WEATHER FORECASTS | Yes |
| REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE | Yes |
| BATTERY SAVER - CUSTOMISABLE LOW POWER WATCH | Yes |
| CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC | Yes |
| FIND MY PHONE | Yes |
| FIND MY WATCH | Yes |
| Find My Phone during GPS activity | Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | Yes |
| COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE | Yes |
| SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Activity Profiles | |
| GYM | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing |
| 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 |
| CYCLING | Biking, Indoor Biking |
| SWIM | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| RACKET SPORTS | Tennis, Pickleball, Padel |
| Safety and tracking features | |
| INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES | Yes |
| INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES | Yes |
| ASSISTANCE | Yes |
| LIVETRACK | Yes |
| LIVE EVENT SHARING | Yes |
| Activity tracking features | |
| STEP COUNTER | Yes |
| MOVE ALERTS (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 | |
| CARDIO WORKOUTS | Yes |
| STRENGTH WORKOUTS | Yes |
| HIIT WORKOUTS | Yes |
| YOGA WORKOUTS | Yes |
| PILATES WORKOUTS | Yes |
| AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING | Yes |
| Training, planning and analysis features | |
| CUSTOMISABLE SCREEN(S) | Yes |
| DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS | Yes |
| COURSE GUIDANCE | Yes |
| HR ZONES | Yes |
| HR ALERTS | Yes |
| HR CALORIES | Yes |
| % HR Max | Yes |
| % HRR | Yes |
| RECOVERY TIME | Yes |
| Auto Max HR | Yes |
| RACE GLANCE/WIDGET | Yes |
| HRV STATUS | Yes |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | Yes |
| Respiration Rate (During Exercise) | Yoga and breathwork only |
| GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE | Yes |
| CUSTOMISABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES | Yes |
| AUTO PAUSE® | Yes |
| INTERVAL TRAINING | Yes |
| ADVANCED WORKOUTS | 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 Effect | Yes |
| Training Effect (Anaerobic) | Yes |
| PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) | Yes |
| AUDIO PROMPTS | Yes |
| FINISH TIME | Yes |
| TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK | Yes |
| ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH | Yes |
| Physio TrueUp | Yes |
| Running features | |
| GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE | Yes |
| RUNNING DYNAMICS | Yes |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | Yes |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (but not balance) |
| Stride length (real time) | Yes |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | Yes |
| RUNNING POWER | Yes |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | Yes |
| RUN WORKOUTS | Yes |
| Race predictor | Yes |
| COURSE- AND WEATHER-SPECIFIC RACE PREDICTOR | Yes |
| FOOT POD CAPABLE | Yes |
| RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION | Yes |
| Outdoor recreation | |
| POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION | Yes |
| BREADCRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME | Yes |
| BACK TO START | Yes |
| TRACBACK® | Yes |
| ULTRATRAC MODE | Yes |
| ELEVATION PROFILE | Yes |
| DISTANCE TO DESTINATION | Yes |
| TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT | Yes |
| REST TIMER (ULTRA RUN ONLY) | Yes |
| AUTO REST | Yes |
| FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT | Yes |
| AREA CALCULATION | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| FISH FORECAST | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| SUN AND MOON INFORMATION | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Cycling features | |
| COURSES | Yes |
| ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) | Yes |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR) | Yes |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS | Yes |
| SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR) | Yes |
| Swimming features | |
| 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 (POOL SWIM ONLY) | Yes |
| Time and distance alerts | Yes |
| COUNTDOWN START | Yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | Yes |
| Kid activity tracking features | |
| TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP | Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
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