Garmin Forerunner 265 & 265S Smartwatch Dare to achieve a lifetime performance? take your training to the next level with personalized daily suggested workouts on the vibrant amoled touchscreen display of the forerunner 265s smartwatch. get ready to soar. 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 WIDGET Get ready for your next race — whether it’s a 10K or marathon — with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance. 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 enhanced insight into your wellness, exercise, and rest with a heart rate variability measure developed by Garmin's Firstbeat Analytics™. What's in the box Forerunner 265 GPS running watch USB-C charging/data cable Documentation General LENS MATERIAL Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 BEZEL MATERIAL fiber-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 COLOR DISPLAY DISPLAY SIZE 1.3" (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 daysGPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 20 hoursSatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 16 hoursAll-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 14 hoursGPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hoursSatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 6.5 hoursAll-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 6 hoursSee Details 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 Monitoring WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND) DAILY RESTING HEART RATE ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS yes (high and low) RESPIRATION RATE (24X7) PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) FITNESS AGE BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR ALL-DAY STRESS RELAXATION REMINDERS RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER SLEEP yes (advanced) SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS 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 MULTI-FREQUENCY POSITIONING SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER COMPASS GYROSCOPE ACCELEROMETER THERMOMETER AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR 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) CALENDAR WEATHER REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE BATTERY SAVER (CUSTOMIZABLE LOW POWER WATCH) CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC MUSIC STORAGE FIND MY PHONE FIND MY WATCH VIRB® REMOTE SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone® and Android™ PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE STOCKS yes (optional Connect IQ app) GARMIN PAY™ Safety and Tracking Features LIVETRACK SPECTATOR MESSAGING yes (with compatible smartphone) LIVE EVENT SHARING Android™ Only INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES ASSISTANCE Activity Tracking Features STEP COUNTER MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT) 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 AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING CARDIO WORKOUTS STRENGTH WORKOUTS HIIT WORKOUTS YOGA WORKOUTS PILATES WORKOUTS ON-SCREEN WORKOUT ANIMATIONS ON-SCREEN WORKOUT MUSCLE MAPS Training, Planning and Analysis Features HR ZONES HR ALERTS HR CALORIES % HR MAX % HRR RECOVERY TIME AUTO MAX HR MORNING REPORT RACE GLANCE/WIDGET HRV STATUS TRAINING READINESS HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES) RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) yes (with compatible accessory) GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES AUTO PAUSE® INTERVAL TRAINING IMPROVED INTERVAL (INCLUDES OPEN REPEATS, INTERVALS DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN AND AUTO DETECTION) ADVANCED WORKOUTS DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE AUTO LAP® MANUAL LAP REST TIMER CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS VO2 MAX (RUN) VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN) TRAINING STATUS yes (improved) TRAINING LOAD TRAINING LOAD FOCUS TRAINING EFFECT TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC) PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS yes (7 days) CUSTOM ALERTS AUDIO PROMPTS FINISH TIME VIRTUAL PARTNER RACE AN ACTIVITY AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES COURSE GUIDANCE TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK HOT KEYS AUTO SCROLL ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH PHYSIO TRUEUP UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS 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 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 AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing 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 FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT PROJECTED WAYPOINT SUN AND MOON INFORMATION Cycling Features AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, eBiking, eMountain Biking ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) COURSES BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR) RACE AN ACTIVITY FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) yes (with compatible accessory) POWER CURVE AND % FTP WORKOUTS COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ AND RALLY™ (POWER METERS) POWER METER COMPATIBLE 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) Swimming Features AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming 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) Connectivity SMART TRAINER CONTROL