The Garmin Forerunner 165 Running Smartwatch puts an AMOLED display onto a Forerunner for the very first time. The watch has a battery that lasts 11 days in smartwatch mode and 19 hours in GPS active mode, so you can run a full marathon and still have power for the rest of the week. It also includes built-in multi-band GPS, so you don’t have to bring your phone, and offers a daily suggested workout routine that varies based on how well you’re recovering. The device weighs 39 grams and fits any standard 20mm strap.
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The perfect wrist-based companion for runners and athletic performers
The 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen is the major difference here. Older Forerunners used memory-in-pixel displays; they save battery power but look dull compared to almost everything else. This display uses deep blacks and is readable even at high noon. Five physical buttons surround the touchscreen, which makes a big difference when you’re in the middle of a long run and sweat on your hands makes any touchscreen unreliable.
This multi-band GPS pulls signals on two frequencies across several satellite systems, providing a more accurate route reading whether you’re running down a busy downtown street or under a tree canopy. As a result, you’ll get much more accurate pace and distance readings than with a single-band GPS watch.
Garmin Coach provides free adaptive training plans for a 5K, 10K, or half marathon. These plans adapt weekly based on how your fitness levels change, rather than sticking to a plan you set in January. In addition, the daily suggested workouts take into account how well you’ve been recovering after your last few sessions as well as how your current fitness compares to previous weeks. The watch helps you decide when to push harder and when to slow down, instead of leaving it up to you.
Your Training Readiness score combines your sleep patterns, recovery time, HRV status, and most recent training load. This gives you a unique number every morning. Body Battery measures your energy levels similarly. However, instead of giving you a number indicating your readiness to train, it assigns you an energy level between 1 and 100 based on how well you slept and how much you’ve taxed yourself physically over the past day or two. Checking both metrics before a difficult workout helps protect you from overdoing it early in the week and leaving yourself flat for three days after.
For health monitoring, the Garmin Forerunner 165 Running Smartwatch tracks your heart rate, Pulse Ox, respiration, stress levels, sleep (with both a Sleep Score and Sleep Coach), and women’s health throughout the day. It also delivers smart notifications from your phone to your wrist, plus safety features that send your location to an emergency contact if the watch detects an incident while running. At $199 instead of $250, the watch has a 5 ATM water rating,, making it safe to swim with, and the Music edition includes internal storage for Spotify, Amazon Music, and Deezer playlists.