Garmin Forerunner 165






Garmin Forerunner 165
TRAIN BRILLIANTLY
You don’t just run. You’ve moved beyond that. Which is why you need Forerunner 165 Music — the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch that helps you meet your goals with personalized adaptive training plans and a bright display to light up your progress.
What You'll Love
SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS - Yes
BATTERY LIFE (SMARTWATCH MODE) - Up to 11 days
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN - Yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day)
GARMIN PAY™ - Yes
MUSIC STORAGE - Yes
WATCH DISPLAY TYPE - AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
TOUCHSCREEN - Yes
WATCH WATER RATING - 5 ATM
General
STRAP MATERIAL- Silicone
LENS MATERIAL- Chemically strengthened glass
BEZEL MATERIAL - Fiber-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 - 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
DISPLAY RESOLUTION - 390 x 390 pixels
COLOR DISPLAY - Yes
LARGE FONT OPTION - Yes
BATTERY TYPE - Lithium ion
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 - GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours - All-Systems GNSS mode with music: Up to 6.5 hours
CHARGING METHOD - Garmin proprietary plug charger
MEMORY/HISTORY - 4 GB
Clock Features
TIME/DATE - Yes
GPS TIME SYNC - Yes
AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME - Yes
ALARM CLOCK - Yes
TIMER - Yes
STOPWATCH - Yes
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES - Yes
Health & Wellness Monitoring
WRIST BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND - Yes
RESTING HEART RATE - Yes
ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS - Yes (high and low)
REPIRATION RATE - Yes
FITNESS AGE - Yes
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR - Yes
ALL DAY STRESS - Yes
RELAXATION REMINDERS - Yes
RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER - Yes
MEDITATION - Yes
BREATHWORK - Yes
SLEEP - Yes (advanced)
BREATHING VARIATIONS - Yes
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
GLONASS
GALILEO
GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
COMPASS
ACCELEROMETER
THERMOMETER
AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR
Daily Smart Features
CONNECTIVITY - Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS 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
COMPATIBILE WITH GARMIN MESSENGER APP
PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY - iPhone®, Android™
RED SHIFT MODE
GARMIN SHARE
PASSCODE
Workout and Training Plans
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUT - RUNNING (PACE AND HEART RATE BASED)
GARMIN RUNNING COACH - Yes (no strength add-on)
GARMIN RUNNING COACH EXPERTS
GARMIN COACH - PREBUILT CYCLING PLANS
CARDIO WORKOUTS
STRENGTH WORKOUTS
HIIT WORKOUTS
YOGA WORKOUTS
PILATES WORKOUTS
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
INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WERABLES
ASSISTANCE
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)
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
RACE GLANCE/WIDGET
HRV STATUS
HR BROADCAST (BROADCAST HR DATA OVER ANT+® TO PAIRED DEVICES
RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) - Yoga and Breathwork only
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE
CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES
AUTO PAUSE® AUTOMATIC TIMER HALT
INTERVAL TRAINING
ADVANCED WORKOUTS
HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE
AUTO LAP® INTERVAL TRACKING FEATURE
MANUAL LAP
REST TIMER
CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
VO2 MAX (RUN)
VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN)
TRAINING EFFECT
TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC)
PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS)
VOICE ALERTS
FINISH TIME
TOUCH AND/OR LOCK BUTTON
ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH
PHYSIO TRUEUP
Running Features
GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE
RUNNING DYNAMICS
VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO
GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE
STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME)
CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)
RUNNING POWER
PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES
RUN WORKOUTS
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
ELEVATION PROFILE
DISTANCE TO DESTINATION
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™)
SUN AND MOON INFORMATION - Yes (via Connect IQ™)
Cycling Features
COURSES
ALERTS (TRIGGER ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES)
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR)
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA HEADLIGHT CAMERA
SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT
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
COUNTDOWN START (POOL SWIM ONLY)
UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Kid Activity Tracking Features
TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP -Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)
What’s in the Box
Garmin Forerunner 165
Charging cable
Documentation
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