Garmin Forerunner 265S GPS Running Smartwatch

About This Item

Train brilliantly with the smaller-sized Garmin® Forerunner® 265S GPS running smartwatch. Its colorful AMOLED touchscreen display stands out while the training readiness feature, which tells you when you’re primed for a productive session and helps you crush your goals.

FEATURES & TECHNOLOGY:

  • Brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display with traditional button controls; lightweight design in 42 mm for smaller wrists
  • Up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 24 hours in GPS mode
  • As soon as you wake up, get your morning report with an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  • Plan race strategy with personalized daily suggested workouts based on the race and course that you input into the Garmin Connect™ app and then view the race widget on your watch; daily suggested workouts adapt after every run to match performance and recovery
  • Training readiness score is based on sleep quality, recovery, training load and HRV status to determine if you’re primed to go hard and get the most out of your workout (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  • 30+ built-in activity profiles include running, triathlons, cycling, open-water swimming and more
  • Using indicators such as HRV status, recent exercise history and performance, get insight into overall effort with training status — and know whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  • Safety and tracking features, including incident detection (during select outdoor activities) and Assistance, send a message with your live location to emergency contacts when paired with your compatible smartphone; requires setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available
  • Multi-band GNSS with SatIQ™ technology provides superior positioning accuracy in challenging environments while also optimizing the device’s battery life
  • Never miss a call or text from your paired Android™ or Apple® smartphone with smart notifications
  • Leave your cash and cards at home; Garmin Pay™ contactless payments let you pay for purchases on the go (with a supported country and payment network)
  • Download songs to your watch, including playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer (subscription may be required), and connect with your wireless headphones for phone-free listening
  • See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges to earn badges and more — all in our free, zero-subscription Garmin Connect™ app

WARRANTY:

  • 1 year consumer LTD warranty
  • Brand : Garmin
  • Country of Origin : Imported
  • Web ID: 23GMNUFRRNNR265SBTCH
  • SKU: 24645053

REVIEWS

4.6
100%
Recommended

225 Reviews

Great Running Watch

I really like the Garmin Watch. I have had Garmin in the past and I was not happy with the one I was using so I came back to Garmin. Sometimes I get irritated with the coach but overall it is awesome.

Perfect For Runners And Weightlifters

Love this watch! I upgraded from a Fitbit and can’t get over how in depth and insightful the metrics are. I am primarily into weightlifting but started running this year. It’s been a great way to keep track of both. I use the Ladder app and my data syncs perfectly. I love the GPS feature, as well as the color coating on the map to show when my runs were slower/faster, the breakdown of aerobic versus anaerobic and the breakdown of what muscles were used in a weightlifting session. Highly recommend.

Best Watch

I bought this watch about 6 weeks ago!! I absolutely love this watch!! The price was a little more than I wanted to spend but worth every penny!!

Confusing Results

I find myself accidentally pressing the buttons. I did not realize I was “running” as the run button was accidentally pressed. I also thought it was not very user friendly as I’m working to figure out how to set it up all the way. The watch is nice and I’m sure there are a lot of cool features but I have had some issues with jt. It also tells me I am fully recovered when I did not wear at night. How does it determine that if I am not wearing it? So are the results misleading? I suggest you really research the product yourself before purchasing.

Great Watch For Running!

This is my third Foreunner watch. I bought this to replace my Forerunner 245 when the battery life was waning. I love how lightweight this one is- I was initially a little worried it would be too small but with the screen as clear as it is, the size is perfect! I’m training for the SeaWheeze half and NYC marathon so I’m glad I have a watch that can withstand the training cycles! There are so many features I’m not even using yet, so I know this one is a perfect watch for me to grow into.

Love It

Though I am still learning how to use the forerunner, I am very happy with my purchase. The watch has so many features that provide really interesting analytics. I also like how the watch is intuitive and how the goals and analyses adjust based on your wellness and performance. The battery life is also amazing.

Never Going Back To Apple

One month in and it's clear that I'm never going back to an Apple Watch again. Never thinking about the battery life, much more in-depth health and training metrics, lighter, better looking. This watch does everything I need and more!

Great Features And I Love The Color

I’ve had this watch for 3 weeks now and it does everything that I needed it to do. Would recommend

Highly Recommend!

Love this watch! The battery life is great and I can track many different activities. The health data is awesome too!

Garmin 265s Feedback

I bought this watch for my first XC season in June 2025, and it has not once let me down. It went through one XC season, an indoor season, an outdoor season, and it's about to go through it's second XC season. It has tons of great features, lots of workout options, and overall a good watch for its price.

Perfect Size For Small Wrists

Nice watch fits my tiny wrists just right. But it does not track endurance score.

Didn’t Live Up To Its Promise

I bought this as an update from my Vivoactive 4s because I wanted better swim tracking. It’s not very good in fact it’s worse than the older watch. If you’re a swimmer this is not for you.

Really Nice

Charges easily and really does last a week between charges. Very easy to use once button functions become familiar. And the features work hreat

FiestyGames10

I love how easy it is to start tracking the run and how it downloads to Strava Automatically. The battery life is amazing last a whole week without needing any charging. What I don't like is how it randomly reports incidents and I can't figure out what sets it off. It's also very difficult to get it back to normal after it goes on battery saver normal like seeing texts and notifications connecting it back to Bluetooth. Those are my only 2 complaints.

Cc ama

The screen was too small and could not see at a glance

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