Ratings & Reviews for Garmin Forerunner 265 Smart Watch with Step Counter, Heart Rate Monitor and GPS Enabled
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What Customers Are Saying
The product offers a bright, vibrant AMOLED display, accurate GPS and heart rate tracking, comprehensive training metrics and insights, customizable data screens and workout options, and long battery life. Users praise it as a significant upgrade from previous models, citing the improved display, expanded features, and user-friendly experience. While there are minor drawbacks like occasional connectivity issues and a learning curve, the overall consensus is that the product is an excellent choice for runners and athletes looking to improve their performance and fitness.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Garmin Forerunner 265
Watch has exceeded expectations. Battery life is great and GPS is very accurate. No complaints at all with this watch.
From ExpertVoice.com
Great Upgrade!
I upgraded from a Forerunner 55 to the 265 and it's night and day. the additional functions are adding significant benefits to my running training, with the additional insights helping me push myself safely to become better. also, the fact that I can sync up music with it (I use Spotify) is really cool, as I can just grab the headphones and start running. overall, a great and meaningful upgrade!
From Garmin
Good Watch
I bought this watch as an upgrade for my Forerunner 735XT plus I wanted to use Garmin Coach. Everything works as expected.
From Garmin
Easy to use
I bought this Forerunner for my husband who had a major stroke 3 years ago to encourage him to walk, stay hydrated and to track his sleep. He can walk with difficulty with a cane, but he only has one functional hand and arm. But because it is touch screen, he can manipulate his watch by touching it with his nose. We opted for a simple watch face that is easy for him to read.
From Garmin
crisp and bright face
have had a 235 for years. the 265 is a very nice upgrade, many new features. the face is very bright and crisp.
From Garmin
The data the watch provides is very impressive!
I love being able to track all the different stats from sleep to VO2 data. The accuracy of the GPS is far superior to any other watch brand I’ve tried on the market.
From Garmin
I have had this watch for 2 weeks.
As someone who is newer to running/training, this watch has plenty of features for the intermediate level runner! I’m still continuing to find new features everyday. Between structured interval settings and the screen analytics during a workout, this watch is worth every penny! I would recommend the Garmin Forerunner 265 to anyone!
From Garmin
Great features
I got this about 2 weeks ago and it preforms so good when doing activity’s or just work
From Garmin
Love my forerunner 265
I love the data the 265 captures. It’s very accurate with heart rate, steps, and if you’re running in the treadmill. Cool features and is quite the jump from my forerunner 55. More in depth for sure
From Garmin
Does it all
I switched to the FR265 after 2 Fenix watches and a slew of other Forerunners. I love that the 265 does everything I need, but less extra stuff, in a package that’s smaller and much lighter. The AMOLED display is beautiful.
From Garmin
I love it! (minus one tiny thing)
I've had the watch for about three weeks now. It is replacing a beloved Forerunner 736xt. The only thing I don't love is that the screen stays dark until you move your arm to look at it. Then there is a fraction of a second lag that's a tiny bit annoying. That is vastly outweighed by all the things I love about it: --it is SUPER customizable. The main face can be customized using 10-20 starter formats, with customizable fields within each face, with customizable colors. --there's a compas...
From Garmin
Amazing
I was a little nervous switching to garmin because I have only had an Apple Watch.. this watch is way better.. I never used my Apple Watch for texting or talking anyways so the switch wasn’t a big deal for me. The GPS is way better, easy to use, love the run button, the sleep tracker is awesome! Garmin fan for life now.
From Garmin
Love it
About the four Runner 165 I loved it. And I wanted to bigger screen and the 265 has the bigger screen love it. 265 is a world changer for me. I went to 4k marathon. The 265 was accurate and I totally loved it. Thanks for making a fantastic watch I love.
From Garmin
Awesome watch
Easy to use Easy to read Only the features you want and delete the rest Battery life for a week at least Wife loves it
From ExpertVoice.com
Great change from Apple Watch
Switched from an Apple Watch and am very happy with the Forerunner. Great battery life
From Garmin
Comfortable fit. Very user friendly and a ton of information. Screen is very bright and customizable.
From ExpertVoice.com
Nice display and metrics
Vivoactive 4 dies and I am in the Garmin family with Devices so the 265 was a logical choice. The additional measurements are great, HRV, training readiness, and sleep metrics. I am still learning the device and what the data is telling me.
From Garmin
Excellent Fitness Tracker
The watch does everything I need in a fitness tracker. It gives accurate readings and works for several days on a single charge. It integrates with Strava easily. My only complaint is that it seems to struggle with recording sleep data accurately, but even that is comparable to other smart watches.
From ExpertVoice.com
Love it!
I was a long time Apple Ultra watch user and recently switch over to the Garmin Forerunner 265. I wish I would have done this a long time ago. I love all of the data that is collected and displayed on the Garmin Connect app. The GPS is the most accurate recordings I’ve ever seen. Watch is light weight and battery is amazing.
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