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The Forerunner 265 is Garmin's mid-range running watch, built around a bright 1.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen and Garmin's training tools: daily suggested workouts, training readiness, recovery time, VO2 max and race predictions. It adds a barometric altimeter, multi-band GPS on the 46mm model and full multisport tracking including swimming, cycling and open-water swims. Battery life runs about 13 days in smartwatch mode and roughly 20 hours with GPS and music, so it lasts a training week but not a long ultra. Against the cheaper Forerunner 255 it gains the AMOLED screen and touch input; against the Forerunner 965 it gives up the larger display and full-color maps. Reviewers rate it as one of the best value running watches, though some find the touchscreen fiddly with sweaty hands and the plastic case less premium than pricier models.
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Lowest price we've seen: $365.41 on Nov 11 at Best Buy. Tracked across 10 stores since Nov 11.
Owners and reviewers rate the Forerunner 265 highly as a training watch, praising the screen, GPS accuracy and battery life for the class. Common complaints are the plastic build, occasional touchscreen frustration mid-run and the lack of maps.
The Garmin Forerunner 265 is a 46mm multisport smartwatch from the Forerunner series, designed with running in mind. It has a color AMOLED screen and a silicone strap that is 0.8 inches wide. The watch comes in white.
It tracks sleep, distance, recovery time and blood oxygen saturation. It is water resistant and suitable for swimming. It connects over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, has 8 GB of memory, and the battery lasts up to 2.1 weeks.
