Garmin Forerunner 165
Launched Jun 2024 · Sports watch
Usual price₹25,490
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Usual price ₹25,490 · launch price ₹29,990
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Score breakdown
Run HR matched a Polar H10; sleep scores sometimes off
Notifications and Garmin Pay; no mic or music
About a week even with always-on
Clear AMOLED, thick bezel, small
Accurate single-band GPS; no training load or status
Light 39 g plastic, basic glass
Each part is rated on one scale for every smartwatch and band, from reviewers' accuracy tests and measured battery life where they exist, what reviewers found, specs and owner reports. It rates the product itself, not how good it is for the price.
Pros
- Heart rate matched a Polar H10 chest strap on runs
- GPS distance and route more accurate than a dual-band Coros Pace 3
- Step count within a few steps of a pedometer
- Light, comfortable, with a clear AMOLED screen
- Most accurate GPS and step count of the three
- Average heart rate equal to the chest strap on a 5-mile run
- Heart rate close to a chest strap
Cons
- Music and Wi-Fi need the dearer Music edition
- No Training Load or Training Status
- Plastic look and thick bezel
- GPS battery on the short side
- Heart rate lagged on fast changes and downhills
- GPS could take 4-5 minutes to lock
- Sleep scores sometimes far from a second Garmin's
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Android CentralApr 2024
Against a Polar H10 chest strap its run average and minimum heart rate matched exactly (lagging a little on quick changes), and GPS stayed on the trail and measured a track lap spot on; the best budget Garmin for runners.
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Android Central (accuracy test)Mar 2024
In a head-to-head with a Fitbit Charge 6 and Coros Pace 3 against a chest strap, it was the most accurate for GPS and steps and within 1-2 bpm on heart rate, though slightly slow on sudden changes.
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Trusted ReviewsMar 2024
Against a Garmin HRM-Pro Plus strap heart rate was usually within a couple of bpm (one run's max read 10 bpm high), and distances ran slightly long next to an Epix Pro; a superb watch for beginner and intermediate runners.
Full specs
| Software | Garmin |
|---|---|
| Works with | Android, iPhone |
| Screen | 1.2" · AMOLED · 390x390 |
|---|---|
| Always-on display | Yes |
| Maker's figure | 11 days |
|---|---|
| Measured in a test | 7 days (max brightness, always-on display and on-demand Pulse Ox; two-hour GPS runs used 10-12%) |
| With GPS on | 19 h |
| Charging | Garmin cable |
| Heart rate | Yes |
|---|---|
| Blood oxygen (SpO2) | Yes |
| ECG | No |
| Blood pressure | No |
| GPS | Built-in |
| Barometer / compass | barometer, compass |
| Health features | Elevate v4 optical heart rate, Pulse Ox, HRV Status, Body Battery, sleep score and sleep coach, stress tracking, Morning Report |
| Calling | No |
|---|---|
| Apps | A few apps |
| Payments | Garmin Pay |
| Maps | No |
| Music on the watch | No |
| Case | fibre-reinforced polymer, chemically strengthened glass glass |
|---|---|
| Sizes | 43 mm |
| Weight | 39 g |
| Thickness | 11.6 mm |
| Water resistance | 5 ATM |
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