Description
Features of GARMIN Forerunner 265S Running Smartwatch 010-02810
- 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)
- 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
- 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 their free, zero-subscription Garmin Connect app
Product Info for GARMIN Forerunner 265S Running Smartwatch 010-02810
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 - helps you crush your goals.
Wake up to your morning report with HRV status to see health insights alongside an overview of sleep, recovery and training outlook (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked). Plan your race strategy with the race widget, which enables personalized daily suggested workouts that adapt to performance, recovery, the race you're running and its course.
Get ready to make the most of every run with wrist-based running power and multi-band GPS. And when you want to switch it up with cross training, choose from more than 30 activity profiles, including triathlons, cycling, swimming and more. Get a more complete picture of your health, not just a glimpse, from your Forerunner 265S with up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.
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Details
Activity: |
Running |
Product Type: |
Activity Trackers |
Specification
| What You'll Love | |
|---|---|
| Sleep score and insights | Yes |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 15 days |
| Daily suggested workouts | Yes (7 days) |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) |
| Garmin Pay | Yes |
| Multi-band GPS | Yes |
| Music storage | Yes |
| Training readiness | Yes |
| Training status | Yes (improved) |
| Display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| General | |
| Lens Material | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Bezel Material | fiber-reinforced polymer |
| Quick Release bands | Yes (18 mm, Industry standard) |
| Strap material | silicone |
| Physical size | 41.7 x 41.7 x 12.9 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 115-178 mm |
| Weight | 39 g |
| Display Size | 1.1" (28.1 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution | 360 x 360 pixels |
| Color display | Yes |
| Large font option | Yes |
| Battery life | Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 24 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 18 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 15 hours GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7.5 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 6 hours |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 8 GB |
| Clock Features | |
| Time/date | Yes |
| GPS Time Sync | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes |
| Alarm clock | Yes |
| Timer | Yes |
| Stopwatch | Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | Yes |
| Health & Wellness Monitoring | |
| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | Yes |
| Daily resting heart rate | Yes |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | Yes (high and low) |
| Respiration rate (24x7) | Yes |
| Fitness age | Yes |
| Body Battery energy monitor | Yes |
| All-day stress | Yes |
| Relaxation reminders | Yes |
| Relaxation breathing timer | Yes |
| Breathwork | Yes |
| Sleep | Yes (advanced) |
| Sleep coach | 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 | Yes |
| GLONASS | Yes |
| Galileo | Yes |
| SatIQ Technology | Yes |
| Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor | Yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | Yes |
| Barometric altimeter | Yes |
| Compass | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Thermometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Daily Smart Features | |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi |
| Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | Yes |
| On-device Connect IQ Store | Yes |
| Smart Notifications | Yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only) | Yes |
| View images from notifications on watch (Android only) | Yes |
| Morning report | Yes |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Weather forecasts | Yes |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect mobile | Yes |
| Battery saver (customizable low power watch) | Yes |
| Controls smartphone music | Yes |
| Plays and controls watch music | Yes |
| Find My Phone | Yes |
| Find My Watch | Yes |
| VIRB Remote | Yes |
| Smart trainer control | Yes |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile | Yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone, Android |
| Stocks | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Red shift mode | Yes |
| Activity Profiles | |
| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping |
| Multisport | Triathlon |
| Wellness | Walking, Pilates, Yoga |
| Indoor running | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running |
| Outdoor running | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running |
| Outdoor recreation | Hiking |
| Cycling | Biking, Mountain Biking, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking |
| Swim | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| On the Water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing |
| Racket sports | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| Snow & winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing |
| Team sports | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| In the ring | Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts |
| Other activity profiles | Inline skating |
| Safety and Tracking Features | |
| Incident Detection during select activities | Yes |
| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | Yes |
| Assistance | Yes |
| LiveTrack | Yes |
| Live Event Sharing | Android Only |
| Activity Tracking Features | |
| Step counter | Yes |
| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) | Yes |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | Yes |
| Calories burned | Yes |
| Floors climbed | Yes |
| Distance traveled | Yes |
| Intensity minutes | Yes |
| TrueUp | Yes |
| Move IQ | Yes |
| Garmin Connect Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Gym & Fitness Equipment | |
| Cardio workouts | Yes |
| Strength workouts | Yes |
| HIIT workouts | Yes |
| Yoga workouts | Yes |
| Pilates workouts | Yes |
| On-screen workout animations | Yes |
| On-screen workout muscle maps | Yes |
| Automatic rep counting | Yes |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | |
| Customizable data pages | Yes |
| Downloadable training plans | Yes |
| Course guidance | Yes |
| HR zones | Yes |
| HR alerts | Yes |
| HR calories | Yes |
| % HR max | Yes |
| % HRR | Yes |
| Recovery time | Yes |
| Auto max HR | Yes |
| Race glance/widget | Yes |
| HRV status | Yes |
| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices) | Yes |
| Respiration rate (during exercise) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS speed and distance | Yes |
| Customizable activity profiles | Yes |
| Auto Pause | Yes |
| Interval training | Yes |
| Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) | Yes |
| Advanced workouts | Yes |
| HRM running pace and distance | Yes |
| Auto Lap | Yes |
| Manual lap | Yes |
| Rest timer | Yes |
| Configurable lap alerts | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Run) | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | Yes |
| Load ratio | Yes |
| Training load | Yes |
| Training load focus | Yes |
| Training effect | Yes |
| Training effect (anaerobic) | Yes |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | Yes |
| Custom alerts | Yes |
| Audio prompts | Yes |
| Multisport auto transition | Yes |
| Finish time | Yes |
| Virtual Partner | Yes |
| Race an Activity | Yes |
| Auto multisport activities | Yes |
| Manual multisport activities | Yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | Yes |
| Hot keys | Yes |
| Auto scroll | Yes |
| Activity history on watch | Yes |
| Physio TrueUp | Yes |
| Unified training status | Yes |
| Running Features | |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes |
| Running dynamics | Yes |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | Yes |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | Yes |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | Yes |
| Running power | Yes |
| Grade-adjusted pace | Yes |
| Performance condition | Yes |
| Lactate threshold | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PacePro Pacing Strategies | Yes |
| Run workouts | Yes |
| Trail run auto climb | Yes |
| Race predictor | Yes |
| Course- and weather-specific race predictor | Yes |
| Foot pod capable | Yes |
| Run/Walk/Stand detection | Yes |
| Outdoor Recreation | |
| Point-to-point navigation | Yes |
| Bread crumb trail in real time | Yes |
| Back to start | Yes |
| TracBack | Yes |
| UltraTrac mode | Yes |
| Up Ahead | Yes |
| Elevation profile | Yes |
| Distance to destination | Yes |
| Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert | Yes |
| Vertical speed | Yes |
| Total ascent/descent | Yes |
| Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) | Yes |
| Auto rest | Yes |
| Future elevation plot | Yes |
| Area calculation | Yes (via Connect IQ) |
| Fish forecast | Yes (via Connect IQ) |
| Projected waypoint | Yes |
| Sun and moon information | sunrise/sunset |
| Cycling Features | |
| Courses | Yes |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | Yes |
| Race an activity | Yes |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | Yes |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Power curve and % FTP workouts | Yes |
| Compatible with Vector and Rally (power meters) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia Vision (head-mounted display) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia lights | Yes |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | Yes |
| Power meter compatible | Yes |
| Swimming Features | |
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | Yes |
| "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Auto rest (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Time and distance alerts | Yes |
| Pacing alerts (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Countdown start (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Pool swim workouts | Yes |
| Critical swim speed | Yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | Yes |
| Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | Yes (with HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
| Kid Activity Tracking Features | |
| Toe-to-Toe Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app) |
