Garmin Forerunner 265 46mm AMOLED GPS Running Smartwatch (010-02810-00) - Black Bezel Case Black / Powder Gray

The Garmin Forerunner 265 is a feature-rich GPS running smartwatch designed for runners, triathletes, and fitness enthusiasts who want to improve their performance and track their progress. Featuring a brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display with traditional button controls, this lightweight 46 mm smartwatch combines advanced training insights, accurate GPS positioning, and comprehensive activity tracking.

With personalized daily suggested workouts, training readiness insights, race planning tools, and more than 30 built-in activity profiles, the Forerunner 265 helps you train smarter and manage recovery. Smart notifications, music storage, Garmin Pay, and long battery life make it a practical companion for training and everyday use.

Key Features

Brilliant AMOLED Touchscreen Display

Enjoy a bright, vibrant AMOLED display that makes your workout data and smartwatch information easy to view. Traditional button controls complement the touchscreen for convenient navigation during exercise and daily activities.

Long-Lasting Battery Performance

Stay focused on your goals with dependable battery life for training and everyday use.

• Smartwatch Mode: Up to 13 days

• GPS Mode: Up to 20 hours

Actual battery life may vary depending on settings, GPS usage, music playback, and other features.

Personalized Workouts and Race Planning

Prepare for your next running event with daily suggested workouts tailored to your performance and recovery. Enter your race and course details in the Garmin Connect app to receive personalized training suggestions and view race-planning information through the watch's race widget.

Daily suggested workouts adapt after each run to help align your training with your progress.

Training Readiness and Recovery Insights

The Training Readiness score uses factors such as sleep quality, recovery, training load, and HRV status to help you assess your preparedness for a demanding workout.

The Morning Report provides an overview of sleep, recovery, training outlook, HRV status, training readiness, and weather, helping you plan your day and exercise routine.

Advanced Training Status

Monitor your overall training progress through indicators such as HRV status, recent exercise history, and performance. Training Status helps you understand whether your training is productive, peaking, strained, or reflecting another supported status.

These metrics are estimates intended to help you understand fitness trends and should not be treated as medical measurements.

30+ Built-In Activity Profiles

Track a wide range of sports and workouts with more than 30 activity profiles, including:

• Running

• Triathlon

• Cycling

• Open-water swimming

• Other supported fitness activities

Multi-Band GNSS with SatIQ Technology

Multi-band GNSS and SatIQ technology help improve positioning accuracy in challenging environments while intelligently managing satellite reception to optimize battery life.

Smart Notifications and Connected Features

Stay connected while training with smart notifications for calls and text messages from a paired compatible Android or Apple smartphone.

Music on the Go

Download music and supported playlists directly to your watch from services such as Spotify, Amazon Music, or Deezer. Connect compatible wireless headphones for phone-free listening. Music service subscriptions may be required.

Garmin Pay Contactless Payments

Make convenient contactless payments using Garmin Pay at supported payment terminals, where your country, bank, and payment network are compatible.

Safety and Assistance Features

Incident detection and Assistance features can send your live location to emergency contacts when paired with a compatible smartphone. These features require setup, and smartphone connectivity and network coverage must be available.

Free Garmin Connect App

Use the Garmin Connect app to review health and fitness information, track progress, connect with friends, join challenges, and earn badges. The app is available without a subscription for its core features.