With a longer battery life, a super-durable construction and a clear, responsive display, the Forerunner® 265S is a must-have piece of tech for life on and off the track or trail. Now available in a more compact size, this watch still provides comprehensive health data such as heart rate, calories, sleep and stress. It also comes with helpful data displays like the morning report which provides a useful overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook.
 
Key features
30+ activity profiles ensure the Forerunner® 265S can adapt to any training regime, including a dedicated triathlon feature that combines dedicated profiles for running, swimming and cycling. It helps to plan your strategy with daily suggested workouts and syncs up with Garmin IQ, Garmin Connect and other platforms like Strava and Komoot so you can input your pre-planned routes or access routes from other members of the running community.
Advanced running metrics go into more detail than other smartwatches to provide the ultimate training assistance, while helpful features like Garmin Pay™ contactless payments and smartphone notifications means the watch can provide assistance in everyday life too.
Health
Wrist-based heart rate
Stress tracking
Sleep score and advanced sleep monitoring
Body battery™ energy monitoring
Pulse ox
Fitness age
Intensity minutes
Women’s health tracking
 
Training
Morning report
HRV status
Built-in sports apps
Race widget
Daily suggested workouts
Garmin coach
Triathlon and multisport profiles
Running power
Recovery time
Pacepro™ feature
Training status
Acute load
Training effect
Performance condition
Running dynamics
Pre-existing courses
Sync routes from other platforms like strava and komoot
Track running
Visual race predictor
Cross-training
 
Connectivity and Navigation
Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Smartphone compatibility: iPhone®, Android®
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
Multi-band GNSS support
Smart notifications
Safety and tracking features
Calendar
Weather forecast
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
Smart Notifications
Music apps and storage
Controls smartphone music
Play and Control watch music
Garmin Pay™ contactless payments
Connect IQ™ – Downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps
Battery saver
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
Virb® Camera Remote
Smart trainer control
Stocks
 
Technical specification
Water rated to 50 metres (5 ATM)
Thermal and shock resistant
Fibre-reinforced polymer case
Scratch-resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 screen
18mm Quick-release bands
Quick-release bands
Battery: 15 days
Weight: 39g
Display: 360 x 360 pixels AMOLED
Case size: 42mm
Memory: 8gb
In the box: Forerunner® 265S watch, USB-C Charging/data cable, documentation
Colour: Black Bezel and Case with Black/Amp Yellow Silicone Band