You don’t just run. You’ve moved beyond that. Which is why you need Forerunner 165 Music — the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch that helps you meet your goals with personalized adaptive training plans and a bright display to light up your progress.
What You’ll Love
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| Sleep score and insights |
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| Battery life (smartwatch mode) |
Up to 11 days |
| Daily suggested workouts |
yes (7 days) |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen |
yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day) |
| Garmin Pay™ |
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| Music storage |
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| Display type |
AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Touchscreen |
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| Water rating |
5 ATM |
General
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| Strap material |
silicone
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| Lens Material |
chemically strengthened glass
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| Bezel Material |
fiber-reinforced polymer
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| Quick Release bands |
yes (20 mm, Industry standard) |
| Physical size |
43 x 43 x 11.6 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm
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| Weight |
39 g
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| Display Size |
1.2″ (30.4 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution |
390 x 390 pixels |
| Color display |
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| Large font option |
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| Battery life |
Smartwatch mode: Up to 11 days
Battery Saver Smartwatch mode: Up to 20 days
GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 19 hours
All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 17 hours
GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours
All-Systems GNSS mode with music: Up to 6.5 hours
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| Charging method |
Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History |
4 GB |
Clock Features
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| Time/date |
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| GPS Time Sync |
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| Automatic daylight saving time |
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| Alarm clock |
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| Timer |
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| Stopwatch |
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| Sunrise/sunset times |
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Health & Wellness Monitoring
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| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) |
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| Daily resting heart rate |
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| Abnormal heart rate alerts |
yes (high and low) |
| Respiration rate (24×7) |
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| Fitness age |
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| Body Battery™ energy monitor |
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| All-day stress |
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| Relaxation reminders |
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| Relaxation breathing timer |
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| Breathwork |
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| Sleep |
yes (advanced) |
| Nap detection |
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| Hydration |
yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women’s health |
yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health snapshot |
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Sensors
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| GPS |
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| GLONASS |
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| Galileo |
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| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor |
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| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor |
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| Barometric altimeter |
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| Compass |
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| Accelerometer |
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| Thermometer |
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| Ambient light sensor |
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Daily Smart Features
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| Connectivity |
Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) |
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| On-device Connect IQ™ Store |
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| Smart Notifications |
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| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) |
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| View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) |
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| Morning report |
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| Calendar |
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| Weather forecasts |
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| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile |
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| Battery saver (customizable low power watch) |
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| Controls smartphone music |
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| Plays and controls watch music |
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| Find My Phone |
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| Find My Watch |
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| Find My Phone during GPS activity |
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| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app |
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| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile |
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| Smartphone compatibility |
iPhone®, Android™ |
Activity Profiles
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| Gym |
Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing |
| Wellness |
Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking
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| Indoor running |
Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running |
| Outdoor running |
Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running |
| Outdoor recreation |
Hiking |
| Cycling |
Biking, Indoor Biking |
| Swim |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
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| Racket sports |
Tennis, Pickleball, Padel |
Safety and Tracking Features
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| Incident Detection during select activities |
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| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables |
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| Assistance |
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| LiveTrack |
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| Live Event Sharing |
Android™ Only |
Activity Tracking Features
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| Step counter |
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| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) |
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| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) |
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| Calories burned |
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| Floors climbed |
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| Distance traveled |
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| Intensity minutes |
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| TrueUp™ |
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| Move IQ™ |
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| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app |
yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Gym & Fitness Equipment
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| Cardio workouts |
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| Strength workouts |
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| HIIT workouts |
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| Yoga workouts |
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| Pilates workouts |
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| Automatic rep counting |
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Training, Planning and Analysis Features
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| Customizable data pages |
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| Downloadable training plans |
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| Course guidance |
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| HR zones |
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| HR alerts |
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| HR calories |
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| % HR max |
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| % HRR |
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| Recovery time |
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| Auto max HR |
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| Race glance/widget |
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| HRV status |
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| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) |
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| Respiration rate (during exercise) |
Yoga and Breathwork only |
| GPS speed and distance |
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| Customizable activity profiles |
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| Auto Pause® |
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| Interval training |
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| Advanced workouts |
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| HRM running pace and distance |
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| Auto Lap® |
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| Manual lap |
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| Rest timer |
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| Configurable lap alerts |
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| VO2 Max (Run) |
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| VO2 Max (Trail Run) |
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| Training effect |
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| Training effect (anaerobic) |
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| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) |
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| Audio prompts |
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| Finish time |
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| Touch and/or button lock |
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| Activity history on watch |
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| Physio TrueUp |
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Running Features
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| GPS-based distance, time and pace |
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| Running dynamics |
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| Vertical oscillation and ratio |
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| Ground contact time and balance |
yes (but not balance) |
| Stride length (real time) |
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| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) |
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| Running power |
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| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies |
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| Run workouts |
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| Race predictor |
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| Course- and weather-specific race predictor |
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| Foot pod capable |
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| Run/Walk/Stand detection |
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Outdoor Recreation
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| Point-to-point navigation |
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| Bread crumb trail in real time |
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| Back to start |
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| TracBack® |
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| UltraTrac mode |
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| Elevation profile |
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| Distance to destination |
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| Total ascent/descent |
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| Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) |
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| Auto rest |
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| Future elevation plot |
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| Area calculation |
yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Fish forecast |
yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Sun and moon information |
yes (via Connect IQ™) |
Cycling Features
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| Courses |
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| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) |
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| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) |
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| Compatible with Varia™ lights |
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| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) |
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Swimming Features
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| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) |
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| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) |
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| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) |
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| Drill logging (pool swim only) |
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| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) |
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| “Repeat on” rest timer (pool swim only) |
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| Auto rest (pool swim only) |
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| Time and distance alerts |
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| Countdown start (pool swim only) |
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| Underwater wrist-based heart rate |
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Kid Activity Tracking Features
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| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app |
yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
