Garmin Forerunner® 265

What You'll Love Sleep score and insights Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 13 days Pulse Ox blood oxygen yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) Garmin Pay™ Multi-band GPS Music storage Training readiness Training status yes (improved) Display type AMOLED (optional always-on mode) Touchscreen Water rating 5 ATM General Strap material silicone Lens Material Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Bezel Material fiber-reinforced polymer Quick Release bands yes (22 mm, Industry standard) Physical size 46.1 x 46.1 x 12.9 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm Weight 47 g Display Size 1.3" (32.5 mm) diameter Display resolution 416 x 416 pixels Color display Large font option Battery type Lithium ion Battery life Smartwatch mode: Up to 13 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 20 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 16 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 14 hours GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 6.5 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 6 hours See Details Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger Memory/History 8 GB Clock Features Time/date GPS Time Sync Automatic daylight saving time Alarm clock Timer Stopwatch Sunrise/sunset times Health & Wellness Monitoring Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) Resting heart rate Abnormal heart rate alerts yes (high and low) Respiration rate Fitness age Body Battery™ energy monitor All-day stress Relaxation reminders Relaxation breathing timer Meditation Breathwork Sleep yes (advanced) Sleep coach Breathing variations Nap detection Hydration yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) Women's health yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) Health snapshot Jet lag adviser Sensors GPS GLONASS Galileo QZSS BeiDou SatIQ™ Technology Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor Barometric altimeter Compass Gyroscope Accelerometer Thermometer Ambient light sensor Daily Smart Features Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) On-device Connect IQ™ Store Smart Notifications Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) Morning report Calendar Weather forecasts Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile Battery saver (customizable low power watch) Controls smartphone music Plays and controls watch music Find My Phone Find My Watch Find My Phone during GPS activity Compatible with Garmin Messenger app VIRB® Remote Smart trainer control Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™ Stocks yes (optional Connect IQ app) Red shift mode Garmin Share Passcode Workout and Training Plans Daily Suggested Workout - Running Daily Suggested Workout - Cycling Garmin Running Coach Garmin Running Coach Experts Garmin Cycling Coach Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans Garmin Coach - Strength Cardio workouts Strength workouts HIIT workouts Yoga workouts Pilates workouts On-screen workout animations On-screen workout muscle maps Activity Profiles Gym Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping Multisport Triathlon Wellness Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking Indoor running Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running Outdoor running Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running Outdoor recreation Hiking, Bouldering, Archery 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 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 Incident detection alert on phone for wearables Assistance LiveTrack Live Event Sharing Android™ Only Activity Tracking Features Step counter Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Calories burned Floors climbed Distance traveled Intensity minutes TrueUp™ Move IQ™ Garmin Connect™ Challenges app yes (optional Connect IQ app) Automatic rep counting Training, Planning and Analysis Features Customizable data pages Downloadable training plans Course guidance HR zones HR alerts HR calories % HR max % HRR Recovery time Auto max HR Race glance/widget HRV status HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) Respiration rate (during exercise) yes (with compatible accessory) GPS speed and distance Customizable activity profiles Auto Pause® automatic timer halt Interval training Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) Advanced workouts HRM running pace and distance Auto Lap® interval tracking feature Manual lap Rest timer Configurable lap alerts VO2 Max (Run) VO2 Max (Trail Run) Load ratio Training load Training load focus Training effect Training effect (anaerobic) Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) Improved recovery time Custom alerts Voice alerts Multisport auto transition Finish time Virtual Partner Race an Activity Auto multisport activities Manual multisport activities Touch and/or button lock Shortcuts Auto scroll Activity history on watch Physio TrueUp Unified training status Running Features GPS-based distance, time and pace Running dynamics Vertical oscillation and ratio Ground contact time and balance yes (with compatible accessory) Stride length (real time) Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) Running power Grade-adjusted pace Performance condition Lactate threshold PacePro™ Pacing Strategies Run workouts Trail run auto climb Race predictor Course- and weather-specific race predictor Foot pod capable Run/Walk/Stand detection Outdoor Recreation Point-to-point navigation Bread crumb trail in real time Back to start TracBack® UltraTrac mode Up Ahead Elevation profile Distance to destination Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert Vertical speed Total ascent/descent Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) Auto rest Future elevation plot Area calculation yes (via Connect IQ™) Fish forecast yes (via Connect IQ™) Projected waypoint Sun and moon information Cycling Features Courses Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) Race an activity Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) Power curve and % FTP workouts Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) Compatible with Varia™ lights Compatible with Varia headlight camera Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) Power meter compatible Swimming Features Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) Drill logging (pool swim only) Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) Auto rest (pool swim only) Time and distance alerts Pacing alerts (pool swim only) Countdown start (pool swim only) Pool swim workouts Critical swim speed Underwater wrist-based heart rate 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, HRM-Pro Plus or HRM600) Kid Activity Tracking Features Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)