Garmin Forerunner 165
Smartwatch · Android and iPhone
- Cheapest price
- £179.85
- Subscription
- Optional
- Over 3 years
- £179.85
Prices
- John Lewis£179.85View at John Lewis (opens in a new tab)
- Start Fitness£199.90View at Start Fitness (opens in a new tab)
- Garmin£199.99View at Garmin (opens in a new tab)
- AmazonAmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
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What it measures
- Heart rate
- Resting heart rate
- HRV
- Sleep stages
- Deep sleep
- Blood oxygen
- VO2 max
- Breathing rate
- Skin temperature (no)
- Readiness score
- Steps
- ECG (no)
- GPS
- Blood pressure (no)
- Cycle tracking
As garmin.com states it.
What it does
A GPS running watch with a 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, worn on the wrist and paired with the Garmin Connect app on Android or iPhone. It records heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep, steps and runs, and shows training figures such as VO2 max and recovery time.
From the description on garmin.com.
Garmin Forerunner 165 specs
- Type
- Smartwatch
- Works with
- Android and iPhone
- Battery
- Up to 11 days (smartwatch mode)
- Water resistance
- 5 ATM
- Size
- 43 x 43 x 11.6 mm; fits wrists 126-203 mm
- Weight
- 39 g
- Display
- AMOLED touchscreen, 30.4 mm (1.2 in) diameter, 390 x 390 pixels, optional always-on
- Materials
- Chemically strengthened glass lens, fibre-reinforced polymer bezel, silicone strap (20 mm quick release)
- Sensors
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensor
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth, ANT+; Garmin Pay
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Further specs from garmin.com.
How it compares
- To buy, it is the 8th cheapest of 67 smartwatches we compare (the middle one costs £361).
- Over three years, subscription included, it is the 8th cheapest of 67 smartwatches.
- It measures 5 of the 8 features we compare; the middle smartwatch measures 5.
- Lacks what most of them have: Skin temperature.
- It needs no subscription; 0 of the 67 do.
Garmin Forerunner 165 reviews and discussions
Reviews
- DC Rainmaker review of the Garmin Forerunner 165 2024-02
- the5krunner review of the Garmin Forerunner 165 2024-03
Which?
- Which? tests of this kind of product members' content
Owners talking about it
- TOO many functions Forerunner 165 Garmin forums
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Subscription
- Garmin Connect+ optional: £69.99 a year (£6.99 a month).
- Adds: AI insights (Active Intelligence), nutrition tracking, performance dashboard, LiveTrack extras
- Source: garmin.com
Questions
- Where is the Garmin Forerunner 165 cheapest?
- John Lewis, at £179.85 when checked on 2026-10-29.
- Does the Garmin Forerunner 165 need a subscription?
- Garmin Connect+ optional: £69.99 a year. It adds: AI insights (Active Intelligence), nutrition tracking, performance dashboard, LiveTrack extras
- What does the Garmin Forerunner 165 cost over three years?
- £179.85, the price plus any required subscription.
- How does the Garmin Forerunner 165 compare with other smartwatches?
- To buy, it is the 8th cheapest of 67 smartwatches we compare (the middle one costs £361). Over three years, subscription included, it is the 8th cheapest of 67 smartwatches. It measures 5 of the 8 features we compare; the middle smartwatch measures 5.
Compare with
- 1
- 3 years
- £178.99
- Price
- £178.99
- Subscription
- None
- 2
- 3 years
- £179.40
- Price
- £179.40
- Subscription
- Optional
- 3
- 3 years
- £179.99
- Price
- £179.99
- Subscription
- Optional
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