Garmin Smart GPS Watch Forerunner® 165 Music
Brand: Garmin
Category: Surveying Instruments
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.
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Bright 1.2″ AMOLED touchscreen display with easy readability even in sunlight.
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Built-in GPS support (GPS + GLONASS + Galileo) for accurate pace, distance and route tracking.
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Up to 11 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, and up to 19 hours in GPS mode.
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Advanced sensors including optical heart-rate monitor, pulse oximetry (SpO₂) sensor, barometric altimeter and compass.
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Adaptive training plans and workout suggestions via Garmin Coach, tailored for 5K, 10K and half-marathon distances.
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Morning Report feature: an overview of sleep, recovery, training load and outlook delivered each morning.
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Body Battery™, stress tracking, sleep monitoring and health insights to give you a full picture of your well-being.
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Activity tracking for multiple sport modes (running, treadmill, indoor workouts, etc.), with customizable data screens.
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Lightweight and comfortable design with fiber-reinforced polymer case and classic 5-button + touchscreen interface.
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Smart-watch features: smartphone notifications, music control, compatibility with Garmin Connect app for syncing and analysis.
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Water-resistant (suitable for swimming and everyday wear) with built-in features to support outdoor training and elevation changes.
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 11 days |
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| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day) |
| Garmin Pay™ | |
| Music storage | |
| Display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Touchscreen | |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
General |
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| Strap material |
silicone |
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| Lens Material |
chemically strengthened glass |
| Bezel Material |
fiber-reinforced polymer |
| 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 |
| Weight |
39 g |
| Display Size | 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution | 390 x 390 pixels |
| Color display | |
| Large font option | |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life |
Smartwatch mode: Up to 11 days |
| 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 | |
| Automatic daylight saving time | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Timer | |
| Stopwatch | |
| Sunrise/sunset times | |
Health & Wellness Monitoring |
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| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | |
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| 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) |
| 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 | |
Sensors |
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| GPS | |
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| GLONASS | |
| Galileo | |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | |
| Barometric altimeter | |
| Compass | |
| Accelerometer | |
| Thermometer | |
| Ambient light sensor | |
Daily Smart Features |
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| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
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| 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 | |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Red shift mode | |
| Garmin Share | |
| Passcode | |
Workout and Training Plans |
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| Daily Suggested Workout - Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | |
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| Garmin Running Coach | yes (no strength add-on) |
| Garmin Running Coach Experts | |
| Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans | |
| Cardio workouts | |
| Strength workouts | |
| HIIT workouts | |
| Yoga workouts | |
| Pilates workouts | |
Activity Profiles |
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| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing |
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| 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 |
| Cycling | Biking, Indoor Biking |
| Swim |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| 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 | |
| Assistance | |
| 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) | |
| 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 |
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| Customizable data pages | |
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| 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) | Yoga and Breathwork only |
| GPS speed and distance | |
| Customizable activity profiles | |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt | |
| Interval training | |
| 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) | |
| Training effect | |
| Training effect (anaerobic) | |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | |
| Voice alerts | |
| Finish time | |
| Touch and/or button lock | |
| Activity history on watch | |
| Physio TrueUp | |
Running Features |
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| GPS-based distance, time and pace | |
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| Running dynamics | |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | |
| Ground contact time and balance | yes (but not balance) |
| Stride length (real time) | |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | |
| Running power | |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | |
| Run workouts | |
| Race predictor | |
| Course- and weather-specific race predictor | |
| Foot pod capable | |
| Run/Walk/Stand detection | |
Outdoor Recreation |
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| Point-to-point navigation | |
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| Bread crumb trail in real time | |
| Back to start | |
| TracBack® | |
| UltraTrac mode | |
| Elevation profile | |
| Distance to destination | |
| 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™) |
| 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) | |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | |
| Compatible with Varia headlight camera | |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | |
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) | |
| 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 | |
| Countdown start (pool swim only) | |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | |
Kid Activity Tracking Features |
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| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
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- Forerunner 165 running watch
- USB-C charging/data cable
- Documentation
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