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Garmin Forerunner 265, WiFi, GPS, EU/PAC, Black

$899.95
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Garmin  |  SKU: 010-02810-10
What You'll Love
Sleep Score and Insights Yes
Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 13 days
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS Yes (7 days)
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
Garmin Pay™ Yes
MULTI-BAND GPS Yes
Music storage Yes
training readiness Yes
Training status Improved
Watch display type AMOLED; optional always-on mode
Touchscreen Yes
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 32.5 mm (1.3") diameter
Display Resolution 416 x 416 pixels
Colour display Yes
Large font option Yes
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 hours
All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 6 hours
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Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History 8 GB
Clock Features
Time/date Yes
GPS Time Sync Yes
Automatic daylight saving time Yes
Alarm clock Yes
Timer Yes
Stopwatch Yes
Sunrise/sunset times Yes
Health & Wellness Monitoring
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) Yes
Daily resting heart rate Yes
Abnormal heart rate alerts Yes (high and low)
Respiration Rate (24x7) Yes
FITNESS AGE Yes
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR Yes
All-day stress Yes
Relaxation reminders Yes
Relaxation Breathing Timer Yes
Breathwork Yes
SLEEP Yes (Advanced)
Sleep coach Yes
Nap detection  Yes
Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Women's Health Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Health Snapshot Yes
Sensors
GPS Yes
GLONASS Yes
Galileo Yes
SatIQ™ Technology Yes
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor Yes
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor Yes
Barometric altimeter Yes
Compass Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Thermometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Daily Smart Features
Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) Yes
On-device Connect IQ™ Store Yes
Smart Notifications Yes
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) Yes
View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) Yes
Morning report Yes
Calendar Yes
Weather forecasts Yes
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile Yes
Battery saver (customizable low power watch) Yes
Controls smartphone music Yes
Plays and controls watch music Yes
Find My Phone Yes
Find My Watch Yes
Find My Phone during GPS activity Yes
Compatible with Garmin Messenger app Yes
VIRB® Remote Yes
Smart trainer control Yes
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Yes
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™
Stocks Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
RED SHIFT MODE Yes
Garmin Share Yes
Activity profiles
Gym Strength, HIIT, Cardio and 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, 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
Sport profiles Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, 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 Yes
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables Yes
Assistance Yes
LiveTrack Yes
Live Event Sharing Android™ Only
Activity Tracking Features
Step counter Yes
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) Yes
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Yes
Calories Burned Yes
Floors climbed Yes
Distance traveled Yes
Intensity minutes Yes
TrueUp™ Yes
Move IQ™ Yes
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
Gym & Fitness Equipment
Cardio workouts Yes
Strength workouts Yes
HIIT workouts Yes
Yoga workouts Yes
Pilates workouts Yes
On-screen workout animations Yes
On-Screen Workout Muscle Map Yes
Automatic rep counting Yes
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
Customizable data pages Yes
Downloadable training plans Yes
Course guidance Yes
HR zones Yes
HR alerts Yes
HR calories Yes
% HR max Yes
% HRR Yes
recovery time Yes
Auto max HR Yes
Race glance/widget Yes
HRV Status Yes
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) Yes
Respiration rate (during exercise) Yes (with compatible accessory)
GPS speed and distance Yes
Customizable activity profiles Yes
Auto Pause® Yes
Interval training Yes
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) Yes
Advanced workouts Yes
HRM running pace and distance Yes
Auto Lap® Yes
Manual lap Yes
Rest timer Yes
Configurable lap alerts Yes
VO2 Max (Run) Yes
VO2 Max (Trail Run) Yes
Load ratio Yes
TRAINING LOAD Yes
Training load focus Yes
training effect Yes
Training effect (anaerobic) Yes
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) Yes
Custom alerts Yes
Audio prompts Yes
Multisport auto transition Yes
Finish time Yes
Virtual Partner Yes
Race an Activity Yes
Auto multisport activities Yes
Manual multisport activities Yes
Touch and/or button lock Yes
Hot keys Yes
Auto scroll Yes
Activity history on watch Yes
Physio TrueUp Yes
Unified training status Yes
Running Features
GPS-based distance, time and pace Yes
Running dynamics Yes
Vertical oscillation and ratio Yes
Ground contact time and balance Yes (with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time) Yes
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) Yes
Running power Yes
Grade-adjusted pace Yes
Performance condition Yes
Lactate threshold Yes (with compatible accessory)
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies Yes
Run workouts Yes
Trail run auto climb Yes
Race predictor Yes
Course- and weather-specific race predictor Yes
Foot pod capable Yes
Run/Walk/Stand detection Yes
Outdoor Recreation
Point-to-point navigation Yes
Bread crumb trail in real time Yes
Back to start Yes
TracBack® Yes
UltraTrac mode Yes
Up Ahead Yes
Elevation profile Yes
Distance to destination Yes
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert Yes
Vertical speed Yes
Total ascent/descent Yes
Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) Yes
AUTO REST Yes
Future elevation plot Yes
Area calculation Yes (via Connect IQ™)
FISH FORECAST Yes (via Connect IQ™)
Projected waypoint Yes
Sun and moon information Sunrise/sunset
Cycling Features
Courses Yes
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) Yes
Race an activity Yes
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) Yes
Power curve and % FTP workouts Yes
Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) Yes
Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) Yes
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) Yes
Compatible with Varia™ lights Yes
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) Yes
Power meter compatible Yes
Swimming Features
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) Yes
Drill logging (pool swim only) Yes
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) Yes
"Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) Yes
Auto rest (pool swim only) Yes
Time and distance alerts Yes
Time and distance alerts Yes
Pacing alerts (pool swim only) Yes
Countdown start (pool swim only) Yes
Pool swim workouts Yes
Critical swim speed Yes
Underwater wrist-based heart rate Yes
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 or HRM-Pro Plus)
Kid Activity Tracking Features
Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)
Garmin

Garmin Forerunner 265, WiFi, GPS, EU/PAC, Black

$899.95
What You'll Love
Sleep Score and Insights Yes
Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 13 days
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS Yes (7 days)
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
Garmin Pay™ Yes
MULTI-BAND GPS Yes
Music storage Yes
training readiness Yes
Training status Improved
Watch display type AMOLED; optional always-on mode
Touchscreen Yes
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 32.5 mm (1.3") diameter
Display Resolution 416 x 416 pixels
Colour display Yes
Large font option Yes
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 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 Yes
GPS Time Sync Yes
Automatic daylight saving time Yes
Alarm clock Yes
Timer Yes
Stopwatch Yes
Sunrise/sunset times Yes
Health & Wellness Monitoring
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) Yes
Daily resting heart rate Yes
Abnormal heart rate alerts Yes (high and low)
Respiration Rate (24x7) Yes
FITNESS AGE Yes
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR Yes
All-day stress Yes
Relaxation reminders Yes
Relaxation Breathing Timer Yes
Breathwork Yes
SLEEP Yes (Advanced)
Sleep coach Yes
Nap detection  Yes
Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Women's Health Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Health Snapshot Yes
Sensors
GPS Yes
GLONASS Yes
Galileo Yes
SatIQ™ Technology Yes
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor Yes
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor Yes
Barometric altimeter Yes
Compass Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Thermometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Daily Smart Features
Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) Yes
On-device Connect IQ™ Store Yes
Smart Notifications Yes
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) Yes
View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) Yes
Morning report Yes
Calendar Yes
Weather forecasts Yes
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile Yes
Battery saver (customizable low power watch) Yes
Controls smartphone music Yes
Plays and controls watch music Yes
Find My Phone Yes
Find My Watch Yes
Find My Phone during GPS activity Yes
Compatible with Garmin Messenger app Yes
VIRB® Remote Yes
Smart trainer control Yes
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Yes
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™
Stocks Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
RED SHIFT MODE Yes
Garmin Share Yes
Activity profiles
Gym Strength, HIIT, Cardio and 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, 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
Sport profiles Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, 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 Yes
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables Yes
Assistance Yes
LiveTrack Yes
Live Event Sharing Android™ Only
Activity Tracking Features
Step counter Yes
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) Yes
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Yes
Calories Burned Yes
Floors climbed Yes
Distance traveled Yes
Intensity minutes Yes
TrueUp™ Yes
Move IQ™ Yes
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
Gym & Fitness Equipment
Cardio workouts Yes
Strength workouts Yes
HIIT workouts Yes
Yoga workouts Yes
Pilates workouts Yes
On-screen workout animations Yes
On-Screen Workout Muscle Map Yes
Automatic rep counting Yes
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
Customizable data pages Yes
Downloadable training plans Yes
Course guidance Yes
HR zones Yes
HR alerts Yes
HR calories Yes
% HR max Yes
% HRR Yes
recovery time Yes
Auto max HR Yes
Race glance/widget Yes
HRV Status Yes
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) Yes
Respiration rate (during exercise) Yes (with compatible accessory)
GPS speed and distance Yes
Customizable activity profiles Yes
Auto Pause® Yes
Interval training Yes
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) Yes
Advanced workouts Yes
HRM running pace and distance Yes
Auto Lap® Yes
Manual lap Yes
Rest timer Yes
Configurable lap alerts Yes
VO2 Max (Run) Yes
VO2 Max (Trail Run) Yes
Load ratio Yes
TRAINING LOAD Yes
Training load focus Yes
training effect Yes
Training effect (anaerobic) Yes
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) Yes
Custom alerts Yes
Audio prompts Yes
Multisport auto transition Yes
Finish time Yes
Virtual Partner Yes
Race an Activity Yes
Auto multisport activities Yes
Manual multisport activities Yes
Touch and/or button lock Yes
Hot keys Yes
Auto scroll Yes
Activity history on watch Yes
Physio TrueUp Yes
Unified training status Yes
Running Features
GPS-based distance, time and pace Yes
Running dynamics Yes
Vertical oscillation and ratio Yes
Ground contact time and balance Yes (with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time) Yes
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) Yes
Running power Yes
Grade-adjusted pace Yes
Performance condition Yes
Lactate threshold Yes (with compatible accessory)
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies Yes
Run workouts Yes
Trail run auto climb Yes
Race predictor Yes
Course- and weather-specific race predictor Yes
Foot pod capable Yes
Run/Walk/Stand detection Yes
Outdoor Recreation
Point-to-point navigation Yes
Bread crumb trail in real time Yes
Back to start Yes
TracBack® Yes
UltraTrac mode Yes
Up Ahead Yes
Elevation profile Yes
Distance to destination Yes
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert Yes
Vertical speed Yes
Total ascent/descent Yes
Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) Yes
AUTO REST Yes
Future elevation plot Yes
Area calculation Yes (via Connect IQ™)
FISH FORECAST Yes (via Connect IQ™)
Projected waypoint Yes
Sun and moon information Sunrise/sunset
Cycling Features
Courses Yes
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) Yes
Race an activity Yes
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) Yes
Power curve and % FTP workouts Yes
Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) Yes
Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) Yes
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) Yes
Compatible with Varia™ lights Yes
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) Yes
Power meter compatible Yes
Swimming Features
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) Yes
Drill logging (pool swim only) Yes
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) Yes
"Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) Yes
Auto rest (pool swim only) Yes
Time and distance alerts Yes
Time and distance alerts Yes
Pacing alerts (pool swim only) Yes
Countdown start (pool swim only) Yes
Pool swim workouts Yes
Critical swim speed Yes
Underwater wrist-based heart rate Yes
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 or HRM-Pro Plus)
Kid Activity Tracking Features
Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)
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