Forerunner 165 Music Watch
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Why We Like The Garmin Forerunner 165 Music Watch
For a complete view of our training status as we prepare for race day, we track our every move with the Garmin Forerunner 165 Music Watch. The GNSS tracking system accurately captures every mile we run, swim, hike, or bike, and audio prompts keep us on pace, while our downloaded playlists let us pump our curated tunes through our wireless earbuds and leave our phone at home for undisrupted miles. Plus, with sleep scores, energy tracking, heart-rate monitoring, recovery time suggestions, training tips, and more, this watch is like our own personal, wearable coach that gets us over the finish line in record time.
Details
- Running-focused sports watch for snagging your next PR
- Amoled screen gives a crisp, vibrant view of metrics
- GNSS tracking system uses multiple satellites for accurate data
- Stores playlists for phone-free listening with wireless headphones
- Touchscreen and buttons for easy scrolling through data and workouts
- Wrist-based tech monitors your heart rate and running dynamics
- Tracks multiple activities to log all your cross-training workouts
- Submersible up to 5 meters for worry-free swimming
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- Housing Material
- fiber-reinforced polymer
- Strap Material
- silicone
- Face Material
- chemically strengthened glass
- Movement
- digital
- Pedometer
- yes
- Odometer
- yes
- Altimeter
- yes
- Barometer
- yes
- Heart Rate Monitor
- Garmin Elevate (wrist-based)
- Submersible
- 5ATM (up to 5 meters)
- Technical Features
- Please see size chart for complete list of technical features
- Wireless
- yes
- Operating System
- Garmin Connect
- Date Indicator
- yes
- Weekday Indicator
- yes
- Alarms
- alarm clock, goal alerts
- Backlight
- yes
- Battery Type
- rechargeable, Garmin proprietary plug charger (included)
- Battery Life
- [smartwatch mode] up to 11 days, [battery-saver smartwatch mode] up to 20 days, [GPS-only GNSS mode] up to 19hr, [all-systems GNSS mode] up to 17hr, [GPS-only GNSS mode + music] up to 7hr, [all-systems GNSS mode + music] up to 6.5hr
- Includes
- Forerunner 165 Music Watch, USB-C charging/data cable, documentation
- Face Size
- 30.4mm (1.2in)
- Claimed Weight
- 1.4oz
- Activity
- running, hiking, swimming, road cycling, yoga, training, casual
- Manufacturer Warranty
- limited 1 year
Reviews
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Overall Rating
4.5 based on 103 ratings
Review Summary
Fits True To Size
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This is a well-rounded fitness tracker that offers accurate tracking, customizable features, and helpful training insights. Users appreciate the long battery life and user-friendly design, though some find the initial setup and music integration could be improved. Overall, it provides a comprehensive set of features for fitness monitoring and training.
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageJuly 12, 2025
Difficult to operate
The watch is fine once you customize your activities, but I can't get Amazon music to play on it. This is even after I downloaded and updated the Amazon music app on my watch and my phone, went to the app and selected "refresh all devices."
Originally reviewed on Garmin
July 10, 2025
Awesome watch!
I absolutely love love my Garmin watch! The morning updates are terrific!
Originally reviewed on Garmin
July 8, 2025
Glad I upgraded!
I've used a Garmin Vivomove 3S for many, many years, and was quite happy with it. But I got back into running last fall and have reached the point where I want some more data and heartrate guidance. I love the large display and metrics available. The physical buttons are so much nicer to manipulate while running (though some of the controls aren't super intuitive- takes some practice). And I really enjoy leaving my phone at home and being able to listen to music.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
July 4, 2025
Keeps me motivated
Music helps clear my mind so I can train on my short runs as well as the long ones. Delivers great quality.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
July 4, 2025
Works great - love it
Have been way more active since wearing this watch. It tracks so much including VO2 max. I am training for a marathon - perfect.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
July 4, 2025
Garmin 165
Great as a starter watch to track activities and have music
Originally reviewed on ExpertVoice.com
July 3, 2025
A lightweight alternative to my Fenix
I have a Fenix 7X (which I love) but decided to try this as it had all the features I use daily for running at about half the weight. I love that I don't need to carry my phone; everything I need is in the watch. The battery life is decent, and visibility in sunlight is good... great daily driver. The only think I miss is not having a flashlight. I'll save the Fenix for the hard work; hiking and navigating.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
June 30, 2025
Great watch
Got it on sale a couple weeks ago and have been using the activity setting a ton. And the wide variety of informational settings it has are super useful. Great watch for the price absolutely love it.
Originally reviewed on Garmin
June 28, 2025
i love it
i’ve had the watch for a little over a month and it has been so beneficial for my running progress. i started using the garmin coach and i went from running max 3-4 miles 3 days a week to now 6 miles 3 days a week. I really love the body battery feature and the sleep score/coach feature. not to mention the battery i charge this watch once a week and it fully charges within like 30 min!
Originally reviewed on Garmin
June 15, 2025
Lots of features!
Being older it is some what confusing, takes little time to understand
Originally reviewed on Garmin
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