Garmin

Forerunner 265 - 010-02810-52 Smartwatch Music Digital Dial Aqua Blue Silicone Strap

Lens Material

Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3

Bezel Material

fiber-reinforced polymer

Quick Release bands

(22 mm, Industry standard)

Strap material

silicone

Physical size

46.1 x 46.1 x 12.9 (mm)

Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm

Touchscreen

Yes

Color display

Yes

Display Size

1.3" (32.5 mm) diameter

Display resolution

416 x 416 pixels

Display Type

AMOLED Optional Always-On Mode

Weight

47 g

Water rating

5 ATM

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

＊Battery life will vary depending upon usage and selected performance mode.

Charging method

Garmin proprietary plug charger

Memory/History

8 GB

Time/date

Yes

GPS Time Sync

Yes

Automatic daylight saving time

Yes

Alarm clock

Yes

Timer

Yes

Stopwatch

Yes

Sunrise/sunset times

Yes

Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)

Yes

Daily resting heart rate

Yes

Abnormal heart rate alerts

(high and low)

Respiration rate (24x7)

Yes

Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation

(spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)

Fitness age

Yes

Body Battery energy monitor

Yes

All-day stress

Yes

Relaxation reminders

Yes

Relaxation breathing timer

Yes

Sleep

(advanced)

Sleep score and insights

Yes

Hydration

(in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)

Women's health

(in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)

Health snapshot

Yes

GPS

Yes

GLONASS

Yes

Galileo

Yes

Multi-frequency Positioning

Yes

SatIQ Technology

Yes

Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor

Yes

Barometric altimeter

Yes

Compass

Yes

Gyroscope

Yes

Accelerometer

Yes

Thermometer

Yes

Ambient light sensor

Yes

Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor

Yes

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

Calendar

Yes

Weather

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

Music storage

Yes

Find My Phone

Yes

Find My Watch

Yes

VIRB® Remote

Yes

Smartphone compatibility

iPhone® and Android

Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile

Yes

Stocks

(optional Connect IQ app)

Garmin Pay

Yes

Garmin Share

Yes

LiveTrack

Yes

Spectator messaging

(with compatible smartphone)

Live Event Sharing

Android Only

Incident Detection during select activities

Yes

Incident detection alert on phone for wearables

Yes

Assistance

Yes

Step counter

Yes

Move bar (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

(optional Connect IQ app)

Automatic rep counting

Yes

Cardio workouts

Yes

Available gym activity profiles

Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga, Breathwork

Strength workouts

Yes

HIIT workouts

Yes

Yoga workouts

Yes

Pilates workouts

Yes

On-screen workout animations

Yes

On-screen workout muscle maps

Yes

HR zones

Yes

HR alerts

Yes

HR calories

Yes

% HR max

Yes

% HRR

Yes

Recovery time

Yes

Auto max HR

Yes

Morning report

Yes

Race glance/widget

Yes

HRV status

Yes

Training readiness

Yes

HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices)

Yes

Respiration rate (during exercise)

(with compatible accessory)

GPS speed and distance

Yes

Customizable data pages

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

Downloadable training plans

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

Training status

(improved)

Training load

Yes

Training load focus

Yes

Training effect

Yes

Training effect (anaerobic)

Yes

Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)

Yes

Improved recovery time

Yes

Daily suggested workouts

(7 days)

Custom alerts

Yes

Audio prompts

Yes

Finish time

Yes

Virtual Partner

Yes

Race an Activity

Yes

Auto multisport activities

Yes

Manual multisport activities

Yes

Course guidance

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

Available run profiles

Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running

GPS-based distance, time and pace

Yes

Running dynamics

Yes

Vertical oscillation and ratio

Yes

Ground contact time and balance

(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

(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

Available outdoor recreation profiles

Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing

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

Future elevation plot

Yes

Projected waypoint

Yes

Sun and moon information

Yes

Available cycling profiles

Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, eBiking, eMountain Biking

Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)

Yes

Courses

Yes

Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)

Yes

Race an activity

Yes

FTP (Functional Threshold Power)

(with compatible accessory)

Power curve and % FTP workouts

Yes

Compatible with Vector and Rally (power meters)

Yes

Power meter compatible

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

Available swim profiles

Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming

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

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)

(with HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)