You're a runner who wants to train brilliantly. With the bright AMOLED display, training metrics, recovery insights and smaller size of the Forerunner 265S smartwatch, you'll be ready to shine.

Highlights

General

Lens Material	Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Bezel Material	fiber-reinforced polymer
Quick Release Bands	(18 mm, Industry standard)
Strap Material	silicone
Physical Size	41.7 x 41.7 x 12.9 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 115-178 mm
Touchscreen	Yes
Color Display	Yes
Display Size	1.1" (28.1 mm) diameter
Display Resolution	360 x 360 pixels
Display Type	AMOLED Optional Always-On Mode
Weight	39 g
Water Rating	5 ATM
Battery Life	Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 24 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 18 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 15 hours GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7.5 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 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

Sensors

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

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 Monitoring

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

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
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

Safety and Tracking Features

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

Activity Tracking Features

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)

Gym & Fitness Equipment

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

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

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

Running Features

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

Outdoor Recreation

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

Cycling Features

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

Swimming Features

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)