Garmin Forerunner® 265S Music Fitness Watch

I bought myself this watch for Christmas. Upgraded from a baseline forerunner. The features are great, the screen is great, love the armband, everything about it!

This is my 3rd Garmin watch, and I’m so happy with it! I love the training readiness and suggested workouts. I know rest is important, but it’s cool to see how other things impact training. For me, this has everything I need at the right price! And it looks nice!

Es excelente para coadyuvar en mis actividades de carrera y senderismo. Más de lo que esperaba, me encanta su diseño, larga duración de batería y funcionalidad.

I bought this to replace my old 235. The battery on that one, didn’t like the cooler weather. This one works well, but has a few odd things I don’t like as well as the 235. I use it primarily as a watch, so it is important to always be on. I never could get it to work correctly in the mode where it illuminates when brought to a horizontal position. I need to see the seconds frequently. Not sure why those are hidden in “dim mode”. I really dislike that it’ll incessantly vibrate when receiving a call. By the time I can dig-out my phone, I’m typically quite irritated and don’t even want to talk with the caller. A single pulse when an incoming call is detected (like on the 235) would be sufficient, but it is either “all or none”, it seems. I also dislike that it’ll vibrate when a call is connected. Would be nice to have a way to disable that. The tracking accuracy seems to be almost as bad as the 235. Most of my courses are an “out and back” with a 180 degree turn, multiple times. As a result, some distance is not recorded. This is typically around .03 miles each time. When paused on an activity, it’ll go to some screen with useless information. I want it to stay on the screen with current pace. If I ever have to stop, I have to ensure it is detecting that I am moving, so I don’t lose that distance on the final total. Fortunately, I utilize other applications to measure distance, so I don’t lose actual mileage travelled. Overall, I’d probably buy it again, but there are a few things that should be addressed.

I got this watch for Christmas. This is my 3rd garmin and so far I love it the best. Has everything I wanted and so much more.

I upgraded from the forerunner 935..This watch is smaller, stylish, and good for a woman with a small build. It has all of the features I need as a runner and triathlete. Love the way it lights up with nice colors.

I bought this during the Black Friday sale because I was wanting to get rid of my Apple Watch so far a month into wearing my Forerunner 265s I am so glad I made the switch

I bought the forerunner 265S after having a forerunner 245 for a few years and I’ve loved the change. I’ve had no issues with setting up any of the features and it has some more metrics that it tracks which I like.