Amazon is currently offering the Garmin Forerunner 165 smartwatch at its lowest price yet with a 24% discount (purchase link down below). The Forerunner 165 features a 1.2-inch AMOLED colour display with 390×390 resolution and optional always-on mode. The device comes with a silicone strap with 20mm quick-release bands, a chemically strengthened glass lens, a fibre-reinforced polymer bezel, and is 5 ATM water resistant.
Health and wellness features include continuous heart rate monitoring, pulse ox blood oxygen, sleep tracking, Body Battery energy monitoring, stress tracking, breathwork, fitness age, and nap detection. Additional wellness tracking includes hydration and women’s health monitoring through Garmin Connect app. Furthermore, the device supports GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo for accurate location tracking, and includes sensors such as a heart rate monitor, barometric altimeter, compass, accelerometer, thermometer, and ambient light sensor.
Smartwatch features include Bluetooth and ANT+ connectivity, smart notifications, Garmin Pay, music control, calendar, weather, Find My Phone/Watch, Garmin Share, and red shift mode. It is compatible with both iPhone and Android smartphones, with Android users able to respond to texts or reject calls with messages and view images received in notifications.
Moreover, the Forerunner 165 supports a wide range of activities, including running, cycling, swimming, gym workouts, HIIT, yoga, and Pilates. For runners, it tracks distance, pace, cadence, stride length, running power, and provides PacePro pacing strategies and race predictions. Navigation features include breadcrumb trails, Back to Start, TracBack, and UltraTrac mode, while safety features include incident detection and emergency assistance alerts.
Daily activity tracking includes steps, calories, floors climbed, distance, intensity minutes, and inactivity alerts, with automatic activity detection via Move IQ. Training tools include customisable data screens, heart rate zones, recovery time, VO2 max, and advanced workouts. For younger users or family activity challenges, the watch supports Toe-to-Toe Challenges through the Connect IQ app, enabling step competitions between compatible devices.
The watch runs on a lithium-ion battery and offers up to 11 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, up to 20 days in battery saver mode, up to 19 hours in GPS-only GNSS mode, and up to 17 hours using all-systems GNSS tracking. The Forerunner 165 includes 4GB of internal memory for activity history and data storage. Finally, charging is via Garmin’s proprietary plug charger.
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Garmin Forerunner 165 Smartwatch: $189.99 (Amazon US) - 24% off
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