Customer Reviews for Garmin - Refurbished Excellent - Forerunner 165 Music GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Turquoise/Aqua - (2024)
Customer Rating
5
Love it
on January 22, 2025
Posted by: Ana S
I had been using two watches last year and I finally ditched one this year. I love that I can sync my playlists to my garmin and I don't have to use my phone for music. Best decision on starting out with this Forerunner 165! The battery life is amazing! Using the music feature does drain it a little faster but it can still last days!
After 6 months using Garmin products. From Fenix 8, epix 2 Pro, 265 , and now 165. I found 165 is really worthed for basic runner. For sure, it has less data compared to higher model, but, it is really enough. One thing that really missing is training readiness, since i use to be very happy with this feature, but.....i can predict my readiness using other metrics such as sleeping score etc. Lets us think about the price....., even without the feature that i mentioned, it is good saving for our wallet. yes ? yes absolutely. Do not forget to choose the music edition, since it has wifi. really usefull for sync process while you are not with your phone.
I have enjoyed my Garmin watch since I’ve received one since Christmas. I will say however, it seems to be a bit inaccurate on steps especially when running on a treadmill. It was off by about 1 mile after only running a few miles. Overall a decent watch for the price
I love my Forerunner 165, but it took a bit more work than I expected to set up. I wish that the music feature could run on top of the exercise interface so I could change tracks I didn't like without having to disrupt my entire workout, but otherwise this is truly a great tracker at a very reasonable price point. The battery life is excellent, it fits really well (I've had other tracker bands that have chafed my wrist) and i love the features in the app.