Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 165 Music GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Gray/Whitestone
Average customer rating
4.3
(90 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 90 reviews
5 Stars
54
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Star
5
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 165 Music GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Gray/Whitestone
Customer Rating
5
Bright, Colorful and Readable Display
on December 25, 2024
Posted by: MikeMign
The AMOLED display is a game-changer compared to typical backlit-LED displays. The display is bright, colorful and readable in the dark and bright sunlight. I purchased this for the display technology as well as the ability to play music through my Bluetooth headphones (I didn't want to carry my phone). My only wish for this watch is that it also had a Triathlon mode.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great Watch!
on December 31, 2024
Posted by: Mike_2288
Overall, the watch does everything that I need but the only issue I’ve had so far is when I’m trying to skip to the next song. I would skip to the next song and it’ll just stop playing music until I press pause and then play again to get the music to start back up. Not a big deal but it gets a little annoying at times during my runs.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
In love with this watch
on January 1, 2025
Posted by: denver57
My dad got me this watch for Christmas. My whole family has Apple Watches and every single one of them is raving over this Garmin. The whole family has been converted at this point.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
First Running Watch - love it!
on January 6, 2025
Posted by: Tigro
Bought about a month ago and really enjoying it! Features are just right, easy to learn and pick up, and music has been reliable.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Forerunner 165 music
on January 8, 2025
Posted by: Johnny7
Got this for Christmas and love it! Only wish you didn't have to pay for the services to adf music or podcasts!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Good watch
on January 8, 2025
Posted by: Bob823
I got this watch recently and I think it is a very good watch although it does have some down sides, the safety features on the watch are not what I would have hoped for the watch can’t alert your emergency contacts if it is not connected to your phone. Also the battery life with daily use has only lasted up to 7-8 days. Despite the battery life and the safety features the watch is pretty good it has great running metrics with many activities like walk, hike, run and so much more the adjustable wallpaper is a really cool feature in the watch this watch has a great heart sensor and so much more it overall this is a very good watch but needs more safety features.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Fun watch! Love it!
on January 9, 2025
Posted by: BigDaddyB
My wife and I both got one of these for Christmas as we have started on our running & fitness adventure! It has been fun to play with. The ONLY negative is that is does not keep good time on the treadmill. It clocks my time much faster than I actually run which throws off my average pace.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Enjoying the features so far
on January 10, 2025
Posted by: glo908
I purchased this to replace my Forerunner 245 which broke, and I have enjoyed discovering all the new features my F245 did not have while still keeping most of the functions I was wanting for running. I do however wish I could still control my music stop/start/ pause from my Garmin. I got the Music version but am not happy with it. I cannot use my Audible app, Pandora app, or Sirius XM app with this Garmin. You need to use an additional Garmin app to download music to the Garmin, which is fine, but I would STILL like to start/stop/pause/forward using my garmin as it is connected to my phone.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin