Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Forerunner 165 GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Gray/Whitestone - (2024)
Average customer rating
4.5
(408 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 408 reviews
5 Stars
298
4 Stars
59
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
14
1 Star
14
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 165 GPS Smartwatch 43 mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Gray/Whitestone - (2024)
Customer Rating
5
Great entry point
on February 18, 2025
Posted by: Ecoacx
I bought this about three weeks ago and coming from a gen one pixel watch and more typical smart watch there was a bit of adjusting to do. However once you get use to it from a fitness standpoint typical health trackers just don't compare to the trove of data Garmin offers you. The battery life is night and day too as it does last for days on end between charges. Feel this watch makes a great budget entry point of your on the fence about which one to get to start with.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on February 18, 2025
Posted by: Scott P
use it all the time. Great for running, tracking sleep, daily health metrics. Favorite feature is race time prediction
Written by a customer while visiting ExpertVoice.com
Customer Rating
5
Great Upgrade
on February 20, 2025
Posted by: Ric1
My wife bought me my new Garmin after my old Forerunner 45 expired. Amazing. What an improvement. Should have made the change long ago. Love being able to monitor my heartbeat during my runs. And other features are great, including recovery time and suggested workouts. Love my new Garmin!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch
on February 20, 2025
Posted by: jbirddawg
I bought this watch 6 months ago and I am very pleased with features, ease of use and battery life.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great features
on February 21, 2025
Posted by: IRONJAKE
Garmin watch foreunner 165 is everything you need, when training, actively exercising.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
What an Upgrade!
on February 24, 2025
Posted by: emmybaby
I had the vivoactive 4s for over a year and was gifted the forerunner 165 and man what a major upgrade! Took some getting use to, but I love it !
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Stellar watch with built in apps
on February 24, 2025
Posted by: Retsoor
I’ve owned (years ago) a Fitbit that lasted 15 months. :( When visiting Disneyland one time I was standing in line with a young boy and his mother who were there in a day visit. I noticed they both had the same watch on. I asked them about the watches and they said they were Garmin brand. They said they loved them, a “great watch!” When my Fitbit failed months later, I bought a Garmin and haven’t looked back. My purchase was a Vivioactive Music watch and it served me without fail for 10 years, this was a first (I should note that I’m a carpenter who’s pretty hard on watches). I really didn’t hesitate here, I bought another Garmin. The 165 has many many features that I may never use, but options are nice I suppose. :) At the end of the day the deciding factor for me was the Garmin brand. Make good choices!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
A Big Step Up From my Garmin 220
on February 27, 2025
Posted by: Aaron S
I bought the Garmin 220 back in 2015 because I had borrowed a friend's Garmin for a run a few years earlier and was impressed by the GPS tracking, which at the time was a novelty in running watches. The 220 was underwhelming, but fast forward to 2025 and the 165 has more than I could have ever dreamed. I largely missed the boat on the data revolution that been happening and never knew I needed a device to track more than just my runs. The Forerunner 165 has been a game changer for me, and is serving as such more than just my running watch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin