Garmin - Forerunner 265 GPS Smartwatch 46 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer - Black/Whitestone - (2023)

Hello- former Garmin user from 10+ years ago, which was the first version of the Vivioactive. It just didn't have enough functionality back then, and I opted to switch to an Apple Watch. I recently got back into running and know that the Apple runs really close on battery for the longer runs. Plus I never can wear my Apple to bed for sleep tracking, because that's when it gets charged. So I went with the Forerunner 265 after much research on the best Garmin product for runners, and I absolutely love it! It's comfortable, never a worry about battery life, sleep tracking available, great screen. I don't think I can respond to emails or messages but I rarely used my watch for that, I really use the watch for reading them so the Garmin works great. Some of the negatives I read were on the band, but I really like it so far. I have used it for about a dozen runs now including a half, and it is now my all-the-time watch! I genuinely thought I was going to wear this watch just for running.

Absolutely loving this watch! I bought it around a year ago as a replacement to my 245. While I primarily use it for hiking and cycling, it's on my wrist pretty much 24/7. Love the smaller face compared to the standard size. I'd recommend to anyone from walkers to marathoners. Great beginner interface with tons of data on sleep, menstrual cycles, and overall health!

I bought this watch unsure which model was the best of Garmin and without trying the other ones this is easily worth the money and definitely worth the self investment I run cross country in highschool and it tracks more then enough for me to understand what's going on and that's only one side of this watch it has hiking swimming features that I don't use it is a seem less connection whether iPhone or Samsung user I love how it connects to Strava to track runs and is easily a top choice for me

Great addition to my MTB kit. I have always shied away from wearing a watch, but the janky GPS signal from my phone when recording Strava made me consider a Garmin. Since I've gotten it, I've completely adopted it's functions into my life, and find great benefit from tracking my sleep quality, fitness metrics, HR, and more. It also serves as a great link to my phone, saving me the trouble of pulling out my phone every time I get a notification. Excellent product.

I use this as a daily watch. Gives great insights for training readiness and sleep. Great list of sports that you you can use it for, even if it's marketed as just a running or triathalon watch. Lacks some depth in certain sports that Garmin makes more specific products for (cycling, golf, etc...) but a great do-it-all option.