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The Forerunner 165 Music GPS Smartwatch tracks your pace, distance, and heart rate during workouts. It also offers training effect and training effect labels to understand the impact of your workouts on your overall fitness.
The Garmin Coach feature provides adaptive training plans based on your fitness goals. It's like having a personal trainer on your wrist, guiding you through your fitness journey.
Yes, the Forerunner 165 Music GPS Smartwatch has built-in music storage, allowing you to listen to your favorite tunes without needing your phone.
When paired with your smartphone, the Forerunner 165 Music GPS Smartwatch can display notifications for incoming calls, text messages, emails, and app alerts directly on your wrist.
The Forerunner 165 Music GPS Smartwatch offers up to 11 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. The actual battery life may vary depending on usage and settings.
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Black/Slate Gray, Mist Gray/Whitestone, Turquoise/Aqua, Berry/Lilac
1.69" (43mm) diameter
AMOLED
Yes
Chemically strengthened glass
Smartwatch mode: Up to 11 days
GPS mode: Up to 19 hours
GPS mode with music: Up to 7 hours
4GB
0.8" (20mm)
Polymer
5 ATM
GEN 4
Yes (elevation info/ floors climbed)
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Yes
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Internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Required, included
Lithium-Ion
Non-universal
1
1.38 oz (39g)
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Go ahead - sign up for that race, and train brilliantly with the easy-to-use Forerunner 165 Music GPS running smartwatch. With accurate pace, distance and heart rate, you'll see your progress shine on the watch's AMOLED touchscreen display while Garmin Coach and race adaptive training plans help you chase your goals. Wake up to your morning report to see health insights alongside an overview of sleep, recovery and training outlook (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked).
Use training effect and training effect labels to see how your workouts impact your fitness and to understand the primary benefit achieved from your workout. Then, check recovery time to know how long to take it easy between runs. Let the beat push you further with built-in music storage for phone-free listening. Pair your watch to your smartphone, and your notifications will show up right on your wrist. Get a more complete picture of your health, not just a glimpse, from your Forerunner 165 Music smartwatch, with up to 11 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.