Garmin Forerunner® 965 Running Smartwatch, Colorful AMOLED Display, Training Metrics and Recovery Insights, Black and Powder Gray, 010-02809-00

Long battery life, comfortable, and good looking.
I’ve used this for nearly two weeks and here are my thoughts on it.It’s amazing. I previously had an Apple Watch Series 8, and it was a great smartwatch. However, after a few years with that it was clear that I wasn’t using the Apple Watch to it’s full smartwatch potential and was mainly using it for the health features. The battery life in the Apple Watch was only about 1-2 days max, so I definitely wanted something that would track health and also have a long battery life.Well the Garmin Forerunner 965 is just that watch for me. It’s been 11 days off the charger and it’s still at 31% battery, and I couldn’t be happier. It tracks all the health features that the Apple watch did and some. It connects to my phone really well, and syncs all the data. The user interface is less intuitive to use than an Apple Watch, but after just a couple of weeks I’m pretty used to it. The band that comes with it is comfortable, but not breathable. The UI is easy to read, and fairly customizable.Overall I give this watch and 8.5-9 out of 10. It’s a great one.

Finally Made the Jump to Garmin – So Long Battery Anxiety!
I’d been struggling with my Pixel 3 watch on longer runs – it just couldn’t hang in there past 17 miles, which was incredibly frustrating. I started looking for something with serious battery life but didn’t want to feel like I was downgrading on cool features. The Forerunner 965 kept popping up, and I decided to give it a shot. Man, am I glad I did. I purchased the one with the white band, I think it looks very sleek and modern compared to the black one.Pros:Battery for Days (Well, Miles and Miles!): This is the biggest one for me. I can go on my long runs, and then some, without even thinking about the battery percentage. It’s a huge relief not to have that anxiety anymore. I used to have to charge my pixel watch daily, I can go a full week without charging this watch!That Screen is Gorgeous: The AMOLED display is no joke. It’s so bright and clear, even when I’m out in direct sunlight. Data is super easy to read at a glance, which is exactly what you need when you’re trying to focus on your pace.Buttons I Actually Like Using: I didn’t realize how much I’d appreciate good, tactile buttons until I had them. They’re really responsive and make navigating menus or starting/stopping activities a breeze, especially with sweaty hands when a touchscreen can be finicky.Still Feels Smart: While it’s definitely a running-focused watch, it still has a lot of the smart features I liked on my Pixel. I get my notifications, can control music, and it tracks all sorts of health metrics.Cons:Missing True Independence (No LTE): The only real drawback for me is the lack of LTE. I can’t take calls or send texts if I don’t have my phone with me. It’s not a dealbreaker, as I’ll wear my old Pixel watch with LTE on my other wrist to avoid me needing my bulky phone with me.Overall:Switching to the Forerunner 965 has been a game-changer for my running. The battery life alone makes it worth it, but the awesome screen and user-friendly buttons are fantastic bonuses. I finally get why so many runners swear by Garmin. If you’re a runner who needs reliability and great performance without sacrificing too many smartwatch conveniences, I’d definitely recommend checking this one out.Edit: Added a screenshot of my first run with the watch. 10 miles and the battery only went down 3% throughout while listening to music. I made the right choice to switch!

Ich bin sehr begeistert. Nach der in die Jahre gekommenen fenix5 hatte ich zeitweise mit einer Applewatcht meine Läufer aufgezeichnet. Nachdem diese aber einem Sturz zum Opfer viel, war die Überlegung, mit welcher Uhr ich demnächst meine Läufer tracken will. Da mich die Robustheit der fenix5 überzeugt hatte und mir auch das garmin connect sehr gut gefällt hab ich mich bei Garmin umgeschaut. Die Vivoactiv fand ich erst ganz interessant aber dann entdeckte ich die forerunnerSerie. Dieses Model bietet ohne Ende Daten und Analysen und misst alles äußerst genau. Einzig das Armband musste ich gegen ein Metallarmband wechseln, da es bei mir zu Juckreiz am Handgelenk kam, was natürlich auch eine allärgische Reaktion von mir sein kann und bei anderen Menschen nicht genau so auftreten muss. Bin insgesammt sehr zufrieden mit dieser Uhr.

This watch does absolutely everything, the screen is beautiful, battery life is excellent and with only GPS tracking a few light activities, I was rewarded with 13 days of battery with it around 2% remaining, so quite simply put it has functioned exactly as expected. The watch body seems very light and comfortable – the silicone?? strap has perfect adjustability, and just feels “right”. I was surprised by little things, such as the “strength” activity tracking actually correctly detected when I was doing reps of various exercises, and you can track metrics like weight (and others) to review and inform progress, which you can correct/edit later if an error was made. Neato.Some minor perturbances if I’m being picky – sometimes the heartrate monitor is sluggish, which is not the best when you’re trying to observe quick changes resulting from effort/output in your activity compared to HR recovery time for example. Also, sometimes when you’re twisting your wrist to have the screen wake, it doesn’t, and you have to repeat once or a couple times more. Doesn’t happen often, and if it bothered me enough and I didn’t mind whatever increased battery burn-rate that equates to, I would enable the screen always on. There’s more little improvements they can make, I can list a few more, but I’m sure they will update and patch a lot of this stuff throughout it’s support lifecycle.All in all, such a solid product. Synced well with speed/cadence sensors, and other Garmin products like inReach Mini 2. It looks classy and is still pragmatic and functional. Doesn’t look boorish. Buy it, and you won’t regret it! Expensive, but what should something like this cost? It seems fair for what it does and is capable of.