20 February 2024
Garmin has just launched their newest running watch, the Forerunner 165. This watch attempts to thread the needle on taking the bulk of the features from the Forerunner 265, and bringing them down to a lower price point of $249, versus $349 of the Forerunner 265. All while of notably including an AMOLED display, likely marking the end of MIP-based Forerunners, at least for anything above the $200 price point.
Now, I’ve got the full video review already loaded up on YouTube, covering all the segments you know and love. Meanwhile, I’m finishing up the written review over the next few hours. It’ll automatically replace this placeholder post with the usual sections you see here in normal in-depth reviews. With all the reviews going live today, I’m just an itty-bitty-bit behind finishing this last written one.
Nonetheless, here are the sections in the video review, in case you want to jump right to it:
0:00 Quick Overview
0:35 Pricing & Key Technical Specs
1:00 Forerunner & Vivo Comparisons
3:15 Watch Face & Widgets
4:39HRV Status & Sleep Tracking
6:16 Nap Tracking & Sleep Coach
7:16 Music Edition
8:05 Sport Modes & Workouts
12:15 Training & Recovery Features (vs FR265)
14:08 Race Calendar
14:54 Post-Workout Data
15:19 GPS & Heart Rate Accuracy
17:41 Final Thoughts & Recommendations
Stay tuned for the written review, which I’ll also Tweet out and such, so you know it’s live.
Thanks for watching!