Garmin Forerunner 965 Smartwatch

WHAT IF EVERY RUN WAS A PODIUM-WORTHY PERFORMANCE? AND FROM TRAINING READINESS, YOU KNEW YOU WERE PRIMED TO REAP THE REWARDS? WITH THE GARMIN FORERUNNER 965 SMARTWATCH, STATS AND INSIGHTS WILL BE LIT UP ON A COLORFUL AMOLED DISPLAY. AND SOON, YOU TOO WILL BE STANDING IN THE LIGHT.

What You'll Love

• Sleep score and insights - Yes
• Battery life (smartwatch mode) -  Up to 23 days
• Built-in mapping - Yes
• Daily suggested workouts - yes (7 days)
• Pulse Ox blood oxygen - yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
• Garmin Pay™ - Yes
• Multi-band GPS - Yes
• Music storage - Yes
• Training readiness - Yes
• Training status - yes (improved)
• Display type - AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
• Touchscreen - Yes
• Water rating - 5 ATM

General

• Strap material - silicone
• Lens Material - Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 DX
• Bezel Material - titanium
• QuickFit® watch band compatible - yes (22 mm compatible)
• Physical size - 47.2 x 47.2 x 13.2 (mm) - Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm
• Weight - 53 g
• Display Size - 1.4" (35.4 mm) diameter
• Display resolution - 454 x 454 pixels
• Color display - Yes
• Large font option - Yes
• Battery life
  • Smartwatch mode: Up to 23 days
  • GPS-only mode without music: Up to 31 hours
  • SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 22 hours
  • All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 19 hours
  • GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 10.5 hours
  • SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 9.5 hours
  • All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 8.5 hours
• Charging method - Garmin proprietary plug charger
• Memory/History - 32 GB

Clock Features

• Time/date - Yes
• GPS Time Sync - Yes
• Automatic daylight saving time - Yes
• Alarm clock - Yes
• Timer - Yes
• Stopwatch - Yes
• Sunrise/sunset times - Yes

Health & Wellness Monitoring

• Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) - Yes
• Daily resting heart rate - Yes
• Abnormal heart rate alerts - yes (high and low)
• Respiration rate (24x7) - Yes
• Fitness age - Yes
• Body Battery™ energy monitor - Yes
• All-day stress - Yes
• Relaxation reminders - Yes
• Relaxation breathing timer - Yes
• Breathwork - Yes
• Sleep - yes (advanced)
• Sleep coach - Yes
• Nap detection - Yes
• Hydration - yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
• Women's health - yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
• Health snapshot - Yes
• Jet lag adviser - Yes

Sensors

• GPS - Yes
• GLONASS - Yes
• Galileo - Yes
• SatIQ™ Technology - Yes
• Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor - Yes
• Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor - Yes
• Barometric altimeter - Yes
• Compass - Yes
• Gyroscope - Yes
• Accelerometer - Yes
• Thermometer - Yes
• Ambient light sensor - Yes

Daily Smart Features

• Connectivity - Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
• Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) - Yes
• On-device Connect IQ™ Store - Yes
• Smart Notifications - Yes
• Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) - Yes
• View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) - Yes
• Morning report - Yes
• Calendar - Yes
• Weather forecasts - Yes
• Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile - Yes
• Battery saver (customizable low power watch) - Yes
• Controls smartphone music - Yes
• Plays and controls watch music - Yes
• Find My Phone - Yes
• Find My Watch - Yes
• Find My Phone during GPS activity - Yes
• Compatible with Garmin Messenger app - Yes
• VIRB® Remote - Yes
• Smart trainer control - Yes
• Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile - Yes
• Smartphone compatibility - iPhone®, Android™
• Stocks - Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
• Red shift mode - Yes
• Garmin Share - Yes

Activity Profiles

• Gym - Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping
• Multisport - Swimming/Running, Triathlon
• Wellness - Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking
• Indoor Running - Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running
• Outdoor Running - Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running
• Outdoor recreation - Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery
• Cycling - Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross
• Swim - Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
• On the Water - Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking
• Motor sports - Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling
• Racket sports - Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
• Snow & Winter - Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing
• Team Sports - Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
• In the Ring - Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts
• Other activity profiles - Inline skating

Safety and Tracking Features

• Incident Detection During Select Activities - Yes
• Incident Detection Alert on Phone for Wearables - Yes
• Assistance - Yes
• LiveTrack - Yes
• Spectator messaging - Yes (with compatible smartphone)
• Group LiveTrack - Yes
• Live Event Sharing - Android™ Only

Tactical Features

• Dual grid coordinates - Yes
• XERO™ Locations - Yes

Activity Tracking Features

• Step counter - Yes
• Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) - Yes
• Calories burned - Yes
• Floors climbed - Yes
• Distance traveled - Yes
• Intensity minutes - Yes
• TrueUp™ - Yes
• Move IQ™ - Yes
• Garmin Connect™ Challenges app - Yes (optional Connect IQ app)

Gym & Fitness Equipment

• Cardio workouts - Yes
• Strength workouts - Yes
• HIIT Workouts - Yes
• Yoga Workouts - Yes
• Pilates workouts - Yes
• On-screen workout animations - Yes
• On-screen workout muscle maps - Yes
• Automatic rep counting - Yes

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

• Customizable data pages - Yes
• Downloadable training plans - Yes
• Course guidance - Yes
• HR zones - Yes
• HR alerts - Yes
• HR calories - Yes
• % HR max - Yes
• % HRR - Yes
• Recovery time - Yes
• Auto max HR - Yes
• Race glance/widget - Yes
• HRV status - Yes
• HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) - Yes
• Respiration rate (during exercise) - Yes (with compatible accessory)
• GPS speed and distance - Yes
• Customizable activity profiles - Yes
• Auto Pause® - Yes
• Interval training - Yes
• Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) - Yes
• Advanced workouts - Yes
• HRM running pace and distance - Yes
• Auto Lap® - Yes
• Manual lap - Yes
• Rest timer - Yes
• Configurable lap alerts - Yes
• Heat and altitude acclimation - Yes
• VO2 Max (Run) - Yes
• VO2 Max (Trail Run) - Yes
• Realtime stamina - Yes
• Endurance score - Yes
• Load ratio - Yes
• Training load - Yes
• Training load focus - Yes
• Training effect - Yes
• Training effect (anaerobic) - Yes
• Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) - Yes
• Custom alerts - Yes
• Audio prompts - Yes
• Multisport auto transition - Yes
• Finish time - Yes
• Virtual Partner - Yes
• Race an Activity - Yes
• Auto multisport activities - Yes
• Manual multisport activities - Yes
• Garmin Live Segments - Yes
• Strava Live Segments - Yes
• Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) - Yes
• Trendline™ Popularity Routing - Yes
• Touch and/or button lock - Yes
• Hot keys - Yes
• Auto scroll - Yes
• Activity history on watch - Yes
• Physio TrueUp - Unified training status

Running Features 

• GPS-based distance, time and pace - Yes
• Running dynamics - Yes
• Vertical oscillation and ratio - Yes
• Ground contact time and balance - Yes (with compatible accessory)
• Stride length (real time) - Yes
• Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) - Yes
• Running power - Yes
• Grade-adjusted pace - Yes
• Performance condition - Yes
• Lactate threshold - Yes (with compatible accessory)
• PacePro™ Pacing Strategies - Yes
• Run workouts - Yes
• Hill score - Yes
• Trail run auto climb - Yes
• Race Predictor - Yes
• Course- and weather-specific race predictor - Yes
• Foot pod capable - Yes
• Run/Walk/Stand detection - Yes

Golfing Features

• Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide - Yes
• Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) - Yes
• Yardage to layups/doglegs - Yes
• Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) - Automatic
• Digital scorecard - Yes
• Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) - Yes
• Garmin AutoShot™ - Yes
• Auto CourseView updates - Yes
• Green View with manual pin position - Yes
• Hazards and course targets - Yes
• PinPointer - Yes
• Handicap scoring - Yes
• Round timer/odometer - Yes
• Pairs with Garmin Golf app - Yes
• Tournament legal - Yes

Outdoor Recreation

• Point-to-point navigation - Yes
• Bread crumb trail in real time - Yes
• Back to start - Yes
• TracBack® - Yes
• UltraTrac mode - Yes
• Around Me mode - Yes
• Up Ahead - Yes
• NextFork™ Navigation - Yes
• Elevation Profile - Yes
• Distance to destination - Yes
• Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert - Yes
• ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner - Yes
• Vertical speed - Yes
• Total ascent/descent - Yes
• Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) - Yes
• Auto rest - Yes
• Future elevation plot - Yes
• Preloaded road and trail maps - Yes
• Downloadable cartography support - Yes
• GPS coordinates - Yes
• Sight 'N Go - Yes
• Area calculation - Yes (via Connect IQ™)
• Fish forecast - Yes (via Connect IQ™)
• Projected waypoint - Yes
• Sun and moon information - Sunrise/sunset

Cycling Features

• Courses - Yes
• Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) - Yes
• Race an activity - Yes
• Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) - Yes
• FTP (Functional Threshold Power) - Yes (with compatible accessory)
• Power curve and % FTP workouts - Yes
• Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) - Yes
• MTB Grit & Flow - Yes
• Advanced Cycling Dynamics - Yes
• Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) - Yes
• Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) - Yes
• Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) - Yes
• Compatible with Varia™ lights - Yes
• Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) - Yes
• Power meter compatible - Yes
• Power guide - Yes

Swimming Features

• Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) - Yes
• Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) - Yes
• Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool  swim only) - Yes
• Drill logging (pool swim only) - Yes
• Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) - Yes
• "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) - Yes
• Auto rest (pool swim only) - Yes
• Time and distance alerts - Yes
• Pacing alerts (pool swim only) - Yes
• Countdown start (pool swim only) - Yes
• Pool swim workouts - Critical swim speed
• Underwater wrist-based heart rate - Yes
• Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) - Yes (with HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)

Kid Activity Tracking Features

• Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges App - Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)