Forerunner 965

Garmin

Forerunner 965

438 positive 5 neutral 145 negative

Based on 588 Reddit mentions

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Garmin airport staff said 40% of their sales are the Forerunner 165. Why is it so dominant?

Honestly, it’s the sweet spot. The Forerunner 165 gives you like 80–90% of what most runners actually use (GPS, HR, training metrics, AMOLED screen) without the price jump of the Forerunner 265 or Forerunner 965. Most people don’t need maps, triathlon modes, or super advanced analytics, they just wa

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Bikou10 in r/garminforerunner

March 29, 2026 5:52 AM

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Tried apple watch and whoop for a month

I tried wearing an apple series 11 and a Garmin forerunner 965 together for a few days and these are my takeaways from it; Battery life: this doesn’t really warrant a comment here. I have to charge the AW daily and the 965 is 23 days Heart rate tracking: Almost identical. I checked during sleep duri

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Hereiam2018 in r/AppleWatch

April 5, 2026 1:32 AM

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I think my adderall was making me sicker

Garmin Forerunner 965. Which is way overkill for measuring sleep, but I bought it for myself after my 6 months of acute illness were over and I thought I'd be able to start running again. The Vivoactive or something similar would probably be good enough for these metrics.

7121958041201 in r/CFSplusADHD

April 9, 2026 4:45 PM

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Just did the upgrade

En gros si tu fais pas des trails de 30 H voir + ça te sers à rien ! J’ai la 970 et franchement c’est la mieux pour moi. Cest vraiment histoire de dire que tu as ceci ou cela au dessus car peu de gens on besoin d’une fenix 7 ou 8 ! Moi je pilote et ma femme m’a acheter une Garmin, mais la 965 foreru

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AstroGraphRacer in r/GarminFenix

April 15, 2026 8:26 PM

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Garmin Stryd Data Field crashes, partial solution

I had issues with 965 and just use the 945 now. I think Garmin wants us to use their native power installed within their devices. I’m done with Garmins, actively looking for a replacement. They have the market and since then, it’s all gone to shit.

Mike_N_Shannon in r/strydrunning

March 27, 2026 8:59 PM

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Polar Vantage V3 owners: wait for V4 or buy V3 now?

I had the FR965, but I decided to go for the Vantage V3. When it comes to training load, Polar performs much better than Garmin because Garmin underestimates training in lower heart rate zones, so in order to achieve productive status, I often ended up overtraining. In my opinion, Polar also perform

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mfcx99 in r/Polarfitness

February 12, 2026 11:35 AM

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Do you use a smartwatch to track your fitness progress/ goals?

Yes, I have a Garmin Forerunner 965 watch and it's literally just for fitness because it sucks as a smartwatch.

WintersDoomsday in r/askanything

April 22, 2026 4:52 PM

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Puls messen beim Laufen: Brustgurt vs. Watch

habe eine garmin vivo active 4, eine forerunner 965 und einen HRM dual. bei mir ist die handgelenksmessung der uhren sehr gut. vergleich an einem laufband ohne kopplung der uhr mit dem brustgurt. ansatz ist nachvollziehbar, aber willst du das handy die ganze zeit beim laufen in der hand halten um de

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SwoleJourney in r/FitnessDE

April 15, 2026 4:33 PM

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Every time they say “But you need to charge it…” - this how I imagine Garmin users

Yeah I feel this pain. Had the Garmin forerunner 965 for its battery life but everything else felt like a big step back. Now have the awu3 and it's night and day and at the end of the day I put it on the charger while showering and I at max use about 40% battery. No need for more imo.

thefizzlee in r/AppleWatch

April 1, 2026 6:49 PM

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Strava Segments Are Broken — Here’s My Fix

my watch gives me power data for running (Forerunner 965), I think it's silly and I disabled it, but it keeps telling me there is power data for the activity.

qxiqxi in r/Strava

April 6, 2026 10:15 AM

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