Customer Ratings & Reviews

Excellent watch! Bright screen, accurate GPS, and great battery life. Perfect for running and workouts. Worth it!

Love this Sports and Smart watch. The fr965 is easy to use and is comfortable on wrist. The battery life is outstanding. Love all the different activities it supports. A very intuitive user interface.

Previously, i have had both apple watch and samsung galaxy watch. Both of those were constantly having to be charged. I understand how much those watches had to offer, but I would rather have the battery life. I did my research and it was between the Garmin forerunner and the fenix. I choose the forerunner because it was a great option as far as affordability while still getting the long battery life i was looking for. The forerunner is a great. I love the big screen it has and i never have to charge it. (For me kit lasts about 2 1/2 weeks, so it seems like never. It goes down about 4% a day) It keeps track of everything health and im obessed! You can do challenges with friends or around the world! It gives you examples on how to make certain scores better, like sleeping better or stress levels. You still can see incoming text messages and phone calls, as well as answering them. I personally like that it doesnt have games and calanders etc like the other watches. It is definitely a watch that was made for me and my health. It has helped me become better. I do wish there were more wrist bands to choose from, but im sure that will come with time

Great watch for a great price! Ive tried the forerunner 970 and even the fenix 8 solor. And not much difference in details besides the price. Batter life is great iut the box. Very light and comfortable

My last Fenix 6S Pro died on me after almost 6 years...happens evidently with lithium batteries. The new Fenix series are too chunky and large for my wrist unfortunately. I am impressed with this new Forerunner 965. Sleek, beautiful, and so many features. Battsry life is impressive, well over a week with all the metrics turned on. Swim, bike, gym, long distance running. The watchband is not the prettiest, but it is secure. I am beyond pleased with this purchase. Keeping my training on track. Thank you Best Buy for still having Brick & Mortar locations so I could check them out. The sales associate was a sharp young man, very patient, and helpful. I barraged him with questions and he resonded intelligently, with obvious functional knowledge of smart watches, with a smile the entire conversation. Thank you Victorville Best Buy for taking care of the High Desert and neighboring Military installations. We appreciate you being here for us.

Excellent construction, feature packed, lightweight! A perfect 10 !

Accuracy and battery life are great! It’s easy to use and great for running accuracy.

The New 965 Forerunner is a great smartwatch. Brilliant display which is easily viewable in the brightest of sunlight! The battery life is incredible as well. A week plus using GPS and music with daily runs. As for Best Buy, will never buy anything there ever again. Just happened to go online and saw the watch I just purchased 16 days ago is on sale for $100.00 less. Best Buy says sorry. I say see you later. Have been a customer for many years, not any more.

Like it better than mybold garmin watch just wish it had the torch/flashlight finction like the other. Screen lights up as the light but not even close to as useful as the torch function on the others. Other than that its a great watch!

I started running as a hobby a few months ago and I got this watch shortly thereafter. Previously, I would use my phone to record my runs on Strava, but it is much more convenient to record my runs using the watch: I just press the Start/Stop button a couple times and it starts recording. Plus, during the run I can see my stats by looking at my wrist instead of having to hold my phone. Things I love about the watch: - It shows notifications from my phone and I can send simple replies from the watch. - It tracks your sleep duration and quality, and you can see your last 7 days of sleep history. - It can show the sunrise and sunset times, which is nice because previously I would use the weather app on my phone to see that info. - It can also show the moonrise and moonset times, as well as the moon's current phase. I tested the battery life once with the display set to Always On, and I had to charge it after about 5 days. Since then I have set the display to not always be on, and it takes at least 10 days or so before I have to charge it again. It can store music and play it to another device via Bluetooth. I put like 2 GB of music onto it. I tried playing the music to my WH-1000XM4 and unfortunately the audio was choppy (kept cutting in and out). But I only tried that once, so I don't know if that was just a fluke. Overall, I really like the watch and I am glad I got it.

Love this product. I have taken it off once for 2 hours in the 3.5 weeks I have owned it and that was to charge it. Tells me everything I could ask for and more.

Incredible interface on the garmin. Materials legit. Battery life incredible. The amount of things that this watch can do are just impressive. Huge upgrade from an apple watch.

I was hesitant at first to purchase the Forerunner 965 because I have not been a traditional runner and usually do weight lifting or indoor cardio (Bike, Rowing, etc). I pulled the trigger because the battery life is superb relative to my apple watch products and was looking for something focused on accurate steps. After purchasing the watch after watching many reviews I'm so satisfied. I'm motivated to workout more daily and love the easy and simple interface. I turn on DND . The only thing that is a negative for me is that Garmin Pay is not supported by my bank for touch to pay feature. Aside from this this watch is perfect for me, 30 male working in corporate america.

It's a nice watch but it has a lot of unnecessary features unless you're some kind of super athlete. even people that I know that work out all the time don't use the majority of the things offered on this watch. My point is.. Overkill in that department. the watch itself is pretty decent graphics but the ease of use could be a little better. navigating through the screens and such. also sometimes it will let me read my notifications and sometimes it just tells me who it's from so there's no consistency there. I like to watch mainly because it's rugged and waterproof and dust proof and I spend a lot of time in the barn with the horses and out on a farm. it seems to have no problem dealing with all that and that's really what tempted me to get the watch. another cool feature is the weather- the maps are pretty sweet and very detailed. also when my security camera growth off it shows me the picture of the incident on my watch and the picture is very clear. That's pretty awesome.

This watch is awesome. I’ve got the watch face set to something I like and the workouts are spot on. Great fit as well.

Battery lasts forever and almost every feature comes in handy (especially if you’re physically active). I would have this on my person forever, if I could.

I really love this watch. Easy to use and view my stats. I also love the Garmin Coach that comes with it. Plans runs and keeps me on pace.

The Garmin Forerunner 965 is an outstanding fitness smartwatch that delivers accurate and insightful tracking across the board. Its heart rate monitoring is consistently reliable, even during intense workouts, giving users confidence in their training data. The rest and recovery reports are another highlight, offering detailed insights into sleep quality and readiness so you can train smarter, not harder. Daily step counting is precise and motivating, seamlessly encouraging movement throughout the day while integrating well with activity goals. Perhaps most impressive is the VO₂ max tracking, which provides a clear picture of cardiovascular fitness and progress over time, making it an invaluable tool for runners and athletes looking to push their limits. Altogether, the Forerunner 965 combines advanced performance metrics with user-friendly features, making it one of the best fitness watches available today.

This is the best Garmin model I have had. After using the Instinct 3 and Fenix 6x pro, this is by far the best. Overall looks size and usage this takes the cake!

Absolutely fantastic Garmin watch. I have been a Fenix user user for many years from the Fenix 3, and my most current is the Epix Gen 2. I wanted something a little thinner and lighter, without giving up features. It fit that role perfectly. All the features of the larger Epix Gen 2, lighter, thinner, larger screen, and a more vibrant interface. I am now wearing the 965 as my everyday training device. This is by far my favorite Garmin to date. The Epix is certainly more robust, but this Forerunner just feels right. Highly recommend to anyone unless there is a feature in the Epix or Fenix line you must have.