Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have had an Apple Watch for a while I decided to change to this Garmin forerunner 965. I like how the battery lasts up to 24 days. It is very detailed about y sleep and workouts.

Outstanding watch with a massive feature list. Contains nearly all of the features of the new 970, but at a lower cost because it’s the “old” model. The health monitoring features are extensive and detailed and provides insights on workout recovery and sleep. Battery life has been exceptional (coming from an Apple Watch Series 8). I’m been getting around 12-15 days of battery life while wearing 24/7 while doing about 10 hours a week of GPS recorded activity. There are TONS of activity profiles for almost any sport you would want to record.

My first Garmin and it’s awesome. Light, accurate, and long battery life.

Love it. Battery life is great. Sleep tracking and activity tracking is on point. The watch is so light I thought the box was empty. Great option after switching from my Fenix5s that was just too much watch for what I truly needed.

Great battery life, accurate gps, and a wealth of fitness metrics make this watch a must have for any runner. Got it to start running again and my Apple Watch wasn’t giving me what I needed. While the phone connectivity freatures (at least if you have an Apple device) can be limited, I actually have come to appreciate being “unplugged” from my phone a bit

Delivers as advertised. Appreciate data on health stats. Meets expectations. Great battery life and fast recharge. Worth the price so far.

It’s a nice watch but I would spend the extra 150 and get the 970. This watch is missing a speaker and a flashlight and also takes a minute to load gps for runs. 970 is far superior and worth the extra buck.

It's a great tracker with excellent battery life and great GPS accuracy. The screen is great and the stock watch faces are very nice. The sleep tracking is a disaster. Most everything on this watch (Body battery, training readiness, HRV status, etc) relies on sleep tracking accuracy but it's terrible. If I turn over in the middle of the night, it will show I was awake for an hour. I have other sleep trackers I use that are more accurate, but I shouldn't need them. According to Garmin I always have an awful sleep and it's not even close. They need to tone it down because its too sensative. Ill keep the watch, but all those great training tools are useless because of this one poor feature.

There are some things that I didn't expect to be such an improvement. One is the overall feel on my wrist, I do forget that it's there sometimes. These shortcuts are fantastic and seamless and are highly customizable. The flashlight is surprisingly strong and I have found it to be incredibly useful

I tried the Epix Pro gen 2 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2. I really like the Forerunner 965 best of all of them. The form factor is a bit smaller than the other two and I barely notice I have it on. The screen is a massive upgrade from my previous Garmin watches. The health metrics are a significant upgrade from my Apple Watch. Battery life is incredible. Overall, extremely happy with this watch!

I have zero complaints about this watch. All the running features are excellent as expected for Garmin. But there were a few things I wondered about before buying. SLEEP - One of my biggest concerns was sleeping in the watch. It's pretty comfortable to sleep in. The strap is flexible/breaths enough and the watch itself is JUST light enough to be comfortable sleeping. QUALITY - The new AMOLED display is also really nice. Is it worth more than the MIP display on the 955?... Maybe not. But I'm not upset that I went AMOLED. Maybe more importantly, I really like the metal around the bezel. It feels a little more premium than other plastic smart watches. And for something not super cheap... It's nice to feel nice. BATTERY - Another thing I wondered was battery because some online reviews varied on that point. I've been running about 25 miles/week with GPS on, streaming music from the watch, but not keeping "always on" mode set during the day. With all that, I'm charging once per week. I could probably get 9 days though before battery would actually die. Overall it seems fine. It does charge fast. Every Friday I throw it on a charger at my home office during a 1 hour meeting, and it's at 100% when that meeting ends. If you're on the fence, I'd say get it!

The Garmin Forerunner 965 is a game-changer! With its vibrant display, advanced tracking features, and long battery life, it's perfect for athletes and fitness enthusiasts. Highly recommend!

Very exclusive smartwatch that i use for everythibg in my life

Worked great at the Palms Springs half Ironman I just completed. I credit it for helping me cut several minutes off my best time.

It is fantastic. My son is a college athlete. He uses this for training and to track his sleep. He is very happy.

Excellent multisport watch loaded with features. The new screen in this model is gorgeous and easy to read. Battery life is very good (one week of usage was 26%).

Exactly what I wanted. Very bright screen and great running accuracy.

This watch is exactly what I was looking for to track my running and health data. I am also loving the sleep score metrics.

I am training for a marathon, and I had always used an Apple Watch since I’d taken up running about 2 years ago. I never had the Ultra or anything like that. Only the SE models which seemed to work for what I needed it for at the time i.e. distance, hr monitoring, etc. This watch is a different animal entirely. It has features that you didn’t even know you needed. I particularly like the insights that it gives you around sleep and recovery. It tracks your quality of sleep to the intensity of your workouts and tailors a recovery plan for you by showing your “body’s battery”. It is a must if you’re loking to seriously train for high-intensity sports while posessing the most insightful data available in wearable tech. Highly recommend!

Great watch very easy to use. Lots of specific options that help you train for every run.