Customer Reviews for Garmin Forerunner 965 Smartwatch, GPS, 47mm, Whitestone & Powder Gray Silicone Band (010-02809-01)
793 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Jan 16, 2026
Lots of features
Great battery life and options, created my own workouts. Had the swim 2 and this felt like a HUGE upgrade. Love this watch
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Dec 31, 2025
Screen went blank
Had the Garmin 965 for about two weeks and the screen went blank. Had to return the unit.
Terrell
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Posted Jan 17, 2026
965
So far so good. Still learning all the features. Not sure why golf is so prominent.
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Pamela in CDA, ID
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Posted Jan 16, 2026
Lots of features
Great battery life and options, created my own workouts. Had the swim 2 and this felt like a HUGE upgrade. Love this watch
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nikolaidis
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Posted Jan 13, 2026
Nice upgrade from the 955
I bought my first Garmin Forerunner last year. I loved the 955 but wanted a bigger, brighter display. Very happy with the 965!
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Cillko
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Posted Jan 12, 2026
Great everything!!!
I switched from apple to garmin and it was best decision ever made.
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Al2025
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Posted Jan 10, 2026
Great upgrade
Had the forerunner 55 for over 5 plus years , upgraded for Xmas 2025 and it’s been the best !
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Reniel
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Posted Jan 9, 2026
Excellent !!
This is a nice looking MultiSport Watch, very precise as always Garmin does. Bright
Color touchscreen and very confortable and you don’t even know if you are wearing it.
Color touchscreen and very confortable and you don’t even know if you are wearing it.
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Matt M
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Posted Jan 9, 2026
Great watch for the price.
Solid watch with great battery life. I've been extremely happy.
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Thisdish1
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Posted Jan 8, 2026
Great watch
I had a Fenux 6S for years. It got to the point where I had to charge it twice a day. I like the Forerunner 965 way better. It’s a great running/exercise watch.
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Troy24
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Posted Jan 8, 2026
Great product!
Received this as a gift. It has been excellent in every way from hikes to monitoring work outs. The touchscreen is really responsive as well. Couldn’t be happier with it!
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RichardB10001
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Posted Jan 8, 2026
Great Watch at a Good Price
This is my 5th Garmin Forerunner and it has the best features I am over 80 years old and no longer run marathons. I still do an occasional 5 or 10k event and this watch has a very accurate gps. A Garmin will always be my go to device.
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Doglover3336
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Posted Jan 8, 2026
Great eatch
I got this watch for Christmas and it’s fantastic. I upgraded from a 235 and it’s a huge upgrade. It has a color, touch screen and it interfaces with my coach’s training platform. It guides me through the workout.
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Forerunner III
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Posted Jan 7, 2026
Big Step Forward
Very happy with purchase. My 945 finally gave out after 8 years. Love the many upgrades, screen is awesome, features so many useful additions, metal bezel both functional and adds to the classic look and battery life that has no equal. Well done Garmin.
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JGJG
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Posted Jan 7, 2026
The best watch with hardware configuration
I bought this watch because it has all i needed, weight only 53gr, battery for 23 days and memory with the max GB. Extra new functionality is excellent. I love Garmin watches more than any other
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Mtex44
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Garmin
Posted Jan 7, 2026
Awesome features
Very light, reliable and have everything I needed!
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Notify
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Garmin
Posted Jan 3, 2026
Text message notifications
Seems like a cool watch but can’t even get a text message notification
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Runner77
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Posted Dec 31, 2025
Screen went blank
Had the Garmin 965 for about two weeks and the screen went blank. Had to return the unit.
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lilg07
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Posted Dec 31, 2025
Great Features!
I have had this for over a year, and I love it! It features are great, and I love the suggested workouts that it gives me depending on my training block. Right now I am in a speed block, so having a variety of hard workouts are great to keep it interesting.
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OmarPR del Pi
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Posted Dec 30, 2025
Excelent tool, love it, satisfied
Excellent equipment, lot of amazing features! Satisfied and still finding new features.
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LizCheeseWhiz
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Posted Dec 30, 2025
So Lightweight!
I really like my new 965 watch, it is bigger than my previous one yet so lightweight - I almost forget that I have it on. I like the bright colorful display and the fact that it goes to sleep when not in direct use.
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BicycleNorm
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Posted Dec 23, 2025
A bit overwhelming.
This is a great watch, no doubt about it. You open the box, turn the watch on and then realize that you don’t know squat about it. I move from an old Forerunner 910 and after 3 weeks with this watch I’m not sure that I know yet how to use 10% of its features. This is clearly an area where Garmin could improve. Yes, you can go online and download a users manual. Then you...
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