Garmin Forerunner 265s Review: Perfectly built for athletes, but not the one for me

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When it comes to gadgets that are essential for athletes, Garmin has been one of the biggest names with the best products. Be it smart monitors, bike sensors, or smart bands, it is one of the top brands preferred by almost everyone. Interestingly, Garmin also has a presence in the smartwatch market with various offerings for different purposes. I recently reviewed the Garmin Instinct Crossover and although the smartwatch had a plethora of fitness and health-tracking features, it left a lot to be desired for smartwatch users that are not interested in active sports, but are looking for a simple day-to-day companion.

Garmin recently launched its latest Forerunner series with Forerunner 965, Forerunner 265, and Forerunner 265s on offer. While the Forerunner 965 is the high-end model, the 265 and 265s are slightly cheaper alternatives for those who want a smartwatch with every fitness tracker feature without having to shell out the big bucks.

I spent nearly 2 weeks with the Garmin Forerunner 265s and although it has all the fitness and health tracking features you could ask for, it still isn't a smartwatch for someone like me. And here is why.

Let me just say that the Garmin Forerunner 265s has been a breath of fresh air as compared to the last Garmin smartwatch I tried when it comes to design -the Garmin Instinct Crossover. The Forerunner 265 now gets an AMOLED always-on display offering vivid visuals and punchy colours and is a major step up from the memory-in-pixel display of its predecessor. There's a touch screen now and although it is a great addition, it still isn't as smooth as compared to the Apple Watch Ultra or the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. The Forerunner 265s comes with additional watch faces as well as the