The weather is warming up and summer is just around the corner, which means now is the perfect time to find a discount on a Garmin fitness watch. I was just scouring Amazon for the latest in these deals, and one particular price drop caught my eye: the Forerunner 165, Android Central’s favorite bargain Garmin watchfell down $199.99 for a limited time. That’s 20% off, no problem!
Garmin Forerunner 165 it scored a rare 4.5/5 stars in our review last yearand affordable fitness watch still impresses today with its comfortable design, large AMOLED display and suite of health and fitness tracking features.
Straight out of the box, the Garmin Forerunner 165 boasts a lightweight, comfortable build and a large 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a 5ATM water resistance rating (which means you can take it into the pool and shower).
Everything is well done in the software department as well, as the Forerunner 165 is packed with the latest health and fitness tracking technology offered by Garmin. That means you get ultra-accurate HR, HRV, SpO2 and sleep tracking, plus more than 25 pre-installed activity modes and daily exercise recommendations personalized just for you. The fitness watch also boasts GPS tracking and up to 11 days of battery life on a single charge.
To really put the Forerunner 165 to the test, we even directly compared the watch’s fitness tracking capabilities to two similarly priced wearables — Fitbit Charge 6 and COROS Pace 3 — and the Garmin device easily held its own without skipping a beat.
To be sure, there are more powerful Garmin watches out there if you can afford them, and the Forerunner 165 doesn’t have a few premium features you might want to miss, like ECG and skin temperature monitoring. But if you want to keep things simple and within your budget, the Garmin Forerunner 165 is a great choice regardless of your skill level. And with 20% off, the trail-ready watch looks like a no-brainer buy in 2026.
