Forerunner 165 vs Forerunner 265

Both figures below were read from the retailer by us and written down. Where a row is blank we do not hold that fact for one of them, which is stated rather than filled in.

Garmin Forerunner® 165, Running Smartwatch, 43mm, Black

Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray

Price today: Garmin Forerunner® 165, Running Smartwatch, 43mm, Black: $199.99 (the better of the two); Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: $439.85
Per printed unitNot ranked: these two count different things, so the figures are printed and left alone.: Garmin Forerunner® 165, Running Smartwatch, 43mm, Black: not held; Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: not held
Pack: Garmin Forerunner® 165, Running Smartwatch, 43mm, Black: not held; Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: not held
Record behind itDays with a recorded price in the last 90. We hold a verdict until 10 of them, or until one price has held for 14 days.: Garmin Forerunner® 165, Running Smartwatch, 43mm, Black: 3/10 days (the better of the two); Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: 1/10 days
Lowest we recordedAnd the last day it was that price. A floor touched last week is a different argument from one touched in March.: Garmin Forerunner® 165, Running Smartwatch, 43mm, Black: $199.00 · Sep 15; Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: $439.85 · Sep 14
Highest we recorded: Garmin Forerunner® 165, Running Smartwatch, 43mm, Black: $199.99; Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: $439.85
Sold by: Garmin Forerunner® 165, Running Smartwatch, 43mm, Black: Amazon.com; Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: Poweralle

How the gap has moved

Across the 3 days we have held a price for both, the gap between them was widest at $240.85 on Sep 14 and narrowest at $239.86 on Sep 16. Forerunner 165 has been the cheaper of the two on every one of those days. Today it is $239.86.

Measured from our own readings, carried forward day by day — a price stands until we record a different one. It starts on the first day we held a price for both, which is later than the day we began tracking one of them.

What they are

6 attributes the retailers describe differently, first. These are their words, not ours — we record prices, we do not test products.

Size: Adjustable; 46 mm
Color: Black; Black and Powder Gray
Weight: 0.09 pounds; 0.1 pounds
Dimensions: 1.69 × 0.46 × 1.69 inches; 1.81 × 1.81 × 0.51 inches
Model: 010-02863-20; 010-02810-00
Released: April 2024; April 2023
Warranty: 1 year limited warranty; 1 year limited warranty

2 products compared on the record we keep. Nothing here is ranked by what pays us, and neither of these placements was bought. Other model-against-model comparisons.