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Fr965 available for lesser price
Garmin Forerunner 965
Garmin Forerunner® 965 Running Smartwatch, Colorful AMOLED Display, Training Metrics and Recovery Insights, Black and Powder Gray, 010-02809-00
By Garmin
187mentions66%positive$499.99typicalr/GarminWatches+8pros/−6cons
What one Redditor said
“my 965 tracks pretty accurately”
What Reddit thinks
Pros
8- +has maps
- +maps
- +titanium bezel
- +great battery life
- +tough
- +durable
- +great watch
- +amazing battery life
Cons
6- −scratches easily
- −screen scratches easily
- −expensive
- −unnecessary for non-triathletes
- −touch screen sensitive to sleeves and water
- −doesn't do a great job for weight lifting
Where Reddit talks about it
187 comments · 10 subreddits
r/GarminWatches45%
93 mentions↑ 494
r/Garmin52%
60 mentions↑ 177
r/garminforerunner58%
12 mentions↑ 29
r/PixelWatch50%
6 mentions↑ 7
r/CorridaPortugal50%
4 mentions↑ 6
r/GarminFenix25%
4 mentions↑ 7
Reddit reviews
+ 91~ 63− 33
r/Garminpositive2
The 965 is a beast, that AMOLED screen is insane outdoors. You are gonna love it!
r/GarminWatchesnegative5
IMHO unless your planning on doing triathlons there's really no need to go for a 9XX forerunner.
r/GarminWatchespositive3
Battery life is significantly better on the 965. Accessing activities was easier on the 965 if you regularly record more than 3.
r/GarminWatchesneutral1
Okay, i didn't know the 965 didn't have a different interface, interesting to notice, since no other reviewer has mentioned that before.
r/GarminWatchespositive3
I bought the 965 about 6 months ago because it was half the price of the 970. Coming from a 245, it was a massive upgrade.
r/GarminWatchesneutral1
The 965 is being sold here for 500 euros and the 970 for 650 euros...
r/GarminWatchespositive3
Bought 965 just few days back! Didn’t feel like 970 is worth spending money!
r/GarminWatchesneutral2
I have the 965 currently. I dream about getting a 970 because the flashlight and microphone would be very useful to me.
r/GarminWatchesnegative2
If it wasn’t for this, I’d downgrade to the 965…
r/GarminWatchespositive2
I've had the 965 for 2.5 years now. Battery's still great and is good for 100 miles ultras.
r/GarminWatchespositive1
FR965 is still a great buy if you find it at a discount... if you are mostly running with occasional cycling and budget is a factor, the FR965 at a good price is very solid.
r/GarminWatchespositive9
The FR965 is a good watch, use it, enjoy it, don’t worry about it breaking until it does, but I doubt you’ll have issues.
r/GarminWatchesneutral34
Most Garmin watches are for people who do sports, running, cycling etc if your not doing any if them it's not for you just buy Samsung, apple or any other watch.
r/GarminWatchespositive8
With the 965 there's been dozens of times I've thought "oh damn that definitely just damaged my watch" just to inspect it as close as I can and see it's still without a single blemish.
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