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Sleep stages are in the manual.","fitness_features":"Specs list VO2 Max (run), training load, recovery time, running dynamics, running power, pool and open-water swim metrics, automatic rep counting, interval training, course guidance, TracBack, ClimbPro, preloaded ski resort maps and 43,000 preloaded golf courses. Running dynamics such as ground contact time balance need an accessory (HRM-Pro or pod). Turn-by-turn is in the manual.","external_sensor_types":"Specs list foot pod capable, speed and cadence sensor support, power meter compatible, smart trainer control and HR broadcast. Heart rate monitor pairing is in the manual (Pairing Your Wireless Sensors).","emergency_sos":"Specs: Safety and Tracking lists Assistance. Assistance sends the location to preset emergency contacts through the paired phone. It does not call emergency services.","live_tracking":"Specs: live event sharing (LiveTrack).","positioning":"Specs sensors table lists GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou with SatIQ technology.","dual_frequency_gnss":"Specs list Multi-band GPS. The battery table calls it All-Systems GNSS plus Multi-Band.","offline_maps":"Specs list built-in mapping and preloaded road and trail maps.","bluetooth":"Specs: connectivity Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi.","wifi":"Specs: connectivity Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi.","nfc_payments":"Specs list Garmin Pay contactless payments. The manual EU wireless table lists 13.56 MHz (NFC).","ant_plus":"Specs: connectivity Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi.","calls_on_watch":"Specs list only text response and reject phone call with text (Android only). No voice calls on the watch. The reviewer sources list no speaker or microphone.","offline_music":"Specs list music storage and plays and controls watch music.","battery_life_claimed":"Specs tab battery life and manual Specifications table, April 2026 manual. Smartwatch mode up to 23 days (552 h). GPS-only mode up to 31 h. SatIQ (AutoSelect) up to 22 h. All-Systems plus Multi-Band up to 19 h. GPS-only with music up to 10.5 h. AutoSelect with music up to 9.5 h. All-Systems plus Multi-Band with music up to 8.5 h. Manual only: UltraTrac mode with wrist-based heart rate up to 34 h. UltraTrac records track points less often, so it is stored as GPS power saving. Activity modes include wrist-based heart rate. Smartwatch mode includes activity tracking, notifications and heart rate. No always-on-display claim is published.","charging_method":"Specs: Garmin proprietary plug charger.","band_width_mm":"Specs: QuickFit watch band compatible, yes (22 mm compatible).","quick_release":"Specs: QuickFit watch band compatible, 22 mm.","band_compatibility":"Specs: QuickFit watch band compatible, 22 mm.","band_material":"Specs: strap material silicone, the strap sold with the watch.","band_sizes":"Specs: fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm with the supplied silicone band. The page names no strap size label.","in_the_box":"Maker In the Box tab: Forerunner 965 GPS running watch, USB-C charging/data cable, Documentation.","charger_in_box":"The box has a charging/data cable and no mains adapter.","status":"The Garmin US page lists the watch with no discontinued flag, list price $599.99 and add to cart. Checked on the access date.","variants":"US store lists SKUs 010-02809-00, -01 and -02. Garmin does not publish a case-only weight, so no weight is stored.","case_material_name":"Maker names only the titanium bezel, the Gorilla Glass lens and the silicone strap. The fiber-reinforced polymer case comes from the Gadgets and Wearables spec table.","skin_temperature":"Specs list a Thermometer, which is a temperature sensor, and no skin-temperature metric. Gadgets and Wearables lists skin temperature as No.","blood_pressure":"Specs list no blood pressure feature. Gadgets and Wearables lists blood pressure as No."}},{"url":"https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-0221611A-992D-495E-8DED-1DD448F7A066/EN-US/Forerunner_965_OM_EN-US.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["manual_url","operating_temperature_c","health_features","fitness_features","wifi_bands","sar_eu_limb_w_kg","battery_life_claimed","button_count","hardware_buttons","crown","rotating_bezel","nfc","external_sensor_types","led_flashlight","fall_detection"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Forerunner 965 Owner's Manual, English (US), revision April 2026.","operating_temperature_c":"Specifications: operating temperature range -20 to 60 C. The charging range of 0 to 45 C is not stored.","health_features":"Sleep score screen displays total sleep time, a sleep score and sleep stage information. Menstrual cycle tracking is in the Garmin Connect section.","fitness_features":"Course turn-by-turn directions: view a list of turn-by-turn directions for your route.","wifi_bands":"Specifications: EU wireless frequencies 2.4 GHz at 18.6 dBm maximum. Wi-Fi is set up in the Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network section. The Garmin generic Wi-Fi FAQ states 2.4 GHz only.","sar_eu_limb_w_kg":"Specifications: EU SAR values 0.86 W/kg torso and 0.25 W/kg limb.","battery_life_claimed":"Specifications, Battery Life Information: GPS Only 31 h, Auto Select 22 h, All + Multi-Band 19 h, each with music 10.5, 9.5 and 8.5 h, UltraTrac 34 h, smartwatch mode up to 23 days.","button_count":"Overview lists five buttons: LIGHT, UP, DOWN, START STOP and BACK. The touchscreen is not counted as a button.","hardware_buttons":"Overview names LIGHT, UP, DOWN, START/STOP and BACK. START and STOP share one button.","crown":"Overview lists the touchscreen and five buttons. No crown.","rotating_bezel":"Overview lists the touchscreen and five buttons. The bezel is fixed.","nfc":"Specifications: EU wireless frequencies include 13.56 MHz. Garmin Pay payments use NFC.","external_sensor_types":"Pairing Your Wireless Sensors: ANT+ or Bluetooth sensors including heart rate monitors.","led_flashlight":"Using the Flashlight Screen: the screen turns on to use the watch as a flashlight. No dedicated LED, so this is not counted.","fall_detection":"Incident detection works only during certain outdoor activities. It is not general fall detection."}},{"url":"https://static.garmin.com/pumac/Forerunner%20965.pdf","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["fcc_ids","sar_limb_w_kg","wifi_standard"],"notes":{"fcc_ids":"Garmin-hosted compliance report for model A04578 (Forerunner 965): FCC ID IPH-04578, test report dated 16 December 2022.","sar_limb_w_kg":"SAR test report, FCC regime: maximum reported 10 g SAR for the extremity (wrist) is 0.25 W/kg for Wi-Fi and below 0.1 W/kg for Bluetooth and BLE, against a 4.0 W/kg general-population limit.","wifi_standard":"Same report lists 802.11b/g/n modulation (DSSS for b, OFDM for g and n) on 2412-2462 MHz. That is Wi-Fi 4."}},{"url":"https://www.garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/sports-fitness/garmin-adds-amoled-displays-to-its-next-gen-forerunner-265-and-forerunner-965-gps-running-watches/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["announce_date","release_date","variants","case_sizes_mm"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Maker press release dated 2 March 2023.","release_date":"Forerunner 965 will be available in late March 2023. The month uses that statement.","variants":"Suggested retail price $599.99 (US, excludes sales tax). Stored on the three US SKUs. The release does not list SKUs."}},{"url":"https://www.garmin.com/it-IT/newsroom/forerunner-265-965-amoled/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["variants","markets"],"notes":{"variants":"Italian maker release: Forerunner 965 disponibile a fine marzo al prezzo consigliato di 649,99 euro. Euro prices include VAT as published. Stored as launch_price_eur on the international SKUs -10, -11 and -12. GB sells in pounds and the pound price is not stored.","markets":"Garmin DE, FR and GB store pages list the international SKUs 010-02809-10, -11 and -12. The US store lists -00, -01 and -02."}},{"url":"https://www.garmin.com/de-DE/p/886725/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"Garmin Germany lists SKUs 010-02809-10, -11 and -12. Current German list price 549,99 euro is not the launch price and is not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/p/886725/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["variants","markets"],"notes":{"variants":"Garmin UK names the SKUs Carbon Grey DLC Titanium Bezel with Black Case and Black/Powder Grey Silicone Band (-10), Titanium Bezel with Whitestone Case and Whitestone/Powder Grey Silicone Band (-11) and Carbon Grey DLC Titanium Bezel with Black Case and Amp Yellow/Black Silicone Band (-12). Strap names use the US spelling in the variant rows for consistency.","markets":"Same SKUs are sold in Germany, France and the UK."}},{"url":"https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/886725/#specs","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["model_numbers"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Store part numbers: US 010-02809-00, -01, -02. International 010-02809-10, -11, -12 (Garmin DE, FR and GB pages). One retailer lists -20 for an Asia Pacific colour. It is not on a maker page and is not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.garmin.com/en-PH/blog/fitness/the-difference-between-garmin-forerunner-965-and-970/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Maker blog compares Forerunner 965 with the new Forerunner 970 as an upgrade path. Relationship only. No Forerunner 970 value is copied."}},{"url":"https://www.techinsights.com/blog/deep-dive-teardown-garmin-forerunner-965-a04578-smartwatch","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["battery_capacity_mah","chipset","low_power_coprocessor","bluetooth_version","storage_gb"],"notes":{"battery_capacity_mah":"Teardown of model A04578: larger battery, 420 mAh versus 342 mAh in the Forerunner 955. Nominal pack voltage is not stated, so no Wh figure is stored.","chipset":"Teardown: NXP supplied the MRT595SFFOC MCU (RT595 family) as the main MCU. Garmin does not publish a chipset.","low_power_coprocessor":"Teardown: Ambiq Apollo3 Blue MCU collects and prepares all sensor data for the main MCU.","bluetooth_version":"Teardown: Silicon Labs RS9116N-SB00-B00 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 module. The Garmin spec lists no Bluetooth version.","storage_gb":"Teardown: Samsung KLMBG2JETD-B041 32 GB NAND flash. Agrees with the maker's 32 GB."}},{"url":"https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/03/garmin-forerunner-965-depth-review.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["ecg","battery_life_measured","skin_temperature","solar_charging"],"notes":{"ecg":"Review: no ECG hardware in the Forerunner 965, confirmed by Garmin and visible from the underside of the unit.","battery_life_measured":"Second review unit with always-on display enabled, default brightness. Charged to 100 percent on a Thursday at 8 PM, then 7.5 hours of workouts over six days (40 min run, two trainer rides, 70 min run, 3 h 10 min ride with GPS and power meter). The watch reached 5 percent by 9 PM on the Wednesday, 145 hours later. Not a complete discharge, so the figure is a lower bound and not extrapolated. The first review unit had a fault and is not used.","skin_temperature":"Review lists no skin-temperature feature for the Forerunner 965.","solar_charging":"Review comparison list: no solar edition of the Forerunner 965. Charging is by cable only."}},{"url":"https://gadgetsandwearables.com/technical-specs/garmin-forerunner-965/","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["case_material","eda_sensor","speaker","skin_temperature","blood_pressure","cellular","case_material_name","platform"],"notes":{"case_material":"Spec table, Material: titanium bezel, fiber-reinforced polymer case, silicone strap. The maker names only the bezel, lens and strap.","case_material_name":"Same table row: titanium bezel with a fiber-reinforced polymer case.","eda_sensor":"Sensors table: galvanic skin response No.","speaker":"Sensors table: Speakers No and Microphone No. The maker lists no speaker and no voice calls. Its Garmin Pay and Bluetooth entries are not used.","skin_temperature":"Health table: Skin temperature No.","blood_pressure":"Health table: Blood pressure No.","platform":"Daily smart features: Operating system at launch Garmin proprietary.","cellular":"Daily smart features: Cellular No. The maker lists no LTE. DC Rainmaker also says the watch has no LTE."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Forerunner-970-Garmin-replaces-Forerunner-965-with-new-smartwatch-that-arrives-for-749.1017596.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Notebookcheck's headline says Garmin replaces the Forerunner 965 with the Forerunner 970 and the text says the 970 effectively succeeds the 965."}}],"fields_filled":87,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}