Garmin Forerunner 16 has been launched in India as the company’s latest smartwatch specially designed for professional runners and fitness enthusiasts. The new smartwatch comes with a claimed battery life of up to 11 days. It features health and fitness sensors to monitor Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, breathing rate, sleep and more. The Garmin Forerunner 165 has an AMOLED display and offers Bluetooth and ANT+ connectivity.
Garmin Forerunner 165 Price in India
The price of Garmin Forerunner 165 India is set at Rs. 33,490. It can be purchased in four different color options — Turquoise/Aqua, Black/Grey, Misty Grey/Stone White and Berry/Lilac. It comes with a two-year warranty and can be purchased at selected brand stores. It is offered in different tape designs.
Garmin Forerunner 165 Specifications
The Garmin Forerunner 165 boasts a 1.2-inch always-on AMOLED display with a resolution of 390 x 390 pixels. The frame is made of fiber-reinforced polymer, and the strap is made of silicone. The wearable has 4 GB of RAM and offers connectivity via Bluetooth and ANT+.
Garmin has equipped the Forerunner 165 with an array of sensors including an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, and thermometer that help provide fitness and health tracking features. Includes built-in GPS in addition to GLONASS and Galileo. The smartwatch tracks Pulse Ox (SpO2), heart rate, stress, breathing rate, sleep and more from your wrist. It enables the monitoring of the menstrual cycle and the monitoring of pregnancy. However, it is important to note that the smartwatch is not a certified medical device and is not intended to diagnose or monitor any medical or health conditions.
The Garmin Forerunner 165 supports downloading playlists directly from users’ Spotify or Amazon Music accounts. The wearable device shows real-time status and running metrics for athletes. It can be paired with the Garmin Connect app on iOS or Android. The smartwatch offers 25 activity profiles, including trail running, open water swimming, pickleball, tennis and more.
Users can also get a morning report that provides an overview of their sleep, heart rate variability status and weather forecast on the Garmin Forerunner 165. It also provides a personalized night’s sleep score each morning.
When using GNSS mode, the Garmin Forerunner 165 is rated to provide up to 17 hours of battery life. In regular use, it is said to last up to 11 days on a single charge. The dimensions are 43 x 43 x 11.6 mm, and the weight is 39 grams.
