I love Garmin's new Forerunner 170 Music smartwatch, but this deal for the superior Forerunner 265 makes it the better buy

Garmin’s Forerunner 170 is a solid running watch that brings great performance and smart features, all in a light and small package, and I particularly loved the Music version for phoneless short runs and activities.

<![CDATA[ <article> <p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/fitness-trackers/garmin-forerunner-170-review">Garmin’s Forerunner 170</a> is a solid running watch that brings great performance and smart features, all in a light and small package, and I particularly loved <a href="https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/smartwatches/ive-always-disliked-running-but-heres-how-gemini-and-garmin-made-me-actually-enjoy-it-for-the-first-time">the Music version</a> for phoneless short runs and activities. The watch was even found to be <a href="https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/the-garmin-forerunner-170-was-found-to-be-extremely-accurate-during-my-treadmill-test-despite-packing-garmins-older-heart-rate-sensing-technology">very accurate</a>, according to my colleague Matt Evans’ testing.</p><p><a href="https://www.garmin.com/en-AU/p/1915560/pn/010-03920-00/" target="_blank">At AU$479</a> (<a href="https://www.garmin.com/en-AU/p/2014513/pn/010-03920-13/" target="_blank">or AU$549 for the Music version</a>), however, it isn’t the most affordable as far as fitness smartwatches go — so when I found the older (but higher-tier) <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Garmin-Forerunner-Smartwatch-Colorful-Training/dp/B0BS1T9J4Y" target="_blank">Forerunner 265 discounted by 38% on Amazon</a>, I knew this was a deal too tempting to pass up.</p><p>Featuring a more accurate dual-band GPS technology, 13 days of battery life, more size options and on-watch music storage, the Forerunner 265 is hard to beat for just AU$498.</p><div class="product"><a data-dimension112="37f93450-b18c-11f1-a34c-8f2fedd24521" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Forerunner 265" data-dimension48="Forerunner 265" data-dimension25="$498" href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Garmin-Forerunner-Smartwatch-Colorful-Training/dp/B0BS1T9J4Y" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><figure class="van-image-figure " ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:700px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="kiBo5e36Pz2hPhWZasQvNQ" name="garmin-forerunner-265.jpg" caption="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kiBo5e36Pz2hPhWZasQvNQ-1920-80.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="700" height="700" attribution="" endorsement="" credit="" class=""></p></div></div></figure></a><p>This discount takes what <a href="https://www.techradar.com/reviews/garmin-forerunner-265s-review" data-dimension112="37f93450-b18c-11f1-a34c-8f2fedd24521" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Forerunner 265" data-dimension48="Forerunner 265" data-dimension25="$498">our reviewer called the best running watch for most people in 2023</a> to its all-time low price on Amazon, which is about AU$50 cheaper than during recent sale events like EOFY and Prime Day. The <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Garmin-Forerunner-265S-Running-Smartwatch/dp/B0C2QGY5TK/" target="_blank">smaller 42mm Forerunner 265S</a> is also available for the same price and in more colours.<a class="view-deal button" href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Garmin-Forerunner-Smartwatch-Colorful-Training/dp/B0BS1T9J4Y" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-dimension112="37f93450-b18c-11f1-a34c-8f2fedd24521" data-action="Deal Block" data-label="Forerunner 265" data-dimension48="Forerunner 265" data-dimension25="$498">View Deal</a></p></div><p>The Garmin Forerunner 265 was the first small Forerunner model with a touchscreen AMOLED display, replacing its <a href="https://www.techradar.com/reviews/garmin-forerunner-255s-music">predecessor’s monochrome memory-in-pixel display</a>, to make it look and feel similar to something like an Apple Watch or a Samsung Galaxy Watch.</p><p>It also features dual-band or multi-frequency GPS for high-precision tracking in dense cities or heavy tree cover, which is technically superior to the Forerunner 170’s single-frequency multi-GNSS tracking.</p><p>The 170 is only available in the single 43mm size, while the 265 comes in 46mm and the smaller 265S is 42mm, providing more options for different wrist sizes.</p><p>The biggest criticism from our reviewer is the Forerunner 265’s price hike over its predecessor, and slightly worse battery life, which can be credited to the switch to an AMOLED display, but this discount takes care of the former in spades.</p><p>Interested in other Garmin products? Check out the latest <a href="https://en-au.techradar.com/coupons/garmin">Garmin Australia coupons</a> here.</p><div data-widget-type="review" data-model-name="Garmin Forerunner 265"></div> </article> ]]>