Garmin Forerunner 110 vs Garmin Forerunner 265

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Forerunner 110 compared with Forerunner 265
GarminForerunner 110GarminForerunner 265
Overview
Released2010March 2023
Display
Case sizes45 mm42 mm or 46 mm
Panel–OLED
Always-on displayYesYes
Display detailBacklit monochrome screen with 25.1 mm diagonal; fixed training pages and four physical buttons. Garmin's manuals do not specify panel technology or pixel resolution.Forerunner 265S has a 1.1″ (28.1 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 360 x 360 pixels; Forerunner 265 has a 1.3″ (32.5 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 416 x 416 pixels; five buttons; optional always-on mode
Screen protection–Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Health and fitness
ECGNoNo
Blood oxygenNoYes
Skin temperatureNoNo
Sleep apnoea alertsNoNo
High blood pressure alertsNoNo
Body compositionNoNo
Fall detectionNoNo
Crash detectionNoNo
GPSSingle-bandDual-band (L1 and L5)
Water resistance–50 m
SensorsHigh-sensitivity GPS receiver with HotFix satellite prediction; optional ANT+ heart-rate chest strap. No optical wrist sensor or foot-pod support.Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor; Pulse Ox blood oxygen monitor; barometric altimeter; compass; gyroscope; accelerometer; thermometer; ambient light sensor
Health features–High and low heart rate alerts; HRV status; Body Battery; all-day stress; sleep score, sleep coach and nap detection; breathing variations; respiration rate; Health Snapshot; menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracking; jet lag adviser
Fitness featuresTime, distance, calories and lap-average or run-average pace; Auto Lap and manual laps. No interval or custom workouts.Training readiness and training status; training load, load ratio and load focus; training effect, VO2 max and recovery time; wrist-based running power and dynamics; PacePro; race predictor; Garmin Coach running, cycling and strength plans; daily suggested running and cycling workouts; triathlon and open-water swimming; course navigation with a breadcrumb trail, TracBack and Up Ahead
Safety features–Incident detection during select activities; assistance; LiveTrack; spectator messaging; live event sharing (Android only); these features require a paired phone
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 8 hoursUp to 15 days
In low-power modeUp to 21 days–
Mobile data optionNoNo
Works withNo phone pairingiPhone and Android
Storage–8 GB
Battery life detailRechargeable 200 mAh lithium-ion battery; up to eight hours with GPS, three weeks in power-save mode or one week with forty-five minutes of GPS training each day.Forerunner 265S up to 15 days in smartwatch mode, 24 hours GPS only, 18 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect), 15 hours All-Systems + Multi-Band; with music up to 7.5, seven and six hours respectively. Forerunner 265 up to 13 days in smartwatch mode, 20 hours GPS only, 16 hours SatIQ, 14 hours All-Systems + Multi-Band; with music up to seven, 6.5 and six hours respectively
ChargingUSB contact charging clip and AC adapter.Garmin proprietary plug charger; USB-C charging/data cable included
ConnectivityUSB mass-storage activity transfers to a computer and Garmin Connect; ANT+ heart-rate sensors. No direct phone pairing.Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; multi-band GPS with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and SatIQ; Garmin Pay; offline music from Spotify, Deezer and Amazon Music (premium subscription required); Connect IQ; notifications and Android text responses; Garmin Share
StorageApproximately 180 hours of activity history, according to the owner's manuals; oldest data is overwritten when full.–
Design
Weight (lightest version)52 g39 g (better)
SoftwareGarminGarmin
Case materialsIPX7 immersion protection, one metre for thirty minutes; the English manual says the watch is not intended for swimming.Fibre-reinforced polymer bezel; silicone band; 5 ATM water rating
Size45 × 69 × 14 mm and 52 g, as listed in Garmin Slovakia's manual. Width is used as the case size.Forerunner 265S is 41.7 x 41.7 x 12.9 mm and 39 g; Forerunner 265 is 46.1 x 46.1 x 12.9 mm and 47 g; Garmin does not publish case-only weights
Bands–Quick-release 18 mm bands for the 265S, fitting 115–178 mm wrists; quick-release 22 mm bands for the 265, fitting 135–205 mm wrists
In the boxWatch, charging/data cable, AC adapter and documentation; heart-rate strap included in some bundles.Forerunner 265 or 265S, USB-C charging/data cable, documentation

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