The #1 'best cheap Garmin watch' just got even cheaper with a 20% discount at Amazon

Close-up view of the Garmin Forerunner 165 during a run activity. — (Image credit: Michael Hicks / Android Central)

The weather is warming up and summer is just around the corner, which means right now is the perfect time to find a discount on a Garmin fitness watch. I was just digging around Amazon's site to find the latest of these deals, and one particular price drop caught my eye: the Forerunner 165, which is Android Central's favorite affordable Garmin watch, has dropped down to $199.99 for a limited time. That's a 20% discount, no strings attached!

The Garmin Forerunner 165 scored a rare 4.5/5-star discount in our review last year, and the approachable fitness watch still impresses today with a comfortable design, large AMOLED display, and a suite of health and fitness tracking features.

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Straight out of the box, the Garmin Forerunner 165 boasts a spacious 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with a lightweight, comfortable build and 5ATM water resistance rating (which means you can take it into the pool and shower).

Things are just as well-crafted in the software department, as the Forerunner 165 comes packed full of all of the latest health and fitness tracking technology offered by Garmin. That means you're getting ultra-accurate HR, HRV, SpO2, and sleep tracking, plus over 25 pre-installed activity modes and daily workout recommendations that are personalized just for you. The fitness watch also boasts GPS tracking and up to 11 days of battery life on a single charge.

A daily suggested workout of a Threshold run on the Garmin Forerunner 165. — (Image credit: Michael Hicks / Android Central)

To really put the Forerunner 165 to the test, we even directly compared the watch's fitness tracking capabilities to two similarly-priced wearables — the Fitbit Charge 6 and the COROS Pace 3 — and the Garmin device easily held its own without skipping a beat.

To be sure, there are more powerful Garmin watches out there if you can afford them, and the Forerunner 165 does lack a few premium features that you might miss, such as ECG and skin temp monitoring. But if you want to keep things simple and within your budget, the Garmin Forerunner 165 is a great choice regardless of your skill level. And with a 20% discount, the trail-ready watch seems like a no-brainer purchase in 2026.

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After almost a decade of working in the e-commerce space, Patrick Farmer (he/him) began his career at Android Central as a Deals and Commerce Writer before moving into a new role as AC's eCommerce Editor in 2023. When he's not hunting down the best deals and offering shopping advice for our readers, you'll often find him listening to music, camping out at a brewery, or treating his cat like a human child.