New Garmin Forerunner smartwatch rumours surface with AMOLED display upgrade

Fitness Tracker Test appears to have gleaned some new information about an upcoming Garmin Forerunner smartwatch. Allegedly, the website has learned of these details from 'activities on the [sic] Garmin's websites'. However, it has provided no evidence to back up its assertions.

As such, we would recommend treating this as speculation on Fitness Tracker Test's behalf for now, as was the case in December 2023 with its discussions about Garmin releasing Epix 3 and Fenix 8 smartwatches. At any rate, the website claims that 'Garmin's website contains references' to the Forerunner 65 and Forerunner 165, the latter of which it prefers for some reason over the former. Supposedly, both retail names relate to a single model that will replace the Forerunner 55, a smartwatch that is coming up for three years old (curr. $189.99 on Amazon).

Fitness Tracker Test adds that there will two variants likely distinguished by storage capacities and Wi-Fi connectivity. Repportedly, this more advanced model will arrive with a 'Music' suffix, a term that Garmin has used on various smartwatch series over the years. Unfortunately, the company is expected to limit the Music model to 4 GB of storage, half provided to the Forerunner 265 and an eighth of the storage offered by the Forerunner 965.

Additionally, the Forerunner 65 or Forerunner 165 is said to feature a 1.2-inch AMOLED (390 x 390 pixels) display, plus a battery that lasts up to 11 days in smartwatch mode or as little as 6.5 hours when playing music. Moreover, the unreleased smartwatch is rumoured to contain Elevate V4, Garmin's fourth-generation PPG sensor, along with a barometric altimeter. Unfortunately, a release date remains unknown for now, as does launch pricing and how Garmin will visually distinguish the smartwatch from the current Forerunner 55.