Garmin Forerunner 265 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Specs Comparison
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| Garmin Forerunner 265 | Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic | 
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                                                Feb 20, 2024
                                    
             
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                                                Jul 25, 2025
                                    
             
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                                                1.3-inch · 416x416px
                                    
             
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                                                1.3-inch · 438x438px
                                    
             
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                                                8GB
                                    
             
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                                                2GB · 64GB
                                    
             
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                                                445 mAh
                                    
             
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Jul 09, 2025 | |
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| $499 | |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| Weight | |
| 1.66 oz / 47.0 g | 2.22 oz / 63.0 g | 
| Materials | |
| Back: Aluminum | |
| Resistance | |
| 50m/5ATM water resistance | Water (up to 5 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified | 
Display
| Size | |
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| 1.3-inch | 1.3-inch | 
| Type | |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED | 
| Resolution | |
| 416x416px, 453 PPI | 438x438px, 462 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Sapphire | 
Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Exynos W1000 (3 nm) | |
| Memory | |
| 8GB | 2GB/64GB | 
| OS | |
| Wear OS | |
Battery
| Type | |
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| 445 mAh | |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| Yes | 5.3 | 
| WLAN | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,ac 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac  | 
        
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| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor | 
| Location | |
| GPS, Glonass, Galileo | Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou | 
| Other | |
| NFC | NFC | 
Cellular
| Data Speed | |
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| LTE-A | |
| SIM type | |
| eSIM | |
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