| Display | 1.2-inch always-on transflective touchscreen with mineral glass and a night mode | Garmin's brightest AMOLED touchscreen display yet, plus five physical buttons |
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| Body | 11.7 mm thick; 30 g with nylon band; silicone and nylon band options; 20 mm quick-release bands | — |
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| Battery | Up to 15 days of regular use; up to 38 hours of full GPS (standard GPS mode) | Up to 15 days in smartwatch mode (970) and up to 11 days (570) (Garmin claims) |
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| Positioning | GPS with optional dual-frequency mode, barometric altimeter, breadcrumb and turn-by-turn navigation | — |
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| Sensors | Optical heart rate and SpO2 sensor (5 LEDs, 4 photodetectors), barometric altimeter | — |
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| Water Resistance | 5 ATM | — |
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| Sports | Run, bike, swim, strength and snow activity modes; training plans, workouts and COROS Training Hub | — |
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| Connectivity | Bluetooth; syncs with Strava, Nike Run Club, Apple Health and Health Connect; notifications, Find My Phone, GoPro and Insta360 control | — |
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| Music | Built-in audio support for music (per COROS) | — |
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| Case | — | Forerunner 970: 47 mm, titanium bezel, sapphire lens; Forerunner 570: 42 mm or 47 mm, aluminum bezel |
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| Navigation | — | Multi-band GPS with SatIQ; full-colour built-in mapping with turn-by-turn directions and round-trip routing (970 only) |
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| Extras | — | Built-in speaker and microphone, LED flashlight (970 only), ECG app, Garmin Pay, music storage for Spotify, Deezer and Amazon Music |
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| Training | — | Training readiness, Garmin Coach, Garmin Triathlon Coach, running power, running dynamics, VO2 max, PacePro; running tolerance (970) |
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| Health | — | Sleep score, Body Battery, HRV status, skin temperature, breathing variations, evening report |
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| Price | — | 749.99 dollars (Forerunner 970) and 549.99 dollars (Forerunner 570) at launch in the US |
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