| Display | None (screen-free); single side button, data viewed in Garmin Connect app | Garmin's brightest AMOLED touchscreen display yet, plus five physical buttons |
|---|
| Body | Module 27 x 47 x 9 mm, 14.8 g; fabric ComfortFit band, fiber-reinforced polymer case; total 20.7 g (S-M) / 21.2 g (L-XL) | — |
|---|
| Battery | Up to 10 days | Up to 15 days in smartwatch mode (970) and up to 11 days (570) (Garmin claims) |
|---|
| Charging | Garmin proprietary plug charger (lithium-ion battery) | — |
|---|
| Memory | 128 MB history | — |
|---|
| Water Resistance | 5 ATM (swim) | — |
|---|
| Health Sensors | Wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, skin temperature, Body Battery, stress, respiration, sleep tracking | — |
|---|
| Training Metrics | Training readiness, HRV status, VO2 max, training status, workout benefit, recovery time; 80+ manual activities and automatic activity detection | — |
|---|
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, ANT+; connected GPS via smartphone | — |
|---|
| Compatibility | iPhone and Android | — |
|---|
| Subscription | No subscription required for core tracking; some coaching and workout features require Garmin Connect+ | — |
|---|
| Colors | Citron Gray, Mauve, French Gray, Dark Olive, Captain Blue, French Blue, Black | — |
|---|
| Case | — | Forerunner 970: 47 mm, titanium bezel, sapphire lens; Forerunner 570: 42 mm or 47 mm, aluminum bezel |
|---|
| Navigation | — | Multi-band GPS with SatIQ; full-colour built-in mapping with turn-by-turn directions and round-trip routing (970 only) |
|---|
| Extras | — | Built-in speaker and microphone, LED flashlight (970 only), ECG app, Garmin Pay, music storage for Spotify, Deezer and Amazon Music |
|---|
| Training | — | Training readiness, Garmin Coach, Garmin Triathlon Coach, running power, running dynamics, VO2 max, PacePro; running tolerance (970) |
|---|
| Health | — | Sleep score, Body Battery, HRV status, skin temperature, breathing variations, evening report |
|---|
| Price | — | 749.99 dollars (Forerunner 970) and 549.99 dollars (Forerunner 570) at launch in the US |
|---|
