Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs Garmin Forerunner 970 / 570

Apple Watch Ultra 4

Apple Watch Ultra 4

vsGarmin Forerunner 970 / 570

Garmin Forerunner 970 / 570

Apple Watch Ultra 4Garmin Forerunner 970 / 570
CaseNatural and black titanium (3D-printed, 100 percent recycled titanium)Forerunner 970: 47 mm, titanium bezel, sapphire lens; Forerunner 570: 42 mm or 47 mm, aluminum bezel
ChipS11—
Health SensorsHealth Sensing System: optical and electrical heart sensors, heart rate every five seconds—
Battery (everyday)Up to 50 h; up to 84 h in Low Power Mode—
Battery (workout)Extended Workout up to 25 h; Max Extended Workout up to 45 h with GPS every second—
Charging15 minutes adds up to 18 h of battery life—
GPSApple states the most accurate on-device GPS in a sports watch—
ConnectivitySatellite Emergency SOS, Find My and Messages (free for two years with activation)—
SoftwarewatchOS 27 with Siri AI—
PriceFrom $799 in the U.S.749.99 dollars (Forerunner 970) and 549.99 dollars (Forerunner 570) at launch in the US
Display—Garmin's brightest AMOLED touchscreen display yet, plus five physical buttons
Battery—Up to 15 days in smartwatch mode (970) and up to 11 days (570) (Garmin claims)
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