8.7Staff pick
Garmin
Forerunner 970
$750AMOLED, offline maps, a flashlight and training metrics you'll actually read.
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GPS Watches · Garmin
Enduro 3
Solar charging and a battery that laughs at 100-milers.
8.0 Strong
Runsletter Score out of 10. Excellent, with a trade-off or two worth knowing.
Buy it if
- Absurd battery life with solar
- Light for a big adventure watch
- Built-in flashlight
- Full offline maps
Skip it if
- MIP screen looks dull indoors
- Only one, large size
$900
List price; often discounted in seasonal sales
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- Battery
- Up to 90 days (solar)
- Display
- MIP
- Maps
- Offline topo
The verdict
The Enduro 3 is Garmin's battery champion. A solar-charging lens, a titanium bezel and a transflective screen let it run for weeks of GPS training and months of daily wear.
It's for ultra runners and anyone whose races run through the night. Against the Fenix 8 it trades the AMOLED screen and a few extras for far more battery and less weight; against the Coros Vertix 2S it's lighter and the metrics are deeper.
Multi-band GPS is accurate, offline topo maps are fully loaded, and the flashlight earns its keep at 3am on a mountain. The screen is clear in sunlight, but dim indoors next to an AMOLED watch.
“For runners whose races finish the next day.”
Specs
| Battery | Up to 90 days (solar) |
|---|---|
| Display | MIP |
| Maps | Offline topo |
| Weight | 63 g |
| GPS | Multi-band |
| Heart rate | Elevate Gen 5, with ECG |
| Water rating | 10 ATM |
| Lens | Sapphire with solar charging |
| Case | Fibre-reinforced polymer, titanium bezel |
| Music | Onboard storage |
| Solar | Yes |
| Sizes | 51 mm |
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How it stacks up
Compare side by side →| Product | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Garmin Enduro 3 · this one | 8.0 Strong | $900 |
| Garmin Forerunner 970 | 8.7 Elite | $750 |
| Coros Pace 3 | 8.4 Strong | $229 |
| Garmin Forerunner 570 | 8.3 Strong | $550 |
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