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
Forerunner 570
The 970's training brain without the maps, flashlight or titanium.
8.3 Strong
Runsletter Score out of 10. Excellent, with a trade-off or two worth knowing.
Buy it if
- Most of the 970's training metrics
- Light and comfortable for racing
- Two sizes for smaller wrists
- Multi-band GPS
Skip it if
- No offline maps
- Close enough to the 970 to tempt an upgrade
$550
List price; often discounted in seasonal sales
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- Battery
- Up to 11 days
- Display
- AMOLED
- Maps
- Breadcrumb only
The verdict
The Forerunner 570 takes the 970's training brain and drops the maps, the flashlight and the titanium. What's left is a light, AMOLED-screened road runner's watch with all the metrics that matter.
It's for runners who train on known routes and want Garmin's coaching without paying for navigation. Against the 970 you save a decent chunk; against the Forerunner 165 you get better sensors, multi-band GPS and the full readiness suite.
GPS is multi-band and dependable, and battery lasts around a week and a half of normal use. Breadcrumb navigation will follow a loaded course, but it won't help you find a new one.
“The smart Garmin buy if you run roads and know your routes.”
Specs
| Battery | Up to 11 days |
|---|---|
| Display | AMOLED |
| Maps | Breadcrumb only |
| Weight | 50 g |
| GPS | Multi-band |
| Heart rate | Elevate Gen 5 |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| Lens | Toughened glass |
| Music | Onboard storage |
| Sizes | 42 mm, 47 mm |
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How it stacks up
Compare side by side →| Product | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Garmin Forerunner 570 · this one | 8.3 Strong | $550 |
| Garmin Forerunner 970 | 8.7 Elite | $750 |
| Coros Pace 3 | 8.4 Strong | $229 |
| Coros Pace Pro | 8.2 Strong | $350 |
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