Garmin Forerunner 970
Quick details
Released
May 2025
Dimensions
47 x 47 x 12.9 mm
Operating system
Garmin proprietary wearable platform
Display 1.4 inch AMOLED
Battery life Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days
Water resistance 5 ATM
GPS Yes
Sensors GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensor, optical heart rate, ECG electrodes, Pulse Ox
Technical specifications
General
Release date May 2025
Product type Premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch
Physical size 47 x 47 x 12.9 mm
Weight 56 g
Material Titanium bezel; fiber-reinforced polymer case; silicone strap
Water resistance 5 ATM
Color options Carbon Grey DLC Titanium with Black Case, Titanium with Whitestone Case, Soft Gold Titanium with French Grey Case
Display type AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Display size 1.4 inch (35.3 mm) diameter
Display resolution 454 x 454 pixels
Display protection Sapphire crystal
Battery Rechargeable built-in lithium-ion battery
Battery life Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days; GPS-only: Up to 26 hours; SatIQ (AutoSelect): Up to 23 hours; All-Systems GNSS + Multi-Band: Up to 21 hours; GPS-only with music: Up to 14 hours; SatIQ with music: Up to 13 hours; All-Systems + Multi-Band with music: Up to 12 hours
Charging Garmin proprietary charging cable
Sensors
GNSS type Built-in multi-band GNSS with SatIQ
GPS Yes
GALILEO Yes
GLONASS Yes
QZSS Yes
Beidou Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Barometric altimeter Yes
Compass Yes
Geomagnetic No
Ambient light sensor Yes
Optical heart rate Yes
Electrical heart rate Yes
SpO2 Yes
Temperature Yes
Galvanic skin response No
Microphone Yes
Speakers Yes
Vibration motor Yes
Health & activity tracking
Steps Yes
Distance Yes
Calories burned Yes
Floors Yes
Sports tracking Yes
Sleep Yes
Heart rate Yes
HRV Yes
Stress Yes
Blood oxygen Yes
Respiration rate Yes
Skin temperature Yes
ECG Yes
Blood pressure No
Body composition No
Glucose No
Hydration level No
UV exposure No
Calorie intake No
Hyperglycemia risk assessment No
Arterial stiffness detection No
Pulse wave arrhythmia analysis No
Daily smart features
Smartphone compatibility iPhone and Android
Operating system at launch Garmin proprietary wearable platform
Storage 32 GB
Bluetooth Yes
Wi-Fi Yes
NFC / connected pay Yes
UWB No
Cellular No
Smartphone notifications Yes
Bluetooth calling Yes (with paired compatible smartphone)
Smartphone music control Yes
On-board music storage Yes
Voice assistant Yes (paired smartphone voice assistant)
Garmin performance & training
Body Battery Yes
Training Readiness Yes
Training Status Yes
Training Load Focus Yes
Endurance Score Yes
Hill Score Yes
Real-Time Stamina Yes
Running Tolerance Yes
Running Economy Yes (with compatible HRM 600)
Step Speed Loss Yes (with compatible HRM 600)
Performance Condition Yes
PacePro Yes
ClimbPro Yes
Jet Lag Adviser Yes
Daily Suggested Workouts Yes
Race Widget Yes
Morning Report Yes
Garmin Coach Yes
Garmin golf
Golf course maps Yes (preloaded worldwide golf courses)
Green View Yes
Hazard View Yes
Garmin AutoShot Yes
PlaysLike Distance No
PinPointer Yes
Touch Targeting No
Virtual Caddie No
Green Contours No
Club tracking compatibility Yes (Approach CT10)
Swing Tempo No
Tempo Training No
Garmin tactical
Stealth Mode No
Kill Switch No
Jumpmaster No
Night Vision compatibility No
Applied Ballistics No
Garmin aviation
Direct-to/Nearest airport navigation No
Aviation maps No
METAR/TAF weather No
NEXRAD radar No
Automatic flight logging No
Garmin Pilot flight-plan transfer No
Garmin diving
Dive modes No
Air integration No
SubWave networking No
Dive Readiness No
DiveView maps No
Diver-to-diver messaging No
Garmin marine
Chartplotter connectivity No
Autopilot control No
Fusion-Link No
Boat data streaming No
Tide data No
Garmin ecosystem
Connect IQ Yes
Built-in inReach No
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These technical specs are correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publishing.
