Garmin Forerunner 970
Garmin · Model 010-02969-00
- Battery, smartwatch use (rated)
- 360 hr
- GPS battery, most accurate mode
- 21 hr
- Case weight (no band)
- Not listed
- Dual-frequency GPS
- Yes
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As a cheaper alternative
vs the Apple Watch Ultra 4 GPS + Cellular 49mm Natural Titanium
Keeps the ECG app, sapphire lens, offline maps, flashlight and multi-band GPS, and is rated for 15 days against 50 hours, for $49 less. It is rated 5 ATM against 100 m, has no cellular version, and its 21 hours of multi-band GPS is only 3 more than Apple's 18.
Better
- Battery, smartwatch use (rated): 360 hr vs 50 hr
- GPS battery, most accurate mode: 21 hr vs 18 hr
Matches
- Dual-frequency GPS
- Offline maps on the watch
- Flashlight
- Sapphire lens
- ECG
Gives up
- Water resistance: 50 m vs 100 m
- No cellular version available
vs the Garmin fēnix 8 47mm AMOLED Sapphire
Garmin's running flagship keeps the ECG app, maps, LED flashlight, sapphire lens and multi-band GPS for $250 less. It is rated for 15 days against 16, 21 hours of multi-band GPS against 35, and 5 ATM against 10 ATM.
Better
Nothing listed.
Matches
- Dual-frequency GPS
- Offline maps on the watch
- Flashlight
- Sapphire lens
- ECG
Gives up
- Battery, smartwatch use (rated): 360 hr vs 384 hr
- GPS battery, most accurate mode: 21 hr vs 35 hr
- Water resistance: 50 m vs 100 m
Full specifications
As Garmin publishes them. “Not listed” means the maker gives no figure.
- Battery, smartwatch use (rated)
- 360 hr
- GPS battery, most accurate mode
- 21 hr
- Case weight (no band)
- Not listed
- Dual-frequency GPS
- Yes
- Offline maps on the watch
- Yes
- Flashlight
- Yes
- Sapphire lens
- Yes
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- ECG
- Yes
- Cellular version available
- No
- Case size
- 47 mm
Source: www.garmin.com
What matters in adventure watches
Every watch here has built-in GPS and a case made for the outdoors; the gaps that matter on a trail are narrower. How long it runs as a smartwatch and how many hours it records in its most accurate GPS mode, whether it uses dual-frequency GPS, whether it carries maps you can follow offline, whether it has a flashlight and a sapphire lens, how deep it is rated, and whether there is an ECG or a cellular version.
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