Garmin Forerunner 970
Smartwatch · Android and iPhone
- Cheapest price
- £629.90
- Subscription
- Optional
- Over 3 years
- £629.90
Prices
- Start Fitness£629.90View at Start Fitness (opens in a new tab)
- Garmin£629.99View at Garmin (opens in a new tab)
- SportsShoes£629.99View at SportsShoes (opens in a new tab)
- AmazonAmazonFind it on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
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What it measures
- Heart rate
- Resting heart rate
- HRV
- Sleep stages
- Deep sleep
- Blood oxygen
- VO2 max
- Breathing rate
- Skin temperature
- Readiness score
- Steps
- ECG
- GPS
- Blood pressure (no)
- Cycle tracking
As garmin.com states it.
What it does
Garmin's top running watch, with a 47 mm titanium bezel, sapphire lens, AMOLED touchscreen, multi-band GPS, built-in maps, an LED torch and a speaker and microphone. It records heart rate (including an ECG app), blood oxygen, skin temperature, sleep and runs, and syncs to the Garmin Connect app.
From the description on garmin.com.
Garmin Forerunner 970 specs
- Type
- Smartwatch
- Works with
- Android and iPhone
- Battery
- Up to 15 days (smartwatch mode)
- Water resistance
- 5 ATM
- Size
- 47 x 47 x 12.9 mm; fits wrists 135-205 mm
- Weight
- 56 g
- Display
- AMOLED touchscreen, 35.3 mm (1.4 in) diameter, 454 x 454 pixels, optional always-on
- Materials
- Sapphire crystal lens, titanium bezel, silicone strap (QuickFit 22 mm)
- Sensors
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, SatIQ, Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensor
- GPS
- Multi-band
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi; Garmin Pay; music storage; built-in speaker and microphone
- Extras
- Built-in mapping, LED flashlight, Garmin ECG app
- Memory
- 32 GB
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Further specs from garmin.com.
How it compares
- To buy, it is the 60th cheapest of 67 smartwatches we compare (the middle one costs £361).
- Over three years, subscription included, it is the 60th cheapest of 67 smartwatches.
- It measures 7 of the 8 features we compare; the middle smartwatch measures 5.
- Has what fewer than half of them do: ECG.
- It needs no subscription; 0 of the 67 do.
Garmin Forerunner 970 reviews and discussions
Reviews
- DC Rainmaker review of the Garmin Forerunner 970 2025-06
- the5krunner review of the Garmin Forerunner 970 2025-07
- TechRadar review of the Garmin Forerunner 970 2026-03
Which?
- Which? tests of this kind of product members' content
Links to other sites' reviews and discussions; we do not run them and they are not ours.
Subscription
- Garmin Connect+ optional: £69.99 a year (£6.99 a month).
- Adds: AI insights (Active Intelligence), nutrition tracking, performance dashboard, LiveTrack extras
- Source: garmin.com
Questions
- Where is the Garmin Forerunner 970 cheapest?
- Start Fitness, at £629.90 when checked on 2026-10-29.
- Does the Garmin Forerunner 970 need a subscription?
- Garmin Connect+ optional: £69.99 a year. It adds: AI insights (Active Intelligence), nutrition tracking, performance dashboard, LiveTrack extras
- What does the Garmin Forerunner 970 cost over three years?
- £629.90, the price plus any required subscription.
- How does the Garmin Forerunner 970 compare with other smartwatches?
- To buy, it is the 60th cheapest of 67 smartwatches we compare (the middle one costs £361). Over three years, subscription included, it is the 60th cheapest of 67 smartwatches. It measures 7 of the 8 features we compare; the middle smartwatch measures 5.
Compare with
- 1
- 3 years
- £599
- Price
- £599
- Subscription
- None
- 2
- 3 years
- £649
- Price
- £649
- Subscription
- None
- 3
- 3 years
- £649
- Price
- £649
- Subscription
- Optional
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