Forerunner 970

Garmin

Forerunner 970

57.6/100
235 Reddit opinions

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142 positive8 neutral85 negative

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Fenix 8 amoled vs solar! Trade?

As someone who's owned a Fenix 3, 5, 6, 7, Tactix 7, Forerunner 735XT, 955, and now has spent time with both the Forerunner 970 and Tactix 8 AMOLED (which I ended up keeping because I've worn a 51mm Garmin for years), I think Reddit tends to overstate the downsides of AMOLED. MIP is awesome, and the

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Taco636 in r/GarminFenix

July 21, 2026 at 3:40 a.m.

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Coros Pace Pro Long Term Review.

Hello Everyone,

After a week of overthinking on a thought of becoming a reddit reviewer I finally decided to pull the plug and will be posting many reviews of different tech products and shoes i use for my running starting with the one closest to me- COROS PACE PRO or in general, Coros brand.

Fo

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Zestyclose-Room1323 in r/Coros

November 9, 2025 at 8:39 p.m.

36

Forerunner 970

Love my new Forerunner 970 🤝

Impressive-Fox1063 in r/garminforerunner

August 12, 2025 at 10:54 a.m.

117

Suunto Race 2 vs (Race 1, Race S, Garmin FR 970) in heart rate accuracy tests. 😈🔥 Preliminary findings.

Hope this helps anyone curious about the Race 2 and how it stacks up against other Suunto devices as well as Garmin’s Flagship Forerunner 970.

Seems to be a clear improvement in HR accuracy. It even managed to fight off Garmin’s Forerunner 970 in today’s Hill Rep session (600m of elevation). Seems

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kingsleykinglin in r/Suunto

September 4, 2025 at 11:23 p.m.

55

Garmin or Coros?

As someone who has had all 3 (Apple Watch Ultra 3, Coros Pace Pro, Garmin Forerunner 970), I am a big fan of the Garmin. I could see myself going back to Coros if they came out with an AMOLED version of the Apex 4, but for now I'm really liking the Garmin and how much more customizable it is compare

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tizonstreets in r/ultrarunning

June 25, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

8

Forerunner 970 blurring the lines with Fenix 8

so, this just dropped:
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1462801/pn/010-02969-01/#overview

$750 price tag ($150 more than the 965) with an Elevate5 sensor, speaker/mic, flashlight and first ever Sapphire lens for the Forerunner series.

to be fully honest, this is the Forerunner I grew impatient of

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OrangeandBlack2010 in r/GarminFenix

May 15, 2025 at 5:32 p.m.

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New Fenix 8 owner here! I love the watch, but the Display Brightness bugs me…

hey there lovely people,

I purchased the Fenix 8 couple of days ago and like the watch and its features very much.

However, I noticed that the Display gets sometimes really dim, especially when it’s dark outside, to the point where I can hardly read the Dial.

I know that this has been an issue

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Final-Equipment-3776 in r/GarminFenix

May 25, 2025 at 8:20 a.m.

44

Sobre a Garmin

Putz, pessoal....eu estou começando a praticar corridas e fiz uma breve análise nos relógios da Garmin. Fiquei perplexo! O topo da linha Forerunner (970, certo?) está custando a partir de R$ 6000 em lojas mais confiáveis (centauro, garmin store, etc). Eu sou engenheiro eletrônico, tendo atuado com p

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Spigen19 in r/Corrida

September 21, 2025 at 6:33 p.m.

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Is an Oura Ring 5, Garmin Cirqa, or WHOOP worth it if I already have a Forerunner 970?

Unless you just like tons of data and getting into some kind of comparative analytics, if you have no intention of not wearing the forerunner 970 as you currently do, I can’t see a value case. The cirqa value case for many is the ability to not be wear their bulkier watches as much and potentially w

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runswithscissorlifts in r/FitnessTrackers

August 3, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

6

Forerunner 970: Impressions after a week of use.

A week ago I've finally upgraded from my trusty old launch day Forerunner 955 Solar to a brand-new 970 (mostly for the triathlon training plans and AMOLED screen).

The impressions so far:

  • the screen is awesome. I went for Solar edition of 955 hoping that the PowerGlass was upgraded compared to my
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pavel_vishnyakov in r/garminforerunner

July 7, 2025 at 8:20 a.m.

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