Forerunner 970

Garmin

Forerunner 970

142 positive 8 neutral 85 negative

Based on 235 Reddit mentions

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Pourquoi Coros ?

Mira si eres de asfalto, estaría entre coros o Garmin yo te lo digo muy claro si no te importa no tener funciones Smart Watch, responder mensajes, responder llamadas poder pagar con el reloj vete a COROS, porque COROS es más barato y tiene un autonomía que Garmin no tiene de hecho el pace 4 le gana

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Old_Maintenance_6737 in r/Coros

May 18, 2026 1:40 PM

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Pace Pro or Garmin 970 I got for $470

I switched from Garmin 955 solar to coros pace pro. The 955 was the limit of what I was willing to spend at the time, and the battery life was worth it. The 970 is a lot more expensive and the battery life was cut to more than half - that was a deal breaker for me, regardless of anything else. If yo

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Trail_Goat in r/Coros

June 28, 2026 7:46 PM

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Apex 4 or Pace pro?

Y luego la pantalla amoled al final es estética si se ve bonita pero para que la quieres para consumir vas batería mira el apex 4 tiene mejor construcción que el forerunner 970 y es más barata porque no tiene amoled a lo mejor el apex con amoled cuesta 600 algo o 700 y bueno luego a parte de la pant

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Old_Maintenance_6737 in r/Coros

May 9, 2026 7:56 AM

2

Possible move from Garmin advice

Former forerunner 970 user who now has an ultra 2. Only thing I miss is battery life. I was experiencing a lot of random hr inaccuracies during running which are not an issue with the awu.

WalkWithE1ias in r/applewatchultra

May 9, 2026 11:03 PM

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Garmin 970 vs amazfit t rex pro 3

T rex 3 pro is better for your purpose if you can stomach its design. It is much faster, has longer battery, bigger display, same GPS and HR accuracy and will be supported by updates longer than 970. Forerunner 970 is good watch but with short battery life, smaller display, has slow CPU which caises

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Vizzzions in r/amazfit

May 11, 2026 9:46 AM

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Do you use a bike computer or smartwatch?

Forerunner 970. For casual rides, no problem, but it for sure doesn't last as long as my Edge 840.

Cutoffjeanshortz37 in r/cycling

July 25, 2026 1:29 AM

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HRV Status

I think there’s a different issue on my end that has caused things to get mixed up.Another strange thing is that my device was shipped with firmware version 2.20. According to Garmin, it should have come with version 2.30. At first, I also didn’t have the option to view the battery status.After sett

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Severe_Salamander611 in r/Cirqa

August 5, 2026 7:59 PM

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