Forerunner 970

Garmin

Forerunner 970

117 positive 5 neutral 63 negative

Based on 185 Reddit mentions

$649.99

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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 6:33 PM

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Forerunner 970 - clicking sound

Hello everyone,

I’ve been using my new FR970 for three days now. I’ve noticed that when I start a running activity, for example, there’s always a clearly audible clicking sound right after the tone. It sounds like the click happens when the speaker is “powered off” again. (I’m not sure how to descr

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Sweaty-Jury-5256 in r/garminforerunner

July 20, 2025 10:18 AM

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Any other UK buyers STILL waiting for their Forerunner 970 to ship, despite ordering on the morning of release (8 days ago) and the statement that it ships in 1-3 days still being advertised.

Seems a bit bizarre that they can have such bad stock management. I ordered minutes after it went on sale on the 21 May and it’s still not been shipped (it also still says 1-3 days if I ordered now which must be a lie too). Bonkers. I’m new to Garmin and not impressed that they can’t get basic sales

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moohan13 in r/GarminWatches

May 29, 2025 10:22 AM

11

Forerunner 970 was fantastic until it wasn't!

Purchased the watch from Rebel Australia. Love the watch. Even better when paired with the HRM-600.

I wear it 24/7 pretty much. Lasts me 7+ days while doing 30-50km week runs, plus lots of walking activities.

Woke up yesterday and the START/STOP button decided not to work anymore. Then my LIGHT a

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RegularOriginal4223 in r/GarminWatches

September 2, 2025 12:23 AM

9

Forerunner 970 cracking noise after swim

Has anyone experienced this issue? This seems to happen more frequently when the watch is wet for the next few hours.

CoffeeFirm8590 in r/GarminWatches

August 5, 2025 4:43 AM

5

Help me decide. Garmin Venu 4 or Amazfit T-Rex 3 Pro

I'm an Apple user.

However, I'm not a fan of the Apple Watch Ultra 3 "Still in return window" really anymore. Seems like with what I do, the watch is always dead before I can sleep and the lack of Pedometer is kind of bothersome also.

I live a pretty active life. Basketball daily for 2 hours and

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Avian_Aces in r/smartwatch

October 10, 2025 9:34 PM

4

Forerunner 970 Screen Damage

Anyone had any luck restoring whatever coating is in the forerunner 970 screen. Got some brake cleaner on it or motor oil and it seems to have affected the coating on the glass. Only shows up when the screen is greasy or dirty. Wondering if a liquid screen protector or similar coating can restore th

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VRG-6 in r/GarminWatches

November 24, 2025 9:54 PM

2

Venu 4, other garmin watch or Huawei GT6 Pro? Advice for skiing, running, durability, and health tracking

Hello!
I'm about to get my first watch, and given the various models available from Garmin, your opinion could be very useful to me. I'm looking for a watch that gives me comprehensive and reliable health tracking as well as tracking for my sporting activities, which mainly consist of running (lig

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Equivalent_Echo_434 in r/GarminWatches

November 5, 2025 5:47 PM

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Forerunner 970 measures distance incorrectly

Hi folks,

I own a FR970 since mid of August and was quite pleased with the features and the build quality. But recently I discovered that the watch measures distance while running not correctly. My usual running track is ~5,67 km but the watch measures between 6 and 6,5km. Rebooting helps a couple

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bastardnation in r/garminforerunner

October 12, 2025 3:14 PM

3

Garmin Forerunner 970 Battery life experiences AOD on

I've been having issues with battery life in my brand-new Garmin 970 and thought maybe other users have had similar experience. Other posts mentioned quite longer batterylife than me in AOD ON.

My FR970 (Version 12.72) at 100% battery shows 5 days remaining on stock WF with AOD ON, and drops ± 20%

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mschapau in r/GarminWatches

October 19, 2025 12:26 PM

2

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