Forerunner 970

Garmin

Forerunner 970

142 positive 8 neutral 85 negative

Based on 235 Reddit mentions

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We're not customers anymore, we're users: a 4-year timeline of Apple flagship smartwatch

I switched to Garmin Forerunner 970 when my AW series 8 died. Started swimming 4 months ago and then after a couple weeks the screen turned black. The Garmin is better for fitness tracking/workouts/etc, but everything else the AW beats it. I used my watch to unlock the car, respond to 2FA for work l

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notthediz in r/AppleWatch

June 9, 2026 11:35 PM

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Frustrated with WearOS delays. Thinking of buying a Garmin or Amazfit strictly for Runna – need advice!

I could tell about Runna with Garmin: it integrates workouts directly into all running workouts, there are some screens with pace/time/distance from your workout and you can customise other screens as you wish, also it has sound alerts about pace target, next segment and basically everything from wo

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DVLScream in r/runna

June 29, 2026 11:01 AM

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Yet another post about choosing between Pixel Watch 4 and Garmin Venu 4

I have forerunner 970 but I am tired with too many metrics so I am considering PW4. How's your experience with steady runs, intervals and cycling? Is it enough for normal use?

masi0 in r/PixelWatch

May 17, 2026 4:03 PM

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