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Garmin Launches Forerunner 970 and 570 in India as 570’s Price and Feature Gaps Draw Criticism

A Guardian review lauds the OLED display’s brilliance alongside precise tracking, with missing offline maps, ECG support, running tolerance features flagged at the Rs. 66,990 price.

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Garmin Forerunner 570 features an aluminium bezel

Overview

  • Garmin launched the Forerunner 970 and 570 in India on August 6 through its website and partner retailers with two-year warranties.
  • Both models sport always-on AMOLED screens and support multiband GNSS across GPS, BeiDou, QZSS, GLONASS and Galileo.
  • The Forerunner 970 delivers up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and adds sapphire crystal protection, a titanium bezel and running tolerance metrics.
  • The Forerunner 570 offers up to 11 days of use but forgoes offline mapping, ECG recording and a built-in torch.
  • Premium training tools such as Garmin Coach plans, dynamic routing and performance and recovery insights remain standard across both watches.