Written By Shubham Arora
Published By: Shubham Arora | Published: Aug 07, 2025, 06:20 PM (IST)
Garmin has unveiled two new smartwatches in its Forerunner series in India. The newly launched Forerunner 970 and Forerunner 570 are equipped with GPS, advanced tracking, health monitoring, and training features. Both models come with a 2-year warranty and are available for purchase through the Garmin India website. Here’s everything about the new Garmin GPS smartwatches. Also Read: Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Review: A "Classic" That’s Living in the Future
The Garmin Forerunner 970 sports a 1.4-inch AMOLED touchscreen with 454 x 454 pixel resolution, enclosed in a 47mm case. Weighing 56 grams, the watch features a titanium bezel and sapphire crystal lens for durability. The Forerunner 970 offers up to 15 days of battery backup in smartwatch mode, 26 hours with GPS enabled, 23 hours with SatIQ, and 14 hours with GPS and music. It packs 32GB internal storage. Also Read: Garmin Forerunner 965, Forerunner 265 smartwatches with built-in GPS launched in India
The Forerunner 970 supports several health tracking features like wrist HR, ECG, Pulse Ox, respiration, stress, fitness age, hydration, women’s health, skin temperature, and more. The smartwatch also features sleep tracking, including nap detection and breathing variations. Also Read: Garmin launches 5 new premium MARQ watches in India
Other features on the Forerunner 970 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ANT+, LED flashlight, Garmin Share, smart trainer control, and call/text support. It is compatible with both Android and iOS. The watch comes is water resistant up to 5 ATM.
For workout, the Garmin Forerunner 970 features Garmin Coach, VO2 max, auto lap, running and cycling coaches, and more.
The Forerunner 570 comes in two sizes – 42mm (42.4 grams) and 47mm (50 grams). Both models feature AMOLED displays with always-on functionality. The wearable sports aluminium bezel and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The Forerunner 570 can last up to 10 days (42mm) or 11 days (47mm) in smartwatch mode and 18 hours with GPS. It packs 8GB storage.
The Forerunner 570 comes with similar set of tracking features as the Forerunner 970, including wrist HR, respiration, Pulse SpO2, fitness, and advanced sleep tracking. The watch supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ANT+, call/text functions, and Garmin Share. The Forerunner 570 is also rated for water resistance up to 5 ATM.
The Garmin Forerunner 570 is priced at Rs 66,990 in India, while the Forerunner 970 costs Rs 90,990. Both are available for purchase through the Garmin India website.