Garmin - Forerunner 570

I switched a month ago because of this exact reason. My Apple watch would last 12-14 hours tops. It shut down during one of my runs and that was it. Bought the Garmin Forerunner 570 and haven’t looked back.

Forerunner 55 for the absolute basics. Forerunner 165 is the cheapest with a AMOLED screen. Forerunner 255, 265, 955 and 965 are just discontinued. In my opinion 955 is the most value for money as it includes mapping. 965 is the same watch as the 955, but with an AMOLED screen. If you don’t need mapping, then go for the 265. It is the same as the 965, but without maps. So if you can find a 955 that would be your best bet in my opinion. Forerunner 570 and 970 introduce unnecessary features, such as microphone & speaker, sapphire glass, shiny metal bezels all of which add nothing to running but do increase the price.

>Its a Vivoactive by another name. ironically i've been looking at the FR series to upgrade my old vivoactive. lack of altimeter is deal breaker for me.

What others have said. Smart watch vs running watch is the real choice. In theory, Apple watches have more than enough juice to run a marathon. In practice, sometimes they drain battery faster for whatever reason. I traded in my s10 for a Garmin 570 around 2 months ago as my runs got longer and I had a 13 mile training run drain my battery from 90% -> 10%. Can’t say Garmin is all sunshine and roses (much of their app UX is garbage, including just not explaining what does/doesn’t trigger certain stats to update) - but I can definitely say I don’t worry about battery life anymore.

I've got a Fenix 6s Pro and I'm looking for a replacement now. Top of the list at the moment Forerunners 970, 965 and 570. I got the Fenix for Triathlon and now it seems that the Forerunners have caught up. I don't really use the music or maps I always have my phone. Same goes for most of the sports. I just want running, cycling and swimming, DSW, sleep tacking and training readiness.

Excellent. I'm in a similar boat moving on from my Fenix 6s Pro and choosing between the 570 and 965. I have no need for maps on my watch as all my runs are local or planned. Similarly I don't have a use case for an ECG on my watch. I've had music storage and Spotify on my watch for 5 years and I've used it twice as I always have my phone or race without headphones. I found a 570 on eBay for £330 compared to most asking £400 for a 570 or 965 so I snapped it up. Should arrive tomorrow.

Maybe a good price, but it might be too good to be true. If it hadn't come up at that price I think I'd still be struggling to make a decision.

The reason I like my 570 is mainly the sizing options. The 42mm is perfect me along with the fact that I got a 25% discount code that expired after 10 days. My fitbit sense 1 just completely died on me. Essentially, it came down to the 265s or the 570. I went with the updated version.

I like my 570. For the buttons. Came from an ultra 2. Maybe I should go back for the 970 though 🤔

Just got a 570 (after trying the 165 and really liking it). I'm a diehard Apple user, but after a few days with the Garmin I can see the appeal (hence my upgrade). I'm not sure I'm ready to wear two watches considering my other is an Ultra 2... we'll see lol.

I bought and returned a 165 (realizing I LOVED the Garmin system, coming from an Apple Watch) and got the 570 for the coaching, recovery and additional training metrics... But, before I jumped to the 570 I strongly considered the 265 Music. Music on the Garmin has been better for me than using my iPhone (using the Garmin Spotify app).

I'm not a competitive swimmer but I use my garmin primarily for swimming. I used to have a FR965 and now a 970. But if you want to spend less a 570 should be more than enough for structured swim workouts etc

You’ll really love the 970, but you’d probably be happy with the 570 or I’d suggest looking at the 965 also. I loved my 965 but handed it down and got the 970 because as dumb as some people will think it is, I really wanted the flashlight and bonus strobe light for night runs. I miss the extra battery of my 965 but it’s not less enough that I care.

I have a 570 and would say the evening report is useless at least for me. I get the message 1.5 hours before bed time, and get the morning report right after I wake up. Also the skin temperature feature provides nothing to me. I am female but it doesn't even do anything for my cycle tracking. However I would go for 970 if I was a runner. It's light weight & future proof, perfect for runners. I like the new UI, it's still sometimes glitchy but in general the design is really good and the screen is beautiful.

I have FR 570 (Gen 5 sensor) and Vivoactive 5 (Gen 4) and I don't find 570 is better when it comes to HR tracking. I found Apple watch is more accurate than both but I prefer Garmin.