Running~$550

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Garmin Forerunner 570

Name: Garmin Forerunner 570
Brand: Garmin
Price: 550 USD
Availability: InStock

Android; iPhone with limitsPaid tier: Garmin Connect+

Announced alongside the Forerunner 970 in May 2025, the 570 adds a speaker and microphone for calls and voice commands, an aluminum bezel and Garmin Triathlon Coach plans to the Forerunner 265 formula. What it leaves out compared with the 970 is maps, the LED flashlight, the ECG app and the sapphire lens. Garmin rates it at 10 days (42 mm) or 11 days (47 mm), shorter than the 265 it sits above.

Approx. price

~$550

maker's list price, not a live price

Battery, smartwatch mode

10 days

the maker's headline

Battery, always-on display

not published

the maker gives no figure

Battery, GPS workout

18 h

maker's figure

Works with

Android; iPhone with limits

see the limits below

Weight

42 g

Garmin spec, 42 mm: 'Weight: 42 g' (band inclusion not stated)

Best for: A runner or triathlete who wants calls and a brighter screen but has no use for on-watch maps

Battery: the claim and the other two figures

Claimed (smartwatch mode): 10 days
With always-on display: not published
GPS workout: 18 h

Headline: Garmin, 42 mm: 'Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days'; 47 mm: up to 11 days.
GPS: Garmin, 42 mm: 'GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 18 hours'; 'SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 14 hours'.
Dual-band GPS: 13 h.
Garmin, 42 mm: 'All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 13 hours' (47 mm: 14 hours); no always-on figure published

The ring’s outer track is the headline claim; the inner two are the always-on and GPS figures as a share of it. An empty track means Garmin does not publish that figure. Why the figures differ

Phones, paid tier and updates

iPhone:: Yes, with limits.
Android:: Yes.; Garmin's spec table marks text replies and reject-call-with-text as Android only; iPhone owners get notifications but cannot reply from the watch
Paid tier:: Garmin Connect+, $69.99/year.; No watch feature requires it: Garmin's chart keeps activity details, health stats, performance metrics, Garmin Coach plans, courses and LiveTrack in the free app. Connect+ adds Active Intelligence AI insights, nutrition logging, a desktop performance dashboard, live activity on the phone, 3D maps and offline Garmin Trails downloads; Watch plus two years of Garmin Connect+: ~$690.
Software updates:: Garmin does not publish a guaranteed number of update years for this model.

Cleared health features

Garmin cites no regulator clearance for a health feature on this model. Its heart-rate, sleep and blood-oxygen readings are wellness features.

A clearance says what a feature is allowed to claim, not that it replaces a doctor. Cleared versus wellness features

What the extra money buys: Against the Garmin Forerunner 70, the extra ~$300 buys dual-band GPS, music storage, contactless pay and more case sizes. See the Garmin Forerunner 70.

Specifications

Approx. price: ~$550 (Forerunner 570, 42 mm or 47 mm, $549.99 list on garmin.com/en-US/p/1463821)
Type: Running
Platform: Garmin
Case sizes: 42 mm / 47 mm
Weight: 42 mm: 42 g · 47 mm: 50 g (Garmin spec, 42 mm: 'Weight: 42 g' (band inclusion not stated))
Battery, smartwatch mode: 10 days (Garmin, 42 mm: 'Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days'; 47 mm: up to 11 days)
Battery, always-on display: Not published by the maker
Battery, GPS workout: 18 h (Garmin, 42 mm: 'GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 18 hours'; 'SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 14 hours')
Battery, dual-band GPS: 13 h
Battery note: Garmin, 42 mm: 'All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 13 hours' (47 mm: 14 hours); no always-on figure published
Works with: Android; iPhone with limits
iPhone: Yes, with limits
Android: Yes
Phone limits: Garmin's spec table marks text replies and reject-call-with-text as Android only; iPhone owners get notifications but cannot reply from the watch
Paid tier: Garmin Connect+, $69.99/year
What the paid tier gates: No watch feature requires it: Garmin's chart keeps activity details, health stats, performance metrics, Garmin Coach plans, courses and LiveTrack in the free app. Connect+ adds Active Intelligence AI insights, nutrition logging, a desktop performance dashboard, live activity on the phone, 3D maps and offline Garmin Trails downloads
Update years: Not published by the maker
Cleared health features: None the maker cites
Display: AMOLED
Always-on display: Yes
Dual-band GPS: Yes
Maps: Route line only (Garmin lists Courses, Back to start and TracBack; built-in maps are reserved for the Forerunner 970)
Music on the watch: Yes
LTE: No LTE version
Contactless pay: Yes
Flashlight: No
Water rating: 5 ATM
Case: aluminum bezel (Garmin does not list the case material)
Released: 2025

Features, per Garmin

Built-in speaker and microphone for calls with a paired phone
Multi-band GPS with SatIQ
Garmin Triathlon Coach and evening report
Skin temperature and Health Status
Music storage and Garmin Pay
42 mm and 47 mm cases

Where the specs put it ahead

Take calls and use the phone's voice assistant from the wrist, which the Forerunner 265 cannot
Multi-band GPS and SatIQ give accurate tracks without forcing the battery-heaviest mode
Free Garmin Triathlon Coach plans adapt daily from recovery data
Two case sizes cover small and large wrists at the same price
Music and Garmin Pay come standard

What it gives up

No maps, flashlight or ECG app; those need the Forerunner 970
Shorter smartwatch battery than the cheaper Forerunner 265
No published always-on battery figure
Text replies from the watch work only with Android

The two lists above are drawn from the maker’s own pages and prices, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been read it appears in its own section below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.

What owners say

From what 10 owners of the Forerunner 570 reported between July and September 2026. Earlier generations are not counted.

A lot of the owner feedback on the Forerunner 570 comes from people new to Garmin, and their early verdict is positive. Switchers from Apple Watch and Coros say they settled in fast and enjoy the depth of data, and one owner who trains with a chest strap found its wrist heart rate on easy runs a clear step up from the Forerunner 265.

The friction is in software. Owners find Garmin Connect cluttered and dated, one reports the watch auto-declining incoming calls, another found the daily calorie total ignoring a swim, and one switcher wanted per-app notification control and longer battery. Wrist heart rate during weightlifting is another weak spot.

It fits runners and swimmers who want calls on the wrist and current sensors in a smaller case than the 970. Owners who mainly lift tend to add a chest strap, and at least one 265 owner who upgraded did not think the jump was worth it.

What owners like

Owners coming from Apple Watch or a Coros say they settled in quickly and were enjoying it within days to a month, with one praising how far the data screens can be customised once set up
One owner who used a chest strap for months says the 570's wrist heart rate on base runs is clearly better than the Forerunner 265 they had before
A small-wristed owner who switched from a Coros Pace 4 says the 42 mm case feels more premium, and calls on the wrist were clear enough to answer from the shower a floor away from the phone

Common complaints

Garmin Connect feels cluttered and dated to owners, who find it harder to read and navigate than they expected
Wrist heart rate during weightlifting is often way off, so one owner who lifts several times a week bought a chest strap
Call handling is not always reliable: one owner's watch auto-declines almost every incoming call, even when the wrist is still
Battery runs shorter than a Coros Pace 4 day to day, and third-party watch faces drain it faster; notification filtering by app is also clumsy, per one switcher
Garmin Coach plans can feel repetitive: one owner was served the same easy base run every session for three weeks
One upgrader never warmed to it: an owner who moved up from a 265S for golf features still prefers the older watch after two months

Questions owners ask about the Garmin Forerunner 570

Is the 570's wrist heart rate better than the Forerunner 265's?

One owner who had both and trains with a chest strap says the 570 tracks easy runs noticeably closer to the strap. For weightlifting, another owner found it often way off and bought a strap.

Why don't my swim calories show up in the daily total?

One owner saw a swim's active calories missing from the daily figure even after re-pairing the watch. It looks like a Connect calculation issue rather than a hardware fault, so it is worth reporting to Garmin support.