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Garmin has just launched the new Forerunner 70, which brings a massive slate of new features to the successor of the Forerunner 55. In fact, if you have an existing Forerunner 55 watch (Fun fact: It\u2019s the most popular Forerunner watch ever sold), then the Forerunner 70 will feel like you\u2019ve upgraded to a Fenix-series device. Nearly 5 years later, the Forerunner 70 takes advantage of not just major hardware improvements, but a vast new software platform as well.<\/p>\n
What makes this interesting is that this is *by far* the most new features Garmin has ever packed into a lower priced device, and atop that, even included some new training features as well. The pricing here is big shift from what we\u2019ve seen over the past few 12-18 months, and I suspect it\u2019ll undercut a lot of their competitors.<\/p>\n
Now, I\u2019ll be dropping my full in-depth review here in a few days (just got one or two more test activities I want to get in), but I\u2019ve got a pretty good feel for things across running, cycling, hike, strength, and more (such as swimming over on the Forerunner 170). So frankly, very little is likely going to change between now and then, short of it catching fire on my wrist. Nonetheless, let\u2019s get into all the differences.<\/p>\n
Lastly, this is a media loaner from Garmin. I\u2019ve already ordered my own unit at regular price, for long-term usage purposes. As always, I don\u2019t accept advertising from any company I review, and no company sees my reviews before you do. So, if you found this review useful, consider becoming a DCR Supporter<\/a>, which gets you an ad-free site, plus the behind-the-scenes video series between both myself (and my wife) on everything that happens in the DCR Sports Tech Cave\/universe.<\/p>\n What\u2019s New:<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, I\u2019d be remiss if I didn\u2019t mention that this is not Garmin\u2019s first Forerunner 70 watch. In fact, the first one came 15 years ago, all the way back in 2011. You can read my review about it here<\/a>. Obviously though, things have changed a lot. That one had a coin-cell battery in it, and lacked GPS and most other features. It was basically designed to work with an ANT+ footpod. So, I\u2019ll save you 12 reams of digital paper trying to compare that.<\/p>\n Instead, we\u2019re going to compare it against it\u2019s actual predecessor \u2013 the Forerunner 55 (the Forerunner 60 was from 2010<\/a>, and basically the same watch as the Forerunner 70 except with a new band).<\/p>\n With that, all the differences compared to the Garmin Forerunner 55:<\/p>\n \u2013 Switched from 1\u201d MIP display to 1.2\u201d AMOLED Display Holy moly, that took a long time to put together\/figure out (and yes, I literally manually go through every single item to come up with the above list \u2013 Garmin doesn\u2019t provide any such list to me). Of course, the reality is there\u2019s still tons more features buried in sub-menus and such, but I think the above covers most of it.<\/p>\n When it comes to the full list of sport modes, it\u2019s sprawling, and essentially lines up with most of Garmin\u2019s other watches made in 2025\/2026. For the most part, the only differences to a higher-end Fenix series watch is that those watches also have both high-speed watersports (e.g. surfing) due to increased water resistance designs, and low-speed underwater sports (e.g. diving) due to other increased water resistance as well. In any case, here\u2019s the full list:<\/p>\n Forerunner 70:<\/strong> Run, Track Run, Treadmill, Road Bike, Walk, Cardio, Strength, Pool Swim, Trail Run, Bike (Outdoor), Bike Indoor, Virtual Run, Indoor Track, Obstacle Racing, Ultra Run, MTB, eBike, eMTB, Cyclocross, Gravel Bike, Bike Commute, Bike Tour, Mobility, HIIT, Yoga, Pilates, Elliptical, Stair Stepper, Row Indoor, Walk Indoor, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Jump Rope, Hike, Rucking, Mountaineering, Disc Golf, Horseback, Archery, Inline Skating, Ski, Snowboard, XC Classic Ski, XC Classic Skate, Snowshoe, Ice Skating, Snowmobile, SUP, Kayak, Row, Snorkel, Soccer\/Football, American Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Cricket, Lacrosse, Rugby, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Ultimate Disc, Tennis, Pickleball, Padel, Racquetball, Squash, Badminton, Table Tennis, Platform Tennis, ATV, Snowmobile, Overland, Motocross, Motorcycle, Horseback, Breathwork<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In case you\u2019re wondering how it differs from the also-announced Forerunner 170, that watch has Floor Climb (because it has an altimeter), Openwater Swimming, and Meditation (guided). It does not have multisport\/triathlon modes.<\/p>\n Lastly, when it comes to supported sensor types, it supports the following:<\/p>\n Sensor Supported:<\/strong> External HR (ANT+\/Bluetooth), Footpod (ANT+\/Bluetooth), Lights (ANT+), Cycling Radar (ANT+\/Bluetooth), RD Pod (ANT+), Speed\/Cadence Sensor (ANT+\/Bluetooth), Tempe (ANT+)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Forerunner 170 adds in cycling power meter and cycling smart trainer support.<\/p>\n Finally, for battery life, here\u2019s where things stand:<\/p>\n Smartwatch mode:<\/strong> Up to 13 days (5-days always-on display) Got all that? Good, let\u2019s get into some of the bigger ticket items.<\/p>\n A Revamped Watch<\/b><\/p>\n In many ways, it\u2019s hard to know where to start with the Forerunner 70, since there are so many new features, and it\u2019s really an entirely different watch than the existing Forerunner 55. So instead, let\u2019s just hit up some of the core aspects first that are most notable to existing Forerunner 55-era folks, and then my full in-depth review in the next couple of days will dive into everything more thoroughly. Also note, that I\u2019ve got a separate post coming on the Forerunner 170 (seen above in red), though frankly, it\u2019s virtually identical.<\/p>\n Now, before we go forward, I do want to note that *everything* you see in this and my review is on an account without Garmin Connect+. Meaning, there\u2019s no extra subscription fee for anything you see here, both at the watch and app\/platform level. It\u2019s all included. Garmin Connect+ does offer a few features on the app, such as the nutrition tracking feature<\/a>, but by and large, I don\u2019t find much value in anything there.<\/p>\n With that, looking at the watch itself, it\u2019s got the usual Forerunner 5-button layout, except now with an AMOLED display:<\/p>\n The display is the same as that found on the Vivoactive 6, which means it\u2019s likely about 1,500 nits in brightness (Garmin doesn\u2019t disclose these values for some odd reason), and so isn\u2019t as bright as the Forerunner 570\/970\/Fenix 8 Pro, but is plenty bright (and brighter than past generation displays).<\/p>\n From the customizable watch face, you\u2019ll scroll down into the widgets glances (and widgets), which is a huge upgrade from the Forerunner 55 of years past.<\/p>\n With the widgets, you\u2019re going to find all the new widgets that have been released on the Forerunner 570\/970 watches over the past year, such as the sports widget, calculator, Garmin Share, and many more. As you can see above, it\u2019s got the new battery burn widget seen on the recent Fenix & Forerunner lineup as well.<\/p>\n Of course, for most people doing workouts, it\u2019s the massive slate of new sports modes that you\u2019ll be interested in. Those are listed up above, but one of the things you\u2019ll notice is the same general sports UI as the Forerunner 570\/970 and Fenix 8 Series.<\/p>\n This includes new features like the recently added equipment tracking, for which eventually I\u2019ll add in my correct shoes. In the meantime, those Asics have some 17,000km on them\u2026according to Garmin Connect.<\/p>\n And with that, comes the ability to configure a gazillion custom data pages, and up to 8 data fields per page. As well as a slate of new graphical data pages.<\/p>\n As well as the ability to do all your customization from your phone. This includes basic settings, but also more advanced settings like data fields and the things that take forever to do on the watch itself, you can do from either watch or phone.<\/p>\n Of course, the biggest non-sport-mode ticket addition to the Forerunner 70 series is undoubtedly the addition of Training Readiness. This looks at your current training history, as well as daily life data (sleep, stress, etc\u2026), and gives you a number for how ready you are to train at any given moment.<\/p>\n This will change throughout the day (both up and down). Go out for a hard run? It\u2019s going to drop. Sit on the couch and watch TV? It\u2019s likely to go up. It\u2019s one of the best executed pieces of Garmin software there\u2019s been in the last few years. I\u2019ll dive into more of it within my longer in-depth review.<\/p>\n But with that, comes Training Status. This instead looks at more of the coaching aspect, than the readiness aspect. It looks at your recent training load, factors like HRV status, and decides whether or not your current volume (and type of training).<\/p>\n This includes Acute Load, one of the key metrics to use for looking at training load trending over time.<\/p>\n It also includes complimentary access to the \u2018Unproductive\u2019 training status, for which Garmin is well known (it\u2019s actually really hard to get yourself into that pickle these days, but fear not, I found a way). Again, more in my full written review.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the unit includes the ability to load up a course\/route, which the Forerunner 55 lacked:<\/p>\n However, honestly, more interesting than that is that Garmin included a bunch of waypoint-related features, for example, the Up Ahead function that you can show icons\/details about upcoming points on your route:<\/p>\n And even more surprising is all the new Ultra-Trail running-focused Time Cut-off Checkpoints and Rest Timer features have been added. This allows you to configure a time time-off for certain points on the course, as well as configure how long you\u2019ll linger eating Haribo in the aide stations (and it\u2019ll count that down for you).<\/p>\n Though inversely, it was surprising to not see either the Timing Gates feature, or the Estimated Finish line feature (which will trim off the end of a race to the defined course finish line, if you forget to stop your watch).<\/p>\n There is no offline maps here of course, that requires a higher-end unit from Garmin, but for most people having the breadcrumb trail will do the trick, especially while road running.<\/p>\n Again, I\u2019ll dive into more of the general running features in my full written review later this week.<\/p>\n New Quick Workout Creator:<\/strong><\/p>\n Garmin has always reigned supreme when it came to ways you could do structured workouts. Garmin\u2019s had manual interval creator (on-device), the ability to import workouts from Garmin Connect (yours or training plans), workouts from 3rd parties and coaches (e.g. TrainingPeaks, etc\u2026), pace\/heart rate\/etc targets, dynamic Daily Suggested Workouts, and many more options.<\/p>\n However, one thing it lacked was the ability to just request an on-demand workout of a given duration (time) and pain level, and then boom, give you a few options and off you go. All on-device, without any AI-driven app or such behind the scenes. Now, it does.<\/p>\n Quick workouts is both simplistic, and frankly, awesome. You simply choose how hard you want to hurt (four different levels), then choose duration levels (30 mins, 45 mins, 60 mins). From there it\u2019ll spit out 1-4 structured workouts instantly that you can choose from.<\/p>\n As one who often decides what type of workout I\u2019m going to do as I walk out the door, this is perfect.<\/p>\n Here, let\u2019s take a quick look at how it works. First, you choose Run, then choose Training, then Quick Workout:<\/p>\n From there, you\u2019ll choose the level of suffering. Again, super simplistic (if perhaps a touch bit stylistically dated):<\/p>\n Next, you\u2019ll choose the duration. This doesn\u2019t change, no matter how advanced you are. After all, any coach can make even the most elite athlete in the world hurt at any of these given levels.<\/p>\n Instead, the workouts it\u2019s creating for you will vary based on your ability, driven by your workouts. As with most things on the Garmin watch, the more data (runs) you give it, the better this gets. I find for most Garmin features, that you\u2019ll reach that optimal level of data about 4 weeks in, though this totally works straight out of the box too.<\/p>\n In any case, if you select the easiest level, these are almost always basically just blocks at an easy intensity. Whereas once you start increasing intensity, they start getting more creative, and you get more options:<\/p>\n Again, these are taking into account your existing training and ability levels:<\/p>\n The \u2018cool\u2019 part is that, unlike Daily Suggested Workouts, which will refuse to give you really tough workouts if it thinks you\u2019re likely to get injured, the Quick Workout Creator has zero effs to give. Like asking for \u201cnative-level-spicy\u201d at a Chinese restaurant, it\u2019s gonna deliver probably beyond what you want to accept.<\/p>\n In any case, once you\u2019ve picked your suffering, it\u2019ll load up just like any other Garmin structured workout. So you\u2019ll get prompts and countdowns as you iterate through:<\/p>\n Meaning it\u2019ll tell you the target pace and time left for each section automatically, chirping as it goes along. Then, at the end it\u2019ll give you an execution score:<\/p>\n Ya know what I like best about this? It just works.<\/p>\n No faffing about with some app on your phone driven by wonky AI<\/a> that can\u2019t put together a coherent workout. Instead, this is driven by the coaching principles that we\u2019ve seen the rest of the Garmin platform leverage on workouts for years. Generally speaking, most people agree that the running workouts it generates once it has enough data are pretty solid (albeit usually a bit conservative to avoid injury).<\/p>\n The point is, what I appreciate about this is that I can just decide how much I want to suffer as I walk out the door, without pulling out my phone, and then get right to business. Simple and effective.<\/p>\n Accuracy (Heart Rate & GPS):<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ll dive into accuracy within my full in-depth review, though I did want to briefly touch on it here, if for no other reason to say \u2018no issues\u2019. Both the heart rate sensor and GPS chipset are tried in true in numerous other watches over the last few years.<\/p>\n The heart rate sensor is a Garmin Elevate Gen4 optical HR sensor, which isn\u2019t their latest generation (that\u2019s Gen 5), but is generally good in the vast majority of situations. The Gen5 typically has an advantage in certain cases (like intervals on a cool but not super cold fall day), though the Gen4 beats almost all of Garmin\u2019s competitors anyway.<\/p>\n First, a quick look at an interval workout from yesterday<\/a> (the one I selected above in the Quick Workout generator, in fact). Here are both the Forerunner 70 & Forerunner 170, on separate wrists, compared to a chest strap and other devices.<\/p>\n You can see some slight variations here and there, interestingly more on the FR70 than the FR170, though that\u2019s likely just simply luck of the wrist than anything.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, here\u2019s a trail run I did<\/a>. Well, it started off as a trail run for the first 45 minutes, then I did some intervals for the last 45 minutes. You\u2019ll see where I held up my camera to get a quick snippet of b-roll (while starting the interval going downhill), which caused the cadence lock you see. That\u2019s a good example of an edge-case scenario that the Gen5 optical HR sensor can typically handle.<\/p>\n Still, there are other times where the FR70\/170 varies a bit on the recovery, especially (which is semi-common for optical HR sensors that tend to delay catching up after dropping down).<\/p>\n Meanwhile, here\u2019s a run my wife did yesterday<\/a>, and you can see it\u2019s virtually identical to the Garmin HRM-FIT chest strap she was wearing:<\/p>\n As for GPS, the Forerunner 70\/170 doesn\u2019t have a multi-band GPS\/GNSS, but as I\u2019ve said countless times, it\u2019s not the size of your GPS, but how you use it. Garmin specifically has industry leading non-multi band GPS antenna designs (and chipsets\/firmware) the last few years, and beats almost every other multi-band\/dual-frequency unit on the market. Virtually every reviewer out there finds the same.<\/p>\n So, with that in mind, here\u2019s some trail running<\/a>, without any issues at all:<\/p>\n Likewise, here\u2019s a downtown area with plenty of tall buildings<\/a>, and even going under a swimming pool. No, really, I went under it (yes, that\u2019s a man in the water looking down at me):<\/p>\n As you can see, it\u2019s virtually identical to the Fenix 8 Pro with full multi-band enabled in that scenario:<\/p>\n And likewise for this gravel bike ride<\/a>, no issues here, including next to cliffs, and fast single-track trails that are frankly mountain-bike trails. Here\u2019s a zoomed-in snippet of one section:<\/p>\n Lastly, the Forerunner 170 gained the ability to track openwater swims (both FR70\/170 can do pool swim tracking). You can see that the tracking was pretty good<\/a>. The multi-band Fenix 8 Pro had a very slight edge on it compared to the reference track on a swim buoy, but otherwise pretty darn close.<\/p>\n Again, I\u2019ll toss some more data sets into my full in-depth reviews for both units, though they\u2019re literally all identical to the above. Everything I\u2019m seeing is exactly as I expect, his is perfectly accurate on GPS, and then pretty good on heart rate minus some slight bobbles here and there (as expected for the Gen4 heart rate sensors).<\/p>\n (Note: All of the charts in these accuracy portions were created using the DCR Analyzer tool. It allows you to compare power meters\/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed\/pace, running power, GPS tracks, and plenty more. You can use it as well for your own gadget comparisons, more details here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Wrap-Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m legit surprised that Garmin packed as much as they did into this watch for $249. This is an incredibly competitive budget watch, even if the price of \u2018budget\u2019 has slowly shifted (by most brands) from $199 to $249. This watch is price-wise unlike anything else Garmin has released the last few years, in any of their categories. It\u2019s the first time in a long time that Garmin seems determined to not just win on pure features (or depth), but also compete against the COROS\/Suunto\/Polar\u2019s of the world with price.<\/p>\n As I said in my video, I see this watch as the \u2018easy-button\u2019 pick for almost all road runners, or general fitness-focused people wanting a Garmin watch without the Garmin price tag. It\u2019s got all the health\/lifestyle features of a higher-end Garmin watch, without compromising on the core running (or sports) features. Sure, it doesn\u2019t have offline maps like an Amazfit unit would at this price, nor does it have music or contactless payments. But your phone does both of the last two, and for most road runners, maps aren\u2019t a critical thing. Whereas if you shift over to trail running, then having offline maps (and features like ClimbPro) are much more valuable.<\/p>\n I have very few complaints about this watch, perhaps because almost all the features are already there in other watches and reasonably well-tuned. About the only \u2018complaint\u2019 I\u2019d say is that the decision to exclude timing gates & race finish trimming is a bit quirky (given their inclusions of some ultra trail features), but honestly, that\u2019s a pretty minor nit that most people won\u2019t even notice (especially if you never load a route during a race).<\/p>\n It\u2019ll be interesting to see in a few years if this unit turns out to be as popular as the existing Forerunner 55 was. With that \u2013 thanks for reading!<\/p>\n FOUND THIS POST USEFUL? SUPPORT THE SITE!<\/p>\n Hopefully, you found this post useful. 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\u2013 Switched to a 43mm case size (was previously 42mm)
\u2013 Added Touchscreen (previously was buttons only)
\u2013 Upgraded from Garmin ELEVATE V3 HR sensor to ELEVATE V4 HR sensor (but V5 is latest)
\u2013 Completely revamped\/changed user interface
\u2013 Added Watch Focus Modes (e.g. sleep, theater, activity, etc\u2026)
\u2013 Added HRV Status\/tracking support (at night)
\u2013 Added Smart Wake Alarm
\u2013 Added Sleep Coach feature, including sleep recommendation factors
\u2013 Added Nap detection support (new to Garmin, finally!)
\u2013 Added Morning Report feature
\u2013 Added Evening Report Feature
\u2013 Added Daily Summary report feature
\u2013 Added Daily Health Snapshot Feature
\u2013 Added Health Status tracking
\u2013 Added Lifestyle Logging (journaling, on-device & Garmin Connect)
\u2013 Added the ability to switch between small fonts and larger fonts for text
\u2013 Added quick-access Flashlight feature (using screen, not dedicated LED flashlight)
\u2013 Added photos in text messages (Android only)\u2013 Added \u2018Shortcuts\u2019 feature (configuring buttons for quick access to features)
\u2013 Added Alternate\/Secondary Time Zone Widget\/Option
\u2013 Added the ability to create Widget\/Glance Folders
\u2013 Added Battery Widget (shows what\u2019s driving battery usage)
\u2013 Added Countdowns
\u2013 Added Calculator Widget
\u2013 Added Garmin Messenger integration
\u2013 Added Moon Phase Widget
\u2013 Added Pulse Ox Tracking
\u2013 Added Sleep Score
\u2013 Added Sports Score Widget
\u2013 Added Stocks Widget
\u2013 Added Sunrise & Sunset Widget
\u2013 Added Weight Tracking Widget
\u2013 Added Timers\/Alarms\/Stopwatch\/etc Widget
\u2013 Added Connect IQ Store (on-device)
\u2013 Added Low Battery Alert (e.g. 1 day left)
\u2013 Added Color filter option (for color blindness accessibility)
\u2013 Added Hourly Alert\/Chime
\u2013 Added Battery Saver Feature (and now battery life estimates)\u2013 Added ~60+ new sport profiles\/apps (see list below)
\u2013 Added the ability to configure watch activity profiles and data fields from your phone
\u2013 Added Training Readiness (and all underlying metrics)
\u2013 Added Training Status (and all underlying metrics)
\u2013 Added Acute Load (including historical load trends\/tunnel)
\u2013 Added VO2Max Trending
\u2013 Added Load Focus, Load Ratio
\u2013 Added Recovery Time (live widget\/etc\u2026)
\u2013 Added Running Dynamics support (Ground Contact Time, Vertical Oscillation, Vertical Ratio, Stride Length)
\u2013 Added Native Running Power (wrist-based, and native data fields)
\u2013 Added Running-power specific training zones
\u2013 Added Automatic Run\/Walk\/Stand detection within a workout
\u2013 Daily suggested workouts can now be seen into the future, configuration of long-workout days, more settings, etc\u2026
\u2013 Daily suggested workouts can now be tied to future calendar race events, automatically creating workouts for that distance\/course
\u2013 Added equipment tracking on-device (e.g. shoes, bikes, etc\u2026)
\u2013 Added Primary Race Widget
\u2013 Added New Race Calendar & Race Details\/Countdown Widgets
\u2013 Added Race Time prediction (within Race widget)
\u2013 Added Workout Benefit feature (tells you what the benefit of a given workout was)
\u2013 Added ability to create lap alerts on proximity (e.g. passing the same pace)
\u2013 Added Course\/Route following
\u2013 Added \u2018Up Ahead\u2019 feature for distances to predefined markers like aide stations, climbs, etc\u2026
\u2013 Added Aid Station\/Rest Break Timer\/Counter in Courses (e.g. Trail Runs)
\u2013 Added Time Cutoff Feature in Courses (e.g. Trail Runs)
\u2013 Added Garmin Share (to quickly share workouts\/courses\/etc\u2026)
\u2013 Added \u2018Workouts\u2019 app\/quick access menu
\u2013 Added Pack Weight Support (in Running\/Hiking activities)
\u2013 Increased data fields per page from 4 to 8
\u2013 Increased number of custom data pages allowed
\u2013 Adds support for up to 4 CIQ data fields concurrently (versus 2 previously)
\u2013 Added muscle map feature in strength workouts
\u2013 Added Secure\/Encrypted Bluetooth sensor pairing feature\/option
\u2013 Added Cycling Lights, Cycling Radar, RD Pod, Tempe sensor support (ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart, see full list below)
\u2013 Increased GPS\/GNSS types: Added Beidou & QZSS to multi-band list (but not dual frequency)
\u2013 Smartwatch battery life is 13 days (5-days always-on)
\u2013 GPS battery life per the chart below up to 23 hours
\u2013 Weight is 40g
\u2013 Waterproof rating is 5ATM\/50-meters<\/p>\n\n
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