Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 / Garmin Forerunner 970

Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2: A2550 · 51 mm · Black Magma · silicone strap

Garmin Forerunner 970: 47 mm · 010-02969-xx (colour options)

SpecificationAmazfit T-Rex Ultra 2Garmin Forerunner 970
Release year20262025
Announcement / availability19 February 2026 Amazfit—
Display1.5-inch AMOLED · 480 × 480 · sapphire glass AmazfitAMOLED touchscreen; five-button design

Garmin calls it its brightest AMOLED yet but publishes no nit figure. Touch and buttons can be used together.

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Peak brightnessUp to 3000 nits

With auto brightness; unavailable in low-temperature mode or below 30% battery.

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BodyPolymer case; Grade 5 titanium bezel, buttons and back Amazfit—
Size / weight51 × 51 × 14.3 mm; 89.2 g with strap

Thickness excludes heart-rate sensor base.

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Strap26 mm silicone; 145–215 mm wrist Amazfit—
Storage64 GB total; up to 26.7 GB user space AmazfitUp to 32 GB media storage

Used for music and maps; this is not RAM.

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PositioningDual-band GNSS; six satellite systems Amazfit—
SensorsBioTracker 6.0 PPG; barometer, compass, motion and temperature sensors Amazfit—
Battery870 mAh; up to 30 typical / 15 heavy / 10 AOD days

Separate manufacturer scenarios, not continuous GPS endurance.

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GPS battery modesUp to 50 Accurate / 90 saving / 177 max-battery hours Amazfit—
WirelessBluetooth 5.2 BLE; 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi Amazfit—
Water / diving10 ATM; recreational diving up to 45 m

Not for technical, cave or mixed-gas diving.

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Phone connectionAndroid 7+ / iOS 15+; Zepp app Amazfit—
ChargingMagnetic charging puck; USB-C cable separate Amazfit—
CallsBluetooth calls using microphone/speaker Amazfit—
Announcement and sale—Announced 15 May 2025; on Garmin.com from 21 May 2025 Garmin
Part numbers—010-02969-00, 010-02969-01, 010-02969-02

The numbers correspond to colour options; the US page does not map each number to a colour. The page image belongs to 010-02969-01, Whitestone case with Whitestone/Amp Yellow band.

Garmin
Case—47 mm; titanium bezel Garmin
Lens—Sapphire crystal

The Forerunner 965 used Gorilla Glass 3 DX; sapphire is more scratch-resistant.

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Flashlight—Built-in LED flashlight; adjustable brightness, strobe and red light

Red light disturbs night vision less in the dark.

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Speaker and microphone—Built-in; call handling with a compatible phone and voice commands Garmin
Health sensors—Wrist-based heart rate (PPG); ECG app; skin temperature

The ECG app screens for signs of atrial fibrillation; it is for adults 22 and over and is not available in every region.

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Running metrics—Running tolerance; running economy and step speed loss (with HRM 600)

Running tolerance suggests a weekly maximum distance. Running economy and step speed loss need the separately sold HRM 600 chest strap.

Garmin
Battery type—Rechargeable built-in lithium-ion Garmin
Battery (smartwatch)—Up to 15 days

With activity tracking, notifications and wrist heart rate; Garmin notes active features affect the result.

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Battery (GNSS)—GPS only 26 hours; Auto Select 23 hours; All systems + multi-band 21 hours

With music the figures are 14, 13 and 12 hours. Multi-band uses several satellite frequencies to improve accuracy in cities and valleys at the cost of more power.

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Water rating—Swim, 5 ATM

Withstands pressure equivalent to 50 m depth; it is not a dive watch.

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Operating temperature—-20 °C to 60 °C; charging 0–45 °C Garmin
Wireless frequencies—2.4 GHz (17 dBm maximum); 13.56 MHz NFC

13.56 MHz is the NFC band used for contactless payments.

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Maps—Built-in maps Garmin