Garmin Venu 4 (45 mm): 010-03014-00 · Slate case / black silicone band
Garmin Forerunner 970: 47 mm · 010-02969-xx (colour options)
| Specification | Garmin Venu 4 (45 mm) | Garmin Forerunner 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2025 | 2025 |
| Launch | Announced 17 September 2025; sales began 22 September 2025 Garmin | — |
| Display | 1.4-inch AMOLED; 454 × 454; touch, optional always-on mode Garmin | AMOLED touchscreen; five-button design Garmin |
| Cover glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Garmin | — |
| Case and band | Stainless steel / fibre-reinforced polymer; 22 mm quick-release band Garmin | — |
| Weight | 38 g case; 56 g with silicone band Garmin | — |
| Storage | 8 GB; music storage Garmin | Up to 32 GB media storage Garmin |
| Positioning | Multi-GNSS, multi-band GPS and SatIQ automatic selection Garmin | — |
| Battery | Up to 12 days in smartwatch mode; 20 hours GPS-only; 17 hours multi-band Garmin | — |
| Always-on display | Up to 4 days, according to Garmin Garmin | — |
| Water resistance | 5 ATM; suitable for swimming Garmin | — |
| Connectivity and calls | Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi; speaker / microphone, paired compatible phone required for calls Garmin | — |
| Health and training | Heart rate, HRV, sleep, skin temperature; training readiness and recovery tracking Garmin | — |
| Software 18.32 | Includes fixes for resets when changing screens during activities and Spotify playback after skipping tracks with Bluetooth headphones Garmin | — |
| 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 Garmin |
| Case | — | 47 mm; titanium bezel Garmin |
| Lens | — | Sapphire crystal Garmin |
| Flashlight | — | Built-in LED flashlight; adjustable brightness, strobe and red light Garmin |
| 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 Garmin |
| Running metrics | — | Running tolerance; running economy and step speed loss (with HRM 600) Garmin |
| Battery type | — | Rechargeable built-in lithium-ion Garmin |
| Battery (smartwatch) | — | Up to 15 days Garmin |
| Battery (GNSS) | — | GPS only 26 hours; Auto Select 23 hours; All systems + multi-band 21 hours Garmin |
| Water rating | — | Swim, 5 ATM Garmin |
| Operating temperature | — | -20 °C to 60 °C; charging 0–45 °C Garmin |
| Wireless frequencies | — | 2.4 GHz (17 dBm maximum); 13.56 MHz NFC Garmin |
| Maps | — | Built-in maps Garmin |