Garmin Forerunner 970 / Google Pixel Watch 4 (41 mm, Wi-Fi)

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

Google Pixel Watch 4 (41 mm, Wi-Fi): 41 mm Wi-Fi (GA10840-US) · Polished Silver aluminium case

SpecificationGarmin Forerunner 970Google Pixel Watch 4 (41 mm, Wi-Fi)
Release year20252025
Announcement and saleAnnounced 15 May 2025; on Garmin.com from 21 May 2025 Garmin—
Part numbers010-02969-00, 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.

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Case47 mm; titanium bezel Garmin41 mm, 100% recycled aluminium; 12.3 mm height Google
LensSapphire crystal

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

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DisplayAMOLED 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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Curved Actua 360 AMOLED LTPO; 320 ppi; DCI-P3; always-on display

GIGAZINE gives the 41 mm model's resolution as 426 × 426.

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FlashlightBuilt-in LED flashlight; adjustable brightness, strobe and red light

Red light disturbs night vision less in the dark.

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Speaker and microphoneBuilt-in; call handling with a compatible phone and voice commands Garmin—
Health sensorsWrist-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 metricsRunning 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.

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Battery typeRechargeable 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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StorageUp to 32 GB media storage

Used for music and maps; this is not RAM.

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Water ratingSwim, 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 frequencies2.4 GHz (17 dBm maximum); 13.56 MHz NFC

13.56 MHz is the NFC band used for contactless payments.

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MapsBuilt-in maps Garmin—
Weight—31.0 g (without band)

The 45 mm model weighs 36.7 g.

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Brightness and refresh—Up to 3000 nits peak; 1 nit minimum in always-on mode; 1–60 Hz

The ability to drop to 1 Hz reduces the battery cost of the always-on display.

Google
Display glass—Custom 3D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Google
Processor—Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 2; Cortex-M55 co-processor

The co-processor handles notifications and sensor work while the screen is off without waking the main processor, saving battery.

Google
Memory and storage—2 GB SDRAM; 32 GB eMMC Google
Battery—325 mAh typical; up to 30 hours with always-on display, up to 48 hours with Battery Saver

The 45 mm model has a 455 mAh battery and up to 40 hours with the always-on display.

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Charging—Quick Charge Dock: about 50% in 15 minutes, 80% in 25 minutes, 100% in 45 minutes

The watch sits in a new side-mounted dock; earlier Pixel Watch chargers do not fit this model.

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Sensors—Optical heart rate, SpO2 (red/infrared), ECG-capable electrical sensors, skin conductance (cEDA), skin temperature, compass, altimeter, barometer, accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light

ECG and some health features may be limited by country; readings are not a medical diagnosis.

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Location—Dual-frequency GPS (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS) Google
Connectivity—Bluetooth 6.0; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4 and 5 GHz); NFC; UWB

This entry covers the Wi-Fi model; LTE and UMTS cellular connectivity is only on the LTE model.

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Durability—5 ATM; IP68

5 ATM suits shallow-water activities like swimming, not diving or high-speed water sports.

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Controls—Side button, haptic crown; Gen 3 Premium haptics Google
Audio—Built-in microphone and speaker Google
Operating system—Wear OS 6.0 Google
Compatibility—Android 11.0 or newer; Google Account and Pixel Watch app

Some features depend on the phone's Android version and the Pixel Watch app.

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Band fit—Small 130–175 mm, Large 165–210 mm wrist Google