Garmin Forerunner 70
Garmin · Smartwatch

Garmin Forerunner 70

The cheapest AMOLED Forerunner, and the full physiology stack now starts here.

$249.99Garmin →
Battery13 days
Water5atm
Weight40g
Sensors5
OSStandalone

The 70 replaced the Forerunner 55 and finally drops the MIP screen for AMOLED. At $249 it carries Training Readiness, Training Status, HRV Status, Race Predictor, and wrist-based running power — metrics that used to start several hundred dollars higher up the range. Everything it gives up is hardware: no barometric altimeter, so elevation comes from GPS and there is no floors-climbed; no compass, no gyroscope, no Garmin Pay, no music. In exchange it has the longest battery in the entire Forerunner line at 13 days and 23 hours of GPS.

Strengths

  • Longest battery in the Forerunner range — 13 days, 23 hours GPS
  • Training Readiness and HRV Status at $249
  • First watch at this tier with an AMOLED display

Tradeoffs

  • No barometric altimeter — elevation is GPS-derived
  • No Garmin Pay and no music storage
  • No compass or gyroscope

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