Garmin Forerunner 970 vs Apple Watch Series 11 (46mm) Specs Comparison
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| Garmin Forerunner 970 | Apple Watch Series 11 (46mm) | 
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                                                May 21, 2025
                                    
             
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                                                Sep 19, 2025
                                    
             
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                                                1.4-inch · 454x454px
                                    
             
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                                                2.0-inch · 496x416px
                                    
             
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                                                1GB · 64GB
                                    
             
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| May 15, 2025 | Sep 09, 2025 | 
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| $749 | $429 | 
Design
| Dimensions | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1.85 x 1.85 x 0.51 inches  47.0 x 47.0 x 12.9 mm  | 
        
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| Weight | |
| 1.98 oz / 56.0 g | 1.30 oz / 36.9 g | 
| Materials | |
| Frame: Titanium |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum  | 
        
                                    
| Resistance | |
| 50m/5ATM water resistance | Water, Dust; IP6X | 
| Colors | |
| Rose Gold, Silver, Space Gray, Jet Black | |
Display
| Size | |
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| 1.4-inch | 2.0-inch | 
| Type | |
| AMOLED | OLED, 2000 nits | 
| Resolution | |
| 454x454px, 459 PPI | 496x416px, 330 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Sapphire | |
Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Apple S10 | |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core | |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR | |
| Memory | |
| 8GB | 1GB/64GB | 
| Storage expansion | |
| not expandable | |
| OS | |
| watchOS (10.x) | |
Battery
| Type | |
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| Li - Ion | Li - Ion | 
| Charging | |
| Qi wireless charging | |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| Yes | 5.3 | 
| WLAN | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,ac 802.11 b, g, n  | 
        
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| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen | 
| Location | |
| GPS, Glonass, Galileo | A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou | 
| Other | |
| NFC | NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB) | 
Multimedia
| Speakers | |
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| Loudspeaker | |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66 | |
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 39, 40, 41 | |
| 3G Bands | |
| 1, 2, 4, 5 | |
| Data Speed | |
| LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s | |
| SIM type | |
| eSIM | |
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