Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm) vs Garmin Forerunner 970 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
1.82 x 1.77 x 0.44 inches 46.2 x 45 x 11.1 mm	1.85 x 1.85 x 0.51 inches 47.0 x 47.0 x 12.9 mm
Weight
1.90 oz (53.8 g)	1.98 oz (56.0 g)
Materials
	Frame: Titanium
Materials & Colors
Stainless steel: Mystic silver, Mystic black Titanium: Mystic black
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	50m/5ATM water resistance

Display

Size
1.4-inch	1.4-inch
Resolution
360x360px, 364 PPI	454x454px, 459 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	AMOLED
Screen-to-body
30.42 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass DX+), Ambient light sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Sapphire), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9110 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1150 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1
RAM
1GB
Internal storage
8GB (eMMC)	8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Tizen
Compatible devices
Android 5.0 or later and with more than 1.5GB of RAM iPhone 5 or later models with iOS 9.0 or later

Battery

Capacity
340 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	Yes
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker

Cellular

Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 480 / € 496	$ 749

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	May 15, 2025

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

MSRP	$ 430 / € 447

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm) Specs	Garmin Forerunner 970 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm) Review