Garmin Forerunner 570 vs Garmin Forerunner 920XT

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Forerunner 570 compared with Forerunner 920XT
GarminForerunner 570GarminForerunner 920XT
Overview
ReleasedMay 2025October 2014
Display
Case sizes42 mm or 47 mm48 mm
PanelOLEDMemory-in-pixel
Always-on displayYesYes
Display detail42 mm model has a 1.2″ (30.4 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 390 x 390 pixels; 47 mm has a 1.4″ (35.3 mm) AMOLED touchscreen, 454 x 454 pixels; five buttons; optional always-on mode1.1 x 0.8-inch (29 x 21 mm) rectangular colour MIP display, 205 x 148 pixels, with button controls.
Screen protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 3–
Health and fitness
ECGNoNo
Blood oxygenYesNo
Skin temperatureYesNo
Sleep apnoea alertsNoNo
High blood pressure alertsNoNo
Body compositionNoNo
Fall detectionNoNo
Crash detectionNoNo
GPSDual-band (L1 and L5)Single-band
Water resistance50 m50 m
SensorsGarmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor; Pulse Ox blood oxygen monitor; barometric altimeter; compass; gyroscope; accelerometer; thermometer; ambient light sensorGPS, GLONASS, barometric altimeter and accelerometer. Heart rate requires an optional ANT+ sensor.
Health featuresSkin temperature; high and low heart rate alerts; HRV status; Body Battery; all-day stress; sleep score, sleep coach, sleep alignment and nap detection; breathing variations; Health Snapshot; women's health tracking with past ovulation estimates; jet lag adviserSteps, distance, calories and sleep tracking; no wrist optical heart-rate sensor.
Fitness featuresTraining readiness and training status; training load, load ratio and load focus; training effect, VO2 max and recovery time; wrist-based running power and dynamics; PacePro; race predictor and projected race time; Garmin Coach and Garmin Triathlon Coach plans; daily suggested workouts; multisport workouts; heat and altitude acclimation; course navigation, TracBack and Up Ahead; triathlon and open-water swimmingRunning, cycling, pool and open-water swimming, and multisport activities; swim stroke and SWOLF metrics, race predictor and VO2 max with an external heart-rate sensor. Running dynamics require an HRM-Run strap.
Safety featuresIncident detection during select activities; assistance; LiveTrack; live event sharing (Android only); these features require a paired phone–
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 11 daysUp to 24 hours
Mobile data optionNoNo
Works withiPhone and AndroidiPhone and Android
Storage8 GB–
Battery life detailSmartwatch mode up to 10 days (42 mm) or 11 days (47 mm); GPS only up to 18 hours for either size; SatIQ (AutoSelect) up to 14 or 16 hours; All-Systems + Multi-Band up to 13 or 14 hours; with music, GPS only up to nine hours and the other two modes up to eight hours for either sizeUp to 24 hours using GPS alone, 20 hours with GPS and GLONASS or 40 hours in UltraTrac. Garmin's manual also says up to one month in watch mode with activity tracking and over four months in watch-only mode; the main battery figure uses the exact 24-hour GPS claim because a month has no fixed hour count.
ChargingGarmin charging cable with proprietary plugRechargeable lithium-ion battery with charging/data cradle.
ConnectivityBluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; multi-band GPS with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and SatIQ; Garmin Pay; music storage; speaker and microphone for calls and the phone's voice assistant with a paired phone; voice commands; Garmin Share; Connect IQBluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; smart notifications, Garmin Connect automatic uploads, LiveTrack through a paired phone and VIRB camera control. Connect IQ support arrived in a later software update.
Storage–Stores 100 hours of activity history and up to 100 waypoints.
Design
Weight (lightest version)42 g (better)61 g
SoftwareGarminGarmin
Case materialsAluminium bezel; silicone band; 5 ATM water ratingHinged band and 5 ATM water rating.
Size42 mm model is 42.4 x 42.4 x 12.9 mm and 42 g; 47 mm model is 47 x 47 x 12.9 mm and 50 g; Garmin does not publish case-only weights48 x 55 x 12.7 mm; 61 g.
Colours–White case with red band.
BandsQuick-release 20 mm bands for the 42 mm model, fitting 115–178 mm wrists; quick-release 22 mm bands for the 47 mm model, fitting 135–205 mm wrists–
In the boxForerunner 570, charging cable, documentation–

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