Garmin Forerunner 570 vs Garmin Forerunner 935

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Forerunner 570 compared with Forerunner 935
GarminForerunner 570GarminForerunner 935
Overview
ReleasedMay 2025March 2017
Display
Case sizes42 mm or 47 mm47 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 mode1.2-inch (30.4 mm) sunlight-readable transflective colour MIP display, 240 x 240 pixels, with button controls.
Screen protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 3Glass lens.
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, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope and accelerometer.
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 adviserAll-day heart rate, steps, sleep and intensity minutes.
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, triathlon, skiing, hiking and golf profiles; auto multisport switching, training status and load, aerobic and anaerobic training effect, VO2 max, recovery time and course guidance. Running dynamics require a compatible strap or Running Dynamics Pod.
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 14 days
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 two weeks in smartwatch mode, 21 hours in GPS/heart-rate mode or 44 hours in UltraTrac without wrist heart rate per Garmin Singapore's exact specification table. Garmin's US launch release instead stated 24 GPS hours and 50 UltraTrac hours without matching those conditions.
ChargingGarmin charging cable with proprietary plugRechargeable lithium-ion battery with Garmin charging cable.
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 Smart, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; smart notifications, Connect IQ, Garmin Connect, LiveTrack and phone music controls.
Storage–64 MB memory/history.
Design
Weight (lightest version)42 g (better)49 g
SoftwareGarminGarmin
Case materialsAluminium bezel; silicone band; 5 ATM water ratingFibre-reinforced polymer case and bezel with silicone band; 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 weights47 x 47 x 13.9 mm; 49 g.
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 wristsQuickFit 22 mm interchangeable band.
Colours–Black case with force yellow band.
In the boxForerunner 570, charging cable, documentation–

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