Garmin Forerunner 570 vs Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| GarminForerunner 570 | GarminInstinct Crossover AMOLED | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | May 2025 | September 2025 |
| Display | ||
| Case sizes | 42 mm or 47 mm | 46.6 mm |
| Panel | OLED | OLED |
| Always-on display | Yes | Yes |
| Display detail | 42 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 mode | Full-colour 30 mm (1.2 inch) diameter AMOLED, 390 x 390 pixels, with a central hole for the mechanical analogue hands. Optional always-on display; five-button controls, no touchscreen. The hands move to highlight data; RevoDrive automatically detects and recalibrates misalignment after an impact. Manual calibration is also available. |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Sapphire crystal; Super-LumiNova coating on the analogue hands; no solar charging |
| Health and fitness | ||
| ECG | No | No |
| Blood oxygen | Yes | Yes |
| Skin temperature | Yes | No |
| Sleep apnoea alerts | No | No |
| High blood pressure alerts | No | No |
| Body composition | No | No |
| Fall detection | No | No |
| Crash detection | No | No |
| GPS | Dual-band (L1 and L5) | Dual-band (L1 and L5) |
| Water resistance | 50 m | 100 m (better) |
| Sensors | Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor; Pulse Ox blood oxygen monitor; barometric altimeter; compass; gyroscope; accelerometer; thermometer; ambient light sensor | Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate; Pulse Ox; barometric altimeter; compass; gyroscope; accelerometer; thermometer; ambient light sensor |
| Health features | Skin 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 adviser | HRV status; Body Battery; sleep score, sleep coach and naps; breathing variations; stress and respiration tracking; continuous heart rate and abnormal heart-rate alerts; Health Snapshot and Health Status; menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracking through Garmin Connect. Pulse Ox availability varies by country. |
| Fitness features | Training 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 swimming | Training readiness and status, load focus and load ratio; Garmin Coach and daily suggested running/cycling workouts; wrist running dynamics and power; PacePro; multisport and triathlon with automatic transition; strength training, hiking, cycling and pool/open-water swimming. Rucking records pack weight. Breadcrumb courses, TracBack, reference points, projected waypoints and off-course alerts; no built-in topographic maps. |
| Safety features | Incident detection during select activities; assistance; LiveTrack; live event sharing (Android only); these features require a paired phone | Built-in LED flashlight; incident detection during selected activities, assistance and LiveTrack require a paired compatible phone |
| Battery and connections | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 11 days | Up to 14 days |
| In low-power mode | – | Up to 18 days |
| Mobile data option | No | No |
| Works with | iPhone and Android | iPhone and Android |
| Storage | 8 GB (better) | 4 GB |
| Battery life detail | Smartwatch 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 size | Smartwatch: up to 14 days with wrist gesture, 5 days with always-on display; battery saver watch mode: 18 days; GPS only: 29 hours, or 24 with always-on display; all satellite systems: 18 hours, or 16 always-on; all systems plus multi-band: 15 hours, or 13 always-on, assuming typical SatIQ use; max-battery GPS: 53 hours; expedition GPS: 12 days. Actual endurance depends on display, activities, sensors, notifications and settings. |
| Charging | Garmin charging cable with proprietary plug | Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery; proprietary Garmin charging/data cable, USB-C at the power-source end. Owner guide specifies at least 5 W from a computer or compatible AC adaptor. |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, 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 IQ | Bluetooth and ANT+; GPS, GLONASS and Galileo; multi-band GNSS with SatIQ; Garmin Pay and Garmin Share. Controls paired-phone music rather than storing offline audio; smart notifications and Garmin Messenger require a paired compatible phone. Android phones support text replies and viewing images in notifications. |
| Storage | – | 4 GB; controls paired-phone music rather than storing offline audio |
| Design | ||
| Weight (lightest version) | 42 g (better) | 67 g |
| Software | Garmin | Garmin |
| Case materials | Aluminium bezel; silicone band; 5 ATM water rating | Fibre-reinforced polymer case; fibre-reinforced polymer/stainless steel bezel; silicone band. Maker states MIL-STD-810 thermal and shock testing. |
| Size | 42 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 weights | 46.6 x 46.6 x 15.1 mm; 67 g. Maker does not identify this as a case-only weight. |
| Bands | Quick-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 | 22 mm silicone band, compatible with QuickFit 22; fits 141–213 mm wrists. |
| Colours | – | Current UK finishes: Charcoal (010-03398-00) and Bronze with Sunburst band (010-03398-01). The Black Tactical Edition and older monochrome Crossover Standard/Solar models are separate hardware variants. |
| In the box | Forerunner 570, charging cable, documentation | Instinct Crossover AMOLED smartwatch; charging/data cable; documentation |
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