Garmin Forerunner 165 vs Garmin Forerunner 570
Same training-tier analytics, but the 570's $300 premium over the 165 buys speaker and mic calling and a voice assistant, closing the gap with true smartwatches.
GarminGarmin Forerunner 165
GarminGarmin Forerunner 570
- •You want Garmin's true entry point at a fraction of the price
- •Calling features and a voice assistant aren't things you need on your wrist
- •You want built-in calling and voice assistant features
- •$300 more is worth it for a watch that closes the gap with smartwatches
The 165 brings Garmin's core running metrics, an AMOLED display, and music storage down to a price that doesn't feel like a compromise. It's the watch we'd point most casual-to-intermediate runners toward before recommending anything more expensive.
The 570 layers a speaker, microphone, and voice assistant onto Garmin's mid-range running watch, closing some of the gap with true smartwatches. It's a genuinely nice watch, just priced close enough to the 970 that it's worth comparing both before buying.
*Estimated — this model's exact GPS battery life isn't published by the manufacturer. All figures are standard GPS mode, midsize case, no solar boost.
†Estimated — this model launched too recently to have an established customer rating yet.
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