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Garmin Forerunner 570 vs Garmin Venu 4

Same price, same training-tier analytics, but different personalities: the 570 is a running watch first that happens to take calls, while the Venu 4 is a lifestyle smartwatch first that happens to train seriously, and it currently holds the lower user rating of the two.

Garmin Forerunner 570Garmin

Garmin Forerunner 570

4.8
Garmin Venu 4Garmin

Garmin Venu 4

4.5
Built-in Flashlight
$549
MSRP
$549
Full Smartwatch
Watch Type
Full Smartwatch
Solid Training Data
Training Data
Solid Training Data
iOS & Android
Phone
iOS & Android
4.8
Higher rated
Rating
4.5
18 hrs
GPS Battery Life
20 hrs
Longer battery
Dual-Band
GPS
Dual-Band
42g
Lighter
Weight
56g
42/47mm
Case Size
41/45mm
Yes
Wrist Calls
Yes
No
Offline Maps
No
Spotify/Amazon Music
Offline Music
Spotify/Amazon Music
5 ATM
Water Resistance
5 ATM
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Notable For
Built-in Flashlight
Best For
  • •You want Garmin's higher-rated watch at this exact price point
  • •You care more about running-first design than everyday smartwatch polish
  • •A built-in flashlight and ECG-capable sensor matter to your daily routine
  • •You want a metal case and lifestyle-smartwatch styling over a pure running-watch look
The Full Story

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.

Combining a brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display with multi-band GPS and a dedicated multi-LED flashlight, the Venu 4 bridges the gap between daily lifestyle smartwatch and serious sports tracker. It adds long-requested training readiness metrics, speaker/mic support, and an Elevate Gen 5 HR sensor with ECG capabilities—all wrapped in a durable metal case.

*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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