The Garmin Forerunner 170 HR GPS Multisport Watch is an elite training companion designed for athletes who demand accuracy, adaptability, and deep performance tracking. Boasting a vibrant 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, this smartwatch combines crystal-clear visibility with intuitive, responsive touch controls alongside standard physical buttons. Engineered to go the distance, it delivers long battery life of up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode, ensuring uninterrupted data collection for endurance events.

Powered by the Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, it tracks essential metrics such as pace, distance, heart rate, and real-time heart rate variability (HRV) status to evaluate overall cardiovascular performance.

Athletes can leverage advanced training metrics—including daily suggested workouts, personalised Garmin Coach training plans, and deep recovery insights—to continuously optimise their conditioning without overtraining.

Equipped with comprehensive health and wellness features, dedicated safety and tracking features, and seamless daily smart features like Garmin Pay and smart notifications, the watch fits perfectly into both active and everyday lifestyles.

A full suite of environmental sensors—such as a barometric altimeter, 3-axis compass, thermometer, and real-time weather tracking with Storm Alert warnings—complements robust mapping and navigation tools to keep outdoor adventurers on track.

With over 80 inbuilt sports apps and versatile activity profiles, it caters to tailored activity tracking features, extended outdoor recreation, complex swimming features, running features, and extensive cycling features, highlighted by the Cycling Performance widget for power-meter integration, to provide complete training, planning and analysis features.

Key Features of the Forerunner 170:

• Display and Hardware: Features a crisp, colourful 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display paired with intuitive physical controls for easy navigation in any environment.
• Power Management: Delivers long battery life lasting up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in full GPS mode to eliminate charging anxiety.
• Heart Rate and Health Tracking: Uses the integrated Elevate wrist heart rate monitor to accurately capture pace, distance, heart rate, and continuous HRV status, backed by expansive health and wellness features.
• Training and Performance: Packed with advanced training features, advanced training metrics, recovery insights, and complete training, planning and analysis features.
• Adaptive Workouts: Adapts to your fitness daily using custom daily suggested workouts and adaptive Garmin Coach training plans.
• Multisport Capability: Includes over 80 inbuilt sports apps and specialised activity profiles tailored with specific activity tracking features.
• Running and Trail Metrics: Outfitted with dedicated running features such as real-time running dynamics, cadence, and wrist-based running power.
• Cycling Performance: Packed with full cycling features and a dedicated Cycling Performance widget that supports external power meters and cycling metrics.
• Swim Capabilities: Offers specialised swimming features for both pool and open-water environments, tracking stroke detection, SWOLF, and distance.
• Outdoor and Navigation: Built for outdoor recreation with robust mapping and navigation breadcrumbs, supported by integrated hardware sensors including a barometric altimeter, 3-axis compass, thermometer, and weather warning Storm Alert system.
• Smart Everyday Connectivity: Enhances daily routines with daily smart features, instant smart notifications directly on your wrist, and Garmin Pay for contactless payments.
• Safety First: Includes safety and tracking features such as Incident Detection and Assistance to send your live location to contacts during emergencies.

The Forerunner 70 and Forerunner 170 are almost identical multisport watches featuring vibrant 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreens and Garmin’s Elevate Gen 4 Elevate heart rate sensor. The main differences are as follows:

• Price: The Forerunner 70 is more budget-friendly compared to the Forerunner 170.
• Colourways: The Forerunner 70 has 6 colourways; the Forerunner 170 has 4 colourways.
• Sensors: The Forerunner 170 includes a barometric altimeter, 3-axis magnetic compass, gyroscope, and ambient thermometer; the Forerunner 70 does not have any of these four sensors.
• Garmin Pay: The Forerunner 170 supports contactless payments via Garmin Pay; the Forerunner 70 does not.
• Battery Life: The Forerunner 70 offers up to 13 days (5 days always-on mode); the Forerunner 170 provides up to 10 days (4 day always-on mode) due to extra processing for the additional sensors.
• Power Meters and Smart Trainers: The Forerunner 170 supports external ANT+/Bluetooth cycling power meters and ANT+ FE-C smart trainer controls; the Forerunner 70 does not support cycling power meters or smart trainers.
• Cycling Performance Suite: The Forerunner 170 includes the Cycling Performance widget, Cycling VO2 Max estimation, Functional Threshold Power (FTP) calculation, additional power data fields, and compatibility with Garmin Cycle Coach; the Forerunner 70 lacks these advanced cycling metrics.
• Activity Profiles: The Forerunner 170 adds Floor Climb and Open Water Swimming profiles; the Forerunner 70 is limited to pool swimming and omits these specific profiles.
• Altimeter, Barometer and Compass (ABC) Features: The Forerunner 170 features a dedicated ABC widget, Storm Alert weather warnings, and direct elevation/ascent/descent data fields during activities; the Forerunner 70 calculates elevation via GPS data during routes and lacks barometric weather tracking and heading lock.

What’s in the box?

• Forerunner 170 GPS running watch
• Charging cable
• Documentation

Brand : Garmin Watches

Heart Rate Monitor : Inbuilt

GPS Enabled : Yes

Product Family : Garmin Forerunner

Smart Phone Notifications : Yes

Device Type : Multisport

Water Resistance : Water Resistant 5ATM

Battery : Rechargeable

Music Storage : No

Weight : 41g

Dimensions : 42.6 x 42.6 x 11.9mm

Display Size : 30.4mm (1.2in) diameter

Display Resolution : 390 x 390 pixels

Bezel Material : Fibre-Reinforced Polymer

Lens Material : Chemically Strengthened Glass

Strap Material : Silicone

Wrist Sizes : 126-203mm

Quick Release Band : 20mm

Connectivity : Bluetooth, ANT+

Battery Life : Up to 10 days Smartwatch Mode | Up to 19 hours Battery Saver Smartwatch Mode | Up to 20 hours GPS-Only GNSS Mode | Up to 14 hours All-Systems GNSS Mode

Battery Type : Lithium Ion

Satellite Systems : GPS | GLONASS | GALILEO

Memory/History : 4GB