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Coros PACE 3 vs Garmin Forerunner 970

Physical
Case diameter — 47 mm
Case thickness — 12.9 mm
Weight 39 g 56 g
Case material — —
Bezel material Polymer Titanium
Lens / crystal — Sapphire Crystal
Strap material Silicone / Nylon silicone
Strap width — —
Colors available — —
Water resistance 50 m 50 m
Military standard — —
Display
Display type LCD AMOLED
Display diagonal 30.48 mm 35.56 mm
Resolution width 240 px 454 px
Resolution height 240 px 454 px
Touchscreen Yes No
Always-on display No No
Max brightness — —
Battery
Smartwatch mode — 360 h
GPS-only mode — 26 h
All-systems GPS mode 25 h 26 h
Max battery saver mode — —
Charging type — Garmin proprietary plug charger
Solar charging No No
Wireless charging No No
Positioning
GNSS systems GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS —
Multi-band / dual-frequency Yes Yes
Offline maps No No
Built-in maps No Yes
Turn-by-turn navigation Yes No
Sensors
Optical heart rate Yes Yes
ECG No Yes
SpO2 / pulse oximeter Yes Yes
Skin temperature No Yes
Accelerometer No No
Gyroscope No No
Compass Yes No
Barometric altimeter Yes No
Ambient thermometer No No
Microphone No No
Speaker No No
Connectivity
Bluetooth No No
Wi-Fi Yes Yes
NFC payments No No
Cellular / LTE No No
ANT+ No No
Music storage Yes No
Third-party apps No No
Satellite communication No No
Health & Fitness
Sleep tracking Yes Yes
Stress tracking No No
HRV tracking Yes Yes
Training load Yes Yes
Training readiness / recovery No Yes
VO2 max estimate Yes Yes
Running dynamics No No
Body battery / energy score No No
Menstrual cycle tracking No Yes
Fall / incident detection No No
Guided workouts No No
Multisport / triathlon mode Yes Yes
Software
Operating system — —
Companion app — —
Voice assistant — —
Contactless payments No No