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Garmin Fēnix 8 (47mm) vs Garmin Forerunner 970

Physical
Case diameter 47 mm 47 mm
Case thickness 13.8 mm 12.9 mm
Weight 80 g 56 g
Case material Polymer
Bezel material Titanium Titanium
Lens / crystal Corning® Gorilla® Glass or sapphire crystal Sapphire Crystal
Strap material silicone silicone
Strap width
Colors available
Water resistance 100 m 50 m
Military standard
Display
Display type AMOLED AMOLED
Display diagonal 1.4 mm 35.56 mm
Resolution width 454 px 454 px
Resolution height 454 px 454 px
Touchscreen No No
Always-on display No No
Max brightness
Battery
Smartwatch mode 384 h 360 h
GPS-only mode 26 h
All-systems GPS mode 26 h
Max battery saver mode
Charging type Garmin proprietary plug charger Garmin proprietary plug charger
Solar charging No No
Wireless charging No No
Positioning
GNSS systems
Multi-band / dual-frequency Yes Yes
Offline maps No No
Built-in maps Yes Yes
Turn-by-turn navigation No No
Sensors
Optical heart rate Yes Yes
ECG Yes 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 Yes No
ANT+ No No
Music storage No No
Third-party apps No No
Satellite communication Yes No
Health & Fitness
Sleep tracking Yes Yes
Stress tracking No No
HRV tracking Yes Yes
Training load Yes Yes
Training readiness / recovery Yes Yes
VO2 max estimate Yes Yes
Running dynamics No No
Body battery / energy score No No
Menstrual cycle tracking Yes 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