Garmin Forerunner 170
Launched Jul 2026 · Sports watch
Usual price₹39,490
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Usual price ₹39,490 · launch price ₹39,490
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Score breakdown
HR within 0.5 bpm of chest strap; lags in intervals
Notifications, Garmin Pay; no calls or music
About 3.5 days with always-on and daily runs
Bright 1.2-inch AMOLED, readable in sun
GPS matched multi-band watches; full training tools
Light plastic case, glass scratches easily
Each part is rated on one scale for every smartwatch and band, from reviewers' accuracy tests and measured battery life where they exist, what reviewers found, specs and owner reports. It rates the product itself, not how good it is for the price.
Pros
- Heart rate almost identical to chest-strap references on runs and rides
- GPS distances within a few tens of metres of reference devices
- Training Readiness, HRV and recovery tools at this price
- Adds barometer, compass and Garmin Pay over the Forerunner 70
- GPS as accurate as multi-band watches on the reviewer's routes
- Light, good-looking design
- Better training analysis than before
Cons
- Heart rate spiked during upper-body strength sessions
- Plastic case and glass scratch more easily
- Garmin Connect is a lot for beginners
- The older Forerunner 165 is better value
- Heart rate slow to follow interval efforts versus a chest strap
- Only about 3.5 days with always-on and daily runs
- No dual-band GPS or triathlon mode
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the5krunnerAug 2026
Checked against a Garmin HRM 600 chest strap and a Polar arm band, heart rate was within about 0.5 bpm on average (wider only in intervals and strength work), and GPS distances matched a Stryd footpod and other watches closely; a capable runner's watch to grow into.
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Tom's GuideMay 2026
GPS tracked as well as the multi-band Coros Pace 4 and Forerunner 970 in testing, but the older optical sensor lagged a chest strap in intervals; a small but clear step up from the Forerunner 165.
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T3May 2026
Distance matched a Huawei Watch GT Runner 2 almost exactly on a coastal run and heart rate looked right for running; an easy recommendation for new runners that serious athletes may outgrow.
Full specs
| Software | Garmin |
|---|---|
| Works with | Android, iPhone |
| Screen | 1.2" · AMOLED · 390x390 |
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| Always-on display | Yes |
| Maker's figure | 10 days, 4 days with always-on |
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| With GPS on | 20 h |
| Charging | Garmin cable, 15-50% in 20 min, full in about 65 min (T3) |
| Heart rate | Yes |
|---|---|
| ECG | No |
| Skin temperature | Yes |
| Blood pressure | No |
| GPS | Built-in |
| Barometer / compass | barometer, compass |
| Sport modes | 80 |
| Health features | Elevate Gen 4 optical heart rate, HRV Status, Body Battery, sleep tracking and Sleep Coach, stress and respiration, Morning and Evening Reports, women's health tracking |
| Calling | No |
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| Apps | A few apps |
| Payments | Garmin Pay |
| Maps | No |
| Music on the watch | No |
| Case | fibre-reinforced polymer, chemically strengthened glass glass |
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| Sizes | 43 mm |
| Weight | 41 g |
| Water resistance | 5 ATM |
| Colours | Whitestone/Cloud Blue |
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