Select your product to confirm this information applies to you
Forerunner 970 Battery Life Assumptions
The battery life of your Garmin watch may be affected by how you use the watch. The information in the tables below is presented to help outline the conditions used to determine the estimated battery life specifications. Usage beyond what is listed below may result in reduced battery life. The information presented below is a reference-only guide for general use of the Forerunner 970.
The following usage assumptions were used to determine the estimated battery life for the Forerunner® 970 watch. Unless otherwise stated, all default software settings and configurations are assumed for battery life specifications.
Notifications per Day | 50 |
Number of Interactions per Day | 32 |
Device-Generated Alerts per Day (Move or Goal Alerts) | 10 |
Hours per Day Outside of Bluetooth Range of Phone | 1 |
Display Brightness & Timeout | Default Settings |
Watch Face1 | Default |
Number of Gestures per Day | 750 |
Average Number of Hours per Day Spent Outside2 | 5 |
Pulse Ox Mode | Disabled by Default |
Number of Minutes of Music Streaming | 0 |
Number of Timed Activities | 0 |
Battery Life | Up to 15 days |
Watch Face | Default |
Average Number of Hours per Day Spent Outside2 | 5 |
Average Number of Hours per Day Sleep3 | 8 |
Display Timeout | Always On |
Battery Life | Up to 8 days |
Number of Interactions per Hour | 10 |
Minutes of Interaction Post-Activity | 1 |
Number of Gestures per Hour | 25 |
Number of Alerts per Hour | 9 |
Display Brightness & Timeout | Default Settings |
Assumed Temperature Range for Battery Life Specifications | 10C – 40C |
GPS-Only Mode without Music Battery Life4 | Up to 26 hours |
SatIQ (AutoSelect) Mode without Music Battery Life4 | Up to 23 hours |
All Systems + Multi-Band Mode without Music Battery Life4 | Up to 21 hours |
GPS-Only Mode with Music Battery Life4 | Up to 14 hours |
SatIQ (AutoSelect) Mode with Music Battery Life4 | Up to 13 hours |
All Systems + Multi-Band Mode with Music Battery Life4 | Up to 12 hours |
1 The “default” watch face is the watch face present on the device when it is taken out of the box. The Forerunner 970 products are designed to work with a variety of native watch faces as well as compatible Connect IQ watch faces. The usage of watch faces other than the default watch face may impact the battery life experienced in smartwatch mode.
2 This device utilizes an ambient light sensor to automatically adjust the display brightness to an acceptable level depending upon the level of ambient light. Using the device outdoors in bright environments may reduce battery life.
3 The average number of hours per day of sleep is determined by the user-configured bed and wake times (a "sleep period"), not the number of hours the user actually sleeps. During this sleep period, the device's display is turned off. As a result, setting a shorter sleep period may decrease the battery life experienced in display always on mode.
4 The use of the Flashlight or Flashlight Strobe feature will have a significant impact on battery life. Use of this feature is not factored into the battery life estimates listed above.