Garmin Forerunner 970 / Samsung Galaxy Watch5 (40 mm, Bluetooth)

The numbers correspond to colour options; the US page does not map each number to a colour. The page image belongs to 010-02969-01, Whitestone case with Whitestone/Amp Yellow band.

The Forerunner 965 used Gorilla Glass 3 DX; sapphire is more scratch-resistant.

Garmin calls it its brightest AMOLED yet but publishes no nit figure. Touch and buttons can be used together.

Sapphire crystal is a glass material that strongly resists scratching. The 44 mm version has a 1.4-inch, 450 × 450 screen.

Red light disturbs night vision less in the dark.

The ECG app screens for signs of atrial fibrillation; it is for adults 22 and over and is not available in every region.

Running tolerance suggests a weekly maximum distance. Running economy and step speed loss need the separately sold HRM 600 chest strap.

With activity tracking, notifications and wrist heart rate; Garmin notes active features affect the result.

With music the figures are 14, 13 and 12 hours. Multi-band uses several satellite frequencies to improve accuracy in cities and valleys at the cost of more power.

Used for music and maps; this is not RAM.

Withstands pressure equivalent to 50 m depth; it is not a dive watch.

13.56 MHz is the NFC band used for contactless payments.

WPC is the body behind the Qi wireless charging standard. The 44 mm version has a 410 mAh battery.

The watch works with phones running Android 8.0 or later with more than 1.5 GB of RAM; it cannot be used with an iPhone.

The electrical heart signal is used for ECG and bioelectrical impedance for body composition estimates; availability of these features varies by country.

This version has no LTE; the LTE version is sold separately.

5ATM suits shallow-water activities such as swimming, not diving.