Amazfit Balance 2 vs Garmin Forerunner 970

Size, specs & wrist fit compared

Amazfit Balance 2

Garmin Forerunner 970 Part 010-02969-00

Which one fits you

Under 17 cm (6.7 in) round, the Amazfit Balance 2's lugs overhang and the Garmin Forerunner 970's do not; the Garmin Forerunner 970 fills the wrist at 17.5–19.5 cm, the Amazfit Balance 2 at 18–20 cm.

What else differs

Screen: the Amazfit Balance 2 has the larger screen, 1.5 in across against 1.4 in on the Garmin Forerunner 970.
Battery: 21 days for the Amazfit Balance 2 against 15 days for the Garmin Forerunner 970 in everyday use; 33 hours for the Amazfit Balance 2 against 26 hours for the Garmin Forerunner 970 with GPS on.
Only the Garmin Forerunner 970 has an ECG app.

The Amazfit Balance 2 and Garmin Forerunner 970 share a near-identical 47.4mm case, so on the wrist the difference is thickness and weight.

The Amazfit Balance 2 is 0.4mm wider, 0.6mm thinner and 13g lighter than the Garmin Forerunner 970.

Amazfit

Balance 2

Garmin

Forerunner 970

Case width

47.4mm

47mm−0.4mm

Thickness

12.3mm

12.9mm+0.6mm

Weight

43g

56g+13g

Amazfit Balance 2 or Garmin Forerunner 970 by wrist size

Wrist round (mm left each side)	Amazfit Balance 2≈54.5mm lug to lug, est.	Garmin Forerunner 970≈54mm lug to lug, est.
14 cm / 5.5 in	Overhangs (4.7mm over)	Overhangs (4.4mm over)
15 cm / 5.9 in	Overhangs (3.1mm over)	Overhangs (2.8mm over)
16 cm / 6.3 in	Overhangs (1.4mm over)	Overhangs (1.2mm over)
17 cm / 6.7 in	Bold (0.2mm)	Bold (0.4mm)
18 cm / 7.1 in	Sweet spot (1.8mm)	Sweet spot (2mm)
19 cm / 7.5 in	Sweet spot (3.4mm)	Sweet spot (3.6mm)
20 cm / 7.9 in	Balanced (5mm)	Balanced (5.3mm)