Garmin Epix Gen 2 47mm vs Forerunner 970

Size, specs & wrist fit compared

Garmin Epix Gen 2 47mm

Garmin Forerunner 970 Part 010-02969-00

Which one fits you

Both need much the same wrist: neither overhangs from 16.5 cm (6.5 in) round, and both are in their sweet spot around 17.5–19.5 cm. Wrist size will not decide between these two.

What else differs

Screen: the Forerunner 970 has the larger screen, 1.4 in across against 1.3 in on the Epix Gen 2 47mm.
Battery: 16 days for the Epix Gen 2 47mm against 15 days for the Forerunner 970 in everyday use; 42 hours for the Epix Gen 2 47mm against 26 hours for the Forerunner 970 with GPS on.
Only the Forerunner 970 has a sapphire lens.

The Epix Gen 2 47mm and Forerunner 970 share a near-identical 47mm case, so on the wrist the difference is thickness and weight.

1.6mm thinner, the Forerunner 970 is the one that slides under a shirt cuff.

The Epix Gen 2 47mm is 1.6mm thicker and 20g heavier than the Forerunner 970.

Epix Gen 2 47mm

Forerunner 970

Case width

47mm

47mmsame

Thickness

14.5mm

12.9mm−1.6mm

Weight

76g

56g−20g

Epix Gen 2 47mm or Forerunner 970 by wrist size

Wrist round (mm left each side)	Epix Gen 2 47mm≈54mm lug to lug, est.	Forerunner 970≈54mm lug to lug, est.
14 cm / 5.5 in	Overhangs (4.4mm over)	Overhangs (4.4mm over)
15 cm / 5.9 in	Overhangs (2.8mm over)	Overhangs (2.8mm over)
16 cm / 6.3 in	Overhangs (1.2mm over)	Overhangs (1.2mm over)
17 cm / 6.7 in	Bold (0.4mm)	Bold (0.4mm)
18 cm / 7.1 in	Sweet spot (2mm)	Sweet spot (2mm)
19 cm / 7.5 in	Sweet spot (3.6mm)	Sweet spot (3.6mm)
20 cm / 7.9 in	Balanced (5.3mm)	Balanced (5.3mm)