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Garmin Forerunner 570 vs Suunto Race 2
Product A: Garmin
69 of 150 known
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Product B: Suunto
81 of 150 known
Change Suunto Race 2
76 of 141 fields differ
- 36 different values
- 40 known for one only
- 14 the same
- 51 missing for both
Biggest differences
Each bar uses the scale of all 101 smartwatches.
- Water resistanceA: 5ATMB: 10ATMSuunto is 5 ATM higher.
- Battery lifeA: 240hB: 432hSuunto is 192 h higher.
Size, drawn to scale
Front and side.
- AGarmin: 42.4 × 42.4 mm
- BSuunto: 49 × 49 mm
All 150 fields
Every value links to where we found it.


General
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Series
Model numbers
A04909, A04911, 010-02970-00, 010-02970-01, 010-02970-02, 010-02971-00, 010-02971-01, 010-02971-024Maker spec sheet (PDF)pms-public.1ntersport.com/4-productattachments/at/iat.garmin.01002970.pdfRead 5 October 2026Portfolio maps exact retail SKUs to 42/47 mm and finish. Hardware A04909/A 04911 is independently mapped by the two exact maker EU declarations.9Maker spec sheet (PDF)static.garmin.com/pumac/Forerunner%20570%2042mm_DoC-EU.pdfRead 5 October 2026Exact maker EU declaration identifies A04909 as Forerunner 570 42 mm. No radio limits are transferred from another case.10Maker spec sheet (PDF)static.garmin.com/pumac/Forerunner%20570%2047mm_DoC-EU.pdfRead 5 October 2026Exact maker EU declaration identifies A 04911 as Forerunner 570 47 mm. No radio limits are transferred from another case.
SS051200000, OW2432Maker product pageus.suunto.com/products/suunto-race-2-all-black.jsRead 8 October 2026Exact selected product variant identifies SKU SS051200000. Hardware type OW243 is independently stated in the original guide.3Owner's manualns.suunto.com/Manuals/Suunto_Race_2/Userguides/Suunto_Race_2_UserGuide_EN.pdfRead 8 October 2026Printed page 62 identifies radio equipment type OW243.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)ns.suunto.com/Manuals/Suunto_Race_2/Safety_and_Regulatory/Suunto_Race_2_Safety_Regulatory_Information.pdfRead 8 October 2026Original OW243 Product safety and regulatory information, English section.
GTIN / EAN
0753759349806, 0753759349813, 0753759349820, 0753759349776, 0753759349783, 07537593497904Maker spec sheet (PDF)pms-public.1ntersport.com/4-productattachments/at/iat.garmin.01002970.pdfRead 5 October 2026Portfolio table publishes exact EAN 13 barcode strings for all six sold SKUs. Retained verbatim, including leading zero.12Maker spec sheet (PDF)pms-public.1ntersport.com/4-productattachments/at/iat.garmin.01002970.pdfRead 5 October 2026Portfolio table publishes exact EAN 13 barcode strings for all six sold SKUs. Retained verbatim, including leading zero.
Announced
Status
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Predecessor
Garmin Forerunner 26514Reviewdcrainmaker.com/2025/05/garmin-forerunner-everything.htmlRead 23 October 2026DC Rainmaker says the Forerunner 570 is the confirmed successor to the Forerunner 265.
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Successor
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Launch price (US)
Launch price (EU)
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Markets
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Colours
Slate Grey Aluminum with Translucent Black/Black Band, Cloud Blue Aluminum with Translucent Whitestone/Cloud Blue Band, Raspberry Aluminum with Translucent Bone/Mango Band, Amp Yellow Aluminum with Translucent Whitestone/Turquoise Band, Indigo Aluminum with Translucent Imperial Purple/Indigo Band1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-NZ/p/pn/010-02971-00Read 5 October 2026Verbatim marketed case/bezel and supplied-band combinations for the six global SKUs. Each variant keeps its exact maker combination.
Segment
OS updates promised
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Security updates until
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Case
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Case size
Case shape
Case material
Fibre-reinforced polymer1Maker product pageus.suunto.com/products/suunto-race-2-all-blackRead 8 October 2026
Case material (as published)
Fibre-reinforced polymer casing with aluminium bezel6Retailer pagemantel.com/en/garmin-forerunner-570Read 5 October 2026
Glass fibre reinforced polyamide housing with stainless steel bezel1Maker product pageus.suunto.com/products/suunto-race-2-all-blackRead 8 October 2026The exact product separates glass fibre reinforced polyamide housing from the stainless steel bezel. The housing is not classified as stainless steel.
Back
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Case dimensions
Height42.4Width42.4Thickness12.9mm(1.7 × 1.7 × 0.5 in)1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-NZ/p/pn/010-02971-00Read 5 October 2026Exact 42 mm SKU Physical size 42.4×42.4×12.9 mm, not rounded marketed 42 mm. The 47 mm exact size 47×47×12.9 mm is repeated in each large-case row. Thickness sensor inclusion is not separately specified.
Weight (case only)
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Durability
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Water resistance
Water resistance standard
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Dust and water rating
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Dive rating
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EN 13319 depth measurement. Recreational diving equipment, not a scuba dive computer.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)ns.suunto.com/Manuals/Suunto_Race_2/Safety_and_Regulatory/Suunto_Race_2_Safety_Regulatory_Information.pdfRead 8 October 2026
MIL-STD-810
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MIL-STD-810 tests
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Operating temperature
Display
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Display type
Display type (as published)
Screen size
Resolution
Pixel density
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Display area
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Touchscreen
Max refresh rate
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Min refresh rate
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Peak brightness
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Minimum brightness
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Always-on display
Display cover
Display cover (as published)
Corning Gorilla Glass 31Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-NZ/p/pn/010-02971-00Read 5 October 2026
Platform
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Platform
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OS at launch
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Software
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Latest OS
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Works with
Phone requirement
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App store
Chipset
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Process
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CPU cores
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CPU configuration
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Max CPU clock
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GPU
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Low-power coprocessor
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Memory
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RAM
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Storage
Health sensors
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Heart rate sensor
Garmin Elevate Gen5 wrist heart rate monitor1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-NZ/p/pn/010-02971-00Read 5 October 202613Reviewtomsguide.com/wellness/smartwatches/garmin-forerunner-570-reviewRead 8 October 2026Design section identifies the shared Forerunner 570 Elevate Gen 5 optical sensor. The reviewed watch is 47 mm. Only the family sensor identity is used. No 47 mm weight, brightness, charging or battery measurement is transferred into the 42 mm reference.
ECG capability
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Blood oxygen sensing
Skin temperature sensing
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Blood pressure feature
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Body composition sensor
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Skin conductance (EDA)
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Medical clearances
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Motion and environment sensors
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Accelerometer
Accelerometer range
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Barometric altimeter
Compass
Ambient light sensor
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Depth gauge
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Depth gauge range
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10m3Owner's manualns.suunto.com/Manuals/Suunto_Race_2/Userguides/Suunto_Race_2_UserGuide_EN.pdfRead 8 October 20264Maker spec sheet (PDF)ns.suunto.com/Manuals/Suunto_Race_2/Safety_and_Regulatory/Suunto_Race_2_Safety_Regulatory_Information.pdfRead 8 October 2026Printed page 6: temperature-compensated pressure sensor, depth display range 0-10 m, EN 13319 compliance. Not a decompression-capable scuba computer.
Water temperature sensor
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Health and fitness
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Health features
Continuous heart rate, Heart rate alerts, Blood oxygen app, Heart rate variability, Sleep tracking, Sleep stages, Stress tracking, Readiness score, Cycle tracking1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-NZ/p/pn/010-02971-00Read 5 October 2026Exact Health & Wellness table gives continuous optical HR, high/low alerts, Pulse Ox, HRV Status, sleep stages, stress, training readiness and Women Health. Wellness measures are not clinical-clearance claims.
Continuous heart rate, Blood oxygen app, Heart rate variability, Sleep tracking, Sleep stages, Stress tracking1Maker product pageus.suunto.com/products/suunto-race-2-all-blackRead 8 October 2026Daily heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep stages, HRV and stress/resource tracking. These are recreational health functions, not medical clearances.
Fitness features
VO2 max, Training load, Recovery advice, Running dynamics, Running power, Pool swim, Open water swim, Strength rep counting, Interval workouts, Route navigation, Trackback, Golf courses1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-NZ/p/pn/010-02971-00Read 5 October 2026Exact model technical table explicitly names VO2 max, training load, recovery time, running dynamics/power, pool/open-water metrics, automatic rep counting, interval training, courses, TracBack and golf green/yardage functions. Accessory-only running-dynamics measurements retain manual qualifiers.2Owner's manualwww8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-25E3235D-44D2-4384-A591-DD1D71BEBCB1/EN-US/Forerunner_570_OM_EN-US.pdfRead 8 October 2026Printed pages 69/70: five wrist-based running-form metrics and wrist-based running power. Ground-contact-time balance additionally requires a compatible torso-motion accessory. Other retained sports metrics are explicitly supported in the maker technical table.
VO2 max, Training load, Recovery advice, Running power, Pool swim, Open water swim, Interval workouts, Route navigation, Turn-by-turn navigation, Climb detection1Maker product pageus.suunto.com/products/suunto-race-2-all-blackRead 8 October 2026VO2 max, training load and recovery time, wrist running power, pool and open-water swim metrics, intervals, route and point-of-interest navigation. Climb guidance requires a planned route. Find back provides a direct bearing/distance to the start and is not represented as track retracing. The headline claims 115+ supported sport modes, while the preinstalled-mode row says more than 90. Neither is an exact integer count.3Owner's manualns.suunto.com/Manuals/Suunto_Race_2/Userguides/Suunto_Race_2_UserGuide_EN.pdfRead 8 October 2026Printed page 40: turn-by-turn instructions are configured when creating a route in Suunto app and are available after transferring the route to the watch. Printed pages 45-46: route-based climb guidance. Find back on page 26 is direct bearing navigation, not claimed track retracing.
Sport profiles
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Dive modes
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External sensors
Heart rate strap, Power meter, Speed and cadence, Foot pod, Smart trainer2Owner's manualwww8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-25E3235D-44D2-4384-A591-DD1D71BEBCB1/EN-US/Forerunner_570_OM_EN-US.pdfRead 8 October 2026Printed pages 67/68 complete Wireless Sensors table explicitly supports external HR chest straps, pedal power meters, speed/cadence sensors, foot pods and smart trainers.
Heart rate strap, Power meter, Speed and cadence, Foot pod3Owner's manualns.suunto.com/Manuals/Suunto_Race_2/Userguides/Suunto_Race_2_UserGuide_EN.pdfRead 8 October 2026Printed pages 17-18: Bluetooth Smart heart rate, bike speed/cadence, power and foot pods.
Safety
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Fall detection
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Car crash detection
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Emergency siren
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Live location sharing
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Positioning
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Positioning
Dual-band GNSS
Offline maps
Connectivity
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Bluetooth
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Bluetooth version
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Wi-Fi
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Wi-Fi standard
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Wi-Fi bands
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Network
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4G bands
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5G bands
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NFC
Contactless payments
Payment services
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Ultra-wideband
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Satellite
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Audio
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Microphones
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Calls on the watch
Music on the watch
Controls
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Buttons
Named operating buttons
Upper-left button, Middle-left button, Lower-left button, Upper-right button, Lower-right button2Owner's manualwww8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-25E3235D-44D2-4384-A591-DD1D71BEBCB1/EN-US/Forerunner_570_OM_EN-US.pdfRead 8 October 2026
Rotating bezel
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Gestures
Battery and charging
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Battery capacity
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Claimed battery life
AGarmin Forerunner 570
| Mode | With solar | Hours (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Smartwatch | No | 240 |
| GPS | No | 18 |
| GPS, automatic system selection | No | 14 |
| GPS, dual-band | No | 13 |
| GPS with music | No | 9 |
| GPS, automatic system selection with music | No | 8 |
| GPS, dual-band with music | No | 8 |
BSuunto Race 2
| Mode | With solar | Hours (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Smartwatch | No | 432 |
| Time only | No | 720 |
| GPS, dual-band | No | 55 |
| GPS, dual-band, always-on display | No | 50 |
| GPS, all systems | No | 65 |
| GPS, all systems, always-on display | No | 60 |
| GPS, power saving | No | 90 |
| Max battery GPS | No | 200 |
Source1Maker product pageus.suunto.com/products/suunto-race-2-all-blackRead 8 October 2026Current exact US table: 18 days smartwatch with daily heart rate and wrist-raise display, no training included. Standby/time-only 30 days with daily heart rate off and wrist-raise display. All-systems dual-band 55 hours, or 50 hours with AOD. All-systems single-band 65 hours, or 60 hours with AOD. The maker gallery battery-mode screen explicitly names Performance 55, Endurance 65 and Ultra 90 hours. Tour 200 hours is lower GPS accuracy with heart rate off. Ultra uses a separate power-saving preset. Exact Ultra GNSS bands, recording interval and AOD conditions are not stated. Days are converted exactly to hours. These are non-solar-augmented maker estimates. The launch release gives older 16/22-day daily-use estimates, which are not substituted for this current table.5Press releaseprnewswire.com/news-releases/suunto-introduces-race-2-and-wing-2-302539904.htmlRead 8 October 2026Launch wording says 16 days with continuous heart rate and 22 days with heart rate off. Current selected US product table now says 18/30 days with explicit no-training/wrist-raise conditions. Current claims are retained, with no explanation for the change inferred.
Smartwatch mode (claimed)
240h
432h
AOD battery life (up to)
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GPS mode (claimed)
18h
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Solar charging
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Charging method
Charging guidance
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Use the supplied USB charging cable. The safety guide lists USB 5 V DC and 1 A charging. The US product page recommends charging at 0 to 35 C, while the safety guide recommends 0 to 45 C.1Maker product pageus.suunto.com/products/suunto-race-2-all-blackRead 8 October 2026The US product technical specifications recommend 0 to 35 C charging. The regulatory guide separately recommends 0 to 45 C. No cause for the difference is stated.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)ns.suunto.com/Manuals/Suunto_Race_2/Safety_and_Regulatory/Suunto_Race_2_Safety_Regulatory_Information.pdfRead 8 October 2026Printed page 6: USB 5 V DC, 1 A charging, using supplied charging cable. This is retained as charging guidance, not a measured maximum watch wattage.
Max charging power (watch)
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Fast charging
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Quick charge claim
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Charge 0 to 80% (claimed)
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Full charge time (claimed)
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Measured
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Peak brightness (measured)
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Battery life (measured)
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Battery tests (measured)
AGarmin Forerunner 570
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| Test | Hours (h) |
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| GPS activity | 54 |
Full charge time (measured)
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Strap
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Lug width
Quick-release strap
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Strap system
Industry-standard quick-release spring bars. 20 mm on the 42 mm case and 22 mm on the 47 mm case.2Owner's manualwww8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-25E3235D-44D2-4384-A591-DD1D71BEBCB1/EN-US/Forerunner_570_OM_EN-US.pdfRead 8 October 2026Printed page 104 Changing the Bands gives 20 mm/22 mm quick-release spring bars and supplied-band removal instructions.
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Strap material
Strap
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Strap sizes
AGarmin Forerunner 570
| Wrist (min) (mm) | Wrist (max) (mm) |
|---|---|
| 115 | 178 |
BSuunto Race 2
| Size | Wrist (min) (mm) | Wrist (max) (mm) |
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| Supplied silicone strap | 125 | 175 |
Regulatory
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FCC ID
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SAR limb (US)
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SAR limb (EU)
Other certifications
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In the box
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In the box
Forerunner 570 GPS running watch, Charging/data cable, Quick Start Guide4Maker spec sheet (PDF)pms-public.1ntersport.com/4-productattachments/at/iat.garmin.01002970.pdfRead 5 October 2026Printed page 5 each size Lieferumfang lists watch, charging/data cable and Quick Start Guide. No adapter appears in this complete box list.
Suunto Race 2, Charging cable, Printed user documentation1Maker product pageus.suunto.com/products/suunto-race-2-all-blackRead 8 October 2026
Power adapter in box
Links
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Product page
Spec sheet
pms-public.1ntersport.com/4-productattachments/at/iat.garmin.01002970.pdf4Maker spec sheet (PDF)pms-public.1ntersport.com/4-productattachments/at/iat.garmin.01002970.pdfRead 5 October 2026Original eight-page Garmin German datasheet, hosted by retailer. Branding and exact six SKU/EAN/UVP rows inspected.
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Manual
www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-25E3235D-44D2-4384-A591-DD1D71BEBCB1/EN-US/Forerunner_570_OM_EN-US.pdf2Owner's manualwww8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-25E3235D-44D2-4384-A591-DD1D71BEBCB1/EN-US/Forerunner_570_OM_EN-US.pdfRead 8 October 2026Original 120-page Forerunner 570 Series owner manual. Both 42/47 mm models, not a sibling 970 manual. Printed page numbers used in notes.
EPREL registration number
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Warranty
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Manufacturer warranty (source market)
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