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Garmin Enduro 3 vs Forerunner 170: which should you buy?

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Garmin Forerunner 170 costs $500 less to buy today.

Better product

Different strengths, no clear winner

The Garmin Enduro 3 Guide names it for battery life and outdoor adventure. The Garmin Forerunner 170 Guide names it for fitness and sleep. Neither is ahead overall.

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BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

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Garmin Forerunner 170 on iPhone: works with limitations. Replying to texts, rejecting a call with a text and seeing pictures from notifications work with Android only.

THE PRICE

Price check

Each model is judged on its own price history.

Garmin Enduro 3

$799.99at Best Buy
Checked Oct. 21, 2026

Tracking since Sept. 23, 2026

Garmin Forerunner 170

$299.99at Garmin
Checked Oct. 21, 2026

Tracking since Oct. 21, 2026

FIND YOUR FIT

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01 / A

Garmin Enduro 3

Battery life

Garmin rates it at up to 36 days as a smartwatch and up to 120 hours with GPS on, before any help from solar charging.

Outdoor adventure

It carries road and trail maps on the watch, has a Power Sapphire lens and a 10 ATM water rating, and charges from sunlight.

02 / B

Garmin Forerunner 170

Fitness

Training readiness and training status say how hard to go, and more than 80 sports apps cover swimming, cycling and strength days.

Sleep

A nightly sleep score with a sleep coach, plus HRV status, so you can see how well you recovered.

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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW

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YOUR NEXT STEP

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