Garmin Forerunner 170 Music
Highest ranked product in this category by consolidated review score.
Highest ranked product in this category by consolidated review score.
Balances a strong score with broader review coverage.
Leads this category on a matching scored feature.
Leads this category on a matching scored feature.
Most common complaint: LTE connectivity (1.9 category average)
Best for accurate run tracking, deep Garmin coaching and phone-free Spotify in a light package. Skip it if you need full maps, triathlon mode, Apple Music support or the strongest...
Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy
Cons: mapping and navigation, third-party app support
Best for accurate running metrics, excellent coaching tools, a bright AMOLED display, and dependable battery life. Skip it if you need offline maps, music storage, contactless payments, multi-band GPS, or...
Pros: battery life, value for money
Cons: mapping and navigation, smartwatch features
Good if you want a compact, stylish Garmin with strong GPS, comfort, and week-plus battery life. Skip it if you need richer smartwatch apps, onboard music, bright always-on display, or...
Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy
Cons: onboard music storage, mapping and navigation
Good if you want a light, accurate running watch with a bright AMOLED screen and strong value. Skip it if you need advanced recovery metrics, triathlon profiles, longer GPS battery...
Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy
Cons: recovery insights, onboard music storage
Best for accurate GPS, long battery life, comfort, and serious run/triathlon training tools. Skip it if you need full maps, richer smartwatch apps, calls, or a brighter AMOLED-style experience.
Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life
Cons: smartphone notifications, mapping and navigation
Best for rugged outdoor training, long battery life, accurate GPS, maps, calls, and a genuinely useful flashlight. Skip it if the high price, tactical extras, proprietary charging cable, or mixed...
Pros: battery life, durability
Cons: value for money, band quality
Best for class-leading GPS, AMOLED mapping, long battery life, and rugged multisport tracking. Skip it if you mainly want a cheaper cycling watch, a simpler smartwatch, or polished health metrics.
Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy
Cons: user interface, fit
Best for accurate road-running data, advanced Garmin coaching, and useful payments or music in a light AMOLED watch. Skip it if you need multi-band GPS, full maps, week-long always-on battery,...
Pros: value for money, battery life
Cons: mapping and navigation, materials quality
Choose it if you want a rugged Garmin hybrid with real hands, a sharp AMOLED display, strong tracking, and a genuinely useful flashlight. Skip it if price, full maps, onboard...
Pros: style and design, flashlight usefulness
Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation
Good if you want elite golf mapping, battery life, and coaching in a daily wearable. Skip it if you only need basic yardages, dislike paid extras, or want Apple/Samsung-level smartwatch...
Pros: display quality, value for money
Cons: charging convenience, smartphone notifications
Good if you want Garmin’s strongest sports, golf, GPS, and wellness tools in a luxury build. Skip it if you mainly want the same core features for less.
Pros: display quality, battery life
Cons: value for money, smartphone notifications
Best for huge battery life, strong GPS, mapping, and endurance training value. Skip it if you need a smaller watch, AMOLED polish, wrist calls, dive features, or richer smartwatch apps.
Pros: battery life, value for money
Cons: smartwatch features, size options
Best for accurate GPS, strong training tools, maps and long battery life. Skip it if you want rich smartwatch features, reliable onboard music setup, LTE, or a solar upgrade that...
Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life
Cons: onboard music storage, charging convenience
Good if you want a compact, accurate, long-lasting training watch with serious running and multisport tools. Skip it if you expect a slick touchscreen smartwatch, effortless music setup, or deep...
Pros: value for money, battery life
Cons: menu navigation, user interface
Best for a slim, accurate golf-first watch with a standout AMOLED screen. Skip it if you want deep health tracking, full smartwatch tools, or advanced maps without a subscription.
Pros: display quality, value for money
Cons: smartwatch features, coaching features
Best for long battery life, strong fitness accuracy, recovery insights, and a bright AMOLED display. Skip it if you need LTE, richer apps, advanced running analytics, or the lowest price.
Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy
Cons: smartwatch features, smartphone notifications
Good if you want a comfortable AMOLED running watch with excellent GPS, heart-rate tracking, music, and recovery tools. Skip it if you need full maps, LTE, stronger smartwatch features, or...
Pros: battery life, value for money
Cons: mapping and navigation, smartwatch features
Best for long battery life, excellent GPS, rugged mapping and a flashlight you’ll actually use. Skip it if you want Apple-level smartwatch polish, a compact feel, low price or flawless...
Pros: battery life, mapping and navigation
Cons: value for money, score tracking
Good if you want a comfortable golf GPS watch with health tracking, AMOLED clarity, and solid battery life. Skip it if you mainly need basic golf features, a larger watch,...
Pros: value for money, comfort
Cons: fit, band quality
Good if you want elite GPS/HR accuracy, maps, coaching, and a bright AMOLED in a lighter body. Skip it if price, always-on battery, lag, or single-size fit matter more.
Pros: heart rate accuracy, GPS accuracy
Cons: battery life, value for money
Good if you want a stylish Garmin with strong battery, GPS, health insights, and training depth. Skip it if price, LTE, full maps, or Apple/Google-level apps matter most.
Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy
Cons: value for money, voice assistant quality
Good if you want top-tier GPS, battery life, maps, rugged build and deep training tools. Skip it if the high price, bulky fit, missing LTE or weaker smartwatch ecosystem outweigh...
Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy
Cons: value for money, call handling
Good if you want a stylish analog-looking Garmin with a bright hidden display, useful wellness data, and Qi charging. Skip it if you need built-in GPS, strong sports controls, long...
Pros: style and design, charging convenience
Cons: battery life, charging speed
Good if you want premium golf GPS maps, strong battery life, shot tracking and useful course tools in a daily wearable. Skip it if price, sleeker smartwatch features, calls or...
Pros: mapping and navigation, value for money
Cons: coaching features, smartphone notifications
Best for a bright, stylish training watch with excellent GPS, heart-rate accuracy, and coaching. Skip it if value, offline maps, ECG, or long always-on battery life matter most.
Pros: heart rate accuracy, GPS accuracy
Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation
Best for rugged design, excellent battery life, strong GPS, and Garmin training tools. Skip it if offline maps, music storage, touchscreen controls, or richer smartwatch features matter most.
Pros: battery life, display quality
Cons: mapping and navigation, smartwatch features
Good if you want top GPS accuracy, AMOLED maps, deep training tools, and week-plus battery life. Skip it if you need rugged sapphire-level durability, LTE/calls/voice features, solar charging, or multi-day...
Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy
Cons: smartwatch features, charging convenience
Best for a light, long-lasting fitness-first smartwatch with strong Garmin training tools. Skip it if you need full smartwatch apps, LTE, ECG, calls, or advanced trail mapping.
Pros: battery life, comfort
Cons: heart rate accuracy, sleep tracking accuracy
Best for a huge readable display, slim comfort, maps, golf tools, and deep training insights. Skip it if you want long Garmin battery life, LTE, ECG, more buttons, or stronger...
Pros: display quality, comfort
Cons: battery life, value for money
Best for a light, fitness-first smartwatch with strong battery, GPS, and wellness insights. Skip it if you need richer apps, calls, advanced navigation, or top-tier training metrics.
Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy
Cons: sleep tracking accuracy, recovery insights
Good if you want a discreet, comfortable wellness tracker with strong heart-rate, stress and Body Battery insights. Skip it if built-in GPS, fast charging, rich smartwatch apps or advanced training...
Pros: battery life, style and design
Cons: sleep tracking accuracy, workout tracking variety
Good if you want a stylish, comfortable hybrid with useful Garmin wellness data. Skip it if you need built-in GPS, bright outdoor metrics, richer smartwatch apps, or performance-grade heart-rate accuracy.
Pros: value for money, style and design
Cons: battery life, display quality
Best for long battery life, strong GPS/heart-rate tracking, and a bright AMOLED fitness watch. Skip it if you want rich apps, calls, voice assistant support, maps, or premium materials.
Pros: battery life, display quality
Cons: smartwatch features, style and design
Good if you need Garmin’s strongest sports tracking, maps, battery and phone-free safety features. Skip it if you do not need LTE/satellite connectivity, have small wrists, or want the best...
Pros: LTE connectivity, battery life
Cons: value for money, safety features
Best for younger kids who need waterproof, phone-free calling, geofencing, and simple parental controls. Skip it if dependable indoor tracking, regular phone-number calling, multi-day battery life, or low total cost...
Pros: smartwatch features, safety features
Cons: value for money, call handling
Best for a dressy hybrid watch with strong battery life, wellness insights, and discreet notifications. Skip it if you need bright outdoor readability, polished touch controls, built-in GPS, or maximum...
Pros: style and design, battery life
Cons: touchscreen responsiveness, display quality