Forerunner 265 vs Forerunner 570

Both figures below were read from the retailer by us and written down. Where a row is blank we do not hold that fact for one of them, which is stated rather than filled in.

Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray

Garmin Forerunner® 570, 42mm, Aluminum, Bone/Mango

Price today: Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: $439.85 (the better of the two); Garmin Forerunner® 570, 42mm, Aluminum, Bone/Mango: $549.99
Per printed unitNot ranked: these two count different things, so the figures are printed and left alone.: Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: not held; Garmin Forerunner® 570, 42mm, Aluminum, Bone/Mango: not held
Pack: Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: not held; Garmin Forerunner® 570, 42mm, Aluminum, Bone/Mango: not held
Record behind itDays with a recorded price in the last 90. We hold a verdict until 10 of them, or until one price has held for 14 days.: Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: 1/10 days; Garmin Forerunner® 570, 42mm, Aluminum, Bone/Mango: 1/10 days
Lowest we recordedAnd the last day it was that price. A floor touched last week is a different argument from one touched in March.: Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: $439.85 · Sep 14; Garmin Forerunner® 570, 42mm, Aluminum, Bone/Mango: $549.99 · Sep 14
Highest we recorded: Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: $439.85; Garmin Forerunner® 570, 42mm, Aluminum, Bone/Mango: $549.99
Sold by: Garmin Forerunner® 265, Running Smartwatch, 46mm, Black/Powder Gray: Poweralle; Garmin Forerunner® 570, 42mm, Aluminum, Bone/Mango: Amazon.com

How the gap has moved

Across the 3 days we have held a price for both, the gap between them was widest at $110.14 on Sep 14 and narrowest at $110.14 on Sep 14. Forerunner 265 has been the cheaper of the two on every one of those days. Today it is $110.14.

Measured from our own readings, carried forward day by day — a price stands until we record a different one. It starts on the first day we held a price for both, which is later than the day we began tracking one of them.

What they are

6 attributes the retailers describe differently, first. These are their words, not ours — we record prices, we do not test products.

Size: 46 mm; 42mm
Color: Black and Powder Gray; Raspberry with Bone/Mango
Weight: 0.1 pounds; 0 pounds
Dimensions: 1.81 × 1.81 × 0.51 inches; 9.1 × 9.1 × 9.1 inches
Model: 010-02810-00; 010-02970-02
Released: April 2023; May 2025
Warranty: 1 year limited warranty; 1 Year Limited Warranty

2 products compared on the record we keep. Nothing here is ranked by what pays us, and neither of these placements was bought. Other model-against-model comparisons.