Garmin Forerunner 170 Music GPS Running Smartwatch

Garmin Forerunner 170 Music GPS Running Smartwatch

Name: Garmin Forerunner 170 Music GPS Running Smartwatch
Brand: Garmin
SKU: 010-03920-10
Price: 349.99 USD
Availability: InStock

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Description

GPS Running Smartwatch

Leave your phone at home. Take the playlist with you.

The Forerunner 170 Music is the standard Forerunner 170 with one addition that changes how you run: built-in music storage for Spotify, Amazon Music, and Deezer. Sync your playlists over Wi-Fi, pair a set of Bluetooth headphones, and run for 20 hours of GPS-tracked workouts without your phone in your pocket.

Everything else carries over from the standard 170. The same 1.2" AMOLED touchscreen, the same triple-system GPS (GPS + GLONASS + Galileo), the same barometric altimeter for real elevation data. Garmin Pay at any contactless terminal. Garmin Coach adaptive training plans, Training Readiness scores, Body Battery, full sleep staging.

Offline Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer Wi-Fi playlist sync Garmin Pay 5 ATM water rating

What The Extra $50 Buys You

Eight reasons runners pick the Music over the standard 170.

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Offline music storage

Spotify, Amazon, Deezer

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Wi-Fi playlist sync

2 min vs. 20 over Bluetooth

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Bluetooth headphone pairing

AirPods, Powerbeats, Shokz

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Triple-system GPS

Tree cover, urban canyons

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Barometric altimeter

Real elevation, not estimated

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Garmin Pay contactless

No wallet on long runs

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Incident detection

No subscription required

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5 ATM water rating

Pool swims, showers

What's In The Box

⌚ Forerunner 170 Music GPS smartwatch

🔌 Charging cable

📄 Documentation

Full Spec Sheet

Specifications

Display & Build

Display Type AMOLED touchscreen, optional always-on mode

Display Size 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter

Resolution 390 × 390 pixels

Lens Chemically strengthened glass

Case Size 43 mm

Dimensions 42.6 × 42.6 × 11.9 mm

Weight 41 g (1.4 oz)

Water Rating 5 ATM

Band

Material Silicone

Width 20 mm quick-release

Wrist Fit 126–203 mm

Battery & Memory

Battery Type Rechargeable internal lithium-ion

Smartwatch Mode Up to 10 days

GPS Mode Up to 20 hours

Capacity 226 mAh / 0.89 Wh

Memory 4 GB (~500 songs)

Music & Payments

Music Storage Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer

Subscription Required for music services

Playback Bluetooth headphone

Payments Garmin Pay contactless

Satellite & Connectivity

GNSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo

Wireless Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi

Compatibility iPhone and Android

Sensors

Heart Rate Wrist-based

Altimeter Barometric

Compass Three-axis

Motion Gyroscope, accelerometer

Environment Thermometer, ambient light sensor

Available Colors

Option 1 Black / Amp Yellow

Option 2 Whitestone / Cloud Blue

Option 3 Teal Green / Citron

Option 4 Red Pink / Mango

Other

Country of Origin Taiwan

Model AA5206

FCC ID IPH-A5206

Prop 65 Nickel

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Spotify, Amazon Music, and Deezer. All three require an active subscription on a tier that allows offline downloads (Spotify Premium, Amazon Music Unlimited, Deezer Premium). Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Tidal are not supported. Local MP3 files can be transferred from a computer using Garmin Express if you don't use a streaming service.

Three things: music storage (Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer with offline downloads), Wi-Fi connectivity for fast playlist syncing, and the $50 higher price ($349.99 versus $299.99). Everything else — sensors, GPS, battery life, display, training features, Garmin Pay — is identical between the two watches.

Yes. Streaming audio to Bluetooth headphones during a GPS-tracked workout reduces battery life from 20 hours to roughly 8–10 hours of continuous GPS with active music. For everyday smartwatch use without GPS, music has a smaller effect — expect 7–8 days instead of 10 if you listen for an hour daily.

Roughly 500 songs, depending on bitrate. The watch has 4 GB of total memory, of which about 3.5 GB is available for music after the operating system and apps. Most users sync a couple of running playlists rather than their full library.

Most Bluetooth headphones pair without issue — AirPods, Powerbeats, Shokz, Jabra, generic wireless earbuds. The watch acts as the audio source. Volume and track control happen from the watch screen. Older Bluetooth 4.0 and below devices may have shorter pairing range; Bluetooth 5.0+ headphones perform best.

The Forerunner 170 Music receives signals from three satellite systems — GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo — and uses the strongest available. This is more accurate than single-system GPS watches in tree cover, urban areas, and canyons. It does not have multi-band (L1+L5) GPS, which is reserved for the Forerunner 265 and above.

The included silicone band fits wrist circumferences from 126 to 203 mm (roughly 5.0 to 8.0 inches). The 43 mm case sits low-profile thanks to the 1.2" display diameter and 41-gram weight. The band uses 20 mm industry-standard quick-release pins. It pairs with both iPhone and Android via the free Garmin Connect app; reply-from-watch for text messages is supported on Android only.