What You'll Love |
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| Sleep score and insights | ✔ |
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| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 21 days 51 days with solar |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | ✔ |
| Garmin Pay™ | ✔ |
| Training readiness | ✔ |
| Training status | ✔ |
| Watch display type | Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Solar Charging | ✔ |
| Watch water rating | 10 ATM |
General |
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| Strap material |
silicone |
| Lens Material |
Power Glass™ |
| Bezel Material |
fiber-reinforced polymer |
| Case material | fiber-reinforced polymer |
| QuickFit® watch band compatible |
yes (20 mm) |
| Physical size |
40 x 40 x 13.3 mm |
| Weight |
43 g |
| Display Size | custom, two-window design; 0.79” x 0.79” (20 x 20 mm) |
| Display Resolution | 156 x 156 pixels (active area) |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life |
Smartwatch: Up to 21 days/51 days with solar* *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 32 MB |
Clock Features |
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| Time/date | ✔ |
| GPS Time Sync | ✔ |
| Automatic daylight saving time | ✔ |
| Alarm clock | ✔ |
| Timer | ✔ |
| Stopwatch | ✔ |
| Sunrise/sunset times | ✔ |
Health & Wellness Monitoring |
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| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | ✔ |
| Resting heart rate | ✔ |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | yes (high and low) |
| Respiration rate | ✔ |
| Fitness age | ✔ |
| Body Battery™ energy monitor | ✔ |
| All-day stress | ✔ |
| Relaxation breathing timer | ✔ |
| Breathwork | ✔ |
| Sleep | ✔ |
| Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
| Women's health | yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
| Health snapshot | ✔ |
Sensors |
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| GPS | ✔ |
| GLONASS | ✔ |
| Galileo | ✔ |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | ✔ |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | ✔ |
| Barometric altimeter | ✔ |
| Compass | ✔ |
| Accelerometer | ✔ |
| Thermometer | ✔ |
Daily Smart Features |
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| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+® |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) | ✔ |
| Smart Notifications | ✔ |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | ✔ |
| Morning report | ✔ |
| Calendar | ✔ |
| Weather forecasts | ✔ |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | ✔ |
| Battery saver (customizable low power watch) | ✔ |
| Controls smartphone music | ✔ |
| Find My Phone | ✔ |
| Find My Watch | ✔ |
| VIRB® Remote | ✔ |
| Smart trainer control | ✔ |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | ✔ |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
Workout and Training Plans |
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| Daily Suggested Workout - Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | ✔ |
| Daily Suggested Workout - Cycling (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | ✔ |
| Garmin Running Coach Experts | ✔ |
| Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans | ✔ |
| Cardio workouts | ✔ |
| Strength workouts | ✔ |
| HIIT workouts | ✔ |
| Yoga workouts | ✔ |
| Pilates workouts | ✔ |
Activity Profiles |
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| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing |
| Multisport |
Triathlon |
| Wellness |
Walking, Pilates, Yoga |
| Indoor running | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running |
| Outdoor running |
Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running |
| Outdoor recreation | Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding |
| Cycling | Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross |
| Swim |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| On the Water |
Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing |
| Racket sports | Tennis |
| Snow & winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Snowshoeing |
| Other activity profiles | Tactical, Obstacle Course |
Safety and Tracking Features |
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| Incident Detection during select activities | ✔ |
| Assistance | ✔ |
Tactical Features |
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| Dual grid coordinates | ✔ |
| XERO™ Locations | ✔ |
Gaming Features |
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| Gaming activity | ✔ |
| GameOn™ app compatible | ✔ |
Activity Tracking Features |
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| Step counter | ✔ |
| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity) | ✔ |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | ✔ |
| Calories burned | ✔ |
| Floors climbed | ✔ |
| Distance traveled | ✔ |
| Intensity minutes | ✔ |
| TrueUp™ | ✔ |
| Move IQ™ | ✔ |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Automatic rep counting | ✔ |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features |
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| Customizable data pages | ✔ |
| Downloadable training plans | ✔ |
| Course guidance | ✔ |
| HR zones | ✔ |
| HR alerts | ✔ |
| HR calories | ✔ |
| % HR max | ✔ |
| % HRR | ✔ |
| Recovery time | ✔ |
| Auto max HR | ✔ |
| HRV status | ✔ |
| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | yes (using ANT+) |
| Respiration rate (during exercise) | ✔ |
| GPS speed and distance | ✔ |
| Customizable activity profiles | ✔ |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt | ✔ |
| Interval training | ✔ |
| Advanced workouts | ✔ |
| Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings | ✔ |
| HRM running pace and distance | ✔ |
| Auto Lap® interval tracking feature | ✔ |
| Manual lap | ✔ |
| Configurable lap alerts | ✔ |
| Heat and altitude acclimation | ✔ |
| VO2 Max (Run) | ✔ |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | ✔ |
| Training load | ✔ |
| Training effect | ✔ |
| Training effect (anaerobic) | ✔ |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | ✔ |
| Improved recovery time | ✔ |
| Custom alerts | ✔ |
| Voice alerts | ✔ |
| Finish time | ✔ |
| Virtual Partner | ✔ |
| Race an Activity | ✔ |
| Manual multisport activities | ✔ |
| Touch and/or button lock | ✔ |
| Shortcuts | ✔ |
| Auto scroll | ✔ |
| Activity history on watch | ✔ |
| Physio TrueUp | ✔ |
| Unified training status | ✔ |
Running Features |
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| GPS-based distance, time and pace | ✔ |
| Running dynamics | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Ground contact time and balance | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | ✔ |
| Running power | ✔ |
| Performance condition | ✔ |
| Lactate threshold | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Run workouts | ✔ |
| Trail run auto climb | ✔ |
| Race predictor | ✔ |
| Foot pod capable | ✔ |
| Run/Walk/Stand detection | ✔ |
Golfing Features |
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| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | ✔ |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | ✔ |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | manual |
| Digital scorecard | ✔ |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | ✔ |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | ✔ |
| Auto CourseView updates | ✔ |
| Green View with manual pin position | ✔ |
| Hazards and course targets | ✔ |
| Round timer/odometer | ✔ |
| CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | ✔ |
| Pairs with Garmin Golf app | ✔ |
| Tournament legal | ✔ |
Outdoor Recreation |
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| Point-to-point navigation | ✔ |
| Bread crumb trail in real time | ✔ |
| Back to start | ✔ |
| TracBack® | ✔ |
| UltraTrac mode | ✔ |
| Reference point | ✔ |
| Elevation profile | ✔ |
| Distance to destination | ✔ |
| Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert | ✔ |
| Vertical speed | ✔ |
| Total ascent/descent | ✔ |
| Future elevation plot | ✔ |
| GPS coordinates | ✔ |
| Sight 'N Go | ✔ |
| Area calculation | ✔ |
| Projected waypoint | ✔ |
| Sun and moon information | ✔ |
| Expedition GPS Activity | ✔ |
| Tides | ✔ |
Cycling Features |
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| Courses | ✔ |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | ✔ |
| Race an activity | ✔ |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | ✔ |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | ✔ |
| MTB Grit & Flow | ✔ |
| Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) | ✔ |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | ✔ |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | ✔ |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | ✔ |
| Power meter compatible | ✔ |
Swimming Features |
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| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | ✔ |
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | ✔ |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | ✔ |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | ✔ |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | ✔ |
| "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | ✔ |
| Auto rest (pool swim only) | ✔ |
| Time and distance alerts | ✔ |
| Countdown start (pool swim only) | ✔ |
| Pool swim workouts | ✔ |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | ✔ |
| Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | ✔ |
Kid Activity Tracking Features |
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| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
In the Box:
- Garmin Instinct in selected colour
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation