Compare Garmin Tactical Smart Watches: tactix, Instinct, Foretrex Series Differences

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	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701

Lens Material	chemically strengthened glass	Solar-charging Power Glass™ lens	domed sapphire crystal	Solar-charging Power Glass™ lens	N/A
Bezel Material	fiber-reinforced polymer	fiber-reinforced polymer	Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coated titanium	Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coated titanium	N/A
Case material	fiber-reinforced polymer	fiber-reinforced polymer	fiber-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover	fiber-reinforced polymer with titanium rear cover	MIL-STD-810 Compliant: thermal, shock, water
QuickFit™ watch band compatible	yes (22 mm)	yes (22 mm)	included (26 mm)	included (26 mm)	no
Strap material	silicone	silicone	silicone	nylon and silicone	N/A
Water rating	10 ATM	10 ATM	10 ATM	10 ATM	IPX7
Physical size	45 x 45 x 15.3 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 132-224 mm	45 x 45 x 15.3 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 132-224 mm	51 x 51 x 14.9 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: Silicone band: 127-210 mm Leather band: 135-213 mm Fabric band: 135-213 mm Metal band: 135-225 mm	51 x 51 x 14.9 mm Fits wrists with the following circumference: Silicone band: 127-210 mm Leather band: 135-213 mm Fabric band: 135-213 mm Metal band: 135-225 mm	2.9" x 1.7" x 0.9"
Battery	internal rechargeable battery	internal rechargeable battery	internal rechargeable battery	internal rechargeable battery	2 AAA batteries (not included)
Display type	monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)	monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)	sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)	sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)	high-resolution 4-color gray
Display size	custom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm)	custom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm)	1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter	1.4” (35.56 mm) diameter	2.0" diagonal
Display resolution	128 x 128 pixels	128 x 128 pixels	280 x 280 pixels	280 x 280 pixels	200 x 128 pixels
Color display	x	x	✔	✔	x
Night vision mode	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Stealth Mode	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Kill Switch	x	x	✔	✔	x
Battery life	Smartwatch mode: Up to 14 days GPS mode: Up to 16 hours UltraTrac™ mode: Up to 40 hours	Smartwatch: Up to 24 days/54 days with solar* Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 56 days/Unlimited with solar* GPS: Up to 30 hours/38 hours with solar Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 70 hours/145 hours with solar Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 28 days/68 days with solar*	Smartwatch: Up to 21 days Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 80 days GPS: Up to 60 hours GPS + Music: Up to 15 hours Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 120 hours Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 46 days	Smartwatch: Up to 21 days/24 days with solar* Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 80 days/120 days with solar* GPS: Up to 60 hours/66 hours with solar GPS + Music: Up to 15 hours/16 hours with solar Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 120 hours/148 hours with solar** Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 46 days/56 days with solar*	Exceeds 48 hours in GPS mode; up to 1 week in UltraTrac™ mode; up to 1 month in watch mode
Memory/History	16 MB	16 MB	32 GB	32 GB	N/A
	Assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions *Assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions
	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701

Maps & Memory
Basemap	x	x	✔	✔	✔
Preloaded topographical maps	x	x	✔	✔	x
Preloaded ski resort maps	x	x	✔	✔	x
Downloadable cartography support	x	x	✔	✔	x
Compatible with BaseCamp™	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Waypoints/favorites/locations	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	500
Routes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20
Track Log	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10,000
Sensors	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Barometric altimeter	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Compass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Gyroscope	x	x	✔	✔	x
Thermometer	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Pulse Ox	x	✔	✔	✔	x
Daily Smart Features	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
Connectivity	Bluetooth®, ANT+®	Bluetooth®, ANT+®	Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®	Bluetooth® Smart, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®	Bluetooth®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)	x	x	✔	✔	x
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Calendar	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Weather	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Battery Saver - customizable low power watch	x	✔	✔	✔	x
Controls smartphone music	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Plays and controls watch music	x	x	✔	✔	x
Music Storage	x	x	Up to 2,000 songs	Up to 2,000 songs	x
Find My Phone	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Find My Watch	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
VIRB® Camera Remote	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Smartphone compatibility	iPhone®, Android™	iPhone®, Android™	iPhone®, Android™	iPhone®, Android™	iPhone®, Android™
Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Garmin Pay™	x	x	✔	✔	x
Activity Tracking Features	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
Step counter	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Sleep monitoring	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Calories burned	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Floors climbed	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Distance traveled	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Intensity minutes	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
TrueUp™	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Move IQ™	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Fitness Age	yes (in app)	yes (in app)	yes (in app)	yes (in app)	x
All-day Stress Tracking	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Safety and Tracking Features	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
LiveTrack	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Group LiveTrack	x	x	✔	✔	x
Live Event Sharing	x	x	✔	✔	x
Incident Detection during select activities	x	x	✔	✔	x
Assistance	x	x	✔	✔	x
Fitness Equipment/Gym	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
Preloaded gym activity profiles	Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing and Yoga	Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing and Yoga	Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates and Yoga	Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates and Yoga	x
Cardio workouts	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Strength workouts	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Yoga workouts	x	x	x	x	x
Pilates workouts	x	x	x	x	x
On-screen workout animations	x	x	x	x	x
Automatic rep counting	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Training, Planning and Analysis Features	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
GPS speed and distance	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Customizable data pages	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Customizable activity profiles	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Auto Pause®	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Interval training	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Advanced workouts	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Downloadable training plans	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings	x	✔	✔	✔	x
Auto Lap®	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Manual lap	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Configurable lap alerts	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Heat and altitude acclimation	x	x	✔	✔	x
V02 max	x	x	✔	✔	x
Training Status	x	x	✔	✔	x
Training Load	x	x	✔	✔	x
Training Effect (aerobic)	x	x	✔	✔	x
Training Effect (anaerobic)	x	x	✔	✔	x
Customizable alerts	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Audio prompts	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Finish time	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Virtual Partner	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Race an Activity	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Auto multisport activities	x	x	✔	✔	x
Manual multisport activities	x	x	✔	✔	x
Course guidance	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Segments (Live, Garmin)	x	x	✔	✔	x
Strava features (Beacon, live segments)	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Round-trip course creator (running/cycling)	x	x	✔	✔	x
Touch and/or button lock	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Hot keys	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Auto scroll	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Activity history on watch	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Heart Rate Features	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
HR zones	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
HR alerts	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
HR calories	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
% HR max	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
% HRR	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Recovery time	x	x	✔	✔	x
Auto max HR	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
HRV stress test	x	x	yes (with compatible accessory)	yes (with compatible accessory)	x
Records heart rate while swimming	x	x	yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)	yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)	x
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices)	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Respiration rate (during exercise)	x	x	x	x	x
Running Features	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
Preloaded run profiles	Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running	Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running	Running, Treadmill Running, Trail Running	Running, Treadmill Running, Trail Running	x
GPS-based distance, time and pace	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Running dynamics	x	x	yes (with compatible accessory)	yes (with compatible accessory)	x
Vertical oscillation and ratiode length)	x	x	yes (with compatible accessory)	yes (with compatible accessory)	x
Ground contact time and balance	x	x	yes (with compatible accessory)	yes (with compatible accessory)	x
Stride length (real time)	x	x	yes (with compatible accessory)	yes (with compatible accessory)	x
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Performance condition	x	x	✔	✔	x
Lactate threshold	x	x	yes (with compatible accessory)	yes (with compatible accessory)	x
PacePro Pacing Strategies	x	x	✔	✔	x
Run workouts	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Race predictor	x	x	✔	✔	x
Foot pod capable	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Golfing Features	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
Yardage to F/M/B, layups/doglegs, Measures shot distance, Digital Scorecard & more.	x	x	✔	✔	x
Full vector map	x	x	✔	✔	x
PinPointer	x	x	✔	✔	x
PlaysLike distance	x	x	✔	✔	x
Handicap scoring	x	x	✔	✔	x
Outdoor Recreation Features	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
Applied Ballistics Calculator	x	x	x	in Ballistic Edition	in 701 Ballistic Edition
Preloaded outdoor recreation profiles	Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical	Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Fishing, Hunting, Tactical, Jumpmaster	Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical	Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Jumpmaster, Tactical	x
Point-to-point navigation	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bread crumb trail in real time	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Back to start	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
TracBack®	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
UltraTrac mode	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Around Me mode	x	x	✔	✔	x
Elevation profile	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Distance to destination	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner	x	x	✔	✔	x
Trail run auto climb	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Vertical speed	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Total ascent/descent	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Future elevation plot	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Projected waypoint	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Sight 'N Go	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Area calculation	✔	✔	yes (via Connect IQ™)	yes (via Connect IQ™)	✔
Hunt/fish calendar	x	x	yes (via Connect IQ™)	yes (via Connect IQ™)	✔
Sun and moon information	✔	✔	yes (via Connect IQ™)	yes (via Connect IQ™)	✔
Dual grid coordinates	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Expedition GPS Activity	x	✔	✔	✔	x
XERO™ Locations	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Cycling Features	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
Preloaded cycling profiles	Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking	Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking	Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon	Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, Triathlon	x
Courses	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
MTB Grit & Flow	x	x	x	x	x
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)	x	x	✔	✔	x
Race an activity	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal)	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
FTP (Functional Threshold Power)	x	x	yes (with compatible accessory)	yes (with compatible accessory)	x
Garmin Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map)	x	x	✔	✔	x
Compatible with Vector™ (power meter)	x	x	✔	✔	x
Power meter compatible	x	x	✔	✔	x
Advanced Vector support	x	x	x	x	x
Compatible with Varia Vision™	x	x	✔	✔	x
Compatible with Varia™ radar	x	x	✔	✔	x
Compatible with Varia™ lights	x	x	✔	✔	x
Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor)	yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors)	yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors)	yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors)	yes (ANT+® and Bluetooth® Smart sensors)	x
Swimming Features	Instinct - Tactical Edition	Instinct Solar - Tactical	tactix Delta	tactix Delta - Solar Edition	Foretrex 601 & 701
Preloaded swim profiles	Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming	Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming	Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running	Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running	x
Pool swim metrics, stroke type detection, SWOLF, Drill Logging, Open water workouts	✔	✔	✔	✔	x
Underwater wrist-based heart rate	x	✔	✔	✔	x
Heart rate (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim)	x	x	yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)	yes (with HRM-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)	x

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