Instinct 2December 5, 2023
Instinct 2
$199.99 – $349.99
Case Size 45MM
Description
WHATEVER YOU DO, OWN IT
This rugged, solar charging GPS smartwatch is tough enough to keep up with you and unique enough to fit your style. Now it comes in two sizes to fit every wrist.
FEATURES:
- This watch is tough, which means no holding back.
- Keep your experiences going with unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging1.
- Train your way with built-in sports apps at the wrist.
- Smart notifications2 so you don’t miss out on what matters.
- Push boundaries, but stay on track with access to more satellites.
- Understand your body better with 24/7 health monitoring.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.11464 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 1.771 × 1.771 × 0.559 in |
| Case Size | 45MM |
| Battery Life | Up to 28 days |
| Water Rating | 10 ATM |
| Lens Material | Chemically Strengthened Glass, Power Glass™ |
| Bezel Material | Fiber-Reinforced Polymer |
| Case Material | Fiber-Reinforced Polymer |
| Quickfit™ Watch Band Compatible | included (22 mm) |
| Strap Material | Silicone |
| Display Size | |
| Display Resolution | 176 x 176 pixels |
| Memory | 32MB |
| Connectivity | ANT+®, Bluetooth® |
| Smartphone Compatibility | Android™, iPhone® |
IN THE BOX
IN THE BOX
- Instinct 2
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation
Instinct 2 OVERVIEW
Instinct 2 OVERVIEW
Deep Dive
Deep Dive
| What You'll Love | |
|---|---|
| Sleep score and insights | ✔ |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) |
Up to 28 days Standard model: Up to 28 days (Unlimited with solar) |
| Daily suggested workouts | ✔ |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation | ✔ |
| Garmin Pay™ | Only Standard |
| Training readiness | ✔ |
| Training status | ✔ |
| Display type | Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Solar charging | Only Standard |
| Water rating | 10 ATM |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Lens material |
Standard: Chemically Strengthened Glass™ Camo: Chemically Strengthened Glass™ Surf: Chemically Strengthened Glass™ Dēzl: Chemically Strengthened Glass™ Tactical: Power Glass™ |
| Bezel material | fiber-reinforced polymer |
| Case material | fiber-reinforced polymer |
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible | yes (22 mm) |
| Strap material | silicone |
| Physical size |
Standard: 45 x 45 x 14.5 mm Camo: 45 x 45 x 14.2 mm Tactical: 45 x 45 x 14.6 mm Surf: 45 x 45 x 14.2 mm Dēzl: 45 x 45 x 14.5 mm All models fit wrists with a circumference of 135-230 mm |
| Weight |
Standard: 52 g Camo: 52 g Surf: 52 g Dēzl: 52 g Tactical: 53 g |
| Display size | custom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm) |
| Display resolution | 176 x 176 pixels |
| Battery life |
Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/Unlimited with solar*
*Solar charging, available only for Standard Model |
| Camo Battery life |
Smartwatch: Up to 28 days |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory (History) | 32 GB |
| Clock Features | |
|---|---|
| Time & Date | ✔ |
| GPS Time Sync | ✔ |
| Automatic daylight saving time | ✔ |
| Alarm clock | ✔ |
| Timer | ✔ |
| Stopwatch | ✔ |
| Sunrise & sunset times | ✔ |
| Health & Wellness Monitoring | |
|---|---|
| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | ✔ |
| Daily resting heart rate | ✔ |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | yes (high and low) |
| Respiration rate (24x7) | ✔ |
| Fitness age | yes (in app) |
| Body Battery™ energy monitor | ✔ |
| All-day stress | ✔ |
| Relaxation breathing timer | ✔ |
| Breathwork | ✔ |
| Sleep | yes (advanced) |
| Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
| Women's health | yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
| Health snapshot | ✔ |
| Sensors | |
|---|---|
| GPS | ✔ |
| GLONASS | ✔ |
| Galileo | ✔ |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | ✔ |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | ✔ |
| Barometric altimeter | ✔ |
| Compass | ✔ |
| Accelerometer | ✔ |
| Thermometer | ✔ |
| Daily Smart Features | |
|---|---|
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+® |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets 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™ |
| Activity profiles | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Incident detection during select activities | ✔ |
| Assistance | ✔ |
| LiveTrack | ✔ |
| Tactical Features | |
|---|---|
| Stealth Mode | Only Tactical |
| Night Vision Mode | Only Tactical |
| Kill switch | Only Tactical |
| Dual grid coordinates | ✔ |
| XERO™ Locations | ✔ |
| Gaming Features | |
|---|---|
| Gaming Activity | ✔ |
| GameOn™ app compatible | ✔ |
| Only dēzl - Trucking Smartwatch Features | |
|---|---|
| Truck driver workouts | ✔ |
| Workout tutorials | yes (via the Garmin dēzl™ app) |
| Easy break planning | ✔ |
| Truck plaza loyalty programs | ✔ |
| Compatible with dēzl™ OTR truck navigators | ✔ |
| Only dēzl - Semi Truck Features | |
|---|---|
| PrePass weigh station notifications and bypass decisions | yes (via the Garmin dēzl™ app) |
| Activity Tracking Features | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Gym & Fitness Equipment | |
|---|---|
| Cardio Workouts | ✔ |
| Strength Workouts | ✔ |
| HIIT Workouts | ✔ |
| Yoga Workouts | ✔ |
| Pilates Workouts | ✔ |
| Automatic rep counting | ✔ |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | |
|---|---|
| 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® | ✔ |
| Interval Training | ✔ |
| Advanced workouts | ✔ |
| Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings | ✔ |
| HRM running pace and distance | ✔ |
| Auto Lap® | ✔ |
| 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) | ✔ |
| Custom Alerts | ✔ |
| Audio prompts | ✔ |
| Finish time | ✔ |
| Virtual Partner | ✔ |
| Race an Activity | ✔ |
| Auto multisport activities | ✔ |
| Manual multisport activities | ✔ |
| Touch and/or button lock | ✔ |
| Hot keys | ✔ |
| Auto scroll | ✔ |
| Activity history on watch | ✔ |
| Physio TrueUp | ✔ |
| Unified training status | ✔ |
| Running Features | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Camo: yes Standard: yes Tactical: yes Surf: no Dēzl: no |
| Golfing Features | |
|---|---|
| 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 | ✔ |
| Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) | ✔ |
| Pairs with Garmin Golf app | ✔ |
| Tournament legal | ✔ |
| Outdoor Recreation | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Standard: yes Camo: yes Surf: yes Dēzl: yes Tactical: no |
| Tide glance | ✔ |
| Cycling Features | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
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