GARMIN Instinct 2 Solar GPS Multisport Watch
General
LENS MATERIAL Power Glass™
BEZEL MATERIAL Fibre-reinforced polymer
CASE MATERIAL Fibre-reinforced polymer
QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE Yes (22 mm)
STRAP MATERIAL Silicone
PHYSICAL SIZE 45 x 45 x 14.50 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-230 mm
DISPLAY SIZE Custom, two-window design; 0.9″ x 0.9″ (23 x 23 mm)
DISPLAY RESOLUTION 176 x 176 pixels
DISPLAY TYPE Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
WEIGHT 53 g
BATTERY LIFE
Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/Unlimited with solar*
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 65 days/Unlimited with solar*
GPS: Up to 30 hours/48 hours with solar**
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 70 hours/370 hours with solar**
Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 32 days/Unlimited with solar*
*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
**Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions
WATER RATING 10 ATM
MEMORY/HISTORY 32 MB
Clock features
TIME/DATE
GPS TIME SYNC
AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
ALARM CLOCK
TIMER
STOPWATCH
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
Health monitoring
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND)
DAILY RESTING HEART RATE
ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS Yes (high and low)
RESPIRATION RATE (24X7)
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION Yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day)
FITNESS AGE
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
ALL-DAY STRESS TRACKING
RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER
SLEEP
SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS
HYDRATION Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
WOMEN'S HEALTH Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
HEALTH SNAPSHOT
Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
GALILEO
GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
COMPASS
ACCELEROMETER
THERMOMETER
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR
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)
CALENDAR
WEATHER
REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
BATTERY SAVER - CUSTOMISABLE LOW POWER WATCH
CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC
FIND MY PHONE
FIND MY WATCH
VIRB® CAMERA REMOTE
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone®, Android™
PAIRS WITH GARMIN GOLF APP
COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
GARMIN PAY™
Safety and tracking features
LIVETRACK
INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES
ASSISTANCE
Tactical features
DUAL GRID COORDINATES
Activity tracking features
STEP COUNTER
MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT)
AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL)
CALORIES BURNED
FLOORS CLIMBED
DISTANCE TRAVELLED
INTENSITY MINUTES
TRUEUP™
MOVE IQ™
GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
Fitness equipment/gym
AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING
CARDIO WORKOUTS
AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, HIIT, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, and Yoga
STRENGTH WORKOUTS
HIIT WORKOUTS
YOGA WORKOUTS
PILATES WORKOUTS
Training, planning and analysis features
HR ZONES
HR ALERTS
HR CALORIES
% HR MAX
% HRR
RECOVERY TIME
AUTO MAX HR
HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES) Yes (using ANT+)
RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE)
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE
CUSTOMISABLE SCREEN(S)
CUSTOMISABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES
AUTO PAUSE®
INTERVAL TRAINING
ADVANCED WORKOUTS
DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS
POWER MODES - CUSTOMISABLE IN-ACTIVITY BATTERY SETTINGS
AUTO LAP®
MANUAL LAP
CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION
VO2 MAX (RUN)
VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN)
TRAINING STATUS (LETS YOU SEE IF YOU’RE TRAINING EFFECTIVELY BY TRACKING YOUR TRAINING HISTORY AND FITNESS LEVEL TREND)
TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC)
TRAINING EFFECT (AEROBIC)
TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC)
PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS)
IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
CUSTOMISABLE ALERTS
AUDIO PROMPTS
FINISH TIME
VIRTUAL PARTNER
RACE AN ACTIVITY
AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES
MULTI-SPORT
COURSE GUIDANCE
TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK
HOT KEYS
AUTO SCROLL
ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH
PHYSIO TRUEUP
Running features
AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES Running, treadmill running, indoor track running, trail running
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)
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
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)
TOURNAMENT LEGAL
Outdoor recreation
AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES Hiking, Climbing, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Fishing, Hunting, Tactical
POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION
BREAD CRUMBTRAIL IN REAL TIME
BACK TO START
TRACBACK®
ULTRATRAC MODE
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
XERO™ LOCATIONS
EXPEDITION GPS ACTIVITY
Cycling features
AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Cyclocross, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking
ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES)
COURSES
MTB GRIT & FLOW
BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR)
RACE AN ACTIVITY
FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER)
COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ AND RALLY™ (POWER METERS)
POWER METER COMPATIBLE
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR)
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS
SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR)
Swimming features
AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES Pool swimming, open water swimming
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 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)
Connectivity
SMART TRAINER CONTROL