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Instinct 2X Solar

Instinct 2X Solar

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Instinct 2X Solar Instinct 2X Solar Instinct 2X Solar Instinct 2X Solar Instinct 2X Solar

WHATEVER YOU DO, OWN IT

This big, rugged GPS smartwatch is tough enough to keep up with you and bold enough to fit your style. Its expansive solar charging lens keeps a larger battery going longer— powering advanced training features, a built-in flashlight, multi-band GNSS, health/wellness monitoring sensors and much more.

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.

When it gets dark, the built-in LED flashlight helps keep you going.

Smart notifications2 so you don’t miss out on what matters.

Understand your body better with 24/7 health monitoring.

ENGINEERED FOR ENDURANCE

This ultratough watch features a solar charged display and rugged 50 mm polymer case. It’s water-rated to 100 meters and tested to U.S. military 810 standards for thermal, shock and water resistance.

DESIGNED TO DO YOU

With a design built for action and the features to support your high-energy lifestyle, this watch is always ready for adventure. Plus, its bold styling clearly shows the world that you do things your own way.

GET MORE BATTERY OUT OF LIFE

Go longer than ever with solar charging with unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode1. Plus, power manager lets you extend battery life by controlling what settings and sensors draw power.

Check your watch, start the adventure.

SOLAR POWERED

Solar charging Power Glass lens extends battery life, producing 50% more energy than the Instinct 2 Solar. Go longer with the potential for unlimited solar-charged battery life in smartwatch mode1.

BUILT-IN FLASHLIGHT

To help guide your way in low-light conditions, a built-in multi-LED flashlight provides variable intensities and strobe that matches your running cadence — plus a red safety light mode to help keep an eye on your nighttime surroundings.

MULTI-BAND FREQUENCY SUPPORT

Receive and utilize multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites, which enable improved user position accuracy specifically in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or typically do not penetrate.

ABC SENSORS

Navigate your next trail with ABC sensors, including an altimeter for elevation data, barometer to monitor weather and 3-axis electronic compass.

TRACBACK ROUTING

Take the guesswork out of your return journey by using this feature to navigate the same route back to your starting point.

REFERENCE POINT

Keep track of a known place — such as your car or the trailhead — relative to your location, and easily find your way back to it.

Live connected.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with your compatible smartphone.

CONNECT IQ STORE

Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store app on your compatible smartphone.

SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, assistance and incident detection features3 can send a message with your location to your emergency contacts when paired with your compatible smartphone.

CALENDAR VIEW

Easily see your plans for the day with a dedicated calendar screen when paired with your compatible smartphone.

SYNC WITH THE GARMIN CONNECT APP

See your health and fitness information all in one place. The Garmin Connect app on your compatible smartphone is a thriving online community where people on the go can connect, compete and share.

 

Train your way.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Do whatever you love with preloaded activity profiles for running, cycling, swimming, strength training, indoor climbing, skiing, snowboarding, golf, yoga, Pilates and more.

OBSTACLE COURSE RACING

Track your performance during obstacle course events — with split times recorded between running and obstacle sections while you race. After manually recording splits during your first loop, you can focus solely on the race from there as splits will be automatically recorded. Then, review your stats after the race.

HIIT WORKOUTS

This activity profile tracks your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata and custom. Set the number of rounds, work/rest intervals and more.

VO2 MAX

Train smarter with VO2 max, an indicator of how you can expect to perform. It even accounts for changes in performance that could be caused by heat or altitude.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUT

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect smartphone app calendar.

RECOVERY TIME

After each workout, recovery time lets you know when you’ll be ready for another hard workout. It even accounts for training intensity and factors such as stress, daily activity and sleep.

Know your body.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

Get heart rate4 data along with alerts if your heart rate stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. Gauge how hard your heart is working during activities.

SLEEP SCORE AND ADVANCED SLEEP MONITORING

Get a full breakdown of your light, deep and REM sleep stages. View it all on a dedicated widget that includes your sleep score and insights.

MORNING REPORT

Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customize your report to show you what you want to see.

BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING

Optimize your body’s energy reserves, using heart rate variability, stress, sleep and other data to gauge when you’re ready to be active or when you may need to rest.

PULSE OX

For altitude acclimation or sleep monitoring, a Pulse Ox sensor5 uses light beams at your wrist to estimate how well your body is absorbing oxygen.

HRV STATUS

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics team.

1 Assumes all-day wear, 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
3 For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety
5 This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.
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General

Lens Material Power Glass
Bezel Material fiber-reinforced polymer
Case material fiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit watch band compatible yes (26 mm)
Strap material silicone
Physical size 50 x 50 x 14.5 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 145-228 mm
LED flashlight  
Display Size custom, two-window design; 1.1” x 1.1” (27 x 27 mm)
Display resolution 176 x 176 pixels
Display Type monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight 67 g
Water rating 10 ATM
Battery life Smartwatch: 40 days; unlimited with solar*
GPS: 60 hours; 145 hours with solar**
All Satellite Systems: 40 hours; 65 hours with solar*
All Satellite Systems + Multi-Band: 27 hours; 36 hours with solar**
Max Battery GPS Mode: 150 hours; unlimited with solar**
Expedition GPS Activity: 60 days; unlimited with solar*
Battery Saver Watch Mode: 100 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
Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History 64 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 (high and low)
Respiration rate (24x7)  
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation  
Fitness age (in app)
Body Battery energy monitor  
All-day stress  
Relaxation breathing timer  
Sleep  
Sleep score and insights  
Hydration (in Garmin Connect )
Women's health (in Garmin Connect )
Health snapshot  

Sensors

GPS  
GLONASS  
Galileo  
Multi-frequency Positioning  
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor  
Barometric altimeter  
Compass  
Gyroscope  
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 (customizable low power watch)  
Controls smartphone music  
Find My Phone  
Find My Watch  
VIRB Remote  
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android
Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile  

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 traveled  
Intensity minutes  
TrueUp  
Move IQ  
Garmin Connect Challenges app (optional Connect IQ app)

Gym & Fitness Equipment

Automatic rep counting  
Cardio workouts  
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  
Morning report  
HRV status  
Training readiness  
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices) (using ANT+)
Respiration rate (during exercise)  
GPS speed and distance  
Customizable data pages  
Customizable activity profiles  
Auto Pause  
Interval training  
Advanced workouts  
Downloadable training plans  
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 status  
Training load  
Training effect  
Training effect (anaerobic)  
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)  
Improved recovery time  
Daily suggested workouts  
Custom alerts  
Audio prompts  
Finish time  
Virtual Partner  
Race an Activity  
Auto multisport activities  
Manual multisport activities  
Course guidance  
Touch and/or button lock  
Hot keys  
Auto scroll  
Activity history on watch  
Physio TrueUp  
Unified training status  

Running Features

Available run profiles

Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running

GPS-based distance, time and pace  
Running dynamics (with compatible accessory)
Vertical oscillation and ratio (with compatible accessory)
Ground contact time and balance (with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time) (with compatible accessory)
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)  
Running power  
Grade-adjusted pace  
Performance condition  
Lactate threshold (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)  
Pairs with Garmin Golf app  
Tournament legal  

Outdoor Recreation

Available outdoor recreation profiles

Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Hunting, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Snowhshoeing, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Obstacle Course Racing, Tennis, Tactical

Point-to-point navigation (It only show in straight line.)  
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 (It only show in straight line.)  
Sun and moon information  
XERO Locations  
Expedition GPS Activity  
Tides  
Tide glance  

Cycling Features

Available cycling profiles

Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, Triathlon

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  
Advanced cycling dynamics (in app)
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 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 (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)

Connectivity

Smart trainer control  
  • Instinct 2X Solar
  • USB-C charging/data cable
  • Documentation

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