Garmin Instinct 2S Solar running watch | Impartial reviews & price comparison

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The Instinct is a running watch family from Garmin.

The Instinct 2S Solar is the most recent model in the family.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently just below the median price of running watches today.

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priceBand	Price band
released	Released	Oct 2022	Oct 2022		Oct 2022	Oct 2022
Battery life	Battery life 1220 hours	288 hours	288 hours	384 hours	384 hours	384 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	Battery life – GPS mode 105 hours	28 hours	28 hours	47 hours	42 hours	42 hours
Screen size	Screen size 20 mm	30 mm	30 mm	36 mm	30 mm	30 mm
Weight	Weight 43 g	144 g	94 g	73 g	92 g	141 g
Height	Height 40 mm	46 mm	46 mm	47 mm	46 mm	46 mm
Resolution	Resolution 156 x 156 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	454 x 454 px	390 px	390 px
Waterproof depth	Waterproof depth 100 m	100 m	100 m		100 m	100 m
Pixel density	Pixel density 276 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi	458 ppi	459 ppi	459 ppi
Internal storage	Internal storage 0 GB		32 GB	32 GB	32 GB	32 GB
Health tracking features	Health tracking features BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Calorie intake tracking Period notifications Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Calorie intake tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Calorie intake tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking	BMI tracking Calorie burn tracking Calorie intake tracking Fertility notifications Ovulation prediction Period notifications Period start date predictions Sleep tracking Temperature tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking
Connectivity Types	Connectivity Types ANT+Automatic syncing Cloud syncing NFC Wireless syncing	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+NFC Wi-Fi	ANT+NFC Wi-Fi	ANT+NFC Wi-Fi
Sensors	Sensors Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor Monitors perspiration	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Compass Fast GPS lock Galileo GPS Gyroscope Has a wind speed sensor Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Cadence sensor Compass Fast GPS lock Galileo GPS Gyroscope Has a wind speed sensor Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Cadence sensor Compass Fast GPS lock Galileo GPS Gyroscope Has a wind speed sensor Heart rate monitor
Alerts	Alerts Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Vibrating alerts	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Thunderstorm warnings Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Thunderstorm warnings Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	Inactivity alerts Irregular heart rate warnings Silent alarm Thunderstorm warnings Vibrating alerts Voice feedback
Screen features	Screen features Always-on display	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass Touch screen	Always-on display Sapphire glass Touch screen	Always-on display Sapphire glass Touch screen
Common characteristics Activity detectionActivity taggingCoachingDistance trackingElevation trackingGoal settingLive trackingPace measurementRoute uploadsSteps trackingSwim stroke counterSwim stroke recognitionTrackback modeIP67Sweat resistantCompatible heart monitorCompatible smart scalesBattery level indicatorRechargeable batterySolar powerWireless charging

Garmin Instinct 2S Solar characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+138)
Brand	Garmin (+94)
Features	Achievements (+97)Auto pause (+94)Calendar sync (+64)Fall detection (+47)has fast/slow heart rate notifications (+88)has HRV tracking (+77)measures resting heart rate (+92)measures VO2 max (+87)Multi-sport mode (+87)Music playback (+79)Phone locator (+87)Shows readiness level (+60)Social network integration (+54)Sunrise/sunset time (+76)Voice commands (+28)Widgets (+82)
Activity Tracking Features	Activity detection (+104)Activity tagging (+101)Coaching (+79)Distance tracking (+119)Elevation tracking (+109)Goal setting (+87)Live tracking (+58)Pace measurement (+118)Route uploads (+75)Steps tracking (+119)Swim stroke counter (+92)Swim stroke recognition (+47)Trackback mode (+73)
Health tracking features	BMI tracking (+57)Calorie burn tracking (+104)Calorie intake tracking (+37)Period notifications (+61)Sleep tracking (+100)Temperature tracking (+63)Water intake tracking (+54)Weight tracking (+48)
Connectivity Types	ANT+ (+88)Automatic syncing (+52)Cloud syncing (+54)NFC (+63)Wireless syncing (+64)
Sensors	Accelerometer (+117)Barometer (+98)Blood oxygenation monitor (+79)Body temperature sensor (+73)Compass (+105)Galileo (+67)GPS (+117)Gyroscope (+85)Heart rate monitor (+109)Monitors perspiration (+9)
Waterproofings	IP67 (+91)Sweat resistant (+97)
Alerts	Inactivity alerts (+87)Irregular heart rate warnings (+44)Silent alarm (+83)Vibrating alerts (+87)
Supported peripherals	Compatible heart monitor (+95)Compatible smart scales (+70)
Screen features	Always-on display (+83)
Battery features	Battery level indicator (+63)Rechargeable battery (+120)Solar power (+24)Wireless charging (+26)
Colorways	Graphite, Green, Mist Grey

Specifications		vs Average
Model	2S Solar
Battery
Battery life – power saving mode	unlimited hours
Battery life – training mode	28 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	105 hours
Battery life	1220 hours
System
Internal storage	0 GB
Measurements
Volume	21 cm³
Strap width	20 mm
Width	40 mm
Height	40 mm
Thickness	13 mm
Weight	43 g
Waterproofing
Waterproof depth	100 m
Screen
Pixel density	276 ppi
Resolution	156 x 156 px
Screen size	20 mm

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