Garmin Instinct Solar running watch | Impartial reviews & price comparison

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The Instinct Solar is a running watch by Garmin.

It came out in 2020.

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

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priceBand	Price band
released	Released May 2020	Oct 2022	Oct 2022	Oct 2022
Battery life	Battery life 1630 hours	288 hours	288 hours	288 hours	240 hours	384 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	Battery life – GPS mode 30 hours	28 hours	28 hours	28 hours	28 hours	47 hours
Screen size	Screen size 23 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	33 mm	36 mm
Weight	Weight 53 g	144 g	88 g	94 g	60 g	80 g
Height	Height 45 mm	46 mm	46 mm	46 mm	43 mm	47 mm
Resolution	Resolution 128 x 128 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	416 x 416 px	454 x 454 px
Waterproof depth	Waterproof depth 100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m
Pixel density	Pixel density	283 ppi	283 ppi	283 ppi	452 ppi	458 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 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 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
Connectivity Types	Connectivity Types ANT+Automatic syncing Cloud syncing Wireless syncing	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+Wi-Fi	ANT+NFC Wi-Fi	ANT+NFC Wi-Fi
Sensors	Sensors 3D compass Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Cadence sensor Compass Fast GPS lock 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 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 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 Thunderstorm warnings Vibrating alerts	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts Voice feedback	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
Screen features	Screen features Always-on display Damage resistant glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass	Always-on display Sapphire glass Touch screen	Always-on display 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 power

Garmin Instinct Solar: what the experts say (1 review)

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Garmin Instinct Solar characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+112)
Brand	Garmin (+72)
Features	Achievements (+77)Auto pause (+74)Calendar sync (+56)Call control (+62)has fast/slow heart rate notifications (+69)has HRV tracking (+63)measures resting heart rate (+72)measures VO2 max (+68)Multi-sport mode (+75)Music playback (+71)Phone locator (+69)Social network integration (+54)Sunrise/sunset time (+69)Uploadable maps (+52)Widgets (+74)
Activity Tracking Features	Activity detection (+84)Activity tagging (+93)Coaching (+60)Distance tracking (+98)Elevation tracking (+90)Goal setting (+67)Live tracking (+51)Pace measurement (+97)Route uploads (+67)Steps tracking (+97)Swim stroke counter (+84)Swim stroke recognition (+47)Trackback mode (+65)
Health tracking features	BMI tracking (+50)Calorie burn tracking (+83)Period notifications (+54)Sleep tracking (+80)Temperature tracking (+55)Water intake tracking (+47)Weight tracking (+41)
Connectivity Types	ANT+ (+68)Automatic syncing (+52)Cloud syncing (+54)Wireless syncing (+64)
Sensors	3D compass (+21)Accelerometer (+95)Barometer (+80)Blood oxygenation monitor (+63)Body temperature sensor (+61)Cadence sensor (+46)Compass (+87)Fast GPS lock (+23)Galileo (+52)GPS (+97)Gyroscope (+70)Heart rate monitor (+90)
Waterproofings	IP67 (+85)Sweat resistant (+88)
Alerts	Inactivity alerts (+67)Irregular heart rate warnings (+38)Silent alarm (+76)Thunderstorm warnings (+27)Vibrating alerts (+79)
Supported peripherals	Compatible heart monitor (+77)Compatible smart scales (+54)
Screen features	Always-on display (+76)Damage resistant glass (+32)
Battery features	Battery level indicator (+63)Rechargeable battery (+98)Solar power (+22)
Colorways	Black, Flame Red, Graphite, Grey / Blk / Camo, Moss Green, Multi / Grn / Camo, Orchid, Tidal Blue, Yellow

Specifications		vs Average
Model	Solar
Released	May 2020
System
Bluetooth version	4
Internal storage	0 GB
Battery
Battery life – power saving mode	1340 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	30 hours
Battery life	1630 hours
Measurements
Volume	31 cm³
Strap width	22 mm
Width	45 mm
Height	45 mm
Thickness	15 mm
Weight	53 g
Temperature
Min. temperature	-20 °C
Max. temperature	60 °C
Waterproofing
Waterproof depth	100 m
Screen
Resolution	128 x 128 px
Screen size	23 mm

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