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Garmin Instinct 2S Solar
Garmin Instinct 2S Solar is a GPS sports watch released in February 2022. Key specs: case size 40 mm, screen size 1.12″, battery life (smartwatch mode) 21 days, GPS battery life 22 h.
4.8Score
Display2.1
Battery life6.4
Health tracking4.9
Sports & outdoor4.2
Build & durability5.8
price range$350–440
- Released
- February 2022
- Type
- GPS sports watch
- Brand
Garmin- Popularity
- #583 of 796
- Model numbers
- Instinct 2 SolarInstinct 2X Solar
40 mmCase size
1.12″Screen size
NoAMOLED / OLED display
21 daysBattery life (smartwatch mode)
22 hGPS battery life
10 ATMWater resistance
43 gWeight
YesNFC payments
Spec guide
How it ranks among GPS sports watches of 2022
Screen size · 1.12″Bottom 8%Battery life (smartwatch mode) · 21 daysTop 22%GPS battery life · 22 hBottom 4%Water resistance · 10 ATMTop 22%Weight · 43 gTop 40%
Compared with GPS sports watches released in 2022. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other GPS sports watches
Why is Instinct 2S Solar a good choice?
Battery life (smartwatch mode): 21 daysbetter than 78% of GPS sports watches
Weight: 43 gbetter than 83% of GPS sports watches
Battery saver mode: 50 daysbetter than 70% of GPS sports watches
Weak points
Screen size: 1.12″worse than 95% of GPS sports watches
GPS battery life: 22 hworse than 85% of GPS sports watches
In rankings
Specifications
Full specifications
Design & durability
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Weight
- 43 g
- Thickness
- 13.3 mm
- Height
- 40 mm
- Width
- 40 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- No
- Lens / cover glass
- Power Glass™
- Strap material
- silicone
- Water resistance
- 10 ATM
- Water rating (maker)
- 10 ATM
Display
- Screen size
- 1.12″
- Panel
- Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel
- AMOLED / OLED display
- No
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Resolution (width)
- 156 px
- Resolution (height)
- 156 px
- Pixel density
- 139 ppi
Battery
- Battery life (smartwatch mode)
- 21 days
- Battery saver mode
- 50 days
- GPS battery life
- 22 h
- Battery type
- Lithium ion
- Solar charging
- Yes
- Wireless charging
- No
- Charging
- Garmin proprietary plug charger
Health sensors
- Optical heart rate
- Yes
- Blood oxygen (SpO2)
- Yes
- Temperature sensor
- Yes
- HRV tracking
- Yes
- Sleep tracking
- Yes
- Sensors
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, Barometric altimeter, Compass, Accelerometer, Thermometer
Sports & navigation
- Built-in GPS
- Yes
- Satellite systems
- GLONASS, GALILEO
- Barometric altimeter
- Yes
- Compass
- Yes
- Multisport / triathlon mode
- Yes
- Sport profiles
- 50
Connectivity
- NFC payments
- Yes
- ANT+ sensors
- Yes
Smart features
- Storage
- 0.03 GB
- Third-party apps
- Yes
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
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