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Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED
Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED is a GPS sports watch released in January 2025. Key specs: case size 50 mm, screen size 1.3″, AMOLED / OLED display, battery life (smartwatch mode) 24 days.
7.5Score
Display5.6
Battery life7.3
Health tracking4.9
Sports & outdoor6.6
Build & durability5.4
price range$350–440
- Released
- January 2025
- Type
- GPS sports watch
- Brand
Garmin- Popularity
- #212 of 796
- Model numbers
- Instinct E – 45 mmInstinct E – 40 mmInstinct 3 – 50 mm, SolarInstinct 3 – 45 mm, SolarInstinct 3 – 45 mm, AMOLED
50 mmCase size
1.3″Screen size
YesAMOLED / OLED display
24 daysBattery life (smartwatch mode)
40 hGPS battery life
10 ATMWater resistance
59 gWeight
YesNFC payments
Spec guide
How it ranks among GPS sports watches of 2025
Screen size · 1.3″Bottom 20%Battery life (smartwatch mode) · 24 daysTop 14%GPS battery life · 40 hTop 50%Water resistance · 10 ATMTop 17%Weight · 59 gBottom 33%
Compared with GPS sports watches released in 2025. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other GPS sports watches
Why is Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED a good choice?
Battery life (smartwatch mode): 24 daysbetter than 82% of GPS sports watches
In rankings
Specifications
Full specifications
Design & durability
- Case size
- 50 mm
- Weight
- 59 g
- Thickness
- 14.4 mm
- Height
- 50 mm
- Width
- 50 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- No
- Lens / cover glass
- Chemically Strengthened Glass
- Strap material
- silicone
- Water resistance
- 10 ATM
- Water rating (maker)
- 10 ATM
Display
- Screen size
- 1.3″
- Panel
- AMOLED
- AMOLED / OLED display
- Yes
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Resolution (width)
- 416 px
- Resolution (height)
- 416 px
- Pixel density
- 320 ppi
Battery
- Battery life (smartwatch mode)
- 24 days
- Battery life with always-on display
- 9 days
- Battery saver mode
- 30 days
- GPS battery life
- 40 h
- GPS battery life (dual-band)
- 30 h
- Battery type
- Lithium ion
- 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, QZSS, BeiDou, SatIQ technology, Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor, Barometric altimeter, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Thermometer
Sports & navigation
- Built-in GPS
- Yes
- Dual-band GPS
- Yes
- Satellite systems
- GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
- Barometric altimeter
- Yes
- Compass
- Yes
- Multisport / triathlon mode
- Yes
- Sport profiles
- 96
- LED flashlight
- Yes
Connectivity
- NFC payments
- Yes
- ANT+ sensors
- Yes
Smart features
- Storage
- 4 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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