| Display | 1.2-inch (30 mm) AMOLED with a centre hole for the analog hands, 390x390, always-on option, sapphire crystal lens | AMOLED or solar-charging display, both in 45 mm and 50 mm |
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| Body | Fiber-reinforced polymer case, dual-layered metal bezel (fiber-reinforced polymer and stainless steel), silicone strap; 46.6 x 46.6 x 15.1 mm; 67 g; 22 mm QuickFit bands; fits wrists 141-213 mm | — |
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| Battery | Up to 14 days in smartwatch mode (up to 5 days with always-on display), up to 18 days in battery saver watch mode, up to 29 hours in GPS-only mode (24 hours always-on), up to 15 hours in all-systems plus multi-band mode (13 hours always-on), up to 53 hours Max Battery GPS, up to 12 days Expedition GPS | — |
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| Memory | 4 GB | — |
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| Hybrid | Mechanical-style analog hands over the display that move away from data, Super-LumiNova coating, RevoDrive hand recalibration | — |
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| Positioning | Multi-band GPS with SatIQ technology, GLONASS, Galileo | — |
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| Sensors | Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, thermometer, ambient light sensor | — |
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| Flashlight | Built-in dimmable LED flashlight | — |
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| Durability | 10 ATM water resistance, MIL-STD-810 thermal and shock resistance | Metal-reinforced bezel, fiber-reinforced polymer case, scratch-resistant display, MIL-STD 810, water-rated to 100 m |
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| Connectivity | Bluetooth, ANT+; Garmin Pay; smart notifications | — |
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| Compatibility | Garmin Connect app for iPhone and Android; Garmin Messenger compatible | — |
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| Variants | Instinct Crossover AMOLED in charcoal and bronze/sunburst ($649.99); Instinct Crossover AMOLED Tactical Edition in black ($749.99) with applied ballistics solver, stealth mode and night vision goggle compatibility | — |
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| Battery (smartwatch mode) | — | AMOLED up to 24 days; solar models "unlimited" under Garmin test conditions (3 hours a day outdoors at 50,000 lux) |
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| Light | — | Built-in LED flashlight on every model (variable intensity, red light, strobe) |
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| Navigation | — | Multi-band GPS with SatIQ, TracBack routing, altimeter, barometer, 3-axis compass |
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| Health | — | Heart rate, Pulse Ox, HRV status, sleep monitoring, women's health tracking |
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| Payments | — | Garmin Pay |
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| Price | — | AMOLED from $449.99; solar from $399.99 (suggested retail, launch) |
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