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GARMIN | Instinct 2

Manufacturer: GARMIN
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RM1480.00
RM1099.00
decrease increase

General

Lens Material

Power Glass

Bezel Material

fiber-reinforced polymer

Case materialfiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit watch band compatible

yes (22 mm)

Strap material

silicone

Physical size

45 x 45 x 14.2 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-230 mm

Display Sizecustom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm)
Display resolution176 x 176 pixels
Display Typemonochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight

52 g

Battery life

Smartwatch: Up to 28 days 
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 65 days
GPS: Up to 30 hours
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 70 hours
Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 32 days

Water rating10 ATM
Memory/History32 MB

Clock Features

Time/date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times

Health Monitoring

Wrist-based Heart Rate (constant, every second)
Daily Resting Heart Rate
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts(high and low)
Respiration rate (24x7)
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation(spot-check, during sleep, all day)
Fitness Age
Body Battery Energy Monitor
All-day Stress
Relaxation breathing timer
Sleep
Sleep score and insights
Hydration(in Garmin Connect)
Women's Health(in Garmin Connect)
Health snapshot

Sensors

GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor

Daily Smart Features

ConnectivityBluetooth, ANT+
Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
Smart Notifications
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only)
Calendar
Weather
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect mobile
Battery saver (customizable low power watch)
Controls smartphone music
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
VIRB Remote
Smartphone compatibilityiPhone, Android
Pairs with Garmin Golf app
Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile

Safety and Tracking Features

LiveTrack
Incident Detection during select activities
Assistance

Tactical Features

Dual grid coordinates

Activity Tracking Features

Step counter
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Calories burned
Floors climbed
Distance traveled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp
Move IQ
Garmin Connect Challenges app(optional Connect IQ app)

Gym & Fitness Equipment

Available gym activity profilesStrength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, HIIT, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, and Yoga
Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Automatic rep counting

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

HR zones
HR alerts
HR calories
% HR max
% HRR
Recovery time
Auto max HR
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices)(using ANT+)
Respiration rate (during exercise)
GPS speed and distance
Customizable data pages
Customizable activity profiles
Auto Pause
Interval training
Advanced workouts
Downloadable training plans
Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings
Auto Lap
Manual lap
Configurable lap alerts
Heat and altitude acclimation
VO2 Max (Run)
VO2 Max (Trail Run)
Training Status (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend.)
Training Load (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC)
Training Effect
Training Effect (anaerobic)
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)
Improved recovery time
Daily suggested workouts
Custom alerts
Audio prompts
Finish time
Virtual Partner
Race an Activity
Auto multisport activities
Manual multisport activities
Course guidance
Touch and/or button lock
Hot keys
Auto scroll
Activity history on watch

Running Features

Available run profiles

Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running

GPS-based distance, time and pace
Running dynamics(with compatible accessory)
Vertical oscillation and ratio (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length)(with compatible accessory)
Ground contact time and balance (shows how much time, in the running motion, your foot is on the ground rather than in flight and lets you check your running symmetry)(with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time)(with compatible accessory)
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Performance condition (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level)
Lactate threshold (through analysis of your pace and heart rate, estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue)(with compatible accessory)
Run workouts
Race predictor
Foot pod capable

Golfing Features

Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
Yardage to layups/doglegs
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)manual
Digital scorecard
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
Auto CourseView updates
Green View with manual pin position
Hazards and course targets
Round timer/odometer
Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
Tournament legal

Outdoor Recreation

Available outdoor recreation profiles

Hiking, Climbing, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Fishing, Hunting, Tactical

Point-to-point navigation
Bread crumb trail in real time
Back to start
TracBack
UltraTrac mode
Elevation profile
Distance to destination
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert
Trail run auto climb
Vertical speed
Total ascent/descent
Future elevation plot
Compatible with BaseCamp
GPS coordinates
Sight 'N Go
Area calculation
Projected waypoint
Sun and moon information
XERO Locations
Expedition GPS Activity

Cycling Features

Available cycling profiles

Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Cyclocross, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking

Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Courses
MTB Grit & Flow
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)
Race an activity
FTP (Functional Threshold Power)
Compatible with Vector (power meter)
Power meter compatible
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)

Swimming Features

Available swim profiles

Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming

Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)
Drill logging (pool swim only)
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
"Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only)
Auto rest (pool swim only)
Time and distance alerts
Countdown start (pool swim only)
Pool swim workouts
Underwater wrist-based heart rate
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim)

Kid Activity Tracking Features

Toe-to-Toe Challenges app(optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)

Connectivity

Smart trainer control

General

Lens Material

Power Glass

Bezel Material

fiber-reinforced polymer

Case materialfiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit watch band compatible

yes (22 mm)

Strap material

silicone

Physical size

45 x 45 x 14.2 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-230 mm

Display Sizecustom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm)
Display resolution176 x 176 pixels
Display Typemonochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight

52 g

Battery life

Smartwatch: Up to 28 days 
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 65 days
GPS: Up to 30 hours
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 70 hours
Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 32 days

Water rating10 ATM
Memory/History32 MB

Clock Features

Time/date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times

Health Monitoring

Wrist-based Heart Rate (constant, every second)
Daily Resting Heart Rate
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts(high and low)
Respiration rate (24x7)
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation(spot-check, during sleep, all day)
Fitness Age
Body Battery Energy Monitor
All-day Stress
Relaxation breathing timer
Sleep
Sleep score and insights
Hydration(in Garmin Connect)
Women's Health(in Garmin Connect)
Health snapshot

Sensors

GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor

Daily Smart Features

ConnectivityBluetooth, ANT+
Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
Smart Notifications
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only)
Calendar
Weather
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect mobile
Battery saver (customizable low power watch)
Controls smartphone music
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
VIRB Remote
Smartphone compatibilityiPhone, Android
Pairs with Garmin Golf app
Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile

Safety and Tracking Features

LiveTrack
Incident Detection during select activities
Assistance

Tactical Features

Dual grid coordinates

Activity Tracking Features

Step counter
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Calories burned
Floors climbed
Distance traveled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp
Move IQ
Garmin Connect Challenges app(optional Connect IQ app)

Gym & Fitness Equipment

Available gym activity profilesStrength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, HIIT, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, and Yoga
Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Automatic rep counting

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

HR zones
HR alerts
HR calories
% HR max
% HRR
Recovery time
Auto max HR
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices)(using ANT+)
Respiration rate (during exercise)
GPS speed and distance
Customizable data pages
Customizable activity profiles
Auto Pause
Interval training
Advanced workouts
Downloadable training plans
Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings
Auto Lap
Manual lap
Configurable lap alerts
Heat and altitude acclimation
VO2 Max (Run)
VO2 Max (Trail Run)
Training Status (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend.)
Training Load (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC)
Training Effect
Training Effect (anaerobic)
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)
Improved recovery time
Daily suggested workouts
Custom alerts
Audio prompts
Finish time
Virtual Partner
Race an Activity
Auto multisport activities
Manual multisport activities
Course guidance
Touch and/or button lock
Hot keys
Auto scroll
Activity history on watch

Running Features

Available run profiles

Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running

GPS-based distance, time and pace
Running dynamics(with compatible accessory)
Vertical oscillation and ratio (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length)(with compatible accessory)
Ground contact time and balance (shows how much time, in the running motion, your foot is on the ground rather than in flight and lets you check your running symmetry)(with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time)(with compatible accessory)
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Performance condition (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level)
Lactate threshold (through analysis of your pace and heart rate, estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue)(with compatible accessory)
Run workouts
Race predictor
Foot pod capable

Golfing Features

Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
Yardage to layups/doglegs
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)manual
Digital scorecard
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
Auto CourseView updates
Green View with manual pin position
Hazards and course targets
Round timer/odometer
Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)
Tournament legal

Outdoor Recreation

Available outdoor recreation profiles

Hiking, Climbing, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Fishing, Hunting, Tactical

Point-to-point navigation
Bread crumb trail in real time
Back to start
TracBack
UltraTrac mode
Elevation profile
Distance to destination
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert
Trail run auto climb
Vertical speed
Total ascent/descent
Future elevation plot
Compatible with BaseCamp
GPS coordinates
Sight 'N Go
Area calculation
Projected waypoint
Sun and moon information
XERO Locations
Expedition GPS Activity

Cycling Features

Available cycling profiles

Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Cyclocross, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking

Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Courses
MTB Grit & Flow
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)
Race an activity
FTP (Functional Threshold Power)
Compatible with Vector (power meter)
Power meter compatible
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)

Swimming Features

Available swim profiles

Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming

Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)
Drill logging (pool swim only)
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
"Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only)
Auto rest (pool swim only)
Time and distance alerts
Countdown start (pool swim only)
Pool swim workouts
Underwater wrist-based heart rate
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim)

Kid Activity Tracking Features

Toe-to-Toe Challenges app(optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)

Connectivity

Smart trainer control
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