Instinct® 3 Solar is a rugged GPS smartwatch with solar charging, smart notifications, health and wellness features, long battery life, and integrated flashlight.
Garmin
Instinct® 3 – 50 mm, Solar
Instinct® 3 · $450 · Jan 2025
Instinct® 3 Solar is a rugged GPS smartwatch with solar charging, smart notifications, health and wellness features, long battery life, and integrated flashlight.
MapsFlashlightAMOLED
- Price
- $450
- Amazon
- Retailer tracking pending
- Release
- Jan 2025
- Weight
- 58g
- Case size
- 45 mm
- Display
- AMOLED
- Music
- No music listed
- Water resistance
- 100 m
What this watch does well, and where it gives ground
Instinct® 3 Solar is a rugged GPS smartwatch with solar charging, smart notifications, health and wellness features, long battery life, and integrated flashlight.
Worth a closer look if battery tradeoffs are driving your shortlist.
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Highest in range$399.99
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Battery modes on one card
Smartwatch mode
40 days
GPS-only mode
60 hours
Multiband GNSS mode
34 hours
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High-signal details
- Case dimensions
- Physical size: 50 x 50 x 14.4 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 141-213 mm
- Display resolution
- 176 x 176 pixels
- Pulse Ox
- Yes
- ECG app
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Barometric altimeter
- Yes
- Electronic compass
- Yes
- Two-way messaging
- Yes
- Satellite systems supported
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
Materials and build
- Case
- fiber-reinforced polymer
- Bezel
- fiber-reinforced polymer/aluminum
- Lens
- Power Glass™
Communication
- Phone calling
- No
- On-device text reply
- No
- LTE communication
- No
- Satellite communication
- No
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