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Instinct® Solar – Standard Edition
$319.99 USD
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Forerunner® 245 Music
$249.99 USD
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Instinct® Solar – Standard Edition
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$319.99 USD
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Forerunner® 245 Music
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You want rugged. Bold. You want a solar-charging GPS smartwatch that harnesses the power of the sun so you can do what you love longer. |
You like running. And you want to take it to the next level. This GPS smartwatch has basic metrics, music and then some. |
General
| Lens Material |
Power Glass™ |
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Bezel Material |
fiber-reinforced polymer |
fiber-reinforced polymer |
| Case material | fiber-reinforced polymer | |
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible |
yes (22 mm) |
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| Quick Release bands | yes (20 mm, Industry standard) | |
| Strap material |
silicone |
silicone |
| Physical size |
45 x 45 x 15.3 mm |
42.3 x 42.3 x 12.2 (mm) |
| Color display | ||
| Display Size | custom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm) | 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter |
| Display Resolution | 128 x 128 pixels | 240 x 240 pixels |
| Display Type | monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Weight |
53 g |
38.5 g |
| Water rating | 10 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Battery life |
Smartwatch: Up to 24 days/54 days with solar* *Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions |
Smartwatch Mode: Up to 7 days GPS mode with music: Up to 6 hours GPS mode without music: Up to 24 hours |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 16 MB | 4 GB |
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 | yes (high and low) | yes (high and low) |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation | yes (spot-check and optionally in sleep) | |
| Fitness age | yes (in app) | |
| Body Battery™ energy monitor | ||
| All-day stress | ||
| Relaxation breathing timer | ||
| Sleep | yes (advanced) | yes (advanced) |
| Hydration | yes (in Garmin Connect™) | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women's health | yes (in Garmin Connect™) | yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
Sensors
| GPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| GLONASS | ||
| Galileo | ||
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | ||
| Barometric altimeter | ||
| Compass | ||
| Accelerometer | ||
| Thermometer | yes (tempe™ sensor required) | |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor |
Daily Smart Features
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+® | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
|---|---|---|
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | ||
| Smart Notifications | ||
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | ||
| Calendar | ||
| Weather | ||
| Battery saver (customizable low power watch) | ||
| Controls smartphone music | ||
| Plays and controls watch music | ||
| Music storage | ||
| Find My Phone | ||
| Find My Watch | ||
| VIRB® Remote | ||
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ | iPhone® and Android™ |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile |
Safety and Tracking Features
| LiveTrack | ||
|---|---|---|
| Live Event Sharing | Android™ Only | |
| Incident Detection during select activities | ||
| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | ||
| Assistance |
Tactical Features
| Dual grid coordinates |
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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 | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Gym & Fitness Equipment
| Automatic rep counting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cardio workouts | ||
| Strength workouts |
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) | yes (using ANT+ or BLE) | |
| 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 | ||
| HRM running pace and distance | ||
| Auto Lap® | ||
| Manual lap | ||
| Configurable lap alerts | ||
| VO2 Max (Run) | ||
| Training status | ||
| Training load | ||
| Training effect | ||
| Training effect (anaerobic) | ||
| Improved recovery time | ||
| Daily suggested workouts | yes (limited) | |
| Custom alerts | ||
| Audio prompts | ||
| Finish time | ||
| Virtual Partner | ||
| Race an Activity | ||
| Course guidance | ||
| Touch and/or button lock | ||
| Hot keys | ||
| Auto scroll | ||
| Activity history on watch | ||
| Physio TrueUp |
Running Features
| Available run profiles |
Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running |
Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running |
|---|---|---|
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | ||
| Running dynamics | yes (with compatible accessory) | |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | yes (with compatible accessory) | |
| Ground contact time and balance | yes (with compatible accessory) | |
| Stride length (real time) | yes (with compatible accessory) | |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | ||
| Performance condition | ||
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | ||
| Run workouts | ||
| Trail run auto climb | ||
| Race predictor | ||
| Foot pod capable | ||
| Run/Walk/Stand detection |
Outdoor Recreation
| Available outdoor recreation profiles |
Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Hunting, Fishing, Tactical |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Vertical speed | ||
| Total ascent/descent | ||
| Future elevation plot | ||
| GPS coordinates | ||
| Sight 'N Go | ||
| Area calculation | ||
| Projected waypoint | ||
| Sun and moon information | ||
| XERO™ Locations | ||
| Expedition GPS Activity |
Cycling Features
| Available cycling profiles |
Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking |
Biking, Indoor Biking |
|---|---|---|
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | ||
| Courses | ||
| Race an activity | ||
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | ||
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | ||
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | ||
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) |
Swimming Features
| Available swim profiles |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
Pool 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 | ||
| 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) | yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
Kid Activity Tracking Features
| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
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