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Taking inspiration from the brand's flagship Fenix 8 line, the Instinct 3 features a brand-new AMOLED display and metal-reinforced bezel for extreme durability. The case is also made from fibre-reinforced polymer and, with a scratch-resistant display, it's now built to military standards for thermal and shock resistance. It's water-rated to 100m, too.
An adventure-ready smartwatch, all Instinct 3 models now feature a built-in flashlight. Plus, the AMOLED models get up to 24 days on a single charge in smartwatch mode, while Garmin claims that, compared with the Advertisement - Continue Reading Below, the new 50mm Instinct 3 Solar gets more than five times the battery life in GPS mode when solar charging.
While out exploring, TracBack routing helps to provide a route back to the starting point and reference points of known spots relative to that location. The built-in altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass can also be used to navigate the next trail.
In addition, you get Garmin's 24/7 health and wellness monitoring suite, including advanced sleep reports, wrist-based blood oxygen monitoring and These Cyber Apple deals wont last much longer (HRV) status, as well as Morning Report, recovery recommendations, on-wrist notifications and Garmin Pay.
Both the AMOLED and Solar options are available in two sizes: 45mm and 50mm. A new Instinct E is also available in a smaller 40mm size, as well as 45mm. To complete the transformation, Garmin has introduced new bright and bold colourways, including Neotropic and Neotropic Twilight.
The Gamin Instinct 3 is available to order from 10 January 2025. The Instinct 3 AMOLED starts at £389.99, while the solar charging models start at £349.99.
