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Garmin Instinct 3 AMOLED vs MIP Solar

Battery life (smartwatch mode)
Up to 18 days (7 days always-on) Up to 24 days (9 days always-on) Up to 28 days
Unlimited with solar		 Up to 40 days
Unlimited with solar
Display type
AMOLED (always-on) AMOLED (always-on) Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Solar Charging
Yes Yes
Lens Material
Chemically Strengthened Glass Chemically Strengthened Glass

Power Glass™

Power Glass™
QuickFit® watch band compatible

yes (22 mm)

yes (26 mm)

yes (22 mm)

yes (26 mm)
Physical size

45 x 45 x 14.9 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 137-204 mm

50 x 50 x 14.4 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 141-213 mm

45 x 45 x 14.9 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 137-204 mm

50 x 50 x 14.4 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 141-213 mm
Weight

53 g

59 g

52 g

58 g
Display Size
1.2" (30 mm) diameter 1.3" (33 mm) diameter custom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm) custom, two-window design; 1.1” x 1.1” (27 x 27 mm)
Display resolution
390 x 390 pixels 416 x 416 pixels 176 x 176 pixels 176 x 176 pixels
Color display
Yes Yes
Large font option
Yes Yes
Battery life

Smartwatch: Up to 18 days (7 days always-on)
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 24 days
GPS Only: Up to 32 hours
All Satellite Systems: Up to 25 hours
All Satellite Systems + Multi-Band: Up to 23 hours*
Max Battery GPS: Up to 68 hours
Expedition GPS: Up to 16 days

*Assuming typical use with SatIQ technology

Smartwatch: Up to 24 days (9 days always-on)
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 30 days
GPS Only: Up to 40 hours
All Satellite Systems: Up to 32 hours
All Satellite Systems + Multi-Band: Up to 30 hours*
Max Battery GPS: Up to 86 hours
Expedition GPS: Up to 20 days

*assuming typical use with SatIQ technology

Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/Unlimited with solar*
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 65 days/Unlimited with solar*
GPS Only: Up to 40 hours/130 hours with solar**
All Satellite Systems: Up to 28 hours/50 hours with solar**
All Satellite Systems + Multi-Band: Up to 24 hours/40 hours with solar***
Max Battery GPS: Up to 100 hours/Unlimited with solar**
Expedition GPS: Up to 36 days/Unlimited with solar*

*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
**Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions
***Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions; assuming typical use with SatIQ technology

Smartwatch: Up to 40 days/Unlimited with solar*
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 100 days/Unlimited with solar*
GPS Only: Up to 60 hours/ 260 hours with solar**
All Satellite Systems: Up to 40 hours/80 hours with solar**
All Satellite Systems + Multi-Band: Up to 34 hours/60 hours with solar***
Max Battery GPS: Up to 150 hours/Unlimited with solar**
Expedition GPS: Up to 60 days/Unlimited with solar*

*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
**Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions
***Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions; assuming typical use with SatIQ technology
Memory/History
4 GB 4 GB 128 MB 128 MB
View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only)
Yes Yes

Red shift mode
Yes Yes
On-screen workout animations
Yes Yes
On-screen workout muscle maps
Yes Yes