Compare Garmin Instinct Solar to Garmin Instinct

The Always On OLED screen of the Garmin Instinct Solar is covered by a Power Glass lens. This lens ensures sunlight can reach the solar thermal collectors in the screen through the glass. Other glass types, such as mineral glass or sapphire glass, are less suitable for this. Power Glass is about equally as strong as tempered glass or Gorilla Glass and is scratch resistant.

The Always On OLED screen of the Garmin Instinct shows you the time and your most important data throughout the day. The screen is covered by tempered glass. Because the glass is strong and scratch resistant, you don't have to worry about scratches on your screen.

Because the Garmin Instinct Solar charges itself using solar power, the battery lasts a lot longer. The solar technique ensures the watch lasts up to 24 days on a single charge. And thanks to useful functions such as the expedition mode and Power Manager, you can further extend the battery life. In Expedition Mode, the battery even lasts longer than 2 months if the solar thermal collectors absorb enough sunlight. This means you barely have to charge the Garmin Instinct Solar manually.

The Garmin Instinct doesn't have solar thermal collectors and doesn't charge itself during use. The battery of the watch will run out after 14 days. This watch also lasts longer in expedition mode. The watch does use GPS in this mode, but uses less energy. The Power Manager function allows you to see how your settings use energy. You can adjust your settings yourself so your battery lasts longer.

The Instinct Solar watch is a sports watch for the versatile athlete. The watch has different sports profiles to track all your workouts. On the screen, you'll see your heart rate while running and the number of calories burned. The watch is waterproof, so you can swim with it too.

The Garmin Instinct Solar Tactical is made for soldiers and adventurers. The watch has a night mode, so you can also read the screen with night vision glasses on. By using Stealth Mode, you turn off all connections on your smartwatch. The Instinct Tactical Solar meets US military standards and is temperature, shock, and water-resistant. There's also a Tactical version of the Garmin Instinct.

As the name suggests, the Garmin Instinct Solar Surf is made for surfing enthusiasts. The smartwatch displays tide data and keeps track of your surfing sessions. After a surfing session, you can see exactly how many waves you surfed, what your maximum speed was, and how many kilometers you covered on and in the water.