Garmin Instinct

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Basic parameters

– Glass: Tempered glass

– Screen: monochrome, anti-reflective, 128 x 128 pxl.

-Battery life: 14 days (smart mode) – 16 hours (GPS mode)

– Strap: silicone, replaceable (22mm)

-Material: Super strong polymer fiber

– Dimensions: 45 x 45 x 15.3 mm

-Weight: 52g

-Water resistant: 10ATM

-Memory/History: 16 MB

General design

My first look at the Instinct was that its design was accidentally “similar” to the Galaxy Watch that I also evaluated not too long ago. I know it’s just a coincidence because the publication time of “2 babies” is relatively close together. In general, the lines can’t be more masculine because it’s already too masculine.

Instinct has a total of 5 mechanical buttons, both the button and the body are made of super-durable fiber-reinforced Polymer, a soft silicone strap, and holes cut out for more ventilation. There is one point I don’t understand, ie the watch is specialized in harsh environments, why don’t I make this lock with metal to keep it safe, made of plastic if it’s broken?

How’s the Instinct’s screen?

The total screen size I measured is 32mm, but the actual use area is only 23x23mm. Resolution 128×128 pxl, infer the pixel density is 201 PPI the sharpness of the text is not too clear. Instinct’s screen is coated with a chemical that increases scratch resistance and is anti-reflective.

In my opinion, because the watch is oriented for outdoor activities, the screen does not need to be too colorful, and the simple blue border with white text is reasonable. Tested in 2 dedicated environments, under the sun, and in the dark, I found the display to be very good, almost I could see normally with no inconvenience. Arguably a strong point of the watch.

Sound – Alarm

The sound when there is a message or an alarm is not too loud, the distance for me to be able to hear it is about 2m and there is only one alarm option. In terms of vibration intensity, I feel only about 20% weaker than the vibration intensity of most phones today.

What’s so special about Instinct’s durability?

Instinct is Garmin focused on durability when released with the US military standard 810G, ensuring good heat resistance, shock resistance, and water resistance (up to 100m depth). So that we can use it in different environments. Water resistance is nothing new, but military-grade durability isn’t available in all watches.

Some outstanding features.

Instead of being fully integrated with indoor and outdoor sports like Forerunner or Fenix series, Instinct only focuses on outdoor activities, minimizing Fitness features. With Garmin Instinct, the most powerful features are probably focused on positioning and navigation.

Instinct is integrated with a 3-axis sensor, and barometer along with many global satellite positioning systems (GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo) to support better tracking in harsh environments instead of just GPS as usual.

Similar to other Garmin watches, we can still use Instinct to monitor heart rate, or “weigh” indicators during exercises with the built-in sensor with most types of models. Exercise/fitness, cycling, swimming, jogging through a 3-axis gyroscope.

Some of the highlights of the trip include TrackBack – navigating the same route to return to the starting point, scheduling trips in advance through the Garmin Explore website and app, storm Alert-access access altitude data, and storm warnings.

In addition to the features VO2 Max or Connect IQ, NFC and the ability to store music have been removed on the instinct, the support features for outdoor activities are also fully integrated such as hiking, climbing, skiing, boating…

Connect ability

Of course, the ability to connect to Android and iOS is indispensable to view and customize options, and the data will be automatically synced on Garmin Connect. Although the number of times omitted the smart and Fitness features, we can still receive notifications from apps such as Facebook, Zalo, Grab, sms…and can reply with ready-made messages. In addition, Instinct is also compatible with other Garmin devices, typically the Garmin VIRB camera.

Battery life

Unfortunately, I only kept the watch for 2 days, so there was not enough time to test the actual battery life. However, according to the company, the battery can be up to 14 days in smartwatch mode, 16 hours in GPS mode, and 40 hours in UltraTrack battery saving mode.

Advantage:

– Design pitiful, masculine

– US military standard durability 810G (waterproof, shockproof, heat resistant)

– State-of-the-art positioning technology (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo)

– Measure heart rate, and stress and support outdoor sports.

– Receive/reply to smart notifications from your phone

– Compatible with other Garmin devices

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