Last Updated on March 10, 2022 by Anu Joy
After recently launching the Fenix 7 series, Garmin has unveiled two new smartwatches from its Instinct 2 lineup in India. The new smartwatch series presents two models—the Garmin Instinct 2 and Garmin Instinct 2S. The wearables are offered in Camo and Tactical editions with a strong build and exclusive features. The Solar variants of the series claim to offer unlimited battery life, among other features.
Let’s take a closer look at the pricing, specifications, and features of the newly launched Garmin Instinct 2 Series smartwatches and find out what it has in store for users.
Garmin Instinct 2 & Garmin Instinct 2S Price, Availability
The price of the Garmin Instinct 2 lineup starts in India at ₹33,990 for the Garmin Instinct 2S Graphite model. The Garmin Instinct 2 Graphite is priced at ₹36,990 and the Garmin Instinct 2 Camo Edition sells for ₹41,490. The Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Edition comes with a price tag of ₹46,990, while the Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Tactical edition retails for ₹51,990. The Garmin Instinct 2S Solar is priced at ₹43990.
The Garmin Instinct 2 smartwatch is available in only Graphite colour, whereas the Garmin Instinct 2 Solar is offered in Graphite, Mist Grey, and Tidal Blue colour variants. The Instinct 2 Solar Tactical Edition comes in Black and Coyote shade. The Garmin Instinct 2 Camo edition is offered in single Graphite Camo colour. The Garmin Instinct 2S is available in Deep Orchid, Graphite, and Poppy colour options, and Garmin Instinct 2S Solar comes in Graphite, Mist Grey, and Neo Tropic colour options.
The smartwatches will go on sale starting from March 14. Interested buyers can purchase them from Garmin Brand Stores, Amazon, Flipkart, Synergizer, Tata Cliq, Tata Luxury, and other offline retail partners.
Garmin Instinct 2 & Garmin Instinct 2S Specifications, Features
The Garmin Instinct 2 flaunts a 45-mm dial with 176×176 pixel resolution, while the Garmin Instinct 2S sports a 40mm dial and features a resolution of 156×156 pixels. Both Instinct 2 and Instinct 2S comes with MIL STD 810 certification to withstand shock and offer up to 100m of water resistance. The wearables offer 32MB of internal storage.
The Garmin Instinct 2 and Garmin Instinct 2S smartwatches can last for up to four weeks on a single charge in the smartwatch mode. Both watches are available in solar variants, which offer unlimited battery life when used in smartwatch mode. In GPS mode, both smartwatches can last for up to two days.
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Besides offering more than 30 sports modes, both wearables come with a host of health monitoring features, including blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) sensor, calorie tracker, stress tracker, heart rate monitor, respiratory monitor, and sleep cycle sensor. The Incident Detection feature will notify your near and dear ones in case of emergencies. The wearables also feature a VO2 Max sensor that shows the body’s maximum oxygen absorption.
Other fitness features include Fitness Age, intensity minutes during activities, Training Status/Load/Effect, Recovery Time, HIIT (high-intensity interval training), and Daily Suggested Workout. Further, the Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Tactical Edition comes with modes such as kill switch, stealth mode, night-vision goggle compatibility, dual-format positioning coordinates, and Jumpmaster Activity mode.
The smartwatches can be connected to iOS and Android devices via Bluetooth. You can use the Garmin Connect app to control various features. Coming to the dimensions, the Garmin Instinct 2 smartwatch measures 45x45x14.5mm and weighs in at 53 grams, while the Garmin Instinct 2S measures 40x40x13.3mm and weighs around 43 grams.
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