inReach Mini 3 / 3 Plus
inReach Mini 3 / 3 Plus launched 2 Dec 2025.
The take
The safety line every backcountry kit should include: satellite messaging and SOS shrunk to pocket size, now with a color screen and a Plus variant that trades pocket space for battery and sensors. Subscription required — budget it like the paper maps it replaced.
The basics
- Brand
- Garmin
- Line
- Handheld & Sat
- Released
- 2025-12-02
- Replaces
- inReach Mini 2
- Family
- inReach Mini
- Official site
- the5krunner.com ↗
Release history
- 2025-12-02inReach Mini 3 / 3 Plus
- 2022-02-02inReach Mini 2
- 2018-05-03inReach Mini
Video coverage
All 34 videos
inReach Mini generation comparison
Full compare page| inReach Mini 3 / 3 Plus2025-12 | inReach Mini 22022-02 | inReach Mini2018-05 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | — | $399 | $349 |
| Screen | Color | Monochrome | Monochrome |
| Battery | — | 30 days (10-min logging) | 50 h (10-min logging) |
| Port | USB-C | USB-C | micro-USB |
| Interactive SOS | Yes | Yes | — |
| Signature | Color screen; Plus adds battery | Longer battery, USB-C | The pocket satellite messenger |
Battery figures are launch-day claims.
In the news
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- Garmin inReach Mini 3 Plus Review
- Garmin inReach Mini 3 Plus Review
- I Ran 80 Miles on the Path of the Gods to Test the Garmin InReach Mini 3 Plus
- I Ran 80 Miles on the Path of the Gods to Test the Garmin InReach Mini 3 Plus