Instinct 2 / 2S
Instinct 2 / 2S launched 9 Feb 2022 at $349+. 2S Solar: effectively unlimited battery
The basics
- Brand
- Garmin
- Line
- Outdoor
- Released
- 2022-02-09
- Launch price
- $349+
- Replaces
- Instinct
- Family
- Instinct
- Official site
- garmin.com ↗
2S Solar: effectively unlimited battery
Release history
- 2025-01-06Instinct 3 / Instinct E
- 2022-02-09Instinct 2 / 2S
- 2018-10-11Instinct
Video coverage
All 55 videos
▶Garmin Instinct 2 Series: The Complete Beginners GuideDC Rainmaker · Mon, 19 Sep 2022
▶Garmin Instinct 2 In-Depth Review: 12 Things You Need To Know!DC Rainmaker · Mon, 19 Sep 2022
▶Garmin Instinct 2 In-Depth Review // 2 Sizes, VO2 Max, Unlimited Battery Life, and more!DesFit · Mon, 19 Sep 2022
▶Garmin Instinct 2 vs Fenix 7: A Very Detailed ComparisonDC Rainmaker · Wed, 21 Sep 2022Instinct generation comparison
Full compare page| Instinct 32025-01 | Instinct 22022-02 | Instinct2018-02 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch price | $399 | $349 | $299 |
| Display | AMOLED or Solar MIP | 2-window mono MIP | 2-window mono MIP |
| Sizes | 45 / 50 mm | 40 / 45 mm | 45 mm |
| Thickness | 14.4 / 14.9 mm | 13.3 / 14.5 mm | 15.3 mm |
| Lens / case | Polymer; Power Glass on Solar | Polymer; Power Glass on Solar | Chemically strengthened glass; polymer |
| Battery (smartwatch) | 20–60+ days; Solar unlimited* | 2S Solar: unlimited* | ~14 days |
| Solar | Solar models | Solar models | — |
| Multi-band GPS | AMOLED models | — | — |
| LED flashlight | Yes | — | — |
| Garmin Pay / music | Pay only | Pay only | — |
Battery figures are launch-day claims.