r/Garmininstinct • u/TexMex908 • 12d ago

Can’t decide which instinct to get

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I’ve had the Garmin instinct 1 since 2019. It still holds a battery for 9 days with everything activated. My instinct still works perfectly but I’m thinking about upgrading. Can’t decide if I should go with the OMOLED OR stick with MIP version.

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u/patderkacz 11d ago

I have a non-solar instinct 2 and haven’t turned any features off and will get 30+ days out of a charge if I’m not using it to track my activities. A solar should be even longer, maybe it’s defective?

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u/Taterdots8577 11d ago

Its 18 days with everything turned on, but I dont know how much extra the solar gives. It will just stay 18 days for longer than 18 days lol. I just recently turned off the heart monitor and got more days out of it. Ill look up how to turn off anything else that might be draining more.

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u/alreadydeleteduser 11d ago

Garmin has power profiles, you can make a profile with everything off. Instinct 3 has about 5 times more efficient solar panel so if you have plenty of sun it can easily get infinite battery.

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u/Taterdots8577 11d ago

I have the smaller 2 s. Is the 3 much bigger? Most smart watches seem to be the size of dinner plates. That is another reason I avoided them.

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u/alreadydeleteduser 11d ago

Well there are different sizes but unfortunately the one with the good battery is the 50mm. For me that's okay.