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📝 Manufacturer Description

WHATEVER YOU DO, OWN IT

The Garmin Instinct 2S is a rugged GPS smartwatch that’s tough enough to keep up with you and unique enough to fit your style – now in a smaller 40 mm case to fit more wrists. It delivers long battery life, serious outdoor navigation tools, and a full suite of health and fitness tracking features.

• Rugged design with 10 ATM water rating and MIL-STD-810 thermal and shock resistance.
• Multi-GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo) plus ABC sensors for better tracking in challenging environments.
• Built-in sports apps for running, cycling, swimming, strength, HIIT, indoor climbing, golf and more.
• 24/7 health monitoring with wrist-based heart rate, stress, sleep, Body Battery™ energy and Pulse Ox.
• Smart notifications and Connect IQ™ support when paired with your compatible smartphone.
• Up to 21 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 22 hours in GPS mode.

ENGINEERED FOR ENDURANCE

Instinct 2S is water-rated to 100 meters and built to handle harsh conditions. The fiber-reinforced polymer case and chemically strengthened Corning® Gorilla® Glass help protect against bumps, scratches and everyday abuse.

DESIGNED TO DO YOU

Bold styling, high-contrast display and a compact case give this watch a distinctive look that shows you do things your own way. The smaller Instinct 2S size is ideal for smaller wrists without sacrificing durability.

NAVIGATION: MULTI-GNSS & ABC SENSORS

Access multiple satellite systems – GPS, GLONASS and Galileo – to help track you in more challenging environments than GPS alone. Use ABC sensors (altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass) to monitor elevation, weather and direction on your hikes and adventures.

TRACBACK® & SAFETY FEATURES

Use TracBack® routing to navigate the same route back to your starting point. When paired with your smartphone, your live location can be sent to contacts manually or automatically during select outdoor activities using built-in incident detection and assistance features.

SMART CONNECTED EXPERIENCE

• Smart notifications: Receive emails, texts and alerts on your wrist when paired with your phone.
• Connect IQ™: Download custom watch faces, data fields, apps and widgets.
• Music controls: Control smartphone music from your watch.
• Find my phone & find my watch: Quickly locate your devices.
• Garmin Connect™: Sync data, view trends and participate in challenges.

BUILT-IN SPORTS & TRAINING TOOLS

Instinct 2S includes profiles for running, treadmill, indoor track, trail running, cycling, swimming, skiing, snowboarding, XC skiing, rowing, SUP, strength, cardio, HIIT and more. Track pace, distance, cadence, heart rate and other key metrics.

• HIIT workouts: Track AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata and custom intervals with dedicated timers.
• VO2 max: Estimate fitness level and account for heat or altitude.
• Daily workout suggestions: Get recommended workouts based on your training load and status.
• Recovery time: Know how long to rest before your next hard effort.
• MTB dynamics: Grit™ and Flow™ scores rate trail difficulty and smoothness.

24/7 HEALTH & WELLNESS TRACKING

Monitor your body around the clock with wrist-based heart rate, stress tracking, advanced sleep monitoring with sleep score, Body Battery™ energy monitoring and Pulse Ox for oxygen saturation estimates. Track fitness age, intensity minutes, hydration and women’s health metrics in Garmin Connect.

Note: Pulse Ox is not a medical device and is not intended for diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition. Some functions require a paired compatible smartphone and the Garmin Connect™ app.

📦 What's Included in the Box?

The Garmin Instinct 2S – Graphite Rugged GPS Smartwatch ships with the following items included:

• Instinct 2S smartwatch
• Charging/data cable
• Documentation

⚙️ Features & Technical Specifications

🧭 General

• Lens material: Power Glass™
• Bezel material: fiber-reinforced polymer
• Case material: fiber-reinforced polymer
• QuickFit™ band compatible: yes (20 mm)
• Strap material: silicone
• Physical size: 40 x 40 x 13.3 mm (fits wrists with a circumference of 112–180 mm)
• Display size: custom two-window design; 0.79" x 0.79" (20.12 x 20.12 mm)
• Display resolution: 156 x 156 pixels (active area)
• Display type: monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
• Weight: 42 g
• Battery life:
  • Smartwatch: up to 21 days
  • Battery Saver Watch Mode: up to 50 days
  • GPS: up to 22 hours
  • Max Battery GPS Mode: up to 54 hours
  • Expedition GPS Activity: up to 25 days
• Water rating: 10 ATM
• Memory/history: 32 MB

❤️ Health Monitoring & Sensors

Health Monitoring

• Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second): Yes
• Daily resting heart rate: Yes
• Abnormal heart rate alerts: yes (high and low)
• Respiration rate (24×7): Yes
• Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation: yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day)
• Fitness age: Yes
• Body Battery™ energy monitor: Yes
• All-day stress: Yes
• Relaxation breathing timer: Yes
• Sleep: Yes
• Sleep score and insights: Yes
• Hydration: yes (in Garmin Connect™)
• Women’s health: yes (in Garmin Connect™)
• Health Snapshot: Yes

Sensors

• GPS: Yes
• GLONASS: Yes
• Galileo: Yes
• Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor: Yes
• Barometric altimeter: Yes
• Compass: Yes
• Accelerometer: Yes
• Thermometer: Yes
• Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor: Yes

📱 Smart Features & Activity Tracking

Daily Smart Features

• Connectivity: Bluetooth®, ANT+®
• Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps): Yes
• Smart notifications: Yes
• Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only): Yes
• Calendar & weather: Yes
• Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ Mobile: Yes
• Battery saver (customizable low-power watch): Yes
• Controls smartphone music: Yes
• Find my phone / Find my watch: Yes
• VIRB® remote: Yes
• Smartphone compatibility: iPhone®, Android™
• Pairs with Garmin Golf app: Yes
• Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile: Yes

Safety & Tracking Features

• LiveTrack: Yes
• Incident detection during select activities: Yes
• Assistance: Yes

Activity Tracking

• Step counter: Yes
• Move bar: Yes
• Auto goal: Yes
• Calories burned: Yes
• Floors climbed: Yes
• Distance traveled: Yes
• Intensity minutes: Yes
• TrueUp™ and Move IQ™: Yes
• Garmin Connect™ Challenges app: yes (optional Connect IQ app)

🏃‍♂️ Sports, Training & Outdoor Recreation

Gym & Fitness Equipment

• Available gym profiles: Strength, Cardio, Elliptical, HIIT, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Yoga
• Cardio & strength workouts: Yes
• HIIT workouts: Yes
• Automatic rep counting: Yes

Training, Planning & Analysis

• HR zones, alerts, calories, %HR max, %HRR: Yes
• Recovery time & auto max HR: Yes
• HR broadcast over ANT+: Yes
• Respiration rate (during exercise): Yes
• GPS speed and distance: Yes
• Customizable data pages and activity profiles: Yes
• Auto Pause®, interval training, advanced workouts: Yes
• Downloadable training plans: Yes
• Power modes for in-activity battery settings: Yes
• Auto Lap®, manual lap, lap alerts: Yes
• Heat and altitude acclimation: Yes
• VO2 max (run & trail run): Yes
• Training status, training load, training effect (aerobic & anaerobic): Yes
• Primary benefit labels, improved recovery time: Yes
• Daily suggested workouts: Yes
• Custom alerts, audio prompts, finish time: Yes
• Virtual partner, race an activity: Yes
• Auto & manual multisport activities: Yes
• Course guidance, button lock, hot keys, auto scroll: Yes
• Activity history on watch; Physio TrueUp: Yes

Running Features

• Run profiles: Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running
• GPS-based distance, time and pace: Yes
• Running dynamics (with compatible accessory): Yes
• Vertical oscillation & ratio (with accessory): Yes
• Ground contact time & balance (with accessory): Yes
• Stride length (real time, with accessory): Yes
• Cadence: Yes
• Performance condition: Yes
• Lactate threshold (with accessory): Yes
• Run workouts & race predictor: Yes
• Foot pod capable: Yes

Outdoor Recreation

• Profiles: Hiking, Climbing, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, SUP, Rowing, Kayaking, Fishing, Hunting, Tactical
• Point-to-point navigation: Yes
• Bread crumb trail in real time: Yes
• Back to start & TracBack®: Yes
• Ultratrac mode: Yes
• Elevation profile & distance to destination: Yes
• Barometric trend indicator with storm alert: Yes
• Trail run auto climb, vertical speed, total ascent/descent: Yes
• Future elevation plot: Yes
• Compatible with BaseCamp™: Yes
• GPS coordinates, Sight 'N Go, area calculation, projected waypoints: Yes
• Sun and moon information, Xero™ locations, Expedition GPS activity: Yes

🏌️‍♂️ Golf, 🚴‍♂️ Cycling, 🏊‍♂️ Swimming & More

Golfing Features

• Yardage to front/middle/back of green: Yes
• Yardage to layups/doglegs: Yes
• Shot distance measure (manual): Yes
• Digital scorecard & stat tracking: Yes
• Auto CourseView updates: Yes
• Green view with manual pin position: Yes
• Hazards and course targets: Yes
• PinPointer, round timer/odometer: Yes
• Automatic club tracking compatible (with accessory): Yes
• Tournament legal: Yes

Cycling Features

• Profiles: Biking, Road, Mountain, Gravel, Cyclocross, Commuting, Touring, eBike, eMTB, Indoor Biking
• Alerts for time, distance, heart rate or calories: Yes
• Courses & MTB Grit & Flow: Yes
• Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor): Yes
• FTP and power meter compatibility (including Vector™): Yes
• Speed and cadence sensor support: Yes (with sensors)

Swimming Features

• Profiles: Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
• Open-water swim metrics: distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, SWOLF, calories
• Pool swim metrics: lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, SWOLF, calories
• Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly): Yes
• Drill logging, basic rest timer, “repeat on” rest timer, auto rest: Yes (pool)
• Time and distance alerts, countdown start, pool swim workouts: Yes
• Underwater wrist-based heart rate: Yes
• Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests; interval/session stats during rests; automatic download post-swim): Yes

Kid Activity Tracking

• Toe-to-Toe™ challenges app: yes (optional Connect IQ app)

Connectivity

• Smart trainer control: Yes