Instinct® E
FOLLOW YOURS
Instinct E is the GPS smartwatch with a rugged design and the essential features you need to take on the day.
RUGGED DESIGN
UP TO 14 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FEATURES
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
NAVIGATION FEATURES
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
WHAT YOU’LL LOVE
RUGGED DESIGN
Stand out with a rugged design, including a 40 mm high-strength case and scratch-resistant display.
TESTED FOR TOUGHNESS
The Instinct E smartwatch is 10 ATM water-rated and engineered to MIL-STD-810 for thermal and shock resistance.
ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS MONITORING
Know your body better with health monitoring features, including heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, Pulse Ox2 and more.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible Apple® or Android™ smartphone.
NAVIGATION FEATURES
Navigate confidently with a 3-axis compass, barometric altimeter and multi-GNSS support.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Track your activities, including walking, running, cycling, hiking, strength training and more.
GO BOLDLY
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
DAILY MOVEMENTS
Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist3.
HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health through heart rate variability while you sleep3.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Instinct E tracks your heart rate, so you can stay in the know all day and night3.
STRESS TRACKING
Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
MORNING REPORT
Receive an overview of your sleep recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up. You can even customize your report to show what you want to see.
HEALTH SNAPSHOT
Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your health care provider.
PULSE OX SENSOR
Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep2.
MINDFUL BREATHING
Start a breathwork activity to track your stress and respiration.
HYDRATION
Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated.
RESPIRATION
See how you’re breathing throughout the day and night.
FITNESS AGE
Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.
BREATHING VARIATIONS
For a closer glimpse of your health, the breathing variations feature uses Pulse Ox2 to help you better understand shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep.
ACTIVITY TRACKING
GARMIN COACH
Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans for runners and cyclists.
WORKOUT CREATION
Create step-by-step workouts from more than 1,600 exercises in the Garmin Connect™ app, and send them directly to your watch.
INTENSITY MINUTES
Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes.
VO2 MAX
See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
ALTITUDE AND HEAT ACCLIMATION
See how you’re holding up to the current elevation or heat based on your health metrics.
HIIT WORKOUTS
Track your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata or custom workouts.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.
RECOVERY TIME
Know how long you should recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.
STAY CONNECTED
GARMIN CONNECT
See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.
GARMIN MESSENGER™ APP
Communicate via two-way text messaging4 on your wrist.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your compatible Apple or Android smartphone.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location5.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
LIVETRACK FEATURE
Friends and family can follow your real-time location5 and view preplanned courses.
ABC SENSORS
Navigate your next trail with an altimeter, barometer and 3-axis electronic compass.
GARMIN SHARE
Use this feature to easily share saved locations, courses and workouts with friends’ compatible Garmin devices.
What You’ll Love
Sleep score and insights | ✓ |
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Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 14 days |
Pulse Ox blood oxygen | ✓ |
Display type | Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
Water rating | 10 ATM |
General
Strap material | silicone |
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Lens Material | Chemically Strengthened Glass |
Bezel Material | fiber-reinforced polymer |
Case material | fiber-reinforced polymer |
QuickFit® watch band compatible | yes (20 mm) |
Physical size | 40 x 40 x 13.6 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 107-179 mm |
Weight | 41 g |
Display Size | custom, two-window design; 0.86” x 0.86” (22 x 22 mm) |
Display resolution | 166 x 166 pixels (active area) |
Battery type | Lithium ion |
Battery life | custom, two-window design; 0.9” x 0.9” (23 x 23 mm) |
DISPLAY RESOLUTION | 176 x 176 pixels |
BATTERY LIFE | Smartwatch: Up to 14 days Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 35 days GPS: Up to 21 hours All Satellite Systems: 14 hours Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 43 hours Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 17 days |
Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
MEMORY/HISTORY | 128 MB |
Clock Features
TIME/DATE | ✓ |
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GPS TIME SYNC | ✓ |
AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME | ✓ |
ALARM CLOCK | ✓ |
TIMER | ✓ |
STOPWATCH | ✓ |
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES | ✓ |
Health & Wellness Monitoring
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND) | ✓ |
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DAILY RESTING HEART RATE | ✓ |
ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS | yes (high and low) |
RESPIRATION RATE (24X7) | ✓ |
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION | ✓ |
FITNESS AGE | ✓ |
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR | ✓ |
ALL-DAY STRESS | ✓ |
RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER | ✓ |
BREATHWORK | ✓ |
SLEEP | ✓ |
SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS | ✓ |
HYDRATION | yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
WOMEN’S HEALTH | yes (in Garmin Connect™) |
HEALTH SNAPSHOT | ✓ |
Sensors
GPS | ✓ |
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GLONASS | ✓ |
GALILEO | ✓ |
GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR | ✓ |
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR | ✓ |
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER | ✓ |
COMPASS | ✓ |
ACCELEROMETER | ✓ |
THERMOMETER | ✓ |
Tactical Features
DUAL GRID COORDINATES | ✓ |
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Activity Tracking Features
STEP COUNTER | ✓ |
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MOVE ALERTS (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT) | ✓ |
AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL) | ✓ |
CALORIES BURNED | ✓ |
FLOORS CLIMBED | ✓ |
DISTANCE TRAVELED | ✓ |
INTENSITY MINUTES | ✓ |
TRUEUP™ | ✓ |
MOVE IQ™ | ✓ |
GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
Gym & Fitness Equipment
AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES | Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga |
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CARDIO WORKOUTS | ✓ |
STRENGTH WORKOUTS | ✓ |
HIIT WORKOUTS | ✓ |
YOGA WORKOUTS | ✓ |
PILATES WORKOUTS | ✓ |
AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING | ✓ |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
HR ZONES | ✓ |
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HR ALERTS | ✓ |
HR CALORIES | ✓ |
% HR MAX | ✓ |
% HRR | ✓ |
RECOVERY TIME | ✓ |
AUTO MAX HR | ✓ |
HRV STATUS | ✓ |
HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+® TO PAIRED DEVICES) | yes (using ANT+) |
RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) | ✓ |
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE | ✓ |
CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES | ✓ |
CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES | ✓ |
AUTO PAUSE® | ✓ |
INTERVAL TRAINING | ✓ |
ADVANCED WORKOUTS | ✓ |
DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS | ✓ |
POWER MODES – CUSTOMIZABLE IN-ACTIVITY BATTERY SETTINGS | ✓ |
HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE | ✓ |
AUTO LAP® | ✓ |
MANUAL LAP | ✓ |
CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS | ✓ |
HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION | ✓ |
VO2 MAX (RUN) | ✓ |
VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN) | ✓ |
TRAINING STATUS | ✓ |
TRAINING LOAD | ✓ |
TRAINING EFFECT | ✓ |
TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC) | ✓ |
PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) | ✓ |
IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME | ✓ |
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS | ✓ |
CUSTOM ALERTS | ✓ |
AUDIO PROMPTS | ✓ |
FINISH TIME | ✓ |
VIRTUAL PARTNER | ✓ |
RACE AN ACTIVITY | ✓ |
AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES | ✓ |
MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES | ✓ |
COURSE GUIDANCE | ✓ |
TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK | ✓ |
HOT KEYS | ✓ |
AUTO SCROLL | ✓ |
ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH | ✓ |
PHYSIO TRUEUP | ✓ |
UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS | ✓ |
Running Features
AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running |
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GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE | ✓ |
RUNNING DYNAMICS | yes (with compatible accessory) |
VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO | yes (with compatible accessory) |
GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE | yes (with compatible accessory) |
STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE) | ✓ |
RUNNING POWER | ✓ |
PERFORMANCE CONDITION | ✓ |
LACTATE THRESHOLD | yes (with compatible accessory) |
RUN WORKOUTS | ✓ |
TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB | ✓ |
RACE PREDICTOR | ✓ |
FOOT POD CAPABLE | ✓ |
RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION | ✓ |
Golfing Features
YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN) | ✓ |
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YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS | ✓ |
MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE) | manual |
DIGITAL SCORECARD | ✓ |
STAT TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT) | ✓ |
GARMIN AUTOSHOT™ | ✓ |
AUTO COURSEVIEW UPDATES | ✓ |
GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION | ✓ |
HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS | ✓ |
ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER | ✓ |
AUTOMATIC CLUB TRACKING COMPATIBLE (REQUIRES ACCESSORY) | ✓ |
PAIRS WITH GARMIN GOLF APP | ✓ |
TOURNAMENT LEGAL | ✓ |
Outdoor Recreation
AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES | Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Hunting, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Snowshoeing, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Obstacle Course Racing, Tennis, Tactical |
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POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION | ✓ |
BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME | ✓ |
BACK TO START | ✓ |
TRACBACK® | ✓ |
ULTRATRAC MODE | ✓ |
REFERENCE POINT | ✓ |
ELEVATION PROFILE | ✓ |
DISTANCE TO DESTINATION | ✓ |
BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT | ✓ |
VERTICAL SPEED | ✓ |
TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT | ✓ |
FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT | ✓ |
GPS COORDINATES | ✓ |
SIGHT ‘N GO | ✓ |
AREA CALCULATION | ✓ |
PROJECTED WAYPOINT | ✓ |
SUN AND MOON INFORMATION | ✓ |
XERO™ LOCATIONS | ✓ |
EXPEDITION GPS ACTIVITY | ✓ |
TIDES | ✓ |
Cycling Features
AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES | Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, Triathlon |
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COURSES | ✓ |
BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR) | ✓ |
RACE AN ACTIVITY | ✓ |
ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) | ✓ |
FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) | ✓ |
MTB GRIT & FLOW | ✓ |
COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ AND RALLY™ (POWER METERS) | ✓ |
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR) | ✓ |
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS | ✓ |
SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR) | ✓ |
POWER METER COMPATIBLE | ✓ |
Swimming Features
AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
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OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) | ✓ |
POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) | ✓ |
STROKE TYPE DETECTION (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY) | ✓ |
DRILL LOGGING (POOL SWIM ONLY) | ✓ |
BASIC REST TIMER (UP FROM 0) (POOL SWIM ONLY) | ✓ |
“REPEAT ON” REST TIMER (POOL SWIM ONLY) | ✓ |
AUTO REST (POOL SWIM ONLY) | ✓ |
TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS | ✓ |
COUNTDOWN START (POOL SWIM ONLY) | ✓ |
POOL SWIM WORKOUTS | ✓ |
UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE | ✓ |
HEART RATE FROM EXTERNAL HRM (REAL-TIME DURING RESTS, INTERVAL AND SESSION STATS DURING RESTS, AND AUTOMATIC HEART RATE DOWNLOAD POST-SWIM) | ✓ |
Kid Activity Tracking Features
TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP | yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
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Instinct® E – 40 mm smartwatch with silicone band |
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Charging/data cable |
Documentation |