Hands on: Garmin Instinct 3 review: Instinctively a winner
Garmin Instinct 3: Review one minute
When I started our Jiaming Instinct 3 evaluation test, I know that this watch has many commendable places. after all, Garmin Instin 2 has gained rare, mouth -watering five stars in our official evaluationEssence Instinct 2 has a variety of sizes (from 40 mm to 50 mm Instinct 2X Solar), solar and non -Pacific versions, various interesting colors, and my personal favorite mixed Garmin Instinct Crossover. This is indeed an Instinct 2 for Everyone.
The operating ideas of Instinct 3 are very similar. There are a series of cool color matching, multiple sizes and two key screen options. The smallest 40 mm size is called Instinct E, which is the easiest to remind people of Instinct 2: Only MIP (pixel memory) options, no solar energy charging, no flashlight. There are 45 mm and 50 mm size to choose from. You can choose a bright smart watch AMOLED screen and a classic Garmin MIP screen equipped with Garmin Power Glass solar charging technology. If you carry it, you can provide “unlimited” under sufficient bright conditions. Battery life. It was exposed to the sun for several hours.
It can really play a great role only on the sunny days. At this time, it can slow down the GPS mode’s consumption of battery life, but it is still very good. We got the AMOLED 45mm version to test its cool mint color Neotropic color, but I did have a soft spot for digital watch -type MIP screens. The best Garmin watch Used as a standard. At present, this feels more like Garmin pioneer 265The map function is limited, although the shell design is still stereotyped Instinct.
The Instinct series has never provided a full -color topographic chart like the high -end watch in the Garmin series. I want to know whether the AMOLED screen means that we can finally see the topographic map on Instinct, but there are no maps or touch screens here. I think Garmin must distinguish between different range and lower the price of Instinct in some way. So far, I have recorded two exercises with Instinct 3 -one run and one boxing training -it has accurate processing these two training, and it is as intuitive as Instinct 2. For me, using it to replace my daily Instinct Crossover is easy to set up for three minutes to seamlessly take over the sleep tracking, body battery and training preparation scores on my old watch.
Comprehensive? As an old fan of “Instinct”, I like it very much. It is fast, bright, and looks very interesting. The most important thing is that it is useful. Yes, it is thick and plastic. If you don’t like the old design, you will not like this. But it is not a fashionable metal communication tool: it is a toy, it is best to play outside.
Garmin Instinct 3: Price and supply status
- Instinct E starting price is $ 299/£ 259/$ 549
- The 45mm “Instinct 3” starts at $ 399/£ 349/$ 829.
- 50 mm instinct 3 starts at 449 US dollars/£ 429/$ 929
Garmin Instinct 3 is now available Garmin’s website There are five different prices with other retailers, which is a bit confusing, depending on the model you choose.
The cheapest Instinct E is now on the market, priced at $ 299/£ 259/$ 549. The MIP solar screen of the 45mm watch starts at $ 399/£ 349/$ 729, and the AMOLED screen options rose to $ 449/£ 389/$ 829. The maximum 50 mm watch equipped with MIP solar screen is priced at $ 449/£ 429/$ 829, and the AMOLED screen options rose to $ 499/£ 449/$ 929.
Garmin Instinct 3: Specifications
Here are the specifications of the 45mm AMOLED Instinct 3.
| Element | Garmin Instinct 3 (AMOLED, 45 mm) |
| price | $ 449/£ 389/$ 829 |
| aspect | 45 × 45 × 14.9 mm |
| weight | 53 grams |
| Case/bezel | Fiber enhancement polymer/aluminum |
| exhibit | AMOLED, 390 x 390 pixels |
| Global positioning system | GPS, Glonass, Galileo, SATIQ |
| Battery life | For 18 days (smart watches) and 32 hours (GPS) length (GPS) |
| connect | Bluetooth, Ant+ |
| water proof | 10 atmospheric pressure |
Garmin Instinct 3: Design
- Thick polymer shell
- Screen selection
- Intuitive, unchanged Garmin layout
Instinct 3 closely inherits the design tradition of Garmin Instinct 2, and the shell looks basically the same. It has a variety of colors, roughly the same thickness, roughly the same weight (only one gram between 45mm Instinct 3 and 45mm Instinct 2), and there are still five buttons and similar border dentasions. The main difference is that metal decoration, new AMOLED screen options and flashlights are not available on the smallest Instinct E.
The new AMOLED screen is clear and bright. Garmin Epix Pro 2 And Garmin Forerunner 965, although I must confirm the situation in a complete comment. I like the default dial layout, although it is easy to change, and the use of the five -button control interface is very intuitive for me (conventional Garmin users) on the watch, even if my Apple watch-Stephen Warwick, a fitness writer, was angry about the lack of touch screen.
Although Garmin’s Forerunner, Venu, and Fenix ​​watches use the mixed structure of buttons and touch screens, Instinct 3 lacks another feature to make it affordable. The same situation is also suitable for thick “fiber enhancement polymers” (read as “thick plastic”) shell. The slender metal decoration is the only difference between it is too naive for some users. Metal screws give it a strong edge.
In terms of function, heart rate and skin temperature sensor array has a slight upgrade. The watch is now equipped with a more accurate Elevate Gen 5 instead of Gen 4. GM Garmin’s proprietary charger remains unchanged, but it is equipped with updated USB-C cables instead of most Garmin’s standard USB-A now.
Garmin Instinct 3: Function
- Garmin almost all health functions
- The new flashlight is useful
- Basic direction map
For novices, open the Garmin watch and use the “down” button to roll down, and you will see a list of health, navigation and quality of life. Significant components for outdoor components include weather, sunrise and sunset, and compass shortcuts for sleep tracking information. Health content includes your last exercise, sleep, body battery and your training preparation. As a watch dedicated to outdoor activities, all the functions you expect can be found here, and you can customize the list as usual to meet your needs. climb mountains? Put the height at the top. Enthusiastic Marathon athlete? Select the “Calendar” small parts.
It is very interesting and intuitive, just like WatchOS 11 small components stack, but not so nonsense. I found most of Garmin’s common things, but lacking some advanced functions, such as endurance scores and Hill scores. If there are them, it will be fine. As mentioned earlier, it has no topographic function, only basic direction guidance, but there is never a map on the Instinct watch. Most of the time, the direction is what you need. However, you can still use the “Tracback” function and many other navigation tools to trace your steps.
In terms of hardware, the new flashlight is very useful: it has four intensity and a less dazzling red option, just like the flashlight above Jiaming Phoenix 8Essence I used the red light while running at night, and used the white light at six in the morning to help me fall to the bathroom. In the morning, you will receive the daily abstract and Garmin’s “Morning Report”, which details your sleep, weather, training preparation, and incentive information. Garmin has been doing this for some time, and this feature has been perfected in the past few years. The long battery life of the battery means that you can wear it without hesitation.
- Our performance part, final score and conclusion will be added after about two weeks of test-please note this space!
