Garmin Instinct Solar, Solar-powered Rugged Outdoor Smartwatch, Built-in Sports Apps and Health Monitoring, Tidal Blue

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Although the Instinct Solar is now relatively cheap compared to Garmin's premium offerings, if you're only a light exerciser, consider a cheaper model like the Forerunner 55.

That’s largely down to the intuitive display we described earlier, with a small circular cut-out (known in Garmin’s literature as the ‘dial screen’) that shows different icons, showing you what the top right button will do at any particular time. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).Point-to-point navigation, breadcrumb trail in realtime, back to start, TracBack, UltraTrac mode, distance to destination, barometric trend indicator with storm alert, trail run auto climb, vertical speed, total ascent/descent, future elevation plot, compatible with BaseCamp. Train your way — indoors or out — with built-in sports apps, including everything from strength training to running to mountain biking. Buttons can also be locked, which we’ve found is great for ball sports like tennis and squash where they’re more likely to take an accidental knock. There's plenty of useful biometric data at your disposal as well, including heart rate (and heart rate zones), cadence and stride length.

The Amazfit T-Rex Pro is great looking and surprisingly affordable, though it lacks navigation tools and Amazfit's smartphone app isn't compatible with as many third-party tools as Garmin Connect. Making a new account takes a little while, as you'll need to enter some basic physiological data (height, weight, age, activity levels and so on) but it's a worthwhile investment. You really do have the perfect companion no matter how wild and isolated the terrain you're tackling. Yes the Garmin Instinct watch offers six unique watch faces, with a colour inverted option for each. You can easily customize the strength of the backlight through the watch itself, or the Garmin Connect app.Even if you can't give the Instinct Solar enough sun exposure to keep it running indefinitely, its battery life far outshines any other fitness tracker or smartwatch.

The current solar intensity level is displayed as a small graph on the watch's main face, and it's remarkable seeing the battery indicator barely budge for over a week. The lens’s matt finish means it’s easy to read in direct sunlight, which is important for obvious reasons. Equipped with ABC sensors including an altimeter for elevation data, a barometer to monitor weather and a 3-axis electronic compass, the Instinct 2 comes with all the features you might need for spending some quality time off the grid and even features TRACBACK® ROUTING which makes it simple to navigate back to your starting point. Other repayment options may be available Credit subject to status and affordability Terms and conditions apply. Provide some basic information and we'll let you know if you are likely to be approved for finance as well as how much you could borrow.Whether you’re hiking, mountain biking, trail running or skiing, you’ll have access to multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone. Engineered for endurance, the Garmin Instinct Solar is a rugged, heard-wearing GPS smartwatch with solar charging capability.