Instinct 3 – 50 mm, Solar

Garmin

Instinct 3 – 50 mm, Solar

37 positive 4 neutral 3 negative

Based on 44 Reddit mentions

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Race 2 - What a beautiful watch!

Congratulations on your Race 2...Nice watchface... Thank you for sharing your insights & experience...How did you find the battery life.. data accuracy & sleep tracking as compared to Garmin...?I am Garmin instinct 2x solar user also evaluating the Race 2...

Putrid_Concert_1493 in r/Suunto

May 8, 2026 3:48 PM

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What's the best way to use instinct for long treks?

I mostly do one-day tracks with my Garmin Instinct 2X. The battery usually gives me about 10 days of GPS activity on a full charge. I always create my own GPX tracks with Mapy.cz, as you can create and export GPX files directly on your phone in the app. The application uses our typical tourist maps,

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elPytel in r/Garmininstinct

May 21, 2026 5:26 PM

2

Instinct 3… convince me

I have a solar instinct 3 tactical. Personally I found the overall finish and feel of the watch to be off. It feels more like a toy whereas the instinct 2 feels like a tool. It’s hard to articulate, but if you don’t need any specific features in the instinct 3, I would recommend looking at the insti

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Avon_Barksdale_05 in r/Garmininstinct

April 2, 2026 7:32 PM

2

Amazfit Cheetah 2 Ultra has been release

I only use them for marathon training, running, and light trails, I haven’t really had any major issues with any of the brands. I occasionally use a chest strap with the Coros Pace 2 and Garmin Instinct 2X Solar during speed training to compensate for the HR sensor latency. Most of the time, I mainl

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kongKing_11 in r/amazfit

May 14, 2026 9:47 AM

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