Garmin
Instinct E
Entry-level Instinct without solar, in 40 and 45 mm
- Lightest
The Instinct E is the entry-level Instinct: a monochrome memory-in-pixel display in a 40 or 45 mm fibre-reinforced polymer case, with GPS, a compass and a barometric altimeter but no solar charging, torch, multi-band GPS or Garmin Pay.
Key specifications
- Overall score
- 0.9 out of 10,EntryHow we score
- Case size
- from length 40 mm, width 40 mm, height 13.6 mm, to length 45 mm, width 45 mm, height 14.2 mm
- Weight
- from 41 g to 48 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- from 14 days to 16 days
- Display type
- Monochrome memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Full specification
Bars, drawing and score: 45 mm, Black, Charcoal band (standard model)
Size and build
- Case size
- from length 40 mm, width 40 mm, height 13.6 mm, to length 45 mm, width 45 mm, height 14.2 mm
- Weight
- from 41 g to 48 g
- Analogue hands
- No
- Water resistance depth
- 100 m
- Materials
- Fibre-reinforced polymer case, fibre-reinforced polymer bezel, silicone band
Battery and charging
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- from 14 days to 16 days
- Solar charging
- No
Display
- Display type
- Monochrome memory-in-pixel (MIP)
- Display size
- from 22 mm to 23 mm
- Touchscreen
- No
- Sapphire lens
- No
Navigation and connections
- Navigation to a set point
- Built-in GPS
- Multi-band GPS
- No
- Preloaded maps
- No
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Satellite messaging
- No
- LTE mobile connection
- No
Sensors
- Digital compass
- Yes
- Altimeter and barometer
- Yes
- Thermometer
- Yes
- Step counter
- Yes
- ECG app
- No
Smart features
- Built-in torch
- No
- Contactless payments
- No
- Music storage
- No
- Speaker and microphone
- No
- Dive computer (EN 13319)
- No
- Tactical features
- No
Variants
4 variants
010-02932-0040 mm, Black, Charcoal band- Colour
- Black with Charcoal Band
- Case size
- length 40 mm, width 40 mm, height 13.6 mm
- Weight
- 41 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 14 days
- Display size
- 22 mm
- UK model code
010-02932-00- RRP
- £219.99
010-02932-0140 mm, Electric lime, Twilight band- Colour
- Electric Lime with Twilight Band
- Case size
- length 40 mm, width 40 mm, height 13.6 mm
- Weight
- 41 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 14 days
- Display size
- 22 mm
- UK model code
010-02932-01- RRP
- £219.99
010-02933-0045 mm, Black, Charcoal bandStandard model- Colour
- Black with Charcoal Band
- Case size
- length 45 mm, width 45 mm, height 14.2 mm
- Weight
- 48 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 16 days
- Display size
- 23 mm
- UK model code
010-02933-00- RRP
- £219.99
010-02933-0145 mm, Electric lime, Electric lime band- Colour
- Electric Lime with Electric Lime Band
- Case size
- length 45 mm, width 45 mm, height 14.2 mm
- Weight
- 48 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 16 days
- Display size
- 23 mm
- UK model code
010-02933-01- RRP
- £219.99
Alternatives
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More than a point higher in overall score
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