Garmin Instinct 3 AMOLED – 45 mm

The Instinct 3 series includes rugged GPS smartwatches with options for a bright AMOLED display. Standard units include the black and charcoal, accompanied by the Tropical Pulse Collection — bright and bold colors that are available for a limited time only. With bolted construction, a metal-reinforced bezel and a scratch-resistant lens, these smartwatches can take on your toughest adventures. They’re engineered to MIL-STD-810 standards for thermal and shock resistance and are also 10 ATM water-rated. They offer a built-in LED flashlight with variable intensities and strobe modes that give you greater visibility outdoors and provide convenient illumination when you need it. To keep you on track, Instinct 3 includes a built-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter. Plus, multi-band GPS with SatIQ™ technology delivers superior positioning while optimizing battery life. The 24/7 health and wellness features keep you connected to your body with heart rate tracking, advanced sleep monitoring, Pulse Ox² and more. The Instinct 3 series also includes smart Garmin Pay™ contactless payments³.

New Features as of May, 2025

NEW! 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.

NEW! RUCKING ACTIVITY

Weighted hiking feature allows users to manually input their pack weight for load-carrying exercises to enable more accurate tracking and analysis of metrics like pace, distance, heart rate, VO2 max, calorie burn, elevation and more.

NEW! PASSCODE

Help protect sensitive data with a passcode to access smartwatch data. For even greater security, an automatic wrist detection option allows users to set up a pin to regain access once the watch has been removed from their wrist.

Instinct 3 AMOLED Series Features

NEW! AMOLED DISPLAY

Instinct 3 series offers options with a bright 1.2″ or 1.3″ AMOLED display to make detailed information easy to read at a glance, while still providing great battery life with up to 24 days in smartwatch mode on the 50 mm model.

NEW! RUGGED DESIGN AND METAL-REINFORCED BEZEL

Explore confidently with a rugged design, including a metal-reinforced bezel and scratch-resistant display.

NEW! MULTI-BAND GPS + SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY

Navigate confidently with multi-band GPS, featuring SatIQ technology, which delivers superior positioning while optimizing battery life.

NEW! GARMIN SHARE

Use this feature to easily share saved locations, courses and workouts with friends’ compatible Garmin devices.

NEW! GARMIN MESSENGER™ APP

Communicate via two-way text messaging⁶ on your wrist.

STAY CONNECTED

Enjoy everyday wearability, and live connected with smart notifications⁴, Garmin Pay™ contactless payments³ and more.

BUILT-IN FLASHLIGHT

See and be seen with a built-in flashlight, featuring variable intensities and an alternate red light.

HEALTH TRACKING

Make bold moves with health monitoring features, including heart rate, advanced sleep monitoring, Pulse Ox² and more.

GPS/NAVIGATION/SENSORS

Navigate the outdoors with superior positioning accuracy, thanks to multi-band GPS with SatIQ™ technology plus an altimeter, a barometer and a 3-axis electronic compass.

10 ATM WATER RATING

Provides a 100-meter water rating and is designed to MIL-STD-810 standards for thermal and shock resistance.

TRAIN TO PERFORM

Begin each day with a customizable morning report offering a summary of health and wellness information. Use the training readiness feature, which looks at a variety of health metrics, to maximize your training efficiency and recovery⁵ — to help prevent burnout.

GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.

CONNECT IQ™ STORE

Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.

SAFETY AND TRACKING

If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location⁷.

HRV STATUS

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health through heart rate variability while you sleep.

MORNING REPORT

Get a customizable overview of your sleep, training outlook, HRV status, weather and more as soon as you wake up.

TRACK YOUR ACTIVITIES

Use preloaded activity profiles to get data and insight from your active pursuits. Even track team sport activities such as soccer, football, racquet sports and more.

GARMIN COACH

Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans for runners and cyclists.

DAILY WORKOUT SUGGESTIONS

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect™ smartphone app calendar.

VO2 MAX

Train smarter with VO2 max, an indicator of how you can expect to perform. It even accounts for changes in performance that could be caused by heat or altitude.

²This is not a medical device and is not intended for the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.
³See Garmin.com/GarminPay/Banks
⁴When paired with your compatible smartphone
⁵See Garmin.com/ataccuracy
⁶Requires both the sender and receiver of messages to have the Garmin Messenger™ app installed on their paired smartphones
⁷When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.