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Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Don't let this discount on the Garmin Instinct 3 slip away as it drops to one of its best prices yet
Garmin makes a lot of great smartwatches, offering impressive features and great battery life. While most of its devices started off with MIP screens, we're now seeing a shift towards vibrant AMOLED displays, providing a more pleasant and lively experience. Despite this change, Garmin still has a robust lineup of wearables at a range of different prices, making its devices accessible to almost everyone. With that said, we're seeing a pretty good deal on one of the brand's more recent additions, the Instinct 3. This watch offers a simple yet rugged design, features a bright and beautiful AMOLED screen, and now comes with a $50 discount that drops the watch down to just $400. It isn't the steepest discount, but it does bring the watch to just above the lowest we've seen, making it a great time to buy. While most Garmin watches look the same, it's all about the details, and the Instinct 3 has plenty. You get a rugged design and a metal-reinforced bezel that houses a 1.2-inch AMOLED screen. Not only that, but it also has a built-in flashlight, along with a variety of sensors that monitor your health and wellness metrics. As you expect, you can get detailed results about your health and fitness activities, along with sleep quality and stress levels as well. There's also a Garmin Coach that can help you get results when it comes to your fitness goals, and a morning report shows how you're progressing. In addition, you can also stay connected, with notifications from your phone that go straight to the watch, and you can also make payments at supported terminals with Garmin Pay. Perhaps the cherry on top here is that this watch can last up to 18 days on a single charge, which is quite impressive when compared to stand-outs like the Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch, which can only go for a few days. Overall, you're getting a fantastic smartwatch here that does all you need it to do for a good price. It isn't the cheapest smartwatch on the market, but if you're looking for something rugged, powerful, and with excellent battery life, then the Instinct 3 is going to be a great one to pick up.
Tom's Guide
23-06-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
I review Garmin watches for a living — here's 3 deals I'd shop in the early Prime Day sale
If you've been waiting for Prime Day to upgrade your running watch, I've got good news — the sales have started early. I review running watches for a living, and have done so for the past decade, so I know exactly what I'm looking for when it comes to the tech on my wrist on race day. Garmin makes some of the best running watches on the market, and below, I've hand-picked the deals worth shopping ahead of Prime Day. All of the best Garmin watches will do a lot more than simply track your steps. They're all designed to be worn 24/7, and can help you get fitter, run faster, and gain a deeper understanding of your overall health. Here are the best deals to shop right now: The Garmin Forerunner 965 is a top-tier running watch, packed with some of Garmin's most advanced training features. It's since been replaced by the Garmin Forerunner 970, but don't let this put you off, it's still an excellent watch, at a fantastic price. The watch has a beautiful AMOLED screen, with a resolution of 454 x 454 pixels; it's extremely bright and easy to see in all weather conditions. This watch has all of the fancy features loaded into Garmin's most expensive watches, in a lighter, more comfortable package. It's a fantastic watch, and one of the best Garmins I've ever tested. Who said you need to spend a fortune to get a decent gadget? The Garmin Forerunner 55 is an affordable, entry-level running and workout watch well-suited for those looking to track their training but who don't need any extra bells or whistles. It still looks and feels like a Garmin watch without the hefty price tag. More importantly, it's just as accurate as far more advanced models. This is a great option if you're new to running, or you're not planning on wearing a sports watch 24/7. Fancy never charging your running watch again? The Garmin Instinct 3 Solar edition has unlimited battery capacity. Yep, it can last forever with enough sunlight. Meanwhile, the Instinct 3 AMOLED edition pairs a brighter screen with up to 24 days of battery life. This isn't the Garmin to buy if you don't want to look like you're wearing a sports watch. However, if you're a fan of the great outdoors, you can't go wrong with the Instinct 3. Sporty and tough-built, water-resistance is a respectable 100 meters, and a built-in LED flashlight on the bezel adds to the watch's versatility.
Tom's Guide
18-06-2025
- Tom's Guide
I test smartwatches for a living — and my favorite Garmin is finally on sale
The Garmin Instinct 3 is barely six months old, so discounts on the device are rare. Available in a variety of configurations, including with or without solar charging and in either a 45mm or 50mm case size, this deal is on the larger solar model. The 50mm Garmin Instinct 3 Solar retails for $449, but right now, it's just $399 via Best Buy. That's the same price as the 45mm model, except you get a larger screen, and perhaps more importantly, the best battery life of any of the Instinct 3 models.... also the best battery life of any smartwatch currently available (AFAIK). The Garmin Instinct 3 Solar smartwatch in 50mm is not only the longest-lasting Instinct 3 model in Garmin's lineup, but it's also the longest-lasting smartwatch currently on the market. Of course, it's much more than that; the device also boasts a rugged design, reliable location tracking, support for loads of nuanced exercises, an onboard LED flashlight, top-notch sleep-tracking insights and an impressive suite of fitness training and recovery tools. I'm not talking about a week of battery or even a month of battery. On a single charge, the big Instinct 3 Solar can keep on chugging for over forty days in smartwatch mode or over 150 hours — or just shy of a week — when using GPS to track a workout. But that's not all. With enough time in the sun, the solar cell behind the screen can technically keep the Instinct 3 Solar charged up indefinitely in smartwatch mode. This makes the Insinct 3 an excellent option for outdoor adventurers. Not only is it long-lasting, the device is also seriously tough-built, with 100 meters of water resistance and an impact-resistant case exterior. A handy LED 'Torch' flashlight adorns the 12:00 position on the watch, something I use frequently to find my way around in the dark, whether at a campsite or simply walking the dog. It also tracks a gigantic range of workout and outdoor activity types — I've used it to keep tabs on my efforts while snowboarding, biking, hiking, snowmobiling, snorkeling and more — and boasts highly accurate GPS location and elevation data. Fancy a solo hike? Garmin's safety tools make it easy for friends and loved ones to follow your progress from afar, plus you also get peace of mind features like Incident Detection, which can alert help if a fall or hard impact is registered. Users can also trigger the feature manually if they feel unsafe. Finally, the Garmin Instinct 3 is loaded with helpful fitness training and workout recovery tools. Plus, Garmin's sleep insights are some of the most thorough and actionable around. All of this adds up to 'a near-perfect smartwatch for outdoor enthusiasts,' as noted in our Instinct 3 review. (Yes, I just awkwardly quote myself.) Looking for more sweet savings on the best Garmin smartwatches? We got you, fam. My colleague Olivia has a massive roundup of Garmin deals, with devices discounted as much as 50% off. But hurry!
Irish Daily Mirror
10-06-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Polar's new Grit X2 watch compared to Coros Pace Pro and Garmin Instinct 3
Polar has just dropped its new Grit X2 multisport adventure and endurance watch. It's technically a more affordable version of the Grit X2 Pro, which was announced in March 2024. When we reviewed that we said it was a 'smartwatch built for outdoor adventures with up to eight days battery life'. Polar Grit X2 has a smaller screen, slightly inferior water resistance rating (5ATM) and shorter battery life (seven days) when compared to the Grit X2 Pro (10 days). But crucially, it employs the same software as the Grit X2 Pro, updated to the latest Polar OS 4.0. Other key features include highly scratch resistant Sapphire crystal screen covering, stainless steel watch surround, slim 79g design, 1.28in AMOLED display, dual-band GPS, full colour offline topographic maps, 32GB of built-in storage and support for more advanced readings like ECG heart monitoring and skin temperature. The €479 wearable meets MIL-STD-810H military standards for durability. This means it is resistant to extreme temperatures, shock and immersion. One of the most compelling features is the replaceable battery. It will cost €39.90 (plus shipping) and this prolongs the life of the device and offers users significantly better long term value than other wearables. Garmin launched Instinct 3 earlier this year and it is another rugged and durable watch that comes in at a similar price to the new Polar. It also meets MIL-STD-810H military standards, offers lengthy battery life and includes a wide range of the firm's acclaimed training and recovery tools. The downside is Instinct 3 does not include full colour topographical maps but it does have a 1.3in AMOLED display. The Coros Pace Pro has a similar 1.3in AMOLED screen but it does not have the Polar Grit X2's premium glass and bezel materials in the build. This means it weighs much less - just 49g. Pace Pro puts the emphasis on core running and triathlon features and Coros has a great reputation for long-term after-sales software support and updates. This wearable is the least expensive of the three models we compared as it costs just€399. Polar Grit X2 costs €479 from Polar. You can also buy it from Amazon.
Forbes
04-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Garmin Slashes Fenix 8, Forerunner Watch Prices In Major Sale
Garmin watches Garmin has dropped prices across several of its key watch lines as part of its Father's Day sale. Among the discounts are some of the watches I tend to recommend the most often, including the brilliant Forerunner 165 for $199.99, or $249.99 for the Music Edition with on-board storage for downloaded tunes. Deals are not limited to the lower-end lines either. The Garmin Fenix 8 is on sale at $200 off across the board, meaning the Fenix E now costs $599.99, while the highly recommended 47mm edition of the AMOLED Fenix 8 costs $899.99. The Garmin Instinct 3 is also worth a look, selling at $50 off. This means the range now starts at $249.99 for the non-OLED Instinct E, while the 45mm AMOLED version is $399.99. None of these three quite fit the bill? You'll also find discounts on the smartwatch—like Garmin Venu 3 family, the super-long-lasting Garmin Enduro 3, the Forerunner 265. And 2023's best all-round running watch from Garmin, the Forerunner 965. There are also discounts on the golf-specific Approach S70 and S12 watch lines. Those in the UK should also check out Garmin's discounts for Global Running Day, although most of these are roundly comparable with what we see for Father's Day in the US, with a few little additions. For example, the basic Garmin Forerunner 55 is on sale for £119 in the UK, where those in the US still have to pay $199.99. One factor to bear in mind here is older-generation Garmin watches frequently go on sale during other sales periods, such as Black Friday and Amazon's various Prime sales events. However, plenty of the watches in this sale remain the newest of their particular type, notably the Fenix 8, Instinct 3, Enduro 3 and — a personal favourite of mine as a sound buy — the Forerunner 165. And some, like the Instinct 3, are only a few months old.
