Instinct E – 40 mm

Description

Follow Yours

Instinct E is the GPS smartwatch with a rugged design and the essential features you need to take on the day.

• Rugged Design
• Up to 14 Days of Battery Life in Smartwatch Mode
• Essential Health and Wellness Features
• Navigation Features
• Built-in Sports Apps

What You’ll Love

Rugged Design

Stand out with a rugged design, including a 40 mm high-strength case and scratch-resistant display.

Tested for Toughness

Essential Health and Wellness Monitoring

Smart Notifications

Navigation Features

Navigate confidently with a 3-axis compass, barometric altimeter and multi-GNSS support.

Built-in Sports Apps

Track your activities, including walking, running, cycling, hiking, strength training and more.

Go Boldly

Health and Wellness

Daily Movements

Hrv Status

Wrist-Based Heart Rate

Stress Tracking

Morning Report

Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up. You can even customize your reports theme, data shown and more.

Health Snapshot

Pulse Ox Sensor

Mindful Breathing

Hydration

Respiration

Fitness Age

Women’s Health Tracking

Smart Wake Alarm

Wake up more refreshed. The smart wake alarm gently wakes you at the optimal time.

Breathing Variations

Lifestyle Logging

Activity Tracking

Garmin Coach

Workout Creation

Intensity Minutes

VO2 Max

Altitude and Heat Acclimation

Hiit Workouts

Track your HIIT workouts, including AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata or custom workouts.

Daily Suggested Workouts

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run or ride.

Recovery Time

Know how long you should recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.

Stay Connected

Garmin Connect

See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.

Safety and Tracking Features

Livetrack Feature

Abc Sensors

Garmin Share

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

Specifications

What You’ll Love

Sleep score and insights	Yes
Battery life (smartwatch mode)	Up to 14 days
Pulse Ox blood oxygen	Yes
Display type	Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Water rating	10 ATM

General

Strap material	silicone
Lens material	Chemically Strengthened Glass
Bezel material	fiber-reinforced polymer
Case material	fiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit® watch band compatible	yes (20 mm)
Physical size	40 x 40 x 13.6 mm; Fits wrists with a circumference of 107-179 mm
Weight	41 g
Display Size	custom, two-window design; 0.86” x 0.86” (22 x 22 mm)
Display resolution	166 x 166 pixels (active area)
Battery type	Lithium ion
Battery life	Smartwatch: Up to 14 days; Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 35 days; GPS: Up to 21 hours; All Satellite Systems: 14 hours; Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 43 hours; Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 17 days
Charging method	Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History	128 MB

Clock Features

Time/date	Yes
GPS Time Sync	Yes
Automatic daylight saving time	Yes
Alarm clock	Yes
Timer	Yes
Stopwatch	Yes
Sunrise/sunset times	Yes

Health & Wellness Monitoring

Heart rate (constant, every second)	Yes
Resting heart rate	Yes
Abnormal heart rate alerts	yes (high and low)
Respiration rate	Yes
Fitness age	Yes
Body Battery™ energy monitor	Yes
All-day stress	Yes
Relaxation reminders	Yes
Relaxation breathing timer	Yes
Breathwork	Yes
Sleep	yes (advanced)
Breathing variations	Yes
Nap detection	Yes
Hydration	yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Women’s health	yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Health snapshot	Yes
Health status	Yes

Sensors

GPS	Yes
GLONASS	Yes
Galileo	Yes
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor	Yes
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation monitor	Yes
Barometric altimeter	Yes
Compass	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Thermometer	Yes

Daily Smart Features

Find My Phone	Yes
Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device)	Yes
Connectivity	Bluetooth®, ANT+®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps)	Yes
On-device Connect IQ™ Store	Yes
Smart Notifications	Yes
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)	Yes
Morning report	Yes
Calendar	Yes
Weather forecasts	Yes
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile	Yes
Battery saver (customizable low power watch)	Yes
Controls smartphone music	Yes
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ mobile	Yes
Smartphone compatibility	iPhone®, Android™
Stocks	Yes
Garmin Share	Yes
Passcode	Yes

Workout and Training Plans

Daily suggested workout – Running (pace and heart rate based)	Yes
Daily suggested workout – Cycling (pace and heart rate based)	Yes
Garmin running coach experts	Yes
Garmin Coach – Prebuilt cycling plans	Yes
Cardio workouts	Yes
Strength workouts	Yes
HIIT workouts	Yes
Yoga workouts	Yes
Pilates workouts	Yes

Activity Profiles

Gym	Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing
Wellness	Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility
Indoor running	Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running
Outdoor running	Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running
Outdoor recreation	Hiking, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Archery
Cycling	Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX
Swim	Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
On the water	Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Fishing, Boating, Whitewater
Racket sports	Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
Snow and winter	Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing
Team sports	Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
Other activity profiles	Tactical

Safety and Tracking Features

Incident detection during select activities	Yes
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables	Yes
Assistance	Yes
Live event sharing	Yes

Tactical Features

Dual grid coordinates	Yes
XERO™ Locations	Yes

Activity Tracking Features

Step counter	Yes
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity)	Yes
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)	Yes
Calories burned	Yes
Floors climbed	Yes
Distance traveled	Yes
Intensity minutes	Yes
TrueUp™	Yes
Move IQ™	Yes
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app	yes (optional Connect IQ app)
Automatic rep counting	Yes

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

Customizable data pages	Yes
Downloadable training plans	Yes
Course guidance	Yes
HR zones	Yes
HR alerts	Yes
HR calories	Yes
% HR max	Yes
% HRR	Yes
Recovery time	Yes
Auto max HR	Yes
HRV status	Yes
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices)	Yes
Respiration rate (during exercise)	Yoga and Breathwork only
GPS speed and distance	Yes
Customizable activity profiles	Yes
Auto Pause® automatic timer halt	Yes
Interval training	Yes
Advanced workouts	Yes
Power modes (customizable in-activity battery settings)	Yes
HRM running pace and distance	Yes
Auto Lap® interval tracking feature	Yes
Manual lap	Yes
Rest timer	Yes
Configurable lap alerts	Yes
Heat and altitude acclimation	Yes
VO2 Max (run)	Yes
VO2 Max (trail run)	Yes
Training effect	Yes
Training effect (anaerobic)	Yes
Primary benefit (training effect labels)	Yes
Workout benefit	Yes
Custom alerts	Yes
Voice alerts	Yes
Finish time	Yes
Virtual Partner	Yes
Race an Activity	Yes
Touch and/or button lock	Yes
Shortcuts	Yes
Auto scroll	Yes
Activity history on watch	Yes
Physio TrueUp	Yes

Running Features

GPS-based distance, time and pace	Yes
Running dynamics	Yes
Vertical oscillation and ratio	Yes
Ground contact time and balance	yes (but not balance)
Stride length (real time)	Yes
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)	Yes
Run workouts	Yes
Trail run auto climb	Yes
Race predictor	Yes
Foot pod capable	Yes
Run/walk/stand detection	Yes

Outdoor Recreation

Projected waypoint	Yes
UltraTrac mode	Yes
Elevation profile	Yes
Distance to destination	Yes
Barometric trend indicator with storm alert	Yes
Vertical speed	Yes
Total ascent/descent	Yes
Future elevation plot	Yes
GPS coordinates	Yes
Sight ‘N Go	Yes
Area calculation	Yes
Sun and moon information	Yes
Expedition GPS Activity	Yes
Tides	Yes
Tide glance	Yes

Mapping & Navigation

Point-to-point navigation	Yes
Bread crumb trail in real time	Yes
Back to start	Yes
TracBack®	Yes
Reference point	Yes

Cycling Features

Courses	Yes
Race an activity	Yes
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)	Yes
Compatible with Varia™ lights	Yes
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)	Yes

Swimming Features

Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)	Yes
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)	Yes
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)	Yes
Drill logging (pool swim only)	Yes
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)	Yes
Repeat on rest timer (pool swim only)	Yes
Auto rest (pool swim only)	Yes
Time and distance alerts	Yes
Countdown start (pool swim only)	Yes
Pool swim workouts	Yes
Underwater wrist-based heart rate	Yes

In the Box

• Instinct® E – 40 mm smartwatch with silicone band
• Charging/data cable
• Documentation