Garmin fēnix 7 vs Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar

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fēnix 7 compared with Instinct Crossover Solar

	Garminfēnix 7	GarminInstinct Crossover Solar
Overview
Released
Released	January 2022	November 2022
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	47 mm	45 mm
Panel
Panel	Memory-in-pixel	Memory-in-pixel
Always-on display
Always-on display	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	1.3-inch (33.02 mm) transflective colour memory-in-pixel touchscreen, 260 x 260 pixels, with five buttons.	Monochrome sunlight-visible transflective memory-in-pixel display, 23 x 23 mm (0.9 x 0.9 inch), 176 x 176 pixels, with a central hole for the analogue hands. Five-button controls; no touchscreen. The hands move aside to show data; RevoDrive detects and recalibrates hand misalignment after an impact.
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3.	Power Glass solar-charging lens; Super-LumiNova-coated analogue hands and hour markers
Health and fitness
ECG
ECG	No	No
Blood oxygen
Blood oxygen	Yes	Yes
Skin temperature
Skin temperature	No	No
Sleep apnoea alerts
Sleep apnoea alerts	No	No
High blood pressure alerts
High blood pressure alerts	No	No
Body composition
Body composition	No	No
Fall detection
Fall detection	No	No
Crash detection
Crash detection	No	No
GPS
GPS	Single-band	Single-band
Water resistance
Water resistance	100 m	100 m
Sensors
Sensors	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and thermometer. Standard edition lacks multi-band GPS.	Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate; Pulse Ox; barometric altimeter; compass; accelerometer; thermometer
Health features
Health features	Pulse Ox for altitude or sleep monitoring, HRV status, sleep score, stress and Body Battery energy monitoring.	HRV status; Body Battery; advanced sleep monitoring and sleep score; stress and respiration tracking; continuous heart rate and abnormal heart-rate alerts; Health Snapshot; fitness age; menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracking through Garmin Connect. Pulse Ox availability varies by country.
Fitness features
Fitness features	Running, cycling, swimming and outdoor profiles; training readiness, PacePro, ClimbPro, real-time stamina and full-colour maps including downloadable TopoActive maps.	Training readiness, status, load and effect; recovery time; VO2 max; Garmin Coach and daily suggested running/cycling workouts; wrist running power. Running dynamics require a compatible accessory. Multisport/triathlon, pool and open-water swimming, cycling, hiking, climbing, strength training and golf. Breadcrumb courses, TracBack, reference points, projected waypoints and off-course alerts; no built-in topographic maps. The current web table lists Jumpmaster/Tactical activities, but the exact series owner guide and launch release restrict tactical functions to the separate Tactical Edition; those functions are not attributed to this Solar model.
Safety features
Safety features	Incident detection and assistance require a paired smartphone.	Incident detection during selected activities, assistance and LiveTrack require a paired compatible phone. Screen flashlight; no physical LED flashlight.
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 18 days	Up to 28 days
In low-power mode
In low-power mode	Up to 57 days	Up to 71 days
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	iPhone and Android	iPhone and Android
Storage
Storage	16 GB	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 18 days in smartwatch mode, 57 hours in GPS-only mode or 57 days in battery saver watch mode.	Smartwatch: up to 28 days, or 70 days with solar; battery saver watch mode: 71 days, or unlimited with solar; GPS: 25 hours, or 31 with solar; max-battery GPS: 111 hours, or 553 with solar; expedition GPS: 40 days, or 327 with solar. Daily-mode solar claims assume all-day wear with 3 hours per day outdoors at 50,000 lux; GPS-mode solar claims assume use in 50,000-lux conditions. Actual endurance depends on settings, activities, sensors and notifications.
Charging
Charging	Internal rechargeable lithium battery; standard edition has no solar lens.	Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery; proprietary Garmin charging/data cable connects to a USB charging port. Power Glass provides supplementary solar charging; the watch does not solar-charge while connected to external power or when its battery is full.
Connectivity
Connectivity	Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi; Garmin Pay, Connect IQ, smart notifications and on-watch music storage for up to 2,000 songs.	Bluetooth and ANT+; GPS, GLONASS and Galileo. Garmin Pay; paired-phone music controls and smart notifications; Android text replies. No offline music playback, cellular connectivity or multi-band GNSS.
Storage
Storage	–	64 MB; paired-phone music controls rather than offline audio storage
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	79 g	65 g (better)
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Stainless steel bezel, fibre-reinforced polymer case with metal rear cover and silicone band; 10 ATM water rating.	Fibre-reinforced polymer case; fibre-reinforced polymer/stainless steel bezel; silicone band. Maker states MIL-STD-810 thermal and shock testing.
Size
Size	47 x 47 x 14.5 mm; 79 g with silicone band, 56 g case only.	45 x 45 x 16.2 mm; 65 g. Maker does not identify this as a case-only weight.
Bands
Bands	QuickFit 22 mm band; silicone band fits wrists 125–208 mm.	22 mm silicone band; compatible with QuickFit 22; fits 135–230 mm wrists.
Colours
Colours	Silver bezel with graphite band.	Current UK Solar finishes: Graphite (010-02730-01) and Tidal Blue (010-02730-02). Non-solar Standard, Solar Tactical and later AMOLED hardware are separate models.
In the box
In the box	–	Instinct Crossover Solar smartwatch; charging/data cable; documentation