Garmin Instinct Crossover vs Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar Tactical

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Instinct Crossover compared with Instinct Crossover Solar Tactical

	GarminInstinct Crossover	GarminInstinct Crossover Solar Tactical
Overview
Released
Released	November 2022	November 2022
Display
Case sizes
Case sizes	45 mm	45 mm
Panel
Panel	Memory-in-pixel	Memory-in-pixel
Always-on display
Always-on display	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	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.	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	Chemically strengthened glass; Super-LumiNova-coated analogue hands and hour markers	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	Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate; Pulse Ox; barometric altimeter; compass; accelerometer; thermometer	Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate; Pulse Ox; barometric altimeter; compass; accelerometer; thermometer
Health features
Health features	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.	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	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 Standard Edition.	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. Tactical tools include dual-format coordinates, Jumpmaster and Tactical activity.
Safety features
Safety features	Incident detection during selected activities, assistance and LiveTrack require a paired compatible phone. Screen flashlight; no physical LED flashlight.	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 28 days	Up to 28 days
In low-power mode
In low-power mode	Up to 71 days	Up to 71 days
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	No	No
Works with
Works with	iPhone and Android	iPhone and Android
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Smartwatch: up to 28 days; battery saver watch mode: up to 71 days; GPS: up to 25 hours; max-battery GPS: up to 111 hours; expedition GPS: up to 40 days. Actual endurance depends on settings, activities, sensors and notifications. This Standard Edition does not have solar charging. The UK overview introductory paragraph says 20 GPS hours, conflicting with the exact technical table and series manual at 25 hours; the technical-table figure is retained.	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	Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery; proprietary Garmin charging/data cable connects to a USB charging port. No solar charging.	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 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.	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. Stealth mode disables wireless communications and prevents GPS position storage/sharing. The kill switch deletes saved user data and resets settings. Night-vision mode reduces backlight intensity for goggles and disables wrist heart rate.
Storage
Storage	64 MB; paired-phone music controls rather than offline audio storage	64 MB; paired-phone music controls rather than offline audio storage
Design
Weight (lightest version)
Weight (lightest version)	65 g	65 g
Software
Software	Garmin	Garmin
Case materials
Case materials	Fibre-reinforced polymer case; fibre-reinforced polymer/stainless steel bezel; silicone band. Maker states MIL-STD-810 thermal and shock testing.	Fibre-reinforced polymer case; fibre-reinforced polymer/stainless steel bezel; silicone band. Maker states MIL-STD-810 thermal and shock testing.
Size
Size	45 x 45 x 16.2 mm; 65 g. Maker does not identify this as a case-only weight.	45 x 45 x 16.2 mm; 65 g. Maker does not identify this as a case-only weight.
Bands
Bands	22 mm silicone band; compatible with QuickFit 22; fits 135–230 mm wrists.	22 mm silicone band; compatible with QuickFit 22; fits 135–230 mm wrists.
Colours
Colours	Current UK Standard Edition finish: Black (010-02730-03). Blue Granite (010-02730-04) remains in the maker range but is not currently sellable/in stock; its official gallery is included as another finish of the same hardware. Solar, Solar Tactical and later AMOLED watches are separate models.	Current UK finish: Black (010-02730-00). Standard Graphite/Tidal Blue Solar, non-solar Standard and later AMOLED Tactical hardware are separate models.
In the box
In the box	Instinct Crossover Standard Edition smartwatch; charging/data cable; documentation	Instinct Crossover Solar Tactical smartwatch; charging/data cable; documentation