Garmin’s Instinct 2 Solar claims to have ‘unlimited’ battery life
Garmin's Instinct 2 watches come in two sizes, a smaller 40mm (left) and the standard 45mm. | Image: Garmin Garmin's back with yet another multisport smartwatch lineup. The Instinct 2 series is billed for rugged individualists," but this time there's an interesting twist. The company says the solar models of the smartwatch can get unlimited battery life thanks to improvements in their solar technology.
Garmin has been tinkering around with solar charging for a while now. It introduced the feature with the Fenix 6 Series and later expanded it to other watches, including the original Instinct. When it launched the flagship Fenix 7 Series last month, Garmin noted it had vastly improved the solar charging tech. Now it's bringing those advances to its mid-range Instinct 2 series.
That said, unlimited battery life is a bold claim - especially for...