A Garmin smartwatch battery lasts longer than most other smartwatch brands.

How Long Will My Garmin Smartwatch Battery Last?

Answer: Longer than most other smartwatch brands.

If you have to charge your smartwatch every night while you sleep, your smartwatch is falling short. If your smartwatch battery life lasts only a day — or even just a couple — you’re missing out on tracking your body’s physiological metrics while you charge it. This means you’re getting a less complete picture of your overall health and fitness status, not to mention missing out on the smart notifications you’ve come to rely on while it’s off your wrist and on the charger.

Luckily for you, Garmin watch batteries last a long time — and we mean a long time. At minimum, Garmin fitness and outdoor watches should be getting about a week of battery life before having to recharge, and at maximum you could be getting unlimited battery life with the Instinct 2X Solar thanks to solar charging.1 (No, that is not a typo.) It all depends on the features that are important to you and the watch that best fits your lifestyle. If battery life is important to you (and we bet it is), below we’ve listed each of our smartwatch models and their corresponding battery life capabilities.

Note: It’s important to know that this chart only depicts smartwatch mode. If your specific watch has other capabilities like built-in GPS, battery conservation functionality and more, those numbers may look different.

Garmin WatchUp to This Much Battery Life in Smartwatch Mode
Approach® S4210 days
Approach® S6214 days
Approach® S7016 days
D2™ Air X107 days
D2™ Mach 111 days
D2™ Mach 1 Pro25 days
Descent™ G121 days
Descent™ G1 Solar Series21 days / 4 months with Solar1
Garmin Enduro™ 234 days / 46 days with Solar1
epix™ Pro (Gen 2) — Standard Edition (42mm)10 days
epix™ Pro (47mm)16 days
epix™ Pro (51mm)31 days
epix™ Pro / Sapphire (42mm)10 days
epix™ Pro / Sapphire (47mm)16 days
epix™ Pro / Sapphire (51mm)31 days
fenix® 718 days
fenix® 7 Sapphire Solar18 days / 22 days with Solar1
fenix® 7S11 days
fenix® 7S Sapphire Solar11 days / 14 days with Solar1
fenix® 7S Solar11 days / 14 days with Solar1
fenix® 7X Sapphire Solar28 days / 37 days with Solar1
fenix® 7X Solar28 days / 37 days with Solar1
fenix® 7 Pro (47mm)18 days / 22 days with Solar1
fenix® 7X Pro — Sapphire Solar Edition (51mm)28 days / 37 days with Solar1
fenix® 7S Pro — Sapphire Solar Edition (42mm)11 days / 14 days with Solar1
fenix® 7S Pro — Solar Edition (42mm)11 days / 14 days with Solar1
fenix® 7 Pro Sapphire Solar (47mm)18 days / 22 days with Solar1
fenix® 7 Pro Solar (47mm)18 days / 22 days with Solar1
Forerunner® 2457 days
Forerunner® 245 Music7 days
Forerunner® 25514 days
Forerunner® 255 Music14 days
Forerunner® 255S12 days
Forerunner® 255S Music12 days
Forerunner® 5514 days
Forerunner® 7457 days
Forerunner® 94514 days
Forerunner® 945 LTE14 days
Forerunner® 95515 days
Forerunner® 955 Solar15 days / 20 days with Solar1
Forerunner® 26513 days
Forerunner® 265S15 days
Forerunner® 96523 days
Garmin Swim™ 27 days
Instinct® 228 days
Instinct® 2 Solar28 days / Unlimited with Solar1
Instinct® 2S21 days
Instinct® 2S Solar21 days / 51 days with Solar1
Instinct® 2X Solar40 days / Unlimited with Solar1
Legacy Hero – Captain Marvel7 days
Legacy Hero – First Avenger8 days
Legacy Saga – Darth Vader™8 days
Legacy Saga – Rey™7 days
Lily™5 days
MARQ® Collection (Gen 2)16 days
quatix® 718 days
quatix® 7 Sapphire16 days (6 days always-on)
quatix® 7X Solar28 days / 37 days with Solar1
quatix® 7 Pro16 days
tactix® 728 days
tactix® 7 Pro28 days / 37 days with Solar1
tactix® 7 Pro Ballistics28 days / 37 days with Solar1
tactix® 7 AMOLED31 days
Venu® 314 days
Venu® 3S10 days
Venu® 211 days
Venu® 2 Plus9 days
Venu® 2S10 days
Venu® Sq 211 days
Venu® Sq6 days
Venu® Sq Music6 days
vívoactive® 511 days
vívoactive® 48 days
vívoactive ® 4S7 days
vívofit® 41+ year
vívofit® jr. 31 year
vívomove® 35 days
vívomove® 3S5 days
vívomove® Luxe5 days
vívomove® Sport5 days
vívomove® Style5 days
vívosmart® 47 days
vívosmart® 57 days
1Assumes all-day wear, 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions