Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED ZDNET's key takeaways The Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED is available in two colors for $649.
The two-week battery life, integrated flashlight, rugged build, and dynamic AMOLED display make this a fantastic smartwatch for outdoor adventures.
The watch is a bit thick at 15.1mm, there is no touchscreen display, and full maps are not available. $649.99 at Amazon
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Back in 2022, Garmin released "hybrid" smartwatch style face with analog hands and a monochrome display, quickly becoming one of my favorite smartwatch designs yet. Now, Garmin's new Instinct Crossover continues the analog design trend with a fantastic AMOLED display, LED flashlight, and more.
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The previous Garmin smartwatch I reviewed, the Instinct 3 has both an AMOLED and monochrome MIP display option, but the new Instinct Crossover only comes with the AMOLED. You have other options, though, between Charcoal, Black, and Bronze/Sunburst colorways. I chose the Charcoal model with a default watch face in teal and white, and it looks fantastic.
In my review of the previous version of the Instinct Crossover, I mentioned that the perfect addition to this smartwatch would be a flashlight. Well, I'm thrilled to see that Garmin took this to heart and added it to the updated Crossover AMOLED.
It's good, too: the flashlight gets very bright, with four levels of white light and one level for the evening red light. The analog hands continue to show you the time with the LED flashlight turned on and the rest of the display in sleep mode.
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