Descent™ G2

Description

Descent™ G2

What You’ll Love
Sleep Score and Insights
Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 10 days (4 days always-on)
Daily Suggested Workouts
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day)
Garmin Pay™
Training Readiness
Training Status
Watch display type AMOLED
Touchscreen
Water rating Dive (100 metres)
General
Strap material Silicone
Lens material Sapphire crystal
Bezel material Fibre-reinforced ocean-bound plastic
Case material Fibre-reinforced ocean-bound plastic
QuickFit ™ watch band compatible Yes (22 m)
Physical size 45.5 x 45.5 x 15.2 mm
Silicone band: 135-230 mm
Extra Long Silicone Band: 128-373 mm
Weight 61 g
Leakproof inductive buttons
Display Size 30.4 mm (1.2″) diameter
Display Resolution 390 x 390 pixels
Colour display
Large font option
Battery life Dive Mode: Up to 27 hours
Smartwatch: Up to 10 days
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 12 days
GPS: Up to 20 hours
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 44 hours
Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 10 days
Charging method Garmin proprietary clip charger
Memory/history 4 GB
Clock features
Time/date
GPS time sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times
Health & Wellness Monitoring
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
Daily Resting Heart Rate
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts Yes (high and low)
Respiration Rate (24×7)
Fitness Age
Body Battery™ Energy Monitor
All-day Stress
Relaxation Breathing Timer
Breathwork
Sleep
Sleep coach
Nap detection
Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
Women’s Health Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
Health Snapshot
Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Depth sensor
Daily smart features
Connectivity BLUETOOTH® Smart, ANT+®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
On-device Connect IQ™ Store
Smart Notifications
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only)
Morning report
Calendar
Weather forecasts
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile
Battery Saver – customisable low power watch
Controls smartphone music
Plays and controls watch music
Find my phone
Find my watch
Find My Phone during GPS activity
Compatible with Garmin Messenger app
VIRB ® camera remote
Smart trainer control
Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™
Stocks
Activity profiles
Gym Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing
Multisport Swimming/Running, Triathlon
WELLNESS Walking, Pilates, Yoga , Indoor Walking
INDOOR RUNNING Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running
Outdoor running Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing
Outdoor recreation Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery
Cycling Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX
Swim Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
On the water Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Sail Racing, Water Skiing, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Tubing, Snorkeling, Sailing Expedition, Whitewater
Motor sports Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling
Racket sports Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
Snow & Winter Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing
Sport profiles Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
In the ring Boxing, Mixed martial arts
Dive Diving
Other activity profiles Tactical
Safety and tracking features
Incident Detection during select activities
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables
Assistance
LiveTrack
Group LiveTrack
Live Event Sharing
Tactical features
Dual grid coordinates
XERO™ Locations
Gaming Features
Gaming activity
GameOn™ app compatible
Diving features
Dive activity maximum operating depth 100 metres
Single-gas mode
Multi-gas mode
Gauge mode
APNOEA mode
APNOEA hunt mode
Pool APNEA
Decompression model Bühlmann ZHL-16c with gradient factors
Nitrox support
Trimix support
Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR)
Gas mixes Air, Nitrox and Trimix up to 100% O2; 1 bottom gas and up to 11 deco and/or backup gasses.
PO2 Up to 2.0 with customisable deco PO2 setting
Auto start/end dive
Custom end-dive timeout Yes (20s to 10 m)
Safety Stop Yes (customisable off/3min/5min)
Deep Stops Yes (using custom gradient factors)
Customisable conservatism Yes (low/medium/high or custom using gradient factors)
Dive ascent/descent rate indicator
Automatic altitude adjustment
No fly time
Dive planner Yes (basic NDL + multi-gas deco planner)
Tides
Backlight Yes (configurable time and intensity; auto-on at depth)
Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations
Sync dive log to Garmin Dive™ Mobile app
Custom dive data screens
Alerts & alarms Audible and vibration alarms for ascent rate, PO2, CNS/OTU, NDL, deco, gas switching. Customisable (up to 40) audible and/or vibration per dive mode, based on depth or time
3-axis dive compass Yes (with adjustable heading, quick change to 90R, 90L and reciprocal). Indicates degrees and direction back to set heading
Missed Deco Lockout Yes (can be disabled prior to dive with user acknowledgement)
Residual Tissue Loading Reset Yes (on the surface with user acknowledgement)
Surface diver status widget Yes (surface interval, N2/HE loading, CNS, OTU and tissue compartment status)
Dive Readiness
Boating features
Anchor Alarm
Autopilot control
Boat data streaming CIQ
Virtual starting line
Countdown timer
Tack assist mode
Built-in barometer and tide tables Yes (downloadable tides)
Activity tracking features
Step counter
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Calories Burned
Floors climbed
Distance travelled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp™
Move IQ™
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
Fitness equipment/gym
Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Yoga workouts
Pilates workouts
On-screen workout animations
On-Screen Workout Muscle Map
Automatic rep counting
Training, planning and analysis features
Customisable screen(s)
Downloadable training plans
Course guidance
HR Zones
HR Alerts
HR Calories
% HR Max
% HRR
Recovery Time
Auto Max HR
Race glance/widget
HRV Status
HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) Yes (with compatible accessory)
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices)
Respiration Rate (During Exercise) Yes (with compatible accessory)
GPS speed and distance
Customisable activity profiles
Auto Pause®
Interval training
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection)
Advanced workouts
Power Modes – customisable in-activity battery settings
HRM running pace and distance
Auto Lap®
Manual lap
Rest timer
Configurable lap alerts
Heat and Altitude Acclimation
VO2 Max (Run)
VO2 Max (Trail Run)
Training Load
Training Effect
Training Effect (Anaerobic)
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)
Customisable alerts
Audio prompts
Finish time
Virtual partner
Race an activity
Auto multisport activities
Multi-sport
Garmin Live Segments
Strava Live Segments
Touch and/or button lock
Hot keys
Auto scroll
Activity history on watch
Physio True