Garmin Descent™ G1 Solar

Sleep Score and Insights
Yes

Battery life
(smartwatch mode) Up to 21 days/4 months with solar

Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation
Yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day)

Garmin Pay™
Yes

Training Status
Yes

Watch display type
Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)

Solar charging
Yes

Water rating
Dive (100 metres)

Strap material
Silicone

Lens material
Power Sapphire

Bezel material
Fibre-reinforced polymer

Case material
Fibre-reinforced polymer

QuickFit™ watch band compatible
yes (22 m)

Physical size
45.5 x 45.5 x 15.2 mm

Silicone Band: 128-224 mm
Extra Long Silicone Band: 128-373 mm

Weight
66 g

Display Size
Custom, two-window design: 23 x 23 mm (0.9″ x 0.9″)

Display Resolution
176 x 176 pixels

Battery life
Dive Mode: Up to 25 hours
Smartwatch Mode: Up to 21 days/4 months with solar *
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 48 days/Unlimited with solar*
GPS Mode: Up to 26 hours/39 hours with solar **
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 56 hours/205 hours with solar**
Expedition GPS Activity Mode: Up to 27 days/Unlimited with solar*
*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions
**Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions

Charging method
Garmin proprietary clip charger

Memory/history
32 MB

Time/date
GPS time sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times

Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
Resting heart rate
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts Yes (high and low)
Respiration Rate
Fitness Age
Body Battery™ Energy Monitor
All-day Stress
Relaxation Breathing Timer
Breathwork
Sleep
Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
Women’s Health Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
Health Snapshot

GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Depth sensor

Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps)
Smart Notifications
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
Calendar
Weather forecasts
Battery Saver – customisable low power watch
Controls smartphone music
Find my phone
Find my watch
VIRB® camera remote
Smart trainer control
Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
Smartphone compatibility

Daily Suggested Workout – Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based)
Daily Suggested Workout – Cycling (Pace and Heart Rate Based)
Garmin Running Coach
Garmin Running Coach Experts
Garmin Cycling Coach
Garmin Coach – Prebuilt Cycling Plans
Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Yoga workouts
Pilates workouts

Gym
Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing

Multisport
Swimming/Running

WELLNESS
Walking, Pilates, Yoga

INDOOR RUNNING
Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running

Outdoor running
Running, Trail Running

Outdoor recreation
Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Hunting, Horseback Riding

Cycling
Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking

Swim Pool
Swimming, Open Water Swimming

On the water
Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Surfing, Kiteboarding, Windsurfing, Fishing, Boating

Racket sports
Tennis

Snow & Winter
Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Snowshoeing

Other activity profiles
Tactical

Incident Detection during select activities
Assistance

Dual grid coordinates
XERO™ Locations

Dive activity maximum operating depth
100 metres

Single-gas mode
Yes

Multi-gas mode
Yes

Gauge mode
Yes

APNOEA mode
Yes

APNOEA hunt mode
Yes

Decompression model
Bühlmann ZHL-16c with gradient factors

Nitrox support
Yes

Trimix support
Yes

Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR)
Yes

Gas mixes
Air, Nitrox and Trimix up to 100% O2; 1 bottom gas and up to 11 deco and/or backup gases

PO2
Up to 2.0 with customisable deco PO2 setting

Auto start/end dive
Yes

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
Yes

Automatic altitude adjustment
Yes

No fly time
Yes

Dive planner
Yes (basic NDL + multi-gas deco planner)

Tides
Yes

Backlight
Yes (configurable time and intensity; auto-on at depth)

Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations
Yes

Sync dive log to Garmin Dive™ Mobile app
Yes

Custom dive data screens
Yes

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)

Available boating profiles
Boating

Built-in barometer and tide tables
Yes

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)
Automatic rep counting

Customisable screen(s)
Downloadable training plans
Course guidance
HR Zones
HR Alerts
HR Calories
% HR Max
% HRR
Recovery Time
Auto Max HR
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) Yes (using ANT+)
Respiration Rate (During Exercise)
GPS speed and distance
Customisable activity profiles
Auto Pause® automatic timer halt
Interval training
Advanced workouts
Power Modes – customisable in-activity battery settings
Auto Lap® interval tracking feature
Manual lap
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)
Improved Recovery Time
Customisable alerts
Voice alerts
Finish time
Virtual partner
Race an activity
Multi-sport
Touch and/or button lock
Shortcuts
Auto scroll
Activity history on watch
Physio TrueUp
Unified Training Status

Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app