There's one critical reason why I choose this Garmin smartwatch over competing models

"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."

"Speaking of the analog hands, there are some added dynamics with the AMOLED compared to the original Crossover. When you access widgets and other functions, the hands still move to the flat position. With select watch faces, the dials on the watch face will dynamically move around so that the watch face complications are not covered by the analog hands. This allows for a cleaner interface while providing a unique viewing experience with your watch face changing throughout the day."

Garmin's Instinct Crossover AMOLED continues the hybrid analog watch-face trend by pairing physical analog hands with a vivid AMOLED screen. The watch is available in Charcoal, Black, and Bronze/Sunburst colorways and ships with customizable watch faces and dynamic dial movement to avoid covering complications. The device adds a bright LED flashlight with four white-light levels and an evening red-light mode while keeping analog hands visible when the display sleeps. The minute hand doubles as a compass pointer by illuminating red to indicate north. The AMOLED enables additional display illumination behind the hands and interactive widget behavior.

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