Ratings & Reviews for Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Smart Watch with Step Counter, Heart Rate Monitor and GPS Enabled
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What Customers Are Saying
The watch offers long battery life, up to a month on a single charge, and a rugged, lightweight design suitable for various outdoor activities. Users praise the accurate fitness and health tracking features, including heart rate monitoring and sleep tracking. The solar charging function is seen as a valuable addition, though its charge boost may not meet all expectations. While the interface takes some time to get used to, the watch is generally considered intuitive and customizable, with a wide range of sports-specific features.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Awesome Update
I bought this watch last month and have used it every day since. Like the original, its rugged, lightweight, and an amazing tracker. The upgrades to the battery and app connectivity are a huge plus. The screen customization is also a nice upgrade. One thing thats a bit annoying is that with the increased capability, the UI is getting slightly overwhelmed, but not enough to impede daily operation.
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Easy to use.
Out of the box setup was simple. Great piece to track your activity. Great adventure watch.
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Bought this when the original instinct with no solar died on my immediately after a 12 hour race. Did not want to take the chance of that happening again and I have worn this one through a 24 hour race and it lasted the whole time with about 12 hours left on a full charge (using GPS).
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An Amazing Watch
When I started using an apple watch several years ago, I was sure that I would never use another watch brand. I was wrong. This Garmin Instinct watch is amazing. It has so many features and I have only learned a few of them so far. I am especially pleased with the long battery life. (I was charging my Apple watch once a day and this Garmin watch charges for about a MONTH!
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Rugged, like me!
White color job during the week, working in the dirt and tinkering with cars on the weekend. This watch is a perfect match for my lifestyle.
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Seems Awesome
Only have had it for a few days and it seems terrific. Easy to setup and easy to use. I guess time will tell but I have always been very satisfied with Garmin products.
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Nice features, although…
Nice features although I wish it were a little better at interpreting strength training movements. Also wish it would synch offline activity later when phone app connection is established. I lost (or haven’t found yet) a 10-mile hike on my phone that was on my watch because there was no phone connection. I had to set my phone to airplane mode to conserve battery because I was using a phone hiking app for navigation.
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Solar2
So far I am happy with it. I am still learning what this watch can do.
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Simple and Rugged
Even though it’s has so many features that may seem complicated to use, it is very easy to use. So though it may seem complex, the ease of its use is awesome, and great. And it can withstand a very good amount of abuse due to my lifestyle and job.
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Great battery
I like the features of the watch and the very good battery.
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Doesn't do what I want it to do.
Doesn't do what I want it to do. I've been trying to get a watch that works with the surfr app to track my kite jumps and progression. Very annoying how spotty the functionality is. Wound up returning the item and will likely look to other brands. I'm more than annoyed with the issues.
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Everything I need
I’ve had this watch for a little over a year now. I bought it primarily to use when I’m out adventuring. But since it has all these other features, such as tracking your sleep, I’ve been wearing it every day and all night for the whole year. It’s definitely led me to make some changes in my lifestyle to help improve my sleep and fitness. The only thing I would change is, I would buy the watch with the bigger face so I can read things more easily when they pop up on the screen. Otherwise I’m 100%...
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Great device for hiking and hunting
It has been a fantastic aid in tracking my hiking activity and hunting navigation. The only reason i didnt give it five stars is that it has so many features that i have been not able to use it to its full potential. This device would be great for an expert wanting to monitor their activities
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Health Data
I purchased the Instinct 2 Solar to consolidate my health data and changed from a Fitbit. I couldn't be happier. I have added the Garmin BP cuff and scale and now have all my health data in one place thanks to Garmin!
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Great so far!
I have had this for just a few weeks, but I am loving the long battery life. I am still learning about new functions and enjoying the experience.
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Potential Yet Un-Discovered
I've had this watch for several weeks now and am still discovering features. So far I've added the Swim, Cycling and Walking activities to be tracked. It's a work in progress as I struggle to comprehend the data being tracked and how best to benefit from it. It syncs to my phone and allows for some deeper dive into the data. It's great if you like pouring over performance data. I've viewed a few videos on the watch operation which I think are helpful in appreciating the capabilities of the watch...
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This is my favorite Instinct
I had different two of the previous Instinct and this one pass them all out. Battery life is hands down better and day to day functionality is great. I basically relay on it for backpacking and interfacing with my inreach mini 2
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Just what I needed
I have been using this watch for more than a month and it is working out nicely. I had been using an Apple watch which was nice, but it had a lot of drawbacks - poor battery, it’s display would constantly go dark and I had to fiddle with it just to see what time it was. Most important to me is that it wouldn’t give me a continuous readout on my heart rate, which I need due to cardiac rhythm problems I’ve had. All that is better with the Garmin. The battery on the Garmin is amazing, I can alway...
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Great watch for the outdoors and working out
I have had my Instinct 2 Solar for about a month now. I am still learning it, but so far, it's a great watch.
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