Ratings & Reviews for Garmin Instinct 2S Smart Watch with Step Counter, Heart Rate Monitor and GPS Enabled

Great watch for running / trail running

This watch not only looks great but has great features. It accurately tracks my runs and even shares where I'm at in my races when I turn that on. The other features are great too.

Durable, affordable, with all the features one could want. Best thing about it is the 21 day battery life, which true to its word lasted for my 20 day excursion in Bolivia. Also love the ability to track my climbing training with the climbing feature. Cannot think of any "cons" - it's what it says it is. If you are looking for a sleek smart watch with all the bells and whistles this isn't it. But if you are looking for a durable, capable watch to use or your training or in your outdoor adventure...

I love it but....

Got this as a gift for Christmas and I had been eyeing it for awhile. My only complaint and the only reason it didn't get 5 stars is because the stock band was to small. I don't like big watch faces, which is why I picked this model. I wish they sent a longer band with it.

Got this watch for my 9 year old son and he loves.

He is super motivated to get his steps in everyday. We recently went on a ski trip and it was fun to see all the skiing data it collected!

Good upgrade

Instinct 2S replaced Coros pace2 (too much long distance bias for me). Owned a forerunner35 before coros Instinct 2 has current health stats and reviewing them is fairly easy on watch or app. Dont find it as easy to make own workouts that do what was so simple on forerunner: pick duration and number of reps, set time, start! Does not happen with instinct

The best watch you can buy!

It tracks what I want

First thing was I had trouble syncing my instinct 2s with my phone. I felt silly when I finally figured out I needed to scroll down to in the app. Please move the button up closer to the top. I suggest going to YouTube and learn how to operate the watch. As everything these days the instructions are very lacking.

Simple, But useful.

Been using this for a month. What I like: -Charge lasts a week -Simple interfaces for health and navigation -Durable -Basic navigation is easy to sync up and use on the trail What to be aware of: -Monochrome display can be difficult to see, especially in the dark -Limited functionality (you can get texts, not reply. It is not an apple watch)

Amazing!

I wanted something I didn’t have to worry about charging every day and this definitely has the battery life! It is user friendly, the band feels awesome and it is light weight.

Brings me back while staying in the future!

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Alot in A Little Watch

I've been using HRM athletic watches since the mid 1990's and since I stopped running 20 yrs ago , I mainly cycled. Having a Garmin Edge on the bike has been great and have always had great results and durability in all my other Garmin products so, when I decided to get a "smart watch", I found this on discount and decided to give it a go! I choose the small face because I like a minimal profile, band just barely fits but functions well. The functions are intuitive and now that I am utilizing...

Great watch!!

I upgraded my garmin watch from the Vivo Sport to this watch and so glad I did. Battery is so much better! The watch fit is outstanding, it feels like it belongs on my wrist and fits snug but comfortable, giving me accurate health and pulse readings. Super accurate and very durable, I’ve already banged it around but there is not a scratch on it. Well done, Garmin!

Nice watch

I have had several smart watches in the past, but definitely like this one best. It's very comfortable and easy to use. Happy with my purchase!

Great features, easy to use.

I've had this 2 weeks. Upgraded from a Vivosmart 5. All the same features plus more. Easy switch from one to the other.

Overall I'm happy with purchase. The interface is a little clunky and takes some getting used to, but after a few weeks I got it dialed. The battery regularly lasts for at least two weeks if I don't use the gps to track activities. With gps tracking on, the battery drains much quicker as expected. I think a full day of tracking would drain about 1/4 to 1/3 of the battery depending on what gps setting you use.

A very good watch with a ton of features great for its price I mainly use it for skiing and biking it works very well in the cold.

Love it

I love how it looks and feel. The battery life last forever

Splurge

I bought this watch a month ago. I have had cheapo Fitbit knockoffs for the past 5 years. I love the fact that there are real buttons instead of swipes and presses, the light is very nice. Tracking is great. I haven't used some of the features yet, but am very satisfied. Cons- -setup of alarms was confusing, but once sorted out was very good. -watch face is a little large (I have small hands) -I don't like the connect IQ app

Instinct

Great watch for all around Outdoor Rec. I use this watch every day for all sorts of different training needs.