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

Very useful, some features don't work well

Most of the functions are useful and the connect graphs are helpful. Sleep doesn't register Rem, light, and awake well; but is a good estimate. There are too many categories for workouts and they repeat in multiple sections. The new connect dashboard is less useful than the one recently updated. It is a well fit, durable, and reliable watch. Most complaints are with the lack of ability fix records that are missing data; weight lifting tracking, type of yoga, and biking. Biking needs an extra pur...

Got it as a gift.

My girlfriend surprised me with the instinct 2s. I really enjoy it. I think the perfect description I've found is "the smart watch for someone that doesn't want a smart watch." I really enjoy this thing.

Awesome watch

I bought this a few weeks ago and it’s works great and it was fast shipping

Gps Accuracy, battery life, HR accuracy, features

I've been using my instinct 2s for 5 months now. It's an awesome watch. Full of features. Very resistant. Great battery life.

I LOVE this watch

I bought this a few months ago. My last watch was a touchscreen and I don't miss that as much as I thought I would. The battery life is great. I would say I could probably go 2 weeks on a charge, but I typically charge it once a week. Great features. Syncs great with my Samsung phone.

Garmin is great

I used FitBit devices for years and Garmin blows them away. I haven't had the watch very long, but I'm impressed by the features that you get for not a lot more than you pay for a FitBit. I've had to replace my FitBits twice because they break when they get submerged in water, and I decided to go with something else. I'm glad that I did. I can't speak to how good the watch is over a long period of time; I've only had it for about a month, but so far, I'm impressed.

Sturdy and Reliable

I bought this watch almost a year ago. I wanted something I could wear while rock climbing that would be durable to track my exercise. It's been exceptional at what it does and the battery life is amazing compared to my old Fitbit. Also by this time after purchasing my old Fitbit, it had cracks in the screen.

Finaly got it!

I've waited so long to get this watch. Finally, a small size exists (could fit on a child wrist). Menu is easy to navigate through the watch. Also, personalize your menu with your preferences as much from the watch as from your phone. Didn't had the chance to go out on a hike to test the other option.

Supper solid Watch!

I really love this watch! It does everything I was looking in to as a watch! My only complaint is I wish the band was longer! I went with the 40mm watch face cause I’m not a big watch face kind of guy. Need a watch band that is the length of band that comes with the 45mm watch. Would be cool to see that option of the watch coming in with both the smaller and larger watch band.

Great battery life

I am always able to get any information from the display regardless is it day or night, whereas the liquid crystal display of another smartwatches does not fully allow this.

I love this watch

I've had this watch for 3 years now. I have taken this watch all around the world with zero complaints. When I have it synched to my phone with regular use i only have to charge it every 2 weeks. When I am not connected to a Bluetooth device I have closer to a month of battery life. The controls and application are super user friendly and easy to navigate.

Great Watch plenty of features

Got the Garmin watch as a gift from my wife and I always have it on. Best watch I've ever had and I can sink other garmin devices to it.

Love it!

I was given this Garmin as a gift. Once again our family can do challenges together and have some healthy competition. I really enjoy all the information I receive. Love my Garmin Instinct 2s.

Love it!

I had an old Apple Watch that stopped working on me when I decided to run again. I was so frustrated and my friend told me I would love a garmin. So I chose the instinct 2s for my small wrist , and once I recieved it in the mail, I ran a half marathon days after! My watch was great! Pretty accurate, it allows me to have an emergency contact if my HR is too high. So many great features! My friend was right, I do love this garmin watch! Thank you garmin!

Even Better Than I Thought

I was worried about the large size of the screen, but it's actually a very comfortable to wear. I really like all of the exercise features and am excited to use the tracking capabilities for my dogs next hunting season. UPDATE: I purchased a Garmin 300 and a pair of TT25 collars for my dogs this hunting season. I synced my Garmin Instinct watch with the Garmin 300. It works great! Before each hunt, I click on the Dog Tracking screen on my watch. During the hunt, I can look down at my watch ...

Solid product

I got this about two weeks ago, and it is a solid product. Obviously, it does not have a color screen, and the screen is not high up, but it works wonderfully for what it is designed for which is utilitarian hard use. I haven’t run it all the way dead, but it seems like the battery actually does last about 18 to 19 days!

Great Features/great battery

I bought this a month ago and WOW I’m impressed! I was a little worried not going the solar route bc of battery life with this 2. But with 21 days of battery, what more can you ask for? If you aren’t without electricity I think this watch is perfect for you. It takes an hour, maybe 2 to fully charge back up and even with my busy schedule I have easily been able to find time to recharge my watch for the next 21 days! This watch truly has every feature you could ask for. From heart rate, to endles...

Fantastic Watch!

I upgraded to the Instinct 2S from a Fitbit Charge 5 and I'm kicking myself for not doing it sooner! The features are fantastic, everything is accurate, and by personalizing the watch face for the information I want displayed has helped motivate me to get up and workout even if I'm tired. I run 4 days a week and lift the other 3 and this watch is beyond perfect for both.

Great Watch!

Great watch with nice features. I wish that some of the features were a bit more accurate though. There were steps added when I was driving my vehicle. It doesn't always pick up the floors you move up or down. The sleep measurements are a little off also. With that said, the heartrate counter is nice, and steps taken are generally accurate enough. Compass also seems to be reasonably accurate if not dead on most times. Overall, a good addition to most people's lives. I also wish the Instinct ...

It's completely inaccurate

I was hoping the monitoring would be accurate but by this advice I would be dead. Heartrate records that I'm running at 90% heart rate for 2 hours I would be dead if that were the case