Ratings & Reviews for Garmin Instinct 2X Solar Smart Watch with Step Counter, Heart Rate Monitor and GPS Enabled
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What Customers Are Saying
The product offers excellent battery life, robust features, and a durable design. Customers are particularly impressed with the long-lasting battery, which can last over a month on a single charge, especially with the added benefit of solar charging. Many users highlight the watch's great accuracy, ease of use, and wide range of fitness tracking capabilities, including heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, and activity detection. The built-in flashlight is also a popular feature. While some users note a slight learning curve with the button-based interface, the overall consensus is that the product is a fantastic, high-quality smartwatch that delivers on its promises.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Incredible watch!
This watch is amazing. I love how durable and water proof it is. I wore it down to Mexico for a week and everything from the GPS to the phone connectivity was very useful. It also helps a lot with work for time keeping and keeping my alerts close and handy at all time. The durability is something unheard of. I dropped a pallet of deer corn on my arm and while my arm hurt, the watch was scratch free.
From Garmin
Great watch with plenty of extras for hiking or hunting. Getting about 21-28 days of battery life with the solar panel. Haven't gotten to use everything yet, but with Connect app you can see everything from steps to calorie count.
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Garmin - Instinct® 2X Solar Moss
Needed a rugged watch to replace my old GShock 6900. This watch will not disappoint with all of its included features. I was mainly looking for a watch to keep track of my runs/heartrate and this watch does the job with ease and accuracy. You can also pair it to your phone and sync it to the Garmin app which shows all the data recorded on the watch such as sleep/runs/heartrate/stress levels and a whole lot more! I also use it to control music from my phone that's connected to a wireless speaker ...
From Garmin
Great watch for those who want a bigger watch face and ruggedness
From Garmin
Superior to Apple Watch
I got tired of charging my Apple watch daily and not getting the performance from the location/ activity tracking features. The Garmin is superior in every area that I care about and isn't weighed down by a bunch of nonsense apps that I don't need or want. And the red torch is so great in day-to-day and backcountry settings. Nice touch. Do yourself a favor and just get it already.
From Garmin
Somewhat Disappointing
I bought this watch after reading several reviews, looking forward to longer battery life and not having to charge it every week. In addition I want a durable watch easy to operate and see. I have already had to charge the watch. It went dead after a battery meter reading saying it had seven days of charge available Also disappointing is the manual buttons needed to operate the screen functions they are cumbersome and they are sensitive when trying to scroll through setup activities an...
From Garmin
Extremely rugged smart watch
I've used this watch (and the non-solar version) for about a year now, it's been taken surfing, diving, running, and has been put through intense work submerged in diesel and other industrial settings. I've never had an issue with the watch malfunctioning, and it has excellent battery life (27 days on a full charge). The only detractors are that the compass is not very accurate, and will move around while stationary. Additionally, the solar charge feature is not all it's cracked up to be - I sp...
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Almost a 5 star item
I had to return one already because the vibration from notifications brake something loose inside so it was making a really loud buzzing noise. They replaced it real quick which was great. The only other thing that bothers me is that I have to sync it to my phone every day, even though I don't turn off either device. It does everything I need it to though, so I would recommend it.
From Garmin
Great watch
Had Fenix 6 much better except color screen lighter and can use Fenix bands
From Garmin
The most accurate and user friendly outdoor watch I've owned.
From Garmin
Love the watch, tells me everything I need and want to know. Use it for running, swimming, CrossFit workouts, walking. The solar lasts a long time, especially in the summer, have had the watch for a month and only charged it once. Watch is easy to use, so any age or ability level can get the most out of it. I'd recommend it to anyone. It is large on my wrist, but don't even realize it's there when I'm working out.
From Garmin
I have really liked this watch. No complaints at all. It has been really good for tracking bio markers and exercise. The geo navigation is not as good on this watch as some of the touch screen watches but I have still been happy with it.
From Garmin
Really great watch, takes a little getting used to the controls, but hppy with battery life, HR features and various activity use options.
From Garmin
Instinct 2x solar
This helps track my training. It's customizable to the activities I engage in, and it lets me save my performances, so I can monitor progress. The solar charging reduces the frequency of charging; I'm not sure it will charge the watch on its own, but it seems to slow battery discharge enough that I only have to charge it infrequently.
From Garmin
Great Watch
I have had this watch for 3 months now and have worn it every day since I bought it. The torch feature, while it may seem gimmicky is actually very useful especially when camping etc. The only issue that I have had with the watch is that the weather function is not super accurate compared to a Fenix or other watch but still gets the job done. Even though the weather isn't accurate it is still within a couple of degrees of the actual temperature.
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Solid watch, not best.
I work in Law Enforcement, and loved this watch at the beginning. It has taken a beating and keeps on ticking. After about a year, the battery started to drain noticeably faster. I work outside in the Florida sun all day. The solar portion, which I feel like you pay extra for, appeared to do nothing to increase battery life. The watch is right at 3 years old, and now it turns off and needs a charge whenever it hits 65%. I understand it is not perfect, but the heart rate monitor was super accurat...
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Extremely Helpful
I work as a Wildland Firefighter so being able to have this level of information on my wrist in remote locations has greatly served me. I specifically bought the 2X Solar for the added battery life given the times when I am far from a charger which has proven invaluable. I would recommend this watch to any avid hiker, mountaineer, wildland firefighter, our outdoor enthusiast. If you don't find yourself in prolonged times in the bush then I would recommend the standard version instead.
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