Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - GPSMAP H1i Plus 3.5" GPS Outdoor Navigator with Maps for North America, inReach Plus Technology and Built-in Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
3.2
(21 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 21 reviews
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4
3 Stars
4
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1 Star
5
Customer Reviews for Garmin - GPSMAP H1i Plus 3.5" GPS Outdoor Navigator with Maps for North America, inReach Plus Technology and Built-in Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
1
Fine unit- near impossible set up
on July 2, 2026
Posted by: Artois Dave
The Garmin GPS H1i is a fine unit with the only complaint that the screen is a little dark. However the set up is incredibly difficult. The set up took me several tries over a week to finally plow thought the insanly stupid set up procedure. During this time , no less than 3 times did i re-box the unit for return.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Good unit, losey set up.
on June 24, 2026
Posted by: Artoie Dave
Bought this for archeology work as it has 'unlimited" waypoint and my 62 was full.
The unit is fine, but the set up was one step short of impossible. 3 times I went to send it back. It should not take a week or trial and error to set up this device.
The unit is fine, but the set up was one step short of impossible. 3 times I went to send it back. It should not take a week or trial and error to set up this device.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Out of date and buggy
on April 8, 2026
Posted by: an211
It's not great. In many many ways. Unless the device is fundamentally improved, smartphones with Starlink like T-Mobile or even satellite SMS on iPhone and Samsung + offline maps will take it over. On user experience, this device is from the stone age. And some serious problems - satellite SMS doesn't get delivered reliably. And when it does, looks like spam that nobody will read. I can also list at least 25 UI bugs, most basic is that on the map, it's frequently impossible to locate yourself. Garmin was a pioneer in consumer GPS and I guess they never left the 90's because of loyal fans. But that's going to drop sharply like the blackberry.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Substantial Handheld
on March 19, 2026
Posted by: DaveSailsAway
Well-built and a substantial handheld. The only thing to bring the star rating down one is that the icons into a menu driven usage is not all that intuitive (maybe they are all that way). I'll have to go online and search for tutorials. Maybe they have a good tutorial on their site.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
As I am still learning the features....
on March 18, 2026
Posted by: "Puck"
This was an upgrade to my old sat com GPS. The touch screen is a handy feature that I am still learning. The ability to take photos was a nice addition. As I am still learning the features, I enjoy it even more.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Simple to use
on March 18, 2026
Posted by: Lone Hiker
Bought this two weeks ago and have used on two fairly long hikes so far. Really pleased with how it works and the simplicity of setting it up and using the Explorer app to map out the hikes. Quite and upgrade from the cell phone navigation. The Inreach function is a nice safety feature for sure.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Bad gps
on March 10, 2026
Posted by: Gpsw
There are a lot of problems. After calculating it restart often. Its not possible to switch off Cards.
The calculating with walking routes is very bad.
I cant add pois.
The calculating with walking routes is very bad.
I cant add pois.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Great new user interface, but software bugs exist
on February 18, 2026
Posted by: DanFromTheUK
I had a GPSMAP 66sr (that I just regretfully sold) and although the user interface is very old, the unit is very robust and has never failed me. I needed inReach and like the new user interface of the H1i Plus (similar to the user interface on my Edge 1050) but found the software to be too buggy. I see there are regular bug fix releases and I am looking forward to this unit being robust enough before I am able to fully trust it out in the field.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin