Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 50 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Solar Sunburst with Sunburst/Gray Band - (2026)
Average customer rating
4.3
(120 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 120 reviews
5 Stars
80
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
5
1 Star
8
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct 3 Solar GPS Smartwatch 50 mm Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Solar Sunburst with Sunburst/Gray Band - (2026)
Customer Rating
4
Cool
on July 14, 2025
Posted by: EricM0726
It’s definitely a sweet product since I don’t have to charge every couple days like my Apple Watch Ultra 2 it doesn’t have as many features but I don’t use my watches for all the features so I love the battery life
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Strap
on May 14, 2025
Posted by: Anonymous
strap after three months of wearing. How will it look in a year? Please help me with this. Thank you
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
IMPOSSIBLE
on April 17, 2025
Posted by: JKO49
Just like the S60 the Instinct 3 is impossible to figure out. Whoever orchestrates these tutorials ought to be shot.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Not what I expected
on February 20, 2025
Posted by: The hobby photographer
Solar has no color in display. Black and white. No analog watch faces pre-installed. No acceptable choices in Connect IQ. Solar has no color in display. Black and white.
Bad research on my part.
But it doesn't weigh much. Big advantage
Bad research on my part.
But it doesn't weigh much. Big advantage
Response from GarminBy Garmin, March 5, 2025
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 3 Solar. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Sucks
on February 17, 2025
Posted by: Campy358
I bought this watch for running ultras. I need the extra battery life to be sure to make it through the entire event. When I ran my first ultra, I noticed the watch kept cycling off and on and it caused me to lose over 30 minutes and over 3 miles worth the distance. It came very close to costing me a DNF for the race. I was on the Support with Garmin and restarted the Watch downloaded different files the whole shebang and it’s still doing it so guess what I’m sending it back. I need a GPS watch that’s reliable and if it can’t be reliable as a dealbreaker
Response from GarminBy Garmin, March 5, 2025
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 3 Solar. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
My first awesome Garmin
on February 10, 2025
Posted by: Serhii_UA
I bought it yesterday and it is awesome. I started to set up my watch and I could make absolutely all what I want
Response from GarminBy Garmin, February 11, 2025
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Error
on February 1, 2025
Posted by: Oleg
does not display autonomy correctly; when the connection to the phone is turned on, it shows autonomy in days longer than when it is turned off.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, February 5, 2025
Thank you for your review and experience with the Ibstibcr 3 Solar. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Buyers regret
on January 23, 2025
Posted by: Cmack 72
Two days in to using it the screen freezes and won't reset
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 31, 2025
Thank you for your review and experience with theInstinct 3 Solar. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin