Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm AMOLED Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Citrine with Citrine Band - (2026)
Average customer rating
4.4
(111 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 111 reviews
5 Stars
83
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Star
9
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct 3 GPS Smartwatch 45 mm AMOLED Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Citrine with Citrine Band - (2026)
Customer Rating
5
Crushes My Apple Watch
on February 18, 2026
Posted by: BTI61
Looks great, loads of functionality, tougher, incredible battery.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Pain in the kneck for money spent
on January 30, 2026
Posted by: Scorpio19
Watch won’t sync with phone and you have to read a 134 online manual to know how to use it
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great watch
on January 28, 2026
Posted by: None 123
This replaced the version 1 instinct. A lot of nice features way easier to read. The only thing I do not like is it goes dark and then when you look at it is supposed to light back up. It does not always light up when you rotate your wrist to look at the display. It can be irritating at times.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Cannot sun
on January 19, 2026
Posted by: Joeblow
Got this for Christmas.Still trying to sync and pair phone to watch still no luck
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch. Love the rugged look and features.
on January 8, 2026
Posted by: Mobi
I got this watch for Christmas and what an upgrade from my Vivoactive 4. I haven’t charged the battery since Christmas Day and it is 1/8 now and still has 25% left. It has all the features I need and more and it was a breeze to add to Garmin Connect. This was a great choice for me.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Very good improvement over Instinct 2
on December 31, 2025
Posted by: JADJR
Purchased about a month ago and I'm very pleased with the additional features. Using it to keep track of my health stats and exercise routines. Love the AMOLED display and the flashlight that I'm using frequently. Battery life is excellent although the Instinct 2 lasted longer. Overall very pleased with my purchase. By the way gave up using Apple Watch 10.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great features!
on December 29, 2025
Posted by: CJ2025
Been wanting the Instinct 3 for awhile and finally got it for myself for Christmas. I love this watch. The amoled screens, the larger print, the wrist gestures feature...
This is about my 3rd or 4th Garmin smartwatch. I highly recommend it!
This is about my 3rd or 4th Garmin smartwatch. I highly recommend it!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Nice watch
on December 28, 2025
Posted by: DCL59
The watch is great
The manual does not tell you enough on how to set up the watch
That’s a issue With the manual
The manual does not tell you enough on how to set up the watch
That’s a issue With the manual
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin