Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct Solar Smartwatch 45mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Flame Red
Average customer rating
4.1
(732 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 732 reviews
5 Stars
449
4 Stars
122
3 Stars
50
2 Stars
42
1 Star
69
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct Solar Smartwatch 45mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Flame Red
Customer Rating
2
Like what I've been able to use
on December 19, 2023
Posted by: cwsmtb
Overall, I think it is a good watch. But very little documentation from the manufacturer and it is complicated to use. I wish there were a set of videos on each feature of the watch.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 19, 2023
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 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
I Love This Great Garmin Watch
on December 19, 2023
Posted by: TKHler
I really love this watch, and the fact that it has a "Nanny" reminder, to go out and get my daily amount of activity done.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 27, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Poor charging and batter retainment
on December 19, 2023
Posted by: brian007
I have had this watch for 2.5 years. It is a good watch; however, the battery has never held the amount of charge I would expect after about 4 -5 months of use. It just has 12 days max. Other than that, the accuracy is semi-debatable and upload is adequate for the purpose.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 27, 2023
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 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
Solar power
on December 19, 2023
Posted by: Solar power
Very happy with the watch but only had it for a couple of weeks
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
My First Garmin Watch
on December 21, 2023
Posted by: Xero Meters
What can I say, It does everything it says it will and does them well. Solar keeps my battery charged with regular wear.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 27, 2023
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Works great until it doesn't!
on December 30, 2023
Posted by: frenchinmt
Like the watch. the size is good, and it seems to do what it says. That is until the battery hits between 50% and 60%, then it will crash when trying to track an activity. Every single time! Garbage. I've looked online only to find lots of other users with the same problem, and no solutions. Makes the watch useless for longer activities. I might get 6 hours or so of tracking before it starts to bug out.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 2, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 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
3
Lack of Instruction Details is a Problem
on January 2, 2024
Posted by: Eicy
Lack of detailed instructions makes it difficult to set up and figure out all the features. This might be a great watch but it's hard to know until I can search for, research and try to implement all the info needed for full functionality of this watch.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 3, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 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
4
Still working for proficiency
on January 7, 2024
Posted by: Columbus
I bought my Instinct Solar on December 13. It was my Christmas present to myself. I came to the Solar from years of using the Polar M430. The solar has more features and I'm still working to gain proficiency.
I have a couple of issues so far: my home is a ranch with finished basement. Numerous times a day, 3-4 at least, the Solar may not count the times I used the stairs, sometimes saying I only went down and never up and other times no mention at all; the sunrise/sunset seems to be a day off (ie 1-2 seconds on the sunset); and when I first charged to Solar the graph showed 100% and 24 days (even though the ad showed 99 days). A subsequent charge to 100 produced only 12 days. I'm working on it.
I have a couple of issues so far: my home is a ranch with finished basement. Numerous times a day, 3-4 at least, the Solar may not count the times I used the stairs, sometimes saying I only went down and never up and other times no mention at all; the sunrise/sunset seems to be a day off (ie 1-2 seconds on the sunset); and when I first charged to Solar the graph showed 100% and 24 days (even though the ad showed 99 days). A subsequent charge to 100 produced only 12 days. I'm working on it.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, January 8, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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