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
1
Horrible. keeps disconnecting from phone.
on August 14, 2024
Posted by: BOB7887
I need to reconnect/pair constantly. Have reset, updated etc but nothing works. Essentially useless without phone connection.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, August 15, 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
Need a written manual.
on August 22, 2024
Posted by: Dormar
I am happy with some features I am using; BUT, I need a written manual.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, August 28, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Glitching out
on September 11, 2024
Posted by: Hunter99
I’ve had my Instinct Solar for just a little over a year and got it as a pre-deployment gift. Towards the end of my deployment the battery life has drastically gone done even on a full charge. And I have to keep it in low paper mode because even when on a full charge after one notification it will shut off and need to be hooked back up to the charger again.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, September 23, 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
5
where is the data
on September 11, 2024
Posted by: Harpazinc
i love this watch so much. durable and very tech. i wanted to get the data to review in a spreadsheet. is there a way to export the data?
Response from GarminBy Garmin, September 23, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Weak battery
on September 17, 2024
Posted by: DerekL
Battery depleats and dies after 18 months of use even with solar charging
Response from GarminBy Garmin, September 23, 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
1
Like very much the features
on October 8, 2024
Posted by: Cliffh
When it's working it's great however it keeps randomly disconnecting from my pixel 7 phone. Sometimes it's after a couple of days sometimes a week or more. Hence the low rating. I wish it would work consistently .
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 11, 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
1
Everything is wrong
on October 23, 2024
Posted by: Dozier1
-Compass is way off!
-Temperature is wrong!
-Always powering on and off watch to pair with phone!
-Pairing cuts off randomly!
If everything else is wrong, I don’t know if I can trust the other features but I have no way to check them!
-Temperature is wrong!
-Always powering on and off watch to pair with phone!
-Pairing cuts off randomly!
If everything else is wrong, I don’t know if I can trust the other features but I have no way to check them!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 31, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Intinct 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
Good feature set but awful battery lifetime
on December 5, 2024
Posted by: JohnLee
I had Garmin Instinct Solar for a few years only. It’s a very good watch in terms of feature set. I use it mainly for hiking and the apps integration is excellent. The only issue is that now the battery is getting really weak. It only last about 1 hour hiking tracking with GPS, I remember that it lasts almost a day of tracking when new. There is no way to replace the battery and very soon this watch will become a paper weight. It shuts itself down after a few hours eventhough the battery indicator says 20 odd days! Will never buy smart watch with irreplaceable battery anymore!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 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