Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct 2S Solar 40 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Neo Tropic
Average customer rating
4.3
(169 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 169 reviews
5 Stars
106
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Star
13
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct 2S Solar 40 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Neo Tropic
Customer Rating
3
Wish it was more accurate
on October 5, 2024
Posted by: Colie
It makes a lot of promises that it just doesn’t fulfill. It would be nice if it came with a manual! My watch can’t seem to get a stair count even close to what is accurate, if I live in a two story house and if I go upstairs, obviously I have to go downstairs! Sometimes the app will say that I ascended 3 times, but descended zero times, not possible! I wear the watch every night and the next morning it will tell me to wear it to bed to get accurate readings for sleep and hrv and yet I have?? The mileage isn’t accurate also, it was telling me 5 miles and my old watch, a Fitbit, was telling me 6.6 miles, so I drove the route I exercise on and my vehicle registered 6.4 miles, so now I have to actually manually input the 6.4 miles. I also do a rowing machine, but you have to have a certain Garmin to sync it with the rowing machine and mine isn’t the correct one. I also put in the app that I didn’t want to receive emails on the watch, but it is still sending them to the watch?! It does have a good battery life though, although I don’t think Solar is working on it, I have had to charge it every time it gets low, but it definitely beats the Fitbit for lasting battery life.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 11, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 2S 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
Does not switch on
on October 7, 2024
Posted by: Michimeli
I received my Instinct 2S Solar today. I have had it on charge for 3 hours. I have followed all tutorials, hard resetting it, etc. The watch is faulty from the onset and I am so disappointed. I would never expect a totally defective watch to pass through Garmin as I would expect there to be quality control measures and testing in place prior to packaging.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 11, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 2S 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
Small watch with a great battery life
on October 9, 2024
Posted by: Tskyfox6969
Exactly what I needed.no touch screwed but you can get weather,gps,quick text responses . And a 15 day battery life with 30% backlight even longer if you lower it more!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 11, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Cool
on October 15, 2024
Posted by: choochootrain
I really like it. Although i wish it had audio that could play and short reply message options like ok, or thats great and stuff. Still really cool though!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 22, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Amazing Customization
on October 24, 2024
Posted by: AJCFM3
When I got this watch I was really excited about all of the features. Good engineering.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 31, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great!
on November 4, 2024
Posted by: Madds755
I love my watch!
I just wish the horseback riding setting had a falling feature so it would send an SOS if the watch detected a fall.
I just wish the horseback riding setting had a falling feature so it would send an SOS if the watch detected a fall.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, November 6, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
This watch is everything all in one.
on November 7, 2024
Posted by: Lynne
I love this watch beyond belief. It gives me all the data for the long list of activities I have chosen. I wear it all the time so it tracks my sleep, my RHR, the sleep quality, and seems to be pretty accurate in telling me when I'm overreaching and something it calls "stressed", which is past overreaching.
It is my constant companion and I have even named it.
It is my constant companion and I have even named it.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great
on November 12, 2024
Posted by: JudysGarmin2024
Had a venue square prior which I had issues charging and keeping a charge.
I feel the instinct is of better quality due
to the more protective housing. I don't believe the solar charging is what it said to be. While driving had watch in direct sun for 6 hours didn't give me any extra battery life even though watch said sun intensity was good.
Would like more feminine style but this time went for durability.
I feel the instinct is of better quality due
to the more protective housing. I don't believe the solar charging is what it said to be. While driving had watch in direct sun for 6 hours didn't give me any extra battery life even though watch said sun intensity was good.
Would like more feminine style but this time went for durability.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, December 18, 2024
Thank you for your review.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin