Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct 2 Solar 45 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Mist Gray - (2022)
Average customer rating
4.5
(481 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 481 reviews
5 Stars
334
4 Stars
83
3 Stars
35
2 Stars
9
1 Star
20
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct 2 Solar 45 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Mist Gray - (2022)
Customer Rating
5
I love it!
on October 23, 2024
Posted by: Aaron H
It has all of the features that I need on the face at a glance, all at once. Easy to read, and the app is easy to use.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 31, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Love this watch
on October 20, 2024
Posted by: RoboAK
Love all the features, heart rate monitor very accurate. Full of motivational workout challenges. Really been fun. Fully recommend this watch
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 22, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Best in class battery? It seems so!
on October 14, 2024
Posted by: Mike&abike
I have had the Instinct 2 Solar for about a month and have been putting it through its paces. I wanted to move away from Apple because I got tired of being tethered to a charger. Using my Instinct 2 Solar to track four to five workouts a week ranging from an hour to 3 hours I was able to make it over twenty one days on a single charge. This brought me down to 30% and “7 day remaining” on my charge.
I have noticed that the solar charging doesn’t like to go from bright to dark to bright, I would get the no charging slash if I did that. In continuous sun though I have no problems with it charging. The point is, with long sleeves or when the watch face isn’t in direct sun expect some periods where you get a no charging slash.
The sensors in the watch work as they should, Garmin knows what they are doing, and are accurate.
If you don’t need, or don’t want wrist based maps and don’t want to have to put your watch on a charger every night this is the watch for you.
Enjoy!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 22, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
4
Great, just wish…
on October 14, 2024
Posted by: Future_pilot5
Awesome watch for an awesome price. I just wish it solar charged a bit more effectively, but it is still outstanding in its class.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 22, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Best all around wearable.
on October 13, 2024
Posted by: Not dead yet…
Use it for all of my activities. Swimming, MTB, paddling and more. Very durable and the solar charging helps significantly on those times when you are not around utilities. I was glad to finally find a wearable device that could hold up after others broke.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 22, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
Great buy!
on October 9, 2024
Posted by: Cv71
I’ve had this watch now for two months and it has been everything it was advertised as. I couldn’t be happier with the durability, function, and look.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 11, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
5
10x Better Than My Apple Watch
on October 9, 2024
Posted by: Appalachianman76
I’m enjoying my Garmin Instinct 2 Solar. It’s not perfect but is 10x better than my Apple Watch was. The battery life is extraordinary! I’m pretty active and do use the GPS feature on a daily basis, so I get roughly 15 days out of the battery before needing to charge. However, my Apple Watch wouldn’t even last 12 hours if I was tracking a backcountry hiking trip. So, I’m very pleased with the Garmin Instinct 2’s battery performance. It’s also very rugged for all the outdoor activity I do! Without having to constantly charge it, I can wear it most all the time and use it to monitor my sleep and other metrics which is nice. On the slightly annoying side, I did have my first heart rate measurement hiccup today. I was riding an I door stationary bike. My heart rate was in the high 140’s to low 150’s bmp but the Instinct 2 was reading my heart rate in the 90’s to 100 bpm. Did this for 10 minutes of my 30 minute workout. I fiddle with it, trying to clean the sensor and finally got it to read properly. However, the incorrect heart rate measurement threw my whole workout measurements off. Other than this, I’ve really enjoyed my Garmin Instinct 2 Solar.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 11, 2024
Thank you for your review.
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Customer Rating
3
It's alright
on October 7, 2024
Posted by: Ma71
I thought I would love it but I didn't. I could t get use to the background light which made the numbers blue on a white background. Hard on my eyes. I also thought I could handle going from a colored Samsung watch to black and white but I couldn't. It's not a bad watch at all just not the right fit for me so I went to the Fenix 7 solar. The solar was a huge part of my decision since I work outside
Response from GarminBy Garmin, October 11, 2024
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct 2 Solar. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
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