Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct 2 Solar 45 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Mist Gray
Average customer rating
4.4
(186 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 186 reviews
5 Stars
123
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
5
1 Star
9
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct 2 Solar 45 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Mist Gray
Customer Rating
5
Solar charging
on January 4, 2023
Posted by: Leo’s watch
Can’t wait
To take this watch in mountains for hiking/climbing
To take this watch in mountains for hiking/climbing
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 5, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Light weight !
on January 5, 2023
Posted by: Stingray
Great watch has a lot of features. Holds a charge for almost a month .The only thing I don’t like is it doesn’t till the temperature without sync with the phone..
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 5, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
If you skipped the "smart" watches line...
on January 5, 2023
Posted by: US385
I never got in on the smart watches craze. I enjoy *real* watches that seem to have value 5-10-20 years down the road. Example, will the lithium batteries last forever/be replaceable on these "smart" devices? No telling. What I can say though is that for a digital watch, especially if you are a hiker or new to running, this is FUN to use!
Two things:
1) This watch "smartly" allows us to add equipment to a handful of activities. Let's say I have two pairs of running shoes that I alternate. The only thing we can't easily do is "clone" an activity or add a specific additional activity so that when we run the shoes will be tied to the variant of the activity. In other words, if you alternate shoes and use the amazing "equipment" feature, you will have to manually adjust your shoes each time on your phone before beginning your next activity. Better yet would be the option to clone activities and tie a shoe to a specific clone of an activity. Since "run" and "walk" are different categories, I am at least able to use different shoes for those individual categories. I would still enjoy seeing a "run 1" "run 2" where "1" and "2" could be tied to each pair of shoes. This may seem like a complaint, but it is not. It is just a note I wanted to mention somewhere in case someone is reading these and able to offer product suggestions up the design line.
2) I enjoy my watch so much that we got another for my partner and both watches register different distances even though we track our neighborhood walk (to walk the pup) using the watch's GPS. Today my walk was something like 1 mile and my partner's Instinct 2 Solar S (the smaller one) registered something like .89 miles. Using GPS on both watches, how can they vary so much?
3) I am so excited to see the data on my mobile device and also on the computer screen! How cool to hike a local state park and then see the terrain I crossed over and through, my corresponding pace, heart rate during elevation gains and on and on! I am so happy to have gotten into running recently during this time in history where a "basic digital watch" (by appearance and usability) can help me record and decipher so much information! I look forward to trekking out into the desert in Big Bend (Texas : ) and knowing confidently how much time 'till sunset, how to get back, etc. I tend to enjoy off trail hikes in the middle of nowhere more than anyone else I know and every so often I have guestimated my route back only to find that I had to retrace my steps a few times so I could pick the correct safe way back.
Thanks Garmin! I hope someone checks out the points we made here and follows up somehow!
Happy New Year!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 5, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Everything I need and more.
on January 7, 2023
Posted by: Jordanh63
Got the Instinct 2 Solar a few weeks ago. Coming from the over hyped Apple Watch it is refreshing to have a watch that does all of my health tracking, in a cleaner simpler platform. The GPS is mainly why I chose to purchase because I spend a lot of time in open desert with no cell service and mapping is key.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 11, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Loved it, but too small
on January 8, 2023
Posted by: Lee 23
I loved every aspect of it, a wonderful Christmas present, but I had to return it because it was so small.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 11, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Dog tracking
on January 8, 2023
Posted by: JR241
I thought the dog tracking would be better than it is at times the arrow is completely opposite of were the dog is. Also the backlight could be brighter
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 11, 2023
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.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent Gift
on January 8, 2023
Posted by: CDUB123
I received this for Christmas and it is AWESOME! Tracks my work outs, heart rate ect. Awesome battery life, love it!!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 11, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Awesome features and great battery life!
on January 8, 2023
Posted by: Jonathan48
I am a big fan of the Instinct 2 solar. It has fewer gimmicks than the Apple Watch, and the battery life is incredible. I appreciate being able to track sleep and the Garmin connect app is a nice companion piece to help me make sense of the data.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 11, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin