Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct 2 Solar 45 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Mist Gray
Average customer rating
4.5
(410 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 410 reviews
5 Stars
283
4 Stars
73
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
7
1 Star
18
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct 2 Solar 45 mm Smartwatch Fiber-reinforced Polymer - Mist Gray
Customer Rating
4
Love my Garmin Instinct 2 Solar
on June 8, 2023
Posted by: David F
I like the way the Instinct 2 fits and looks and find the apps easy to use. Once I figured out the customization, it really shined!
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great fitness and everyday watch
on May 30, 2023
Posted by: Ryan B
The garmin instinct solar, along with the garmin apps, keeps track of all of my runs. It's light, comfortable, very durable, and is loaded with cool features like a stopwatch, flashlight amd alarms. The solar charging feature gives me about 2 to 3 weeks of battery with the heart rate monitor constantly running. Gives me notifications from my phone. Lots of aftermarket accessories. Comes with multiple faces with different uses.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Smaller Price tag than the Fenix with most of the functionality
on May 25, 2023
Posted by: Cameron G
from Monroe, MI, US
Great value for what you get, and the solar charging is invaluable on backpacking trips. Allowing you to leave the bigger battery pack at home and 1 less cable to keep track of is a great convenience. I do wish the watch had better map functionality like the Fenix but I get something besides the screen has to separate the two. Overall if you are ok being without a color screen on a modern watch and are ok with no maps, this offers better battery life than the Fenix and a much smaller hit to the wallet.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great for a sports enthusiast
on May 14, 2023
Posted by: Antonio R
A watch that can track climbing grades, cycling, cross country skiing and running is amazing. Can also go into the app to track weight lifting progress. Bumping up to the solar option seems like an easy choice to make especially if you spend a lot of time in the outdoors. I've had bad luck with phone based trackers dying due to the cold I nordic ski in but with this watch I hit the buttons and enjoy my skis without a worry. As a budding alpine skier it was awesome to be able to track my speed and see the map of all the runs I did in a day. Fantastic !
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Super great
on May 7, 2023
Posted by: Joseph A
Such a great platform for tracking workouts and progress.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
on May 4, 2023
Posted by: Colt D
I have been using this for about 2 months now and found that the weight is barely noticeable when compared to other watches I have tried. When I go for runs or hikes I use this to track routes and progress and having the ability to go in and look at the changes in pace and all the other metrics the app shows has greatly helped in tracking progress and fitness goals. The only negative I have is the band wears quickly with my day to day activities. I have rub spots across the outside of the band and expect I will need to replace it after about 6 months of use. With that being said the band is incredibly comfortable and I expect to see wear and tear over time.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great smart fitness watch
on May 1, 2023
Posted by: Anonymous
This watch has all the fitness activity and health tracking features I could imagine. From long bike rides to surfing in the ocean to backpacking it performs very well and tracks all the key health features I am interested in. This watch is perfect for those prioritizing a long battery life over touch screen colour display but want all the fitness and health tracking of more expensive models
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great for MTB & Snow!
on April 28, 2023
Posted by: Anonymous
from WOODLAND HILLS, CA, US
Great watch for MTB and Snow. Not giving 10's or 5 stars because no surfing integration. I should've got the surf version for a lil more but in my research it looked like it would work. I do like this for MTB because I am not staring at my stats as I ride.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin