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
Good for multipl sports and back country
on August 7, 2023
Posted by: Brian H
Use it to track my training (bike, swim, lift, hike, .) - easy to customize sports to track. Like the feel - and band has lots of small adjustments making fit adjustment a snap - not too loose or tight.
Use to track hiking while volunteer patrolling with forest service - keeping track of both miles hiked and vertical feet.
Holds a charge pretty well even when tracking sports - but depends on how much you're trying to track. Solar seems to help but doesn't remove need to recharge.
Will test expedition mode next month on 21 day Grand Canyon float.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
My second instinct
on July 29, 2023
Posted by: Khoa V
I had the first generation instinct that was great but this current generation is superior. The addition of training tools and more metrics (like pulse ox, VO2, etc) is a bit overwhelming, coming from the original instinct model. However, they are all easy to learn and use, and you always have the option to not utilize them. I like that Garmin added additional features to the instinct without changing it's form factor and bulletproof construction.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Very good for an outdoors and gym use
on July 11, 2023
Posted by: Kyle B
Over all its packed with features, it does everything i want it to,...however... it eat battery and doesnt recharge as fast as posted. The fix for this is putting it into sleep(or non smart watch mode) unless you need it. I wish it also had kinetic charging as a redundancy to the solar system. The weight is great, very light for as feature packed as it is and gps works wonderfully better than youd think possible. Amd the ui on the app is pretty good, could use alittle more polish.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Garmin Instinct
on June 28, 2023
Posted by: Jared B
The battery life is fantastic, you can the solar works well too. Still getting used to some of the controls, but it has everything I liked from my Apple Watch, but I don't have to charge it every night and it's way more durable.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love the Look!
on June 17, 2023
Posted by: Stosh1951
Purchased 4 weeks ago. Still learning how to us all the features. Very good feel on my wrist and potential aps seem amazing.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, June 20, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great!
on June 14, 2023
Posted by: Mace12
Works great, haven’t taken it off since I bought it. The solar charge aspect is a game changer.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, June 20, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great but solar isn’t worth it
on June 13, 2023
Posted by: Bobcat
Everything with the watch is great except I wouldn’t waste the extra money on the solar charging. I’ve been outside all day for multiple days and the most it charges is 2%. This isn’t a solar charging watch.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, June 13, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love this thing so far
on June 10, 2023
Posted by: Freebird
Loving the fit and feel of this watch so far, also got a 945 but go to this one more often. Been wearing for 3 weeks now with phone connection and still hovering at 50% power! Can’t wait to give it a go in the backcountry.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, June 12, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin