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
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
4
한글지원문제
on May 30, 2023
Posted by: weirdgarmin
모든것에 만족하는데 단 한가지 한글을 지원하지 않는점이다.
글로벌시대에 두가지버젼으로 나누어 미주지역에서는 한글을 지원하지 않는다는게 너무 이해 할 수가 없다.
글로벌시대에 두가지버젼으로 나누어 미주지역에서는 한글을 지원하지 않는다는게 너무 이해 할 수가 없다.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 31, 2023
검토해 주셔서 감사합니다. 제니
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Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Still Learning it but the battery life is amazing
on May 28, 2023
Posted by: tim496
Love this watch looking forward to learning it inside and out and using all of the features
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 31, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
The features I need.
on May 27, 2023
Posted by: JimK572
I had a choice between and Apple watch and the Instinct 2. About the same price. My wife's Apple watch display is gorgeous, but it must be recharged every 1 or 2 days and needs a phone to pair with. My instinct 2 is on day 16 and it says it still has 13 days to go. I really love the freedom that offers me. Also love all the different features and options. For me this is the perfect solution.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 31, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
Hit or miss tracking & app. Very disappointed.
on May 25, 2023
Posted by: Dan-
First Garmin watch...probably my last. Floors are not updated at least a third of the time. My phone even registers more flights climbed and I usually do not have my phone with me. Daily step goal increases but steps on the watch do not carry over to the app totals. May have something to do with sleep mode. Cannot trust any of the simple data so I am not sure if the health data I purchased the watch for is even close. A Fitbit that is 1/4 the cost at least matches phone data. Watch style, size, and battery life are great and worth one star. A Timex Ironman does that for 1/10 the cost, Not sure if it is the watch or the app, met my goals but app history says 'no I did not'. Sounds silly since I am not competing against anybody but myself but what shows on the watch at night should at least carry over to the app when updated. Especially when I went out of my way to check all the boxes.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 25, 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
My favorite watch yet
on May 25, 2023
Posted by: frolicknoxen
I have previously owned an Apple Watch, Forerunner and Instinct (version 1)...this is by far my favorite timepiece yet. It can be as simple as you want it to be or as advanced as you prefer. When I owned my Apple Watch and it broke, I realized I was so tethered to my phone. Transitioning to Garmin assisted me into a better balance of life choosing to not have notifications sent to my wrist. I still have calls go through (because they are far and few between and usually used when an emergency is happening)
Anyway, the battery life on this puppy is FANTASTIC! After a full charge it will go for 27 days without any extra features going on (GPS, activities, etc.) However, with the solar addition, when I am out and about I get a little pick me up which I love. I usually go for 3-4 runs (6+ miles each) a week along with sessions of yoga and the battery still lasts over two weeks. I also think the comfort of this watch (though I think it is larger than the others) is so much better than anything else I have worn.
All things considered, I absolutely love this watch and hope you do as well if you try one out. :)
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 25, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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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
love the instinct 2
on May 22, 2023
Posted by: bertmacho
Really happy with the battery life which, surprisingly to me, is genuinely as advertised. It has all the features I was looking for (GPS, sleep tracking, health monitoring, notifications.) The solar charging is nice and I assume it at least maintains the battery level but I wouldn't rely on it if I was out and about and down to a couple of %. I was wondering if I'd miss the touch-screen capabilities like my last watch had, but no, you just need to learn what the buttons do.
The only "issue" I've had is when it thinks I have a notification that has already been dismissed from the phone but it remains on the watch. However, it's simple to manually dismiss it (and block the app from sending more if necessary.)
Connection to my phone was easy, as was connecting to a new phone.
My only complaint is that the watch face has a rough protective outer ring (just inside the blue face frame) and if you clean the face with a lens cleaner it catches on it leaving a bit of residue behind which can be a pain to clean off. Overall, I'm very happy with Garmin though.
The only "issue" I've had is when it thinks I have a notification that has already been dismissed from the phone but it remains on the watch. However, it's simple to manually dismiss it (and block the app from sending more if necessary.)
Connection to my phone was easy, as was connecting to a new phone.
My only complaint is that the watch face has a rough protective outer ring (just inside the blue face frame) and if you clean the face with a lens cleaner it catches on it leaving a bit of residue behind which can be a pain to clean off. Overall, I'm very happy with Garmin though.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, May 22, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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