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
Best Fitness Tracker / Smart Watch Combo I've Ever Owned
on December 23, 2022
Posted by: Garrett W
I've owned many smart watches over the years from every major brand. From Pebble to Apple and more. Garmin is by far my favorite. The Instinct 2 Solar made me abandon my Apple Watch Series 8 and never look back. This gives you plenty of notifications but offers much more robust fitness and outdoor adventure centric tools. Also, buttons are SO much better than a touch screen for a fitness tracker. Love this watch. Can't wait for the Instinct 3. Oh and did I mention 24 day battery life! Plus the ability for indefinite battery life if you're outside enough! Alright, I'm done.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Can't read; font too small!
on December 23, 2022
Posted by: ottothav
Instructions are too complicated. Does not allow us to choose functions except on the watch, which is too small, hence it is useless. Not very accurate health data. But love the waterproof and battery charge lasts a long time because none of the apps can be used.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 5, 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
Exactly what I wanted
on December 22, 2022
Posted by: Anonymous
I got this to track exercise and some navigation when hiking/hunting. Workout tracking and performance metrics are very helpful. The larger watch face is east to read even when running. Definitely recommend for someone trying to get an active watch without really breaking the bank. Definitely recommend.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Instinct 2 solar
on December 21, 2022
Posted by: Anonymous
Amazing watch, remarkable amount of features and great price
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Use and programming
on December 21, 2022
Posted by: Mr Lynn
The information as to how and use and program this (the manual that comes with the watch) watch as well as use is very poor and offers very little information on it's use or how to program the watch. Basically it is useless. As a result of the lack of use and programming information, I am not willing to try getting into other programs since I am concerned that I may not be able to get back to the main screen.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 5, 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
3
on December 19, 2022
Posted by: Anonymous
The watch has a lot of functionality from a tracking perspective.. The print however is extremely small and it is not nearly as easy to use as an iWatch.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Great watch
on December 18, 2022
Posted by: 83sc
I have owned a lot of Garmin products so my expectations were high. And I am not disappointed. Owned for about a month and love it easy to use and provides a ton of info. I would recommend it over an Apple Watch
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 5, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Feature Rich & Excellent Battery life
on December 18, 2022
Posted by: Anonymous
I LOVE this watch, I picked it up 9 months ago and have worn it every day since. It has helped me train for my half marathons, track my gym work outs and motivate me to get my steps in every day. It pairs to the connect app where it displays all your info, sleep score, steps, body battery, HR, VHR, etc. and I only need to charge it once every 2-3 weeks. Previously I had an Apple Watch which needed to be charged about once a day...
The only con this watch has is it is so feature rich it takes some time to learn out to use them all. I probably spent 1-2 hours watching tutorials on YouTube and still don't know every thing.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin