Garmin Instinct 2S Solar GPS Smartwatch

You get all the great features of the top end watches without the big price No touch screen which is fine Pairs with app. Tons of data and fields for workouts. Triathlon mode. Solar and battery last super long. Not worried about charging all the time. Small size, low profile and looks like a normal watch. Not bulky at all. Easy to sleep with

I've been using this watch for a few weeks. I go to the gym often and can track all of my workouts, including a lot of cardio. One issue is that it doesn't work well for treadmill work. I'll walk 3.5 miles but Garmin shows I only walked.01 miles! This makes no sense at all since my steps are counted correctly. Same issue with my older Vivoactiv 4. I just don't understand how this happens. Overall I like this watch very much and it fits me well. I seem to be having some problems with installing custom watch faces and I'm working with Garmin support on this. My big negative is with the "solar" charging. It doesn't seem to work at all. I understand that the watch can't be covered by a sleeve, etc and the exposure to the sun can be iffy but yesterday I took the watch off and put it down in the direct sunlight. It was a clear sky and I left it there for over an hour. What happened? My charge dropped from 20% to 19%. I don't know if this is normal or if I have a defective watch but I intend to take this up with Garmin also, but right now I'm not happy about this and it defeats the whole purpose behind paying extra for the solar functionality.

I purchased theirs few weeks ago and so far the Instinct 2S SOLAR and it much better than expected.

I've had my Garmin Instinct for about 2 years now. I use it every day in the field to track my working dogs alongside their garmin collars, as well as to track all of my workouts. I love that the app integrates with my fitness apps to track all of my workout goals and that I can customize the interface for my sports. I have turned most notifications and smartwatch features off, but I do love the google maps integration for navigation on my bike!

I looked for not too large watch, so I could wear it 24/7 without the necessity of frequent charging, and when I bought it about 2 years ago, it worked really great. While not as informative and customizable as OLED and other kinds of displays, its display provides sufficient customizability, and it's always on with lighting required only in the darkness. Without the sensor screen, there are five robust buttons, which make all the operations comfortable enough. Also the app looks good to me. However, while in the beginning it really provided up to 3 weeks of work without charge, by now the battery has degraded significantly, providing less than a week of work on one charge, which makes me disappointed