Garmin Instinct 2 Solar, Smaller-Sized Rugged Outdoor Watch with GPS, with Solar Charging Capabilities, Built for All Elements, Multi-GNSS Support, Tracback Routing and More, Graphite

This Garmin Instinct Solar is better than my old Garmin Instinct. I can add multisports and it even track my VO2 max and ability to track my heart rate when I did swim which my previous watch is Unable to do so. Also allows Garminpay which is good for payment especially when one don't carry phone and credit to run. The battery life definitely is longer than my old instinct. The promotion price of about SGD350 that I paid is definitely worth it.

Super lightweight and long last battery . Can be used as everyday watch.

Esta muy padre el Reloj, como llega descargando lo puse a cargar. Aun debo revisar su funcionamiento por lo que la opinion final está pendiente... pero al menos con el aspecto y el hecho de que traiga manual de instrucciones en varios idiomas ya siento que hice una buena compra.

I have had this watch for a year now, and it replaced a Fitbit Versa 2. The Garmin has a LOT going for it: 1) HR monitor - I'd give it 4.5 stars for this - it is pretty accurate (maybe a touch low (<5%) when I compare it to other sources (sometimes I borrow someone's Fitbit and put it on the same wrist as the Garmin and compare heart rates, or maybe I hold the heart rate monitor on a treadmill while wearing my Garmin - in both cases it tends to run a little lower; 2) measuring steps - 5 stars - works great and even captures indoor swimming better than i expected, usually does great outside and the app has way more metrics than Fitfit concerning # of strides on a run, etc....very good detail 3) GPS - 5 stars- cool feature...you can even use it for navigation...not real easy but pretty accurate, great if you are hiking and trying to find your way back or even finding where you left your car in a big parking lot. 4) battery life - 5+ stars ...I can get 20 days plus on a single battery charge. Apple Watch needs to be charged nearly every day and the Fitbit will be every 5 days or so 5) sleep - two stars - this is my one gripe. It misses stuff on sleep. You might wake up at 4 and it thought you slept until 530 (happened to me this morning). If you are up in the middle of the night, it often misses that also. This is a rugged watch that is perfect for outdoor activities and I would recommend it unless the key you want to focus on is sleep. For that, my Fitbits were better. But again, in an overall comparison to the three Fitbits I have owned over the past 6 years (my Fitbits tended to only last a couple years, which is another issue), this Garmin wins in a head-to-head contest.

I got this watch after being frustrated by my Apple Watch's 6-8 hour battery life. Yes, out of the box. Yes, it was sent in for repair and they said it's working as designed. No more Apple Watches for me. In fact, no more new Apple products. Nice job, Tim Apple. I digress. The Garmin watch does what I need it to do and has a real-world battery life of around 19 DAYS for me. That's constantly monitoring my pulse rate, keeping Bluetooth on, and getting notifications from my phone. NINETEEN DAYS! Is it perfect? No. The monochrome screen is functional and high resolution. It is very readable in bright sunlight, unlike the Apple Watch. But the backlight leaves something to be desired. Even at its highest brightness, it's a bit dim for my eyes. The user interface takes some getting used to. Pressing buttons is different than holding buttons. So each of the 5 buttons has two functions. Once you get the hang of it, though, it's pretty intuitive, but do expect a learning curve. Garmin Pay works... if your bank is supported. None of mine were supported until I changed banks. (Not for the watch alone, other reasons too.) Even then, it was a manual process on my bank's side, causing me to have to call them up. Apple Watch just works better in this case. The solar panel does function, but do not expect to reach 100% battery, even outside all day in the direct sun. You may see several percent increase, but unless you turn almost everything off except the time, the solar cell will not provide significant charge. With nearly everything off, however, you can attain "unlimited battery" being in the bright sun for several hours a day. The app was just updated recently. It works well, but isn't as intuitive as the previous version. Learning curve again, I think. I manually sync my watch daily (or when I remember). This works well. There are ways to customize many watch faces, and there are a few apps available on the Garmin store to add functionality to the watch. It's a little challenging as it is a separate app for the Garmin store on your phone, and you have to look for apps that run on your specific model of watch. I wish it could filter by the watch you own, but alas they haven't done that yet. Overall, this is an excellent watch with a wealth of features. Just expect to study the manual and memorize buttons and other functionality. I highly recommend this watch.