Garmin Instinct 2 Solar GPS Smartwatch

About This Item

Whatever you do, own it with Instinct 2 Solar. This rugged GPS smartwatch is tough enough to keep up with you and unique enough to fit your style. Plus, solar charging gives you unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode (assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions) so you can take on life’s unlimited possibilities.

FEATURES & PERFORMANCE:

  • Go longer than ever with solar charging that gives you unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode (assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions)
  • Rugged GPS smartwatch is water-rated to 100 meters and thermal- and shock resistant with fiber-reinforced polymer case and scratch-resistant Corning® Gorilla® glass
  • Built-in sports apps to take on running, biking, swimming, strength training and more; plus, VO2 Max and other training features
  • Live the ultimate connected life with smart notifications and Connect IQ compatibility when paired with your compatible smartphone.
  • Track your adventures with the built-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter, plus multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo)
  • Understand your body better with all-day health monitoring features that track your heart rate, sleep, Pulse Ox, respiration and more (Pulse Ox not available in all countries. This device is intended to give an estimation of your activity and metrics; it is not a medical device)
  • Extend your battery life and your time doing what you love using the power manager to see how settings and sensors impact your watch’s battery life and make changes on the fly
  • Battery life: unlimited in smartwatch mode (with solar charging (assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions)) and up to 48 hours in GPS mode (with solar charging (assuming 50,000 lux conditions))
  • Alt Additional Dealer Fact Tags:
  • Dedicated fishing and hunting activity profiles
  • Compatible with Xero®, Astro®/Alpha® and inReach® products to further enhance tracking, navigating and communicating in the wild

BATTERY LIFE:

  • Rechargeable internal lithium-ion
  • Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/Unlimited with solar*
  • Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 65 days/Unlimited with solar*
  • GPS: Up to 30hrs/48 hrs with solar**
  • Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 70hrs/370 hrs with solar**
  • Expedition GPS Activity: Up to 32 days/Unlimited with solar*
*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions**Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions

INCLUDES:

  • Instinct 2 series smartwatch
  • Charging/data cable
  • Documentation
  • Brand : Garmin
  • Country of Origin : Imported
  • Web ID: 21GMNUNSTNCT2SLRXTCH
  • SKU: 23336710

REVIEWS

4.5
50%
Recommended

452 Reviews

Certain Features Are Hard To Navigate

I'm trying to like this watch but it's not very intuitive. For example, to start a walk it took a while to figure out. I use a tutorial on my phone. To end the walk I end up in endless menus and unable to get back to just show the time. I also found if the walk is not ended the GPS drains the battery significantly. The sleep score is also questionable IMO. I can get 9 hours of sleep with a good HRV and the watch shows "poor". And that's if the watch records the sleep at all. Most days the sleep score shows up a few hours after I wake. I'm still in the process of deciding to return the watch. I have the return label and waiting for an epiphany. I'm usually pretty good at tech stuff but this watch has me stumped. I would hope later a model would have significant improvements.

Super Features, Still Learning

i upgraded from a vivoactive3 to instinct 2 solar, happy with it

Zach D

Works great, charges well overall. I'm outside most days, but still may have to put on a physical charger once a month or so.

Enjoying So Fae

I bought this about six weeks ago to replace the first generation Instinct I have. Overall this second generation has better features and more options so I do like that. I am a little disappointed in the battery life. It’s lasting about 7-9 days depending on how much GPS I use. I was expecting the solar to be a little better than this. Battery life is similar to Gen 1.

Excellent Value!

This watch replaced my Instinct Solar I through Garmin's out of warranty exchange program and I could not be happier with both the product and the high level of service. I had a good 5 years on the old watch so my familiarity with these watches is fairly high and I am blown away how good this next generation is. I believe I will stay in the Garmin family for a long time.

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