At first it was tricky to get used to the buttons and not a touch screen but after a week I became a pro. Tracks my walks, runs, hikes and workouts with no problems even includes pickleball. Sun rise and sunset is pretty accurate so I know when I need to head back from a trail.

I wanted: 1. Great battery life so that I don't have to charge another device every day. 2. A smartwatch which does not try to replace my big and beautiful smartphone display. I don't mind reaching out to my jeans pocket for taking out my smartphone. 3. A fully loaded fitness tracker. Instinct 2 ticks all my requirement buckets.

I love this watch, which is my first Garmin or smartwatch. It is rugged and simple with all the features needed as an all-rounder athlete. Used to track strength training sessions (not reps or moves) just time and biometrics, indoor biking, trail running, kayaking, xc skiing, HIIT, hiking, MTB, and other activities. Intensity Minutes feature keeps me motivated. The Instinct is very easy to configure and the Connect app is spectacular. Looks great, apparent, yet subtle. The black and white non-touch screen is a bonus because it helps keep my use objective vs addictive (like phones) and it doesn't draw my toddler's interest. Battery life has been 7-10 days with daily 24-hour use w/ HR monitoring on. I use the Instinct Mission watch face from Titatnic Turtle. Overall Instinct Score 5/5 as it's exactly as marketed and what I hoped it would be.

I got it for the heart checks, sleep study and to use as a watch. It won't stay connected to my phone, its not working the way it's supposed to. It has only been connected to my phone when I first set it up and for the next day, now once in while it might connect for a minute to tell me I have a text or something but for the most part it's only use is as a watch

I wanted to like this watch, now the reason I returned it was for 1 reason, i ordered the green one and it looked more yellow and it was like a 2 tone yellow, i was hoping it was gonna be more lime green. If they make it in green I would deff buy it again. But being that I already have the fenix 6x and the epic2 i didnt see the need to keep this yellow one. Other than that I love Garmin watches and will never go back to Samsung.

Never did I owned a watch that is able to follow me along no matter the activity I'm doing. Battery life is great. GPS works great. No color or amoled screen but do you really need that? I know I don't. I mostly will not want to pay for that either. Value for features, it is hard to find a comparable GPS watch other than the Coros Pace 3...

I bought this about a month ago to switch from my Apple Watch. Wanted to be able to track my sleep without the watch dying too quick. This watch does not disappoint at all. The display is easy to read and easy to learn, the app is super easy to navigate, and the watch is just amazing! The battery life is incredible and the health tracking has been more than I could've hoped for! Amazing watch and would absolutely buy again!

Glad they didn't take away any features. The new ones are pretty nice.I've been using the Garmin watch for a long time and not had any problems except charging. It always seems to stop charging after a year or so. We'll see how this one does. When I first went to the solar, it was a learning experience to get used to it. Kind of like going back a step in technology.

I've been looking at Garmin watches for a while now and decided on the Instinct 2 simply because it works almost the same as the other watches, but it's a little more money conscientious. I love my watch for all the activities I do: swimming, hiking, golf. You name it, it does it!

Purchased the watch a couple days ago with hesitation coming from an apple watch. Apple watch would not hold up working in construction and needed something more durable. The instinct 2 does everything I needed it to do with my iPhone. The instinct shows me who is calling, texting, all notifications and even shows the music i have playing from my phone. I cant wait to wear it to work.