For the price the feature set on this watch can't be beat. Been using the watch for about a month now and pretty happy with it. A number of metrics that I have not had access to on my previous watch, so had a bit of a learning curve. Previous watch also had a touch screen, but I do not miss it with the Instinct 2. Buttons and commands/options are easy to learn and use.

Please allow abnormal heart high level alert threshold value custom configuration, and not just between 100 and 200. I need to set alarms, but not for sports. Say I need a limiter on my old heart...the watch works great. It only lacks the lower threshold configuration. Could you patch it up for me, or I'll have to find another solution. As I studied your instruction manual, I was satisfied about the alarms high and low, so I bought the watch. I was surprised I couldn't set a high alert threshold value lower than 100. I'm old, shouldn't go so fast. Thanks for your beautiful watch, I hope you can fix my special need. I don't really need to publish this view, you can if you wish. But I'd be grateful if your watch, with its trusted sensor, would help prolong the health of my heart by letting Me set the threshold values. Actually just once I could configure a 90 heart high alert value, not on the connect app, but on the watch. The alarm felt right, and loud enough. Unfortunately, I couldn't find again a custom threshold configuration.

I bought it on sale, and I couldn't be happier. As a former Galaxy watch, and Fitbit owner, I truly love the batter life. Normally, it will drain about 7 or 9 percent per day (that includes one 30 daily jog). Fortunately, if you top off the battery during your shower routine, it will always remain in the 90s. On top of that I find the smart notification features, and accuracy of activities to be great. Only sacrifices that you're making is lack of a color touch screen, and screen size. For example, some of the notifications take a bit to scroll through. However, at this price point, this is just a nit pick. Lastly, as a golfer I love the fact that you can use the watch on the course. Hint, hint, it's Garmin golf compatible.

I purchased the 2S, and due to inconsistent readings, contacted Garmin who helped with an exchange. I went with the 2, as my previous watch was the Instinct, and I liked the size. I continue to have issues with inconsistent readings on my preferred wrist. Customer Service suggested my tattoo could be interfering with reads. My tattoo is one simple word. And, I wear it on the non-preferred wrist, it is in my way. It is more consistent, which is interesting, as I have a tattoo on this wrist also. I did not have these issues with Instinct. So, be cautious if you have ink. I like the features of the Instinct, I simply wish it was consistent in readings.

I came from another smartwatch, and I am glad I made the change. I love the battery life, the features, the morning routine, and customization options. Some may detract due to the lack of touch screen, but I was able to adjust to using the side buttons rather quickly. Overall, I have been really impressed with this watch and the features.

Does everything they say. Probably more than I can figure out, but the battery did not last long enough for my expectations when using so many features. I returned it and bought the solar edition so I shouldn't have to worry as much about the battery.

Coming from original Instinct Solar. Wasn't sure it was worth an upgrade but jumped on holiday sale price, glad I did. Screen resolution is a small but noticeable improvement. Upgraded sensors provide a ton more data. I'm enjoying the recommended daily training runs. Went with non-solar and don't regret it. I'm not doing week-long trips or ultras so battery life is plenty good for me. At full price, probably not worth going from Instinct to I2, but totally worth it at sale price. Highly recommend it if you're new to Garmin or coming from an older/lower tier model.

I have now owned this watch for about a month now. I only need to charge it about once ever 8 days which is great since I usually use GPS for activities once a day. My prior watch would only make it about 2 days in between charges. There is also a lot of information tracked by the watch like body battery and training readiness. Both of these I find useful.

Picked this up about a month ago to replace a Fitbit Charge 4. While there are certainly differences between the two ecosystems, Garmin's Connect app is far superior and more focused on fitness, training, and all-around health. I was worried that the learning curve would be steep, but frankly it was fine and while importing my previous health data from Fitbit was not a simple procedure, I did get it imported and preserved my nearly two-year-long 10,000 steps/day streak, which I continue to maintain.

Always-on display is easy to read outdoors or inside if there's at least a little ambient light, otherwise the backlight can be used. This makes the watch far more useful for sports/exercise tracking where you don't want to have to flick your wrist and wait for the display to wake up before you can see anything. Default display contains all the info I want instant access to, but it is highly customizable if you want to see other info by default. Large bezel size, relatively light weight, and micro-adjustable wrist band (lots of holes) combine to enable the watch to get a reliable heart rate even while running without having to cinch down on the strap and make the watch uncomfortable. It doesn't flop around on your wrist like heavier metal-framed watches. The lack of a touchscreen prevents accidental inputs messing up your workout data if you happen to brush against the screen. The raised bezel should protect the watch from damage in most drops/impacts. In summary, this is a good watch for someone who primarily wants to track workouts and considers the smart-watch features to be secondary. If your priorities are the reverse, you'll probably be happier with one of the prettier AMOLED watches.