Here is my Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Watch Review. This is a brand new multisport gps watch for 2022. It’s packed full of features and is also a gps smart watch too including Garmin Pay, notifications and weather updates. In this garmin review I go through the smartwatch features whilst using the gps for running, cycling and hiking.
I’m really impressed with this Garmin Instinct 2 watch. The gps signal is excellent and it has far more features than I will ever use. It’s accurate too and connects easily with garmin connect and then onto strava. At £389 it isn’t cheap but it blows the competition away at this price.
My garmin instinct watch is in graphite. The 45mm face isn’t too big for my relatively small wrists either. In my 6 weeks of ownership it hasn’t let me down once, either the gps signal or the battery.
Link to buy £389 https://amzn.to/35XkDIQ
Non-solar version £299 https://amzn.to/3sRURyB
This is what they say about the Garmin Watch:
Instinct 2 Series, its newest addition to the popular Instinct family of purpose-built smartwatches designed with rugged individualists in mind. Built to withstand any element, the technology-driven Instinct 2 Series helps you seize the day with unlimited battery life in certain models, as well as multiple sizes, bold new colours, and Garmin’s full suite of health and wellness features such as VO2 Max and Sleep Score.
General Features:
General
LENS MATERIAL Power Glass™
BEZEL MATERIAL Fibre-reinforced polymer
CASE MATERIAL Fibre-reinforced polymer
QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE Yes (22 mm)
STRAP MATERIAL Silicone
PHYSICAL SIZE 45 x 45 x 14.50 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-230 mm
DISPLAY SIZE Custom, two-window design; 0.9″ x 0.9″ (23 x 23 mm)
DISPLAY RESOLUTION 176 x 176 pixels
DISPLAY TYPE Monochrome, sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
WEIGHT 53 g
BATTERY LIFE
Smartwatch: Up to 28 days/Unlimited with solar
Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 65 days/Unlimited with solar
GPS: Up to 30 hours/48 hours with solar
Max Battery GPS Mode: Up to 70 hours/370 hours 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
WATER RATING 10 ATM
MEMORY/HISTORY 32 MB
Health monitoring
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND)
DAILY RESTING HEART RATE
ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS Yes (high and low)
RESPIRATION RATE (24X7)
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION Yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day)
FITNESS AGE
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
ALL-DAY STRESS TRACKING
RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER
SLEEP
SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS
HYDRATION Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
WOMEN’S HEALTH Yes (in Garmin Connect™)
HEALTH SNAPSHOT
Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
GALILEO
GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
COMPASS
ACCELEROMETER
THERMOMETER
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR
Daily smart features
CONNECTIVITY Bluetooth®, ANT+®
CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS)
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY)
CALENDAR
WEATHER
REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
BATTERY SAVER - CUSTOMISABLE LOW POWER WATCH
CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC
FIND MY PHONE
FIND MY WATCH
VIRB® CAMERA REMOTE
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone®, Android™
PAIRS WITH GARMIN GOLF APP
COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
GARMIN PAY™
Safety and Tracking Features
LIVETRACK
INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES
ASSISTANCE
Tactical features
DUAL GRID COORDINATES
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Thanks, Andy.
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