The BEST (And WORST) Features On The Garmin Instinct 2 

I got the Instinct 2X Solar. Even with the multiband GPS tracking for about 90 minutes a day for exercise in 6 days I used 17% battery. The solar actually works quite well on it. And the flash light is actually useful. On really sunny days where you are out a while you can tell when you have gotten more sun then you need to charge it because the time goes to ∞. If I haven't used any GPS thats at 80k luxhours, with gps tracking for 60-90 minutes its around 150k lux hours to have lost zero charge. The 2X is alot larger then the 2 and 2S, worthwhile with the $30 price difference if you have a wrist large enough for it.

pluse ox is pretty battery hungry feature so maybe this is a problem with battery life

I absolutely agrees to the reality over fact that it doesn’t go till 28 days. I has never did in my case too. In my case, I do receive a lot of notifications due to my nature of job, and taking all these in consideration, it goes till 15 days or 17 (MAX) without solar. However, even solar panel onto my watch has not helped that much. I have owned the original instinct and that watch, to my surprise, stayed near to its claim but not the upgraded one-which is instinct 2 in my case. I was planning to go for 2x but these incorrect battery claims are actually holding me back to my instinct 2.

saving activity also takes time

Maybe 28 days of battery life is possible without being connected to the phone, I guess 🤔

28 days battery life is possible when it's not in the smartwatch mode and it's getting enough sunlight thought the day. When in smartwatch mode it's about 15-17 days without much solar energy.

By i watch you mean apple watch ? i love Garmin's i have used them all high end smart watches i always come back to garmin !

My garmin 2s solar only stay alive for 1 weeks so sadly doesn't really stay longer perhaps I seldom put thwm outdoor.😂

Is it worth for surf?

Imagine all the time you wasted not charging the watch because you were trying to push it’s battery to the limits, and then when it didn’t last as long as you thought it would you complain about it not being charged.

Whats an I watch ?

Too small the screen is cluttered, so you can barely see it and the backlight is useless. Also overly complicated, too much bs, you’ll never use. Give me 14 days of battery life for a watch I can actually see. Also what’s the point discussing the app it’s the same for all the watches. Guy obviously got a free watch in return for a generic review.

Sorry drives me nuts, but there has never been anything called an iWatch. It’s Apple Watch. I know it’s silly, just drives me nuts.