Wait, theres one more thing which is the battery life. Here's a few other variants or sibling products that are worth considering: And finally, heres a handy list of accessories that work well with this unit (and some that I showed in the review). And being awesome is what its all about! Its literally the singular reason why I keep going back to the FR745. Its honestly not something that I noticed till you mentioned it. I feel like I personally would only go Instinct if I went +Solar for the battery life enhancements. I recently gave my young son my old Fenix 6X (yes, it does look absolutely massive on his wrist, haha), to replace his aging Instinct (1), but now Im wondering if hed be better served by the Instinct 2S. In some of the shots that you show of the watch, it seems that some of the text is hidden behind both the upper right hand circular display, and likewise in the upper left side. During bicycle rides I used to employ ultratrac on my Forerunner 245. Well, technically its of course less than that, but in terms of simple relativity here, well go with that being 100% from a Garmin spec standpoint. Im headed to Paris what do you recommend for training or sightseeing? But in terms of the Instinct, theres absolutely nothing wrong with this GPS track its spot on. When you do the full review can you cover if the connect store allows you to download the sport specific features of the different watches. Garmin doesnt replace batteries but just swaps out units with a recertified unit. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. So far, I only wish to be able to rename activities on the phone. Garmin says thats being added post-launch in a firmware update. Its a bit sad they dont include Bluetooth heartbeat streaming for Zwift . And thats where you can unlock forever power. Does the battery percentage actually go up, if youre in really a lot of sun for many hours? I am looking forward to your comming Instinct vs Fenix 7 rewiev, but I think a comparision between Instinct 2 and Fenix 6 Base and Garmin Enduro would be even more interesting, since they seems to take up the same nische. Greetings, Auke. You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. Hi Ray, Theyre maybe 10-15 stories tall each, but otherwise theres nothing around them. There is one omission in terms of new features that I was particularly missing in the previous model: the addition of programmable hotkey combination for fast access to most- used features like stopwatches and alarms. Cycling VO2Max requires a power meter. So when I dont publish a review, its 100% of the time because Im now sidetracked with something else. This is an area that Garmin has really come a long way in over the years. Garmin forums have several threads regarding this issue. Of course, one can try and argue that some consumers give up and buy something else. Any idea whether some of those new sport profiles may get released for the first gen Instinct? How was that? As with all smartwatches, features like smartphone notifications delivered to your wrist (you can receive emails, texts and alerts) and contactless payment (via Garmin Pay) help to make your life that wee bit easier. In other words, its Garmins top optical sensor and in general for 247 usage especially its quite good. Of course, all of these workouts are then sent to any 3rd party platforms youve connected up like Strava, TrainingPeaks, Todays Plan, Final Surge, and so on. Otherwise, great watch for the price. Alternatively, for everything else on the planet, simply buy your goods from Amazon via the link below and I get a tiny bit back as an Amazon Associate. Not that mine is faulty or anything (fingers crossed) but curious to know. This is a bit on the shorter side for where battery estimates work well in the DCR Analyzer (definitely dont try and make judgments for workouts under an hour because there just might not be enough data points written to the file), but by 2hrs things have largely stabilized. Which again, is just like real life. B) Create a route on another platform and have it automatically sync to the Instinct (e.g. This is the Instinct 2 on my left wrist, and the Fenix 7 Solar Sapphire on my right wrist, plus another GPS on a swim buoy behind me. The 3HR was having issues that appeared to be connected to a failing battery. Maybe use your wifes wrist. Can the watch be charged only by laying, say a day or so, in the bright sun? Swimming + Open water Swimming + Multisport Activities. However, where Garmin falls though is their lack of any sort of nap/secondary sleep support (theres no nap tracking at all). Thank you. Added HIIT Workouts When Summer eventually comes I might even see some impact with the solar charging. Its all fine but even on performance-focused units (Fenix / Forerunner) theres exactly one stock watchface with training load / training focus. Garmin says its due to the internals of the Instinct series being different than the Fenix series in terms of how they measure the solar power and battery consumption. One of the smart things whomever it was that designed that puck did, was simply design it so that it doesnt really matter what orientation the watch is in. This is similar then to the other direct routing options, including routing to a set of coordinates. All of this includes a wide variety of conditions from on and off-road riding and running up volcanos, runs in freezing temps, openwater swims, cities to mountain passes, and everything in between. And once your coordinates are entered, then youll simply follow the arrow till you get there (or, die trying). Added Multisport/Triathlon/Custom/SwimRun Profiles Just looked, you can set a repeating timer down to as little as every 1 second, if you want to. Surf Editions: Revamped surf algorithm to reduce false-positive waves (extra waves) Not bad, Garmin, not bad. Seems like this shouldnt be an issue in 2022. Great review. Any of you guys get more or less issue? Just light cycling and sports Whats cool here is that if you over-achieve on finding sun, Garmin will leverage that. Yup, totally removable. Then hit up Wiggle at the link below! Either way, theres no reason to dive into this set in any more detail its perfect and essentially flawless. Meaning, the point of doing a Health Snapshot is having control over when these values are gathered (to minimize outside factor variations), such as always doing them 10 minutes after waking up. Assuming though they can sort out these issues quickly, its frankly hard to beat this device in terms of features and price. I was interested in battery life from the solar. the buttons if the instinct1 were much better than on the 2. how is the reaction time of your watch when you start an activity and even mkre when you save it? But the Forerunner lineup is quite clear: The negative to this approach (if I have Garmin linked in Zwift) is I would end up having 2 parallel activities logged. You can see it in the The Basics section I have a picture of them removed. I know many people also hate that sandpaper-like texture of the bezel. You can then scroll down in the widget glances, and see a timeline of the last 6 hours there. The first portion of the workout was about 30 minutes on an indoor bike, and then she transitioned mid-way through to weights for the next 45 minutes. Further, I continue to see issues in the 6-8AM range where if I wake up then for a short period (say 3-5 minutes) and then go back to sleep, itll often incorrectly end my sleep. My epix 2 did the same reset, 4x during a trail run and even ended the gpx a km early and left me without navigation. So, lets kick it up again, this time a hike deep into the jungle and then out along the ocean cliffsides. Any tips appreciated! And its a perfect example of where multi-band/dual-frequency on some higher-end units (Fenix 7/Epix/Vertix 2) really does out-perform non-multi-band GPS (Instinct 2/2 Solar). Thank you for the review! If youve been a Garmin watcher for some time, youve probably forgotten that the old Instinct had regular full-size widgets, since most other watches made that change a few years ago. But as I sit here typing this up, theres no more days left till launch. I apologize, Ray, shouldnt have let myself post this mean comment. Full feature set. You should check out my videos. You can dig into these from the Connect IQ App. Garmin is currently selling the Fenix 6 for $319. Im in the market for a new instinct (ideally Solar 2s), and surf tracking is a must. Things like poor sleep will impact it, and even scrub the workout for the day if things arent looking good. And Ill be honest, I just dont see the issue here. Essentially this can be divided up into going up, and going down. Im disappointed . With the Instinct 2 Solar series units, you can see your solar power in a few different places. Hopefully you found this review useful. No problem, here's the platform I use - you can too! I always wanted the Instinct because I love that its rugged and kind of reminds me of the watches I used to wear when I was a teenager! I dont use e-mail alerts myself, becauseummmy watch would die from exhaustion within a few hours. Seriously? You can see for example here Ive got the Instinct 2 connected up to Zwift, broadcasting my heart rate, using just Bluetooth Smart. I currently have a forerunner 245 which supports a surf tracking app, but its not the native Garmin surf activity tracker, hence the need for the upgrade! On a practical note, the monochrome watch face is clear with a high colour contrast, which makes it easy to read, and the five-button interface is easy to navigate. Its not hard if youre spending even just a few hours outdoors in sunny summer conditions. Instinct 2 Solar: Also 53g. Battery Life Original Instinct vs. Aside from Mtb, I also do Spinning (indoor cycling at my local gym) and the profile on my unit seems to be more of a Zwift type affaor, even judging by the icon used. Lots of men wear bigger watches, G-Shock, etc and thats what I was going for. So you can easily connect up to that. Please add Garmin Instinct 2/2S/Solar to Product Comparison Database. Anyone knows if it is possible to get a ZULU/universal time on watchface on non-tactical variants? The reviews generally take a lot of hours to put together, so its a fair bit of work (and labor of love). And lastly, if you felt this review was useful I always appreciate feedback in the comments below. Meaning, itll show you rate of climb and other elevation stats, which allows you to guesstimate how long things might take if you know your course well enough. Note on this I also had an Instinct 1 attached to my backpack for GPS & altimeter tracks. Complete with everything from power meter support to mountain bike metrics. And of course you can always sign-up to be a DCR Supporter! And in fact, you dont even need to pair Zwift to it, you just need to toggle into that option. I think the use cases here are probably pretty slim, but if youre in a disconnected locale for extended periods of time anyway, and dont care about your heart rate, this can save a boatload of battery power. I.e., looking at it in low light at a low viewing angle it is super washed out / unusable but if you wear it upside down in the same situation it looks great? So if someone gives you a set of coordinates to route to, you can input that into the unit and get direct routing to that location: Note that Instinct 2 Series supports basically every coordinate type known to mankind, in fact, you can find the massive list here. This is arguably *THE* territory for this kind of watch, and it handled it without issue. Youll simply stick a paperclip in one side, and pop it out. I currently have the instinct 1 and am still happy with it. There are two other quirky moments in here. If you found this review useful, you can use the links at the bottom, or consider becoming a DCR Supporter which makes the site ad-free, while also getting access to a mostly weekly video series behind the scenes of the DCR Cave. I called Garmin and asked about battery replacement options. My Fenix 5, however. Youll have seen this above at the end of a workout, but you can also access it at any time from the widgets menu.

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