Garmin Instinct Solar, Rugged Outdoor Smartwatch With Solar Charging Capabilities, Built-In Sports A
Garmin Instinct Solar, Rugged Outdoor Smartwatch with Solar Charging Capabilities, Built-in Sports Apps and Health Monitoring, Flame Red
- Solar charging capabilities allow you to extend battery life beyond traditional charging
- Rugged GPS Watch is water-rated to 100 meters and constructed to U.S. military standard 810 for thermal, shock and water resistance
- Built-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter plus multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) track in more challenging environments than GPS alone
- Track your activities for running, biking, swimming, strength and more
- Help understand your health and wellness better with all-day health monitoring and Pulse Ox (this is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition)
- Monitor how your body uses energy by tracking heart rate, stress and sleep estimates with Body Battery energy monitoring
Brand : Garmin
Category : Electronics,GPS, Finders & Accessories,Sports & Handheld GPS,Handheld GPS Units
Rating : 4.6
ListPrice : US $349.99
Price : US $249.99
Review Count : 321
Garmin Instinct Solar, Rugged Outdoor Smartwatch with Solar Charging Capabilities, Built-in Sports Apps and Health Monitoring, Flame Red
- I have been using the Garmin Instinct Solar for at least a couple years. I wear it daily and these are some of the things I\'ve found out about it both good and bad.Pros:Color is sharp and it fits great. Does not look too big and bulky on my wrist.Lots of \'widgets\' to use. Some are very useful such as message alerts, being able to control song play from my wrist, weather, and Navigational trackers as well as a few others.Once synced with your phone it alerts you to calls, messages, and events on your calanderI really like the GPS feature that maps your route with activities such as hiking, running, biking. When you go to the app and view your route it is very accurate. I have used it mountain biking and you can actually see the small changes in the different loops you rode.Battery life is great. Typically I am using the watch to track a workout in the morning and then just it\'s daily functions. I\'ve been averaging about 24 days of battery life. That will be less the more you use the tracking features.Set up and widgets are somewhat customizable. You can have the ones you use available to scroll through or just leave them off the interface if you don\'t use them. Cuts down on clutter when cycling through the widgets you\'re looking for.Cons:With all of the different widgets, there are a number that I find useless and generally could care less about. These include sunrise/sunset times, moon phases, altimeter, barometer, and temperature. Some people may find more benefits with these. But for where I live and what I\'ve been using the watch for, these are never used.The activity tracker is limited. Especially the strength tracker. The idea is that when wearing the watch it is supposed to be able to \'sense\' the movement you are doing for reps and sets. I have found that 9 times out or 10 it has no idea what strength movement you are doing, especially if it is any complex movement, and the rep count is always inaccurate . You can fix the rep and set count on the watch but this takes way too much time and effort and I\'ve resorted to just tracking calories on the cardio tracker.The trackback or breadcrumb feature is hard to follow on the small watch face. This feature allows you to set a start point (say if you\'re hiking) and then when you want to return to your starting location it will either take you back the way you came (breadcrumb) or just give you a straight route back to your starting point. I tried this breadcrumb feature out on the trail and I found that if the trail has a lot of switchbacks or quick direction changes it\'s really hard to determine your route back. The watch face is so small that all the direction changes get smashed down and it\'s just hard to interpret. I feel this function would work way better if you are making very few direction changes.Overall, I generally like and enjoy the watch. I use the tracking widgets as much as I can and take all of the feedback and stats it gives me with a grain of salt. Would I buy this watch again when it comes time for a new one, I doubt it. Will probably look into a different brand or model.
- It\'s an good entry level health tracker.
- Great for my needs. Sucks that the hr minitor and stress tracker limit the battery so much but otherwise amazing watch.
- I bought this as an upgrade from my Forerunner 45 (now being used by the wife).The user interface is the same as are pretty much all Garmin wrist devices. One noticeable difference is the 45 has VO2 max and the Instinct doesn\'t. However, the Instinct has blood oxygen which the 45 doesn\'t. Even though the accuracy and usefulness of either of these data are questionable, I would prefer VO2 max over blood oxygen. Given the price difference between these two devices, it seems to me that Gamin could have included both on the Instinct.I only wear the Instinct for running, HR monitoring while paired with a Garmin cycling head unit and weight training (not a super useful feature for me but since it\'s on the watch, I use it). Otherwise, it sits on my window shelf getting full sun in the morning. I charged it with the cable as soon as I unboxed it but never since. The battery indicator shows \"days\" available. I\'ve seen it as high as \"39 days\" remaining. A 1 hour run using GPS will, more or less, knock off 1 \"day\".The watch is lightweight and comfortable. As usual for Garmin, the screen doesn\'t wash out in full sun. Actually it\'s easier to see in full sun.If you are in the Garmin ecosystem, you are already familiar with the mobile app. It works quite well for syncing after a workout and for glancing at your stats. But, the Garmin connect website is much easier to use and has more detail. Keeping track of equipment is very useful to me since you can set default items to specific equipment (running shoes for running, tire life for cycling...). If you have an instance of not using the default equipment (for example, using your old running shoes on a rainy day), you can edit that in the workout stats.Overall, I\'m happy with this purchase.
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