Garmin 010-02293-10 Instinct Solar, Rugged Outdoor Smartwatch with Solar Charging Capabilities, Built-in Sports Apps and Health Monitoring, Graphite

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Do what you love, longer with Instinct Solar. This rugged GPS smart Watch boasts solar charging, giving incredible battery life in smart Watch and Expedition modes while outdoors. Monitor how your body uses energy by tracking heart rate, stress, estimated sleep and Pulse Ox (this is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition), which helps give you a better understanding of your health and wellness. Get more out of the sports you love with preloaded activity profiles such as running, biking, swimming and more. Smart notifications (when paired with a compatible smartphone) at the wrist keep you connected to what matters. Multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) help you track wherever your adventures take you.
Compatible with :Alpha 100/ 200i, Astro 430/ 900,GPSMAP 66i, inReach mini, Montana 700 / 700i / 750i, Pro 550 plus, Virb 360 / ultra 30, Xero A1i.
Vastly extended battery life through solar charging.Supported Application:GPS. Connectivity technology:GPS. Wireless comm standard:Bluetooth
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

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Reviewer: sebarosen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Balance between usefullness, simplicity and features
Review: If you’re looking for a sport smart-watch to listen to music while you run, navigate throughout the city or install apps, then THIS IS NOT YOUR WATCH.To put it simply and give you a better feel for the watch, I’m a rock climber, amateur alpinist and during COVID took up running as part of my training routine. Me choosing this watch came down to the following points (in order of relevance): battery life, cost, and long-term usability.As an alpinist, the need for charging a device can be crippling, particularly GPS-enabled ones. The watchs’ battery lasts for 13 days on the basic setting, meaning it registers your heartbeat, daily activities (steps, floors, etc) and utilizes GPS without connecting for a charge for a long time (with Sleep PulseOx disabled it can last close to double that and in battery saver mode even longer). Of course, activities such as running, skiing, and others (it comes with preloaded activities but you can create your own custom ones) use up more battery, but you can set up different power modes so that the charge lasts longer. Moreover, I’ve had a simple Casio solar for the last 10 years and never changed the battery, so no way was I buying a 1-day-charge watch after that.Regarding cost, I got it during Presidents Day sales for 320-ish, which to me is a steal for this watch. If you are the kind of person who wants all the Instinct Solar has but wants street maps and more customization, then you may need to spend more cash on things like the Enduro or the Phoenix lineup, both of which come at twice the cost or more (do your research on those). The Instinct Solar is a basic watch in terms of looks and visuals (black & white screen, breadcrumb navigation, only a few preloaded watch faces), aimed mostly at giving you many features for outdoor adventures and sports while not wasting resources on useless gimmicks. In my case, running is only part of and not the focus of my training so, while valuable, things like VO2max are not a must-have, whereas wrist-based blood O2 readings can give me an approximate idea on the field (this is NOT a medical device).Regarding long-term usability, it comes down to one simple fact: these things are expensive.The reality is, unless you are made out of money, you cannot buy one of these every year, be it the Instinct or any other smart-watch. In my case, I wanted a device that can function on the mountains without worrying about whether it will make it on a single charge or die midway. I wanted something that has GPS capabilities but doesn’t break the bank or needs a replacement for a while. Solar charging makes it a tough contender for this price range.Overall, if you want a basic do-it-all adventure watch that won’t set you back too much but can be used for more than just extreme terrain, this is an excellent product. If you are looking for a more running-oriented or activity-tracking device, Garmin has other line-ups, more affordable than the Instinct Solar and with specific features for those activities. The only problem with this watch is the learning curve, but there are youtube guides to simplify it.
Reviewer: MC
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Battery issues solved, great watch once again
Review: Do not trust the alarm feature to wake you up for critical events. I overslept by about an hour when the watch updated overnight. After software installation the watch powers itself off AND MUST BE RESTARTED MANUALLY BY PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON. I got lucky it happened on a weekend.Update 1/26/2024:I believe the watch reads 100% full BEFORE a charge cycle is actually complete. Instead of taking it off charger as soon as it reads full(usually an hour to charge from 50 to 100), I let it stay plugged in for 4-5 hours. Now battery life is just like new, dropping approx. 6-7% per day when not getting any sun. I recharge it every Sunday evening and the battery is consistently between 48 and 52 after seven days use.Maybe Garmin released an update? I don’t know.Update 12/2023:About two months ago the watch suddenly went from going 2 weeks on a charge to just 4-5 days. I researched a bit, ended up doing a factory reset and it was back to normal for 2 weeks. Now it’s acting up again, consuming about 1% of the battery per hour. I know it’s software related because the reset worked for a while.I Contacted garmin support. Since it’s out of the 2 year warranty they offered to exchange it — for $140 plus tax!! No thanks. They basically said “well tough luck, call us if you change your mind.”Original review:I spent probably 10 hours watching tutorials and reading reviews before making the purchase. Color touchscreens look nice and eliminate the need for instruction manuals with all of their detail, but I was looking for something simple, rugged, and affordable with great battery life. Solar charging was just a bonus. I was not going to be tied to plugging a watch in every night.The user manual is huge and the five button controls mean a lot of functionality must be memorized.I didn’t want to wait months for a big sale and purchased at about $55 off msrp. Still seems like a good value.
Reviewer: Flint
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I’m a seasoned runner and have owned about a dozen GPS watches over the years. My frustration is that every single one was overly complicated to use and provided less-than-optimal data. This watch is all the contrary. First of all, it will last at least 20 days without a recharge, and the solar capability is downright awesome. It is so simple to use that I’ve started using it to my content without reading the instructions. Lastly, the companion app is just great, super simple to use and provides valuable, useful, easy-to-understand info. The build quality is great, too. I’m rough with my toys and have been wearing this watch 24/7 for a long time and it has no signs of wear. I do construction and mechanical work often, and don’t even bother taking off my watch, it’s well-enough sturdy to withstand any activity I do. A great buy!
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Es un excelente reloj, sumamente durable y de preferencia para usarlo en actividades en exteriores. Debido a la carga solar te permite monitorizar tu frecuencia cardiaca y tu oxígeno en sangre durante varios días incluso semanas. Solar no significa que no necesita cargarse, solo que te permite retener durante más días la carga. Cuando recién lo recibes viene como muy poca batería para que te permita solamente configurarlo pero inmediatamente deberías realizar la primera carga. Este producto es el que mejor relación calidad – precio tiene de los relojes Garmin que se venden en Amazon México actualmente. La pantalla es muy resistente a los golpes y rayones, en general el reloj viene construido bajo estándares militares por lo que con el uso diario no sufre desgaste ni desperfectos.
Reviewer: valengee
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: was searching around a sport semi smartwatchvery happy my final pick for this watch
Reviewer: Emilio Romero
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Es un reloj muy completo, tiene muchas funciones que aún no termino de descubrir, la calidad es excelente. Su precisión GPS es fenomenal, muy finamente detallados los recorridos y métricas.Es muy resistente, ya que es de grado militar. No pienso cambiarlo en mucho tiempo.La batería me dura 12 días porque tengo activado el sensor de ritmo cardíaco 24/7 y las notificaciones del celular, si no, la batería durara más de 30 días.
Reviewer: Whimsical Woodsman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is my third Garmin and though the battery on my Forerunner was slowly but surely holding less charge and I was on my irreplaceable replacement strap, I had no plans to upgrade from that trusty watch yet.But that inevitability, a great sales price and a desire for a multi-sport version, with more features, after about 10 years led to the Instinct. It’s a very good, all-around fitness watch, especially for the sales price it was purhased at. App pairs well (no more USB stick), a good heart-rate monitor without an annoying chest strap, different customized face possibilities, and detailed readings of your workout quickly available on cell and through Connect.Lots of reading necessary, many possibilities and am still fine-tuning, but worth it. Watch a good video or two.No touch screen, so fingers stay warmer.Sleep monitor good, but if you don’t move, thinks you’re still asleep if you wake up. Pulse ox pretty good. No VO max. No pre maps – have breadcrumb trails – but get maps after workout of area. Haven’t had much chance to test how well the solar aspect works in a cold winter, but will find out soon. Have heard from friends who have it facing light, lamps, etc. The solar version is probably not needed if you want to pay less, but wanted it. The battery lasts much longer than older Forerunner.Not a super dressy model but don’t care. Works great, not bulky, not heavy. It is a smartwatch and you can receive texts, notifications and calls, but can seemingly only respond with stock presets. Anyone wanting more tech or more precise medical monitors can upgrade to a higher-end Garmin line or another brand – for a higher price, of course. The Instinct 2 has already added a few more items than this one, but everyone has to determine their own price and features point and how long they want to wait for never-ending tech upgrades.