Garmin
Instinct 2
Based on 227 Reddit mentions
$169.99
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Instinct 2S horrendous battery life - hate it so much after 3 years
The people in this comments are the reason why companies can get away with greed and become so rich... The Garmin Instinct is a very low process computer, which means it doesn't wear on battery as much as other devices like apple watches or phones, it should perfectly be able to last years without b
...Dockforbes in r/Garmininstinct
April 7, 2026 8:37 PM
15
Google watch on graphene OS
Garmin Watch (I recommend an Instinct 2 or 3, the battery lasts forever) connected via Gadgetbridge so all your data stays on your device. Plus you can use Garmin Pay.
TogepiGoPrrriii in r/GrapheneOS
November 13, 2025 10:28 PM
33
OMG FREE ENERGY EXISTS!!!
I've hit the unlimited battery mode on my Garmin Instinct 2 solar several times during the summer, the instinct 3 solar is supposed to be much better in regards to solar.
TechnoRedneck in r/LinusTechTips
April 27, 2026 10:53 AM
11
Fitness Watches for Backpacking
Garmin solar instinct 2x, sun will power it. Has everything you would need except sos
TheWatchMker in r/Ultralight
January 2, 2025 3:26 PM
67
How many of you are using fitness trackers?
I have a Garmin Instinct 2. I like it. It's not always great at tracking sleep and its built in metrics are definitely skewed towards someone training for endurance running/biking/etc but i like that it has a very long battery life and it helps with workouts. For example, I built my weight lifting r
...agentmodem in r/PlanetFitnessMembers
April 4, 2026 1:11 AM
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Instinct 2S horrendous battery life - hate it so much after 3 years
100%. Australia has consumer laws for exactly this stuff. I got my Garmin Instinct 2 replaced recently (~3 years old) because a average consumer would not expect a $400 watch to be bricked due to a dead battery in 3 years.
mcmelonhead in r/Garmininstinct
April 7, 2026 9:18 PM
8
Dead.
Garmin Instinct 2 Solar. Period. A proper navigation system (Unlike the Rangeman who lacks any navigation whatsoever), GPS, Glonass, Galileo, HR and O2 sensors, Alti/Baro, Compass, fitness tracking, smartwatch functions, infinite battery life under certain circumstances, a long long list of features
...vickham141 in r/gshock
January 11, 2025 4:29 AM
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T-rex 3 vs Garmin Instinct 2
T rex 3 is tougher than Instinct 2. Instinct 2 is plastic watch all around. T Rex 3 has steel bezel. Moreover, Instinct 2 is not built to last. Many users experienced battery degrading quickly (about 2 years before it starts drainig really fast - during just a couple days). Garmin obviously used che
...Vizzzions in r/amazfit
April 26, 2026 6:56 PM
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Farming instinct 2x issues
Had the same problem on a 2s, worked fine for a year, one day suddenly the battery decided to give up when the night before it was over 50%, did it again on the next charge and so on... contacted garmin support that told me to reset the watch, obviously didn't help so they sent me a new Instinct E,
...Trevi205 in r/Garmininstinct
April 18, 2026 8:36 PM
6
Smart Watch Insanity
If you are looking for rugged and don't care about typical smarthphone functionalities Garmin Instinct 2 is probably your best bet. It cos 2 hundred bucks and has all that you need, and the battery life is 24 days (2 weeks with regular actibity tracking).
nikogoroz in r/VaushV
April 15, 2026 6:32 AM
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