Instinct 2

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

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.

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

My first Garmin Instinct 2 got a faulty HR sensor. It would randomly record HR at approx 50% of the actual reading... really skewed some results and made the metrics useless. It was a week within the 2 year warranty so I now have a brand new one free of charge. I read about the issue with the 17.x f

ML le da garantia al comprador si o si, yo compre un garmin instinct 2, y cuando llegó no conectaba al telefono, probe de todo y no paso na. Reclame y me devolvieron la plata y yo devolvi el producto, el producto era usado.

Yup. I took their measly “trade in” offer: swapped my 2S for a 3 last week (at a 25% discount) it was basically unusable. I escalated my conversation to try and get a better deal. I said that a $400 device that is essentially unusable after 18 mo is completely unacceptable. I like Instinct 3, but th

I bought a Garmin Instinct 2 after raving reviews from everyone. The Garmin app experience and UX on the watch has been the worst tech device I've used in my life, period. And the HR sensor just died on me and it's not repairable in any way. There are times where others peoples opinion significantly

It's possible to open it and replace the battery, and probably the sensor too if you can find one from another watch. You'd need the right glue as well and you could probably get that too. It would be nice if Garmin made it easier and also sold spares. And cared a bit more about fixing things via fi

Just a bit of interesting information. My 4-year-old Instinct 2 "inhaled" some water and is dying slowly (HR sensor's dead, battery life reduced to 1-2 days). I emailed Garmin, and they proposed a 25% discount if I get the Instinct 3. I just went with the 50mm Tactical, which costs 380 EUR after dis

Necroing this thread, but Garmin also torpedoed many Instinct 2 users. They pushed a firmware update that reduced battery life by about 90% and broke the heart rate monitor for a very sizeable number of users. The cynic in me says it probably targeted people who were out of warranty based on Garmin