Garmin Instinct 2 Solar

Superb battery life ; Excellent fitness tracking capabilities ; Durable build ; Garmin Pay support

Display is quite small ; No touchscreen ; Lacks some proper smartwatch features

If your main desire when looking at fitness watches is to get one you never have to think about charging, the Instinct 2 Solar is the one for you. Its battery life is ridiculously good, and it has a proper array of fitness tracking sensors.

Stupendous battery life ; Full global positioning support ; Extensive sports tracking

Dull design ; Primitive notifications ; Breadcrumb trail feature half baked

The Garmin Instinct 2 Solar is a relatively affordable gateway into the world of rugged outdoor sports and fitness watches, with incredible battery life and a lengthy list of features.

Unstoppable battery with decent solar recharging ; 10ATM and MIL-820 water/fall protection ; Bright MIP display upgraded from Instinct 1 ; Comes in two sizes with several special editions ; Works with Garmin Pay and Connect IQ

Fairly expensive for Solar version ; No music storage or calls ; Maps are too barebones

The Garmin Instinct 2 Solar is a rugged fitness smartwatch that can track a full day and night of heart rate monitoring off of a few hours of time outdoors, using UV rays so it never dies on the job. It's a major improvement on the original Instinct in...

Build quality ; Solar charging ; Connectivity

No touchscreen ; Hard buttons