Garmin Instinct 2 running watch | Impartial reviews & price comparison

Overview

The Instinct is a running watch family from Garmin.

The Instinct 2 went on sale in 2021. The latest model in the family is the Garmin Instinct 2S Solar.

According to our analysis of prices across the internet, at current rates it's in the cheapest 30% of running watches.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Oct 2021	Jan 2024	Apr 2022	Apr 2022	Feb 2024
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 83%	‌ ‌ 81%
productAthletes	Pro athlete users ‌
Battery life	Battery life	120 hours	888 hours	672 hours	264 hours	264 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	Battery life – GPS mode		122 hours	89 hours	19 hours	21 hours
Screen size	Screen size	25 mm	36 mm	36 mm	30 mm	30 mm
Weight	Weight	24 g	89 g	89 g	39 g
Height	Height	35 mm	51 mm	51 mm	43 mm
Resolution	Resolution		280 x 280 px	280 x 280 px	390 x 390 px
Pixel density	Pixel density		283 ppi	283 ppi	459 ppi	459 ppi
Charging time	Charging time					2 hours
Internal storage	Internal storage		32 GB	32 GB	4 GB