Purchased new Amazfit T-Rex2, returned it for this which I purchased on 27Jun. Aside from the display (T-Rex is simply awesome) the Instinct 2 is a far better choice especially the ecosystem (Amazfit has a ways to go on that). You spend more on this watch than a lot of others out there BUT this watch is fantastic at what it does. I’ve also owned the Samsung 4 watch, the Fenix 6 & FitBit Charge 5. My opinion is that this new Instinct 2 is a best bet by far. Again my only negative would be the small font on the display, but my reasons for getting a watch like this isn’t just for the display, it’s mainly for solid functionality, and this one has that area covered very well. Not to mention it’s very rugged, so I can leave it on regardless of what I’m doing. The health snapshot, HRV and V02 Max is outstanding (very accurate not gimmicky). Lastly the watch lasts about 11 days when fully charged and SP02 is activated while sleeping which is really impressive in my experience. I only upgraded from the Fenix 6 because I wanted the latest and greatest sensors (that’s a great watch too). On my picture I included an area towards the top of the watch has a small bit of the plastic screensaver I bought on Amazon coming off a little. Good luck deciding, hope this helped.

Absolutely love how this one is designed. Utilitarian, designed for adventure with a great battery life and all survival features. Of course it might be a bummer that it doesn't have Garmin pay and LED color display. But it also comes with a 14+ day battery life. The accuracy is above question. I don't think I'll need another watch for a long time now.

I'm a moderately competitive cyclist on a budget and got this watch to track my training and replace my Fitbit Charge 5 that died. Overall I love it. The battery life is great, but depends on the amount of GPS use. I get about 15 days while doing 6 hours of GPS activities per week. All the visuals are very customizable and it has basic smart phone notifications which are also customizable. I don't miss the color display or touchscreen on my Fitbit at all. The buttons are easier and work with with gloves on. The features in the Garmin Connect app are a huge improvement over Fitbits app especially the Training readiness, Training status, and V02 Max capabilities. I didn't give it 5 stars because the V02 Max and FTP capabilities will not compute without a Power Meter (you can get V02 max from walking or running). Cycling Power can be computed from GPS data (Strava does this), while this is not as accurate as a power meter it would be plenty good enough for someone like me (and 90% of other cyclists out there) this just seems like an attempt to sell power meters. I've also used worn it in the pool, shower, washing hands etc. without any issues even pressing the buttons under water. For comfort, I did think it was big at first but I got used to it after a week or two. I now wear it basically 24x7.

My husband is a construction worker and he uses it for work. He loves it. He says its light weight, and that the battery charge lasts throughout his shift and it counts how many steps he took during the time he wore the watch. . He also likes the color as he's a picky kind of guy and prefers black color watches.

The battery lasts a reasonably long period of time. Easy enough to use. The GPS works really well, in tandem with the connect app on my phone. I use it with my open water swim team and we compare our speeds and distances. The overall useablility is very good. Switching between sports is pretty seamless. The strap is good. Can get a little tight. But it has a double clasp which is really useful. I lost a Fitbit to the sea because it could easily come loose.