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Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 1318 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

  • Durability

    Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars

  • Comfort

    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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94%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers express satisfaction with the Instinct Smartwatch's exceptional battery life and durability. Many appreciate its GPS functionality for outdoor activities and the ability to track various health metrics, including heart rate and sleep. However, some find the lack of a touchscreen and the size of the screen to be drawbacks. A few customers also mentioned that the price point and interface could be improved.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Pros mentioned:
    Gps

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Help u to navigate and the best thing is u can change skin

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Features

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Do everything watch.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Quality watch, a bit bulky. Many nice features, 3 colors to choose from. Very good deal when on sale.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Sports

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good quality and durability. The app for the watch is missing easy features you might find in other workout apps

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    More like a watch than a Fitbit

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My husband needed a new Fitness watch and preferred something a little more masculine than the Fitbit or Apple watch. I found this one at Best buy and it had everything that he was wanting in a fitness watch. He really likes it and even mentioned that he liked that it is larger like a regular watch. The only setback is that it is a bit hard to go through all of the options and figure out where to find things like steps which isn't on the face all of the time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great watch.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very durable watch. Couldn’t be happier with my purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The battery is perfect, the duration is incredible

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Semi-smart watch. Works great. Fantastic battery and easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Tough but not user friendly

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s tough (I’m really hard on things and haven’t even dinged this thing yet) but it’s not the most user friendly device. I knew it wouldn’t be as easy to use as touch screen but it seems harder to use even given that it’s button only. It does give me all the health stats I want. I can’t figure out the GPS stuff and I just gave up because I really didn’t care.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Watch

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sturdy and tough watch. Great value. Better than Fitbit I have had

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Heart rate

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Instinct causing rash

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased my watch to monitor my heart rate at night and during my workouts. I started getting a rash on my right arm. I cleaned the watch and loosen up the band same results. I switched arms same results. I am still healing from the rash after 2 months of not wearing my watch. I am not happy with this watch and serves no purpose to me if I can't wear it. I would not by this watch.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
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      Thank you for your review and your experience with the Instinct. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you could please email us at [email protected].
      Thanks
      Jenny Garmin

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use. Great

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I gave this to my husband for his birthday. At first he didn’t want it. To much technology. We got it all set up for him. He loves it. It does everything he need and more. He said it is easy to use and will really be handy out while he is hunting, camping or hiking.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gps

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Review

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great on giving directions and other GPS functions. Cell phone connectivity is average at best,

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Heart rate

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Connects well with aps. Quality heart rate monitor.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
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      Thank you for your review.
      Garmin Garmin

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Watches are Tough

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Lover Garmin products, my wife bought me this watch to step up from my Vivoactive HR which is still working fine. It is still a rugged watch that can handle a lot of physical impact for someone who needs a watch while working with their hands. This watch is doing fine so far but the battery life is not nearly as good and will eventually need charging every day. The HR could go nearly a week without charging.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Features

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Watch

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great watch. Has many features i really don’t use. Maybe someday. Lots of good information.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wish I had purchased it sooner!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this watch. Took a little time to really understand all the functions and personalize for me. But once I did, WOW. I would recommend this highly not only as a great watch but as a navigation device that will literally get you back home safely with ease.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not got Garmin watch which I ordered at sale price

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I ordered this item on line Garmin watch was Available at that time. Just before the delivery date I got email it is out of stock. I missed chance to buy from other vendors at sale price.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from GarminProductExpert
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      Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com. Garmin Garmin

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice for the price.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does a lot more than my Forerunner 235 and the screen is pretty nice. The only complaint I've got is the notification settings are a bit strange. There's a distinction better smart alerts and the watch alerts. It would be nice if all vibration/sound alerts were controllable via the app with better granularity.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Watch

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Still learning to use all the features. It is very comfortable to wear.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gps

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Garmin Instinct

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A little complicated, if you are used to the simplicity of a Vivoactive or Fitbit. But many useful functions, for those who like to be outside. It’s a must to download the online instructions; sadly they do not list all of the symbols/icons, that the watch uses; one has to find those separately.

    I would recommend this to a friend