Not quite as low as the price offered by Amazon UK via AU a few weeks ago, but a good deal for those who prefer to avoid a grey import.
Free shipping from Garmin.com for orders over $100
Note that JB Hifi also has the Instinct 2S Solar at the same price (by delivery only), if you prefer to buy from them.
Haha - yeah it's an absolute nightmare to toggle/compare between different options on a product page.
Great watches but man, Garmin suck so hard at the internet. When they were hit by ransomware in 2020 they had no alternative but to pay the ransom.
i got the instinct 2. Would really recommend it if people are looking for an all round but basic tracker. battery life is really good at about 20-30 days depending how often you get it to actively track
What's difference between instinct 2 and 2s?
S is Smaller (40mm)
Yep - this also impacts battery life which is slightly longer on the Instinct 2 by about 30%.
Otherwise the only feature difference that I recall is that the Solar editions can do NFC payment.
The 2s is the smaller variant
This is a great watch if you want something that looks smaller on the wrist compared to most of the others. It is very compact.
Moving away from ticwatch 5, does this 2s has notification and other bells and whistles…..I'm not much into running but would like to track steps and exercise
Yeah its got notifications, replies to messages with custom preset text, NFC, heart rate, steps, weather, sunset/sunrise, music controls.
I got the 2S Solar for the same price a few months ago and its been great for keeping track of runs/walks as long as I remember to start the tracking. Its only got bluetooth so your phone has to be close by to get notifications but I dont bring the phone with me when I go for runs anyway.
Thinking of getting a smart watch for the wife. She got an iPhone. Would I be better of getting Iwatch?
Definitely go with the Iwatch much better than the Apple Watch
Meant Apple watch. Not sure why thought was Iwatch lol.
Yeah Apple watch is better for her
decent price on the Instinct 2S Solar. prices usually just don't come down on the Solar models.
I was interested in it, until I heard putting in the Garmin pay code is a very slow tricky process because you have to use the buttons.
other than that perfect watch though that looks like just any other normal watch but has great battery life and NFC pay. well at least you only need to enter the Garmin pay code once per day when you put on wrist. I think it will happen like this though, scroll through numbers (multiple buttons presses), select number. and you have to repeat do this 4 times.
I find putting the code in isn't that slow at all. Maybe in the beginning if you've never done it before but once you get used to it you can get it done in around 5 secs. You put the code in once a day or until the watch gets taken off.
Coudn't agree more. I have Epix 2 and have disabled touch screen as it was annoying when showering and in bed if I go early before my set time for night mode.
I now exclusively use buttons and it's super easy and quick once you get used to it. In fact, I find it it quicker to enter PIN using buttons than my fat fingers poking at small numbers on the screen ;)
same price at JB Hifi and you can use the Perk $20 voucher there too.
there's also this really weird colour 2S Solar Surf for $367 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com.au/Garmin-Instinct-2S-Smartwatch-Waik…
for anyone wondering yes Garmin AU spec says Solar Surf has Garmin pay.
Recall there was a prime day deal posted for the Instinct 2 Solar for about 350 or so very recently.
Sat on it and decided to stay on my Forerunner 245 (~$180 thanks to JB that one time), as reviews from TheQuantifiedScientist do not rate the sensors on the instinct 2 series highly.
I remember agonising over whether to get the Instinct vs Apple watch after seeing reviews on how sensor is much better on Apple watches etc. In the end I decided to go with the Instinct 2s and I don't regret my decision at all.
The garmin ecosystem is great for fitness if that is your focus. Battery life is amazing and it gives so much fitness related data that isn't paywalled behind a subscription (looking at you fitbit and google watch). Watch aside the software also has coaching plans that automatically tailors to your fitness data. If anyone is on the fence and is similarly looking at getting a watch mainly to improve fitness, I would 100% recommend getting this model.
Battery life is amazing
usually because of this people won't even consider the AW. it literally claims 18 hours of battery on every model now (I thought it was only for the SE because of new Watch OS's and the SE processor being slower - but now all models claim 18 hours). with some changes to settings you can probably stretch it to 24 hours so you can actually track sleep properly but honestly 18 hours claimed is terrible. 😂
The Instinct series is really good. I used to have an Insinct Solar, then upgraded to the Insinct 2 (non-Solar). I preferred the physical design of the older Instinct, but don’t miss the solar as much as I thought I would (battery life is still amazing). It’s worth noting that the Insinct 2 has the same optical sensor as the Fenix 7 so you end up with accurate GPS/HR and a bunch of other features usually missing from cheaper models.
Instinct 2 is also a much lighter watch compared to the Fenix range (I have the older Fenix 5). Sometimes I forget I'm wearing it.
Personally very happy with my Instinct 2. As a long-time G-Shock fan, sad to say I'm wearing this way more than my G-Shocks these days.
I like their watches but never seen a dumber business site