Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch Reviews

Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated May, 2024

Latest Price: £328.57 – Save 6% (RRP: £349.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Garmin
• Videos
• Summary
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Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying GPS. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new GPS. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling GPS. Brands like Garmin are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the GPS category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for GPS.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £328.57 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.7 out of 10 for price.

Average price of GPS

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for GPS.

We found 137 in the GPS category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £204.89, making it above average at £328.57.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on GPS. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £849.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.

With 137 products available we worked out that 31 cost more than Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch and 105 were cheaper.

Cost of Garmin products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 91 products from Garmin, of which 65 were in the GPS category.

For now though we’re looking at Garmin branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £227.73 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Garmin product we found was £8.89 and the highest price we could find from them was £849.99.

Of the 91 from Garmin, 22 were more expensive than Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch and 68 were cheaper.

How much are Garmin GPS?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Garmin products that are listed in the GPS category.

The average price of the 65 products that match this search was £258.71, with the cheapest coming in at £8.89 and highest price was £849.99. With the average being £258.71, Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch comes in above average.

19 products that meet this search were more expensive than Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch and 45 were cheaper.

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Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the GPS category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.1 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch or another similar product, like Garmin Edge Spare Bike Mount reviews or Garmin Edge Carry Case reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy GPS.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy GPS. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Garmin, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.8/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 26927453977
• Product ID 2: 804570UK
• Brand: Garmin
• Model number: 010-02293-09
• RRP: £349.99
• EAN: 753759260385
• Description: Garmin Instinct Solar GPS WatchDo what you love, longer with Instinct™ Solar GPS Watch. This rugged GPS smartwatch boasts solar charging — giving incredible battery life in Smartwatch and Expedition modes. Get all-day health monitoring for a better picture of your health, and activity tracking for running, biking, swimming and so much more.Solar PoweredKeep powered for even your longest adventures with the watch’s Power Glass™ solar charging lens which allows you to boost the watches charge through the power of the sun. Also, helping to extend your battery life the watch has multiple modes, including Smartwatch and Expedition, which allow you to use the watch for longer.RuggedBuilt for surviving the harshest terrains, the Instinct Solar comes with an ultra-rugged constructed that meets U.S. military standard 810 for thermal, shock and water resistance.NavigationStay routed and feel free going of the beaten track with the watches advanced navigation systems. The watch uses multiple global navigation satellite systems, including GPS, GLONASS and Galileo, and has a built-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter.TrackingUsing the multiple global navigation satellite systems, the watch keeps track of all your sporting endeavours including running, biking, swimming, strength training and many others.Health and WellnessThe Instinct Solar also keeps track of your general health and wellbeing throughout the day with all-day health monitoring and Pulse Ox.Smart NotificationsConnect the watch to your compatible smartphone and receive smart notifications straight to the watch face.FeaturesVastly extended battery life through solar chargingRugged GPS watch is water-rated to 100 meters and constructed to U.S. military standard 810 for thermal, shock and water resistanceBuilt-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter plus multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) track in more challenging environments than GPS aloneTrack your activities for running, biking, swimming, strength and moreHelp understand your health and wellness better with all-day health monitoring and Pulse Ox (this is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition)Monitor how your body uses energy by tracking heart rate, stress and sleep1 with Body Battery™ energy monitoringStay connected with smart notifications (when paired with a compatible smart phone) to see messages right on your wristView how various settings and sensors impact your watch’s battery life, so you can make battery-extending changes on the flyBuy Garmin Run GPS from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Nutrition & Training > GPS
• Savings percentage from RRP: 6%
• Unisex
• 21.42
• Adult

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Other options for GPS

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying GPS. 137 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Garmin Instinct Solar GPS Watch included,
Garmin Bicycle Mount Kit reviews, Garmin Edge Quarter Turn Bike Mount reviews, or we really liked the look of Garmin VivoSmart HR+ GPS Activity Tracker reviews as another alternative.