Instinct Solar

I had a 1st gen solar, for like 1-2 days, the only thing I recall was that it took some time to get gps fix, even if updated, synced with garmin connect. Other than that it recorded stuff. Although I love the yellow one, would buy it as main watch today, but everyone has different exigences

Im still rocking the instinct solar gen 1. I love it for hiking/camping and having a backup gps which i can upload my .gpx maps to it. Or use it for the day paddleboarding and kayaking.

Been using instinct solar 1 for three + years and I love it. GPS is sometimes a little slow to connect in some locations, but mostly works fine.

New I3 Solar Tactical owner. Coming from an Instinct Solar (GEN1), I think it’s worth it. The BT connectivity seems shorter, but I tend to turn it off when I get too many notifications from work.

I have the first version and I still use it alot. I love mine.

Yet perfectly usable for a lot of people, me in the past included. When I take it my watch off to shower it really doesn't matter if I put it on the table or on the (magnetic) charger. Unless you run ultramarathons an AW Ultra will have more battery life than you need. I have had more battery anxiety with a Fenix 6 than I ever had on my Apple Watch, because the Apple Watch always goes on the charger when I shower so I never actually look at the battery percentage, while with the Fenix 6 I had to actively check the battery periodically. Not an issue with Instinct 3 Solar. I switched to Garmin (I3S) again mostly for the sake of my mental health, but the Ultra is the best smartwatch on the market, if a smartwatch is what you want. Garmin is the best sports watch and that's what I currently want, but it's a real stretch to call it a smartwatch. Also, and very importantly, Apple severely underreports on Watch battery life, while Garmin is known for sometimes doing the exact opposite - my previous Instinct (1 Solar) was rated for 3-4 weeks yet it never did more than 10 days. My Ultra was rated for 36 hours but I regularly got 2 and a half days with AOD.

I have an Instinct 1 solar 45mm and bought the Trex3. It's huge compared to the instinct. Also, it's shape and odd strap made it feel even bigger. I changed out the strap with nylon, which helped a bit, but still It's very big. It's very bright so you'll like that. Heart rate sensor during exercise is a bit better, but not much. The OS is a bit laggy when using touch. The app is better than Garmin IMO, but I don't care about all the metrics, so I don't know how they compare. It certainly syncs faster than Garmin. The zepp flow voice thing is very bad. I removed it from the widgets. I sent mine back despite getting it on sale for $170 because I found I didn't like the AMOLED at all and the shape made it look comically big. Some parts of the OS are clunky, like vibration. As long as the shape and size would work for you, it's a much better watch than the Instinct if you like AMOLED.