There's also no on-board music storage, or support for contactless purchases via Garmin Pay. It works well, but is a shame for anyone who wants to walk, run or cycle without being dragged down by a bulky phone. Instead, you have to connect the Lily to your phone and allow it to piggyback off your handset's satellite positioning. Unfortunately, there are some major setbacks, the most significant of which is the lack of on-board GPS. It also puts women's health features front and center Garmin's period-tracking app is installed as standard, and available with a quick tap of the smart monochrome display.
You can receive smartphone notifications through the Lily, it packs an impressive range of activity-tracking profiles, and there's a pulse ox sensor as well. The Garmin Lily is designed specifically for women, with a super slim design that's a big departure from the typical chunky design of most smartwatches. No on-board GPS -No NFC for contactless payments
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Read our full Garmin Instinct Solar review It's also super tough and practical, but lacks the Power Glass to keep its battery topped up. If you're on a slightly tighter budget, check out the original Garmin Instinct. The only downside is that it's nor particularly attractive, with a chunky design that would look out of place in the office, but this is a Garmin watch designed for the great outdoors and that robust build means it'll take more than a few knocks when you're hiking, trail running, kayaking, camping or hiking. In our tests we found it extremely useful, particularly since the Instinct Solar has a frankly enormous number of activity tracking and fitness monitoring options. In real-world use that's unlikely to happen, but a few hours of sunlight mean that even with GPS enabled, you'll be able to use the Instinct Solar for days rather than hours,Īnother of the Garmin Instinct Solar's best features is its dual display, which shows contextual information in a small cut-out, making it far easier to navigate the watch's myriad settings and options. The Garmin Instinct Solar isn't the only watch capable of receiving regular top-ups through its Power Glass screen, but it's definitely the most impressive when it comes to sheer longevity, and can theoretically last indefinitely between charges when in power-saving mode.
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But on the plus side, it’s beautifully light, has excellent sports tracking abilities, and offers superb battery performance. It lacks a touchscreen, too, and in general this isn’t the most feature-rich watch in the Garmin collection. In general, you’ll find a strong set of features here, including full satellite support, a heart rate monitor, a pulse ox monitor, 24/7 fitness tracking and smartwatch features like notifications and payments.īe aware, though, that it doesn’t have full mapping support or a built-in music player. Plus, if you really pare usage and features down, your watch can run from anywhere from 130 days to a whole year. It can go either 50 or 65 days in smartwatch mode, depending on whether you factor in solar power, and offers between 70 and 80 hours of GPS battery life. As this name suggests, this is aimed at endurance athletes and offers the best battery life of any Garmin watch. If battery life is your main priority, you need the Enduro. Missing full mapping support -Cheaper options out there A superb all-purpose Garmin watch, the Venu 2 comes highly recommended. This is all made possible by the super high-resolution AMOLED display, with three brightness settings and an optional always-on mode that allows you to see a huge amount of data at a glance, without digging out your phone. You can view your day's schedule at a glance, check your heart rate, water intake and stress level, log period symptoms, receive smartphone notifications (and send replies) and more. On the smartwatch front, there's on-board storage for 650 songs, plus third-party music apps from Deezer and Amazon Music. There are plenty of indoor training modes too, and the watch even syncs with compatible gym equipment, plus third-party fitness and diet apps. Its design is understated, and doesn't scream 'sports watch', but it's packed with an impressive array of training tools including accurate GPS (supported by Galielo and GLONASS), quick access to Garmin Coach training plans, sensitive heart rate monitoring, cadence, splits, and more. The Garmin Venu 2 strikes a tricky balance between smartwatch and sports watch, successfully delivering the best of both worlds.
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