GarminLily 2, Small and Stylish Smartwatch, Hidden Display, Patterned Lens, Up to 5 Days Battery Life, Coconut

As someone who reads reviews, even for the smallest of purchases, I had the WORST time finding one from someone who knew what they were getting when they bought the Lily 2. So, I'm writing this on the understanding that no one will likely ever see it, since this watch has been out for more than a year.Having been a Galaxy watch owner since the 4 came out, I upgraded to the 7 this year, simply because it's cheaper to keep upgrading than it is to buy new. While these watches work well and have a lot of features, I'd started to wonder if I even needed one anymore. I've never used the majority of the features offered and find myself only really wanting the practical ones, like notifications, "find my phone," timers, answering calls from my watch when my earbuds are in and my phone is in another room, and the actual clock. I also liked some of the health features like heart rate and fitness tracking. All the other stuff had just become noise that had overwhelmed me to the point that I wasn't even using the things I did like. In addition, I find traditional smartwatches ugly and clunky, no matter how pretty the band, because I have a slender wrist and they're all huge. So, when I received a full refund for my Galaxy Watch 7, after it malfunctioned, I decided to try something else. Enter the Lily 2.I scoured the internet for reviews on this watch, because while simpler, it's actually not cheaper than the alternatives and I was unfamiliar with Garmin. Every review I read included negatives for things like lacking GPS, not offering a lot of customization, and battery life. Many recommended larger and more complicated Garmin watches instead. The thing is, I don't WANT these features, ESPECIALLY when the trade-off is a larger watch. Yes, the Lily 2 Active has GPS and a longer battery life, but I don't go anywhere without my phone and my Galaxy Watch had to be charged nightly. GPS is not a benefit to me, nor is longer than a 5 day battery if it makes the watch only 2mm smaller than my Galaxy Watch. Other recommendations were actually even BIGGER. At 35mm, this watch is so small, it looks closer to actual watch size on my wrist. The lack of customization is what makes it so pretty. The white lights are clear, bright, and simple, in place of gaudy bright colors and photo backgrounds. When it's blank, you just see the gold swirls, instead of a dark screen. It's absolutely beautiful with the off brand leather band I bought.For what it is SUPPOSED TO BE, this watch is amazing. I'm not missing a single feature I wanted and the smaller size is such a treat after five years of clunky, ugly smartwatches. The display and wrist motion sensors are accurate, the display clear and easy to read, even on a smaller screen. The connectivity and app are great. The "find my phone" feature is LOUD, which is wonderful. The heart rate and step trackers seem pretty accurate, as someone who is by no means a fitness guru. I'd wager they're more accurate than the Galaxy, since fitness is Garmin's specialty. It has options for things I may or may not use, like menstrual tracking and hydration. If I don't, it's easy enough to remove them. I absolutely love this watch. I'll never buy another traditional smartwatch again.

I used to have a fitbit to track my workouts but hated the look of it and didn’t get a lot of data from it. I spent a while researching smart watches that paired with an iphone. Obviously there’s the apple watch but I hate the square face and think it’s too sporty looking to wear every day for me. I wanted something that actually looked like a nice watch with a round dial that fits a small wrist and tracks workouts in a good way. This checked all those boxes! I got the gold dial color and it looks really chic in person. I’ve been using the watch for 1 week and work out most days so I’ve really gotten a feel for the functionality. It does so much more than a fitbit!You can track rep counts which is nice to see progression. I really love the fitness results in the Garmin app. If you use the rep count the fitness report after each workout gives you a body map showing all the muscles you worked along with tons of other data. You can also customize the view of your dashboard on the Garmin app which is nice. I’ve also been tracking my sleep and it provides a lot of data for that as well. It’s a lightweight watch so it’s super comfortable to wear working out. I’ve been using the silicone band that came with it and it keeps the watch in place the whole workout. There are also a ton of other Garmin watch bands to choose from or any standard 14mm smartwatch band fits as well.It does so much more that I haven’t even tried yet. There’s an entire Garmin community that you can connect with that includes fitness challenges I think too. I am so incredibly happy with this purchase - highly recommend!

Great at tracking sleep, great for fitness, charges fast, have to charge fairly often, decent price. Doesn’t do a whole lot but mainly got for fitness/sleep tracking. Not many apps on it

See my original review on the original Lily as well! All remains true on Lily2.Original lily purchaser and user since feb 11, 2021. Lily2 purchaser and user since Nov 25, 2024. I did NOT need to replace it yet. However part of the band holder wrap was thinking quite a bit so i just decided to upgrade since replacing the band might be tough and it was almost 3yrs old. It has held up well for every day active hike/walk/backpack wear.Great small wrist tracker!I've shown both lily and lily2 in my photos.The face is 1mm larger on lily2 and it still works for me. I have them both on my wrist here as well. The lily2 has tiny style features like how the band connects to the face. It looks cleaner and the band is replaceable. I wanted to go with one of the colorful nylon bands they offered this time but realized I hike, backpack, walk,etc with this watch so it needs to withstand sweat.The band has a yellow tone when comparing to others but on me it appears just a nice cream. I enjoy the neutrality of it.If you have a small wrist this is for you.However hopefully not looking for oodles of bells and whistles either. There is tracking ability, heart rate co2, alerts, all the normal things. But you cannot use the lily2 for GPS or a speaker to take a call. They do have an upgrade this time for it.Battery power is great in my opinion it was before and still is. I havesome alerts come through each day but not oodles. Filtering what you want on your phone versus the lily2 will help with battery life.Switching from lily to lily2 was seamless as well. All my previous settings carried over.At $200 each of these on sale were a good buy. But the upgraded versions at 300 and refusing to go on sale is just too much.Make the plunge if you have a small wrist and have never felt 100% with your tracker.