Garmin Lily 2 Active
Small and sleek, this Garmin smartwatch can be worn all day and won't weigh down your wrist. Built-in GPS lets you track your outdoor activities, including walks and runs.
- Designed with a metal watch case, 2 buttons and a silicone band
- Unique patterned lens that, with a tap or flick of the wrist, reveals a bright touch-screen display
- Get a more complete picture of your health with up to 9 days of battery life
- Built-in GPS tracks many outdoor activities; plus, get sports apps for yoga, Pilates, cardio, dance fitness, golf and more
- See how active you are throughout the day with step counting, calories burned, intensity minutes and more
- Understand your body with sleep score, respiration tracking, Body Batteryâ„¢ energy monitoring, menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracking and hydration tracking
- Also offers all-day stress tracking, health snapshot and heart rate monitoring, including alerts if your heart rate gets high or low
- Note: data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked
- Stay connected with smart notifications when watch is paired to your smartphone for incoming calls, text messages, calendar reminders and more
- Train for your next 5K, 10K or half-marathon with Garmin Coach training plans from expert coaches
- Get your sweat on with easy-to-follow on-screen workouts for strength, HIIT, yoga and more
- Move alerts remind you to move your body and even include a variety of movement options
- Leave your cash and cards at home; Garmin Payâ„¢ contactless payments let you pay for purchases on the go (with a supported country and payment network)
- Head out with peace of mind with safety and tracking features, including LiveTrack plus incident detection (during select activities) and Assistance
- Both send a message with your live location to emergency contacts when paired with your compatible smartphone
- LiveTrack and Assistance require setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available
Imported.
View all Garmin GPS Sports Watches| Best Use | Fitness |
|---|---|
| Average Battery Life | Smartwatch mode: up to 9 days; GPS mode: 9 hours |
| Battery Type | Lithium Ion |
| Display Size | 1 inch |
| Illumination | Luminous Face |
| Altimeter | No |
| Compass | Yes |
| GPS/Satellite Detectable | Yes |
| HRM Included/Integrated | Yes |
| Heart Rate Sensor Type | Wrist-based |
| Average Heart Rate | Yes |
| Pulse Oximeter | Yes |
| Heart Rate Target Zone(s) | Yes |
| VO2 Max Estimate | Yes |
| Tracks Steps | Yes |
| Pedometer Type | Digital 3-axis Accelerometer |
| Interval Training | Yes |
| Tracks Calories Burned | Yes |
| Water-Resistant Depth | 50 meters |
| Sleep Tracking | Yes |
| Alarm | Yes |
| Time Display | Yes |
| Stopwatch | Yes |
| Smart Device Notifications | Yes |
| Data Exchange | ANT+ Bluetooth |
| Compatible Fitness Accessories | Heart Rate Monitor |
| Gender | Unisex |
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Sleek and simple
I have been an Apple Watch user for years. My roommate got a Garmin almost a year ago and was always bragging about how it was so much better than his old Apple Watch. I started doing research and finally decided to make the jump. I love the battery life! I only have to charge my watch every 4-5 days. That’s with my activity and busy schedule as a nurse. The watch itself is beautiful and lightweight. It looks classy and elegant and like an actual watch instead of a smart watch. I am very satisfied with this watch. I would say to watch the tutorials on how to use everything to make it easy. Once I did it was easy to navigate through my watch.
Lily 2 Active is a petite powerhouse
Full disclosure: I not "athletic" but I love to walk. When we decided to upgrade our Fitbits my husband wanted to buy a Garmin but I was intimidated. As I said, I'm not athletic, and I have small wrists. I got a the lower end Lily 2. For my recent birthday he upgraded my watch to the Lily 2 Active. This watch is a petite powerhouse! Built-in GPS is excellent! There are 2 added buttons that make starting and stopping activities easier. The battery is much better in this watch. Comfortable to wear, easy to use and I'm crushing challenges! Me!! Crushing challenges!! My Lily 2 Active is a confidence booster and I love it!!!
Love it!
A long time Fitbit versa user, I started to look for a replacement since google took over. I tried Apple Watch for a few days but did not like having a phone on my arm and the design is bulky and uncomfortable for small wrists. This is exactly what I wanted all in one, fitness tracking, minimal notifications, and light stylish design for small wrists. Still trying to learn all of the fitness wellness features as they are top notch and focus more in depth on fitness and wellness. Looks great, nice and light. Wish there were a few more band options. Hope this review helps for those looking for watch that is stylish, works for small wrists, and has amazing fitness features.
Randomly vibrates
Originally had the Lily 2 and decided to upgrade to the Lily 2 Active. Love the color and size of it along with the options to customize. My watch began to randomly vibrate for no reason. The vibration is to alert there is some kind of notification to see. It vibrated all dat long, no reason for it. I've read on some feeds that others had also experienced this issue. I spent days constantly looking at my watch after a phantom vibration in fear of missing an important notification only to see my watch face. Expensive lesson for me. Unfortuante since this watch offers everything I was looking for.
It sounds like you may have had the "move" alert enabled. I've linked how to disable that below. http://ms.spr.ly/6423sqE3D
Pleasantly surprised
I bought this Garmin Lily 2 in April 2025 after my Fitbit Sense 2 stopped running. I didn’t want to stay with Fitbit since it’s owned by Google. Reviews recommended Garmin smartwatches but I don’t need a fancy watch as I’m a moderate exerciser. I did want to track walking, heart rate and other basic fitness levels. So far I’m very happy with this smartwatch! It’s accurate and tracks what I need it to.
Inaccurate Indoor Walking/Treadmill Tracking
My main exercise is walking on a treadmill, and the Lily 2 does not accurately track the distance you walk when you walk on a treadmill. I tried both the Indoor Walking activity and Treadmill activity and when I walk 2-3 miles, it doesn't even track it as 1 mile. The highest I have ever gotten to was .8 miles. Surprisingly, it accurately tracks up to 0.21 miles (in line with the treadmill) then the tracking slows exponentially. Everything else is fine for the most part. Though I kind of miss having the option to turn off an alarm from my watch with my old Samsung one. I've had this watch for 3 weeks now so maybe things will improve, but so far I like everything except the tracking on the indoor walking and treadmill activities.
Very Disappointed
I used a Vivosmart 4 for over 4 years and I loved it. On this device the App sleep time graph does not show an actual timeline of sleep stages. I used to know the actual time because there was a time line that actually showed the hours and minutes of each stage. Also I don’t appreciate the sleep score telling me I had a bad night because I already know it. Very negative feedback. Heart rate monitor is way off. On elliptical it showed 145. I never had a HR that high. Usually avg 103 after 30 min. This device does not count floors climbed. All those graphs that keep showing up on screen. I have no idea what they represent. Im very disappointed with this device. It is lacking what I need. I thought by getting a new device from Garmin it would be better, but it’s not. Wish I could give a better review.
Lily 2
I have a previous iteration of Lily. Smaller watch and face. I have had it for over 3 years and the battery isn't holding as long. The Lily 2 is in training. Meaning I have so much motive to figure out on it. I like to know my miles when walking. The steps I see however the miles doesn't pop up like my previous Lily. I know it's in there but need to read up and find it. Utilizing all that is available is an adventure. I love these watches and appreciate GPS.
Comfy Sleep Tracker
This gem packs a punch. My MK3i is too bulky to sleep with; Lily A to the rescue, syncing with Connect which means that I get a more complete wellness picture, including a daily dive readiness score. I like that it has GPS and workouts for when I don’t want to lug around two watches. Only fracture I miss is stair tracking, but I just use my other watch and I wouldn’t want the watch to sacrifice size to add a barometer. Very happy overall.
Love the style, size and weight
Going from Fenix 6s to the Lily 2 Active, I love that the Lily has a smaller size and more stylish look that fits in at dinner just as well as outside the gym or off the trail. However, I very much miss being able to control music during an activity. I loved that the Fenix 6s let me control music during runs, as my phone is usually tucked away in a belt or zipper pocket. Not sure why that feature is missing from the Lily 2 active?