Coros - Vertix 2S GPS Adventure Watch - Moon
Coros Vertix 2S Moon SET WVTX2S-MOO sports watch is an advanced device designed for active people who appreciate reliability and modern technology. The model is sold with an additional strap made of nylon. The solid titanium envelope ensures durability, while the silicone strap guarantees comfortable wear. Sapphire glass effectively shields the LCD display, which ensures readability even in harsh lighting conditions. The touchscreen allows intuitive operation, while Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity allows you to receive notifications of calls, SMS messages and applications from your smartphone. The built-in GPS module supports QZSS, GLONASS, Galileo and Beidou, ensuring accurate tracking. The model offers numerous health functions, such as wrist heart rate measurement, pulse oximeter and sleep monitoring, as well as sports functions that help monitor activity in various sports, such as running, swimming, cycling and gym workouts. The watch is waterproof to 100 meters, which allows free use while swimming. The lithium-polymer battery provides a long battery life - up to 40 days in watch mode and up to 118 hours in GPS mode. Additional features, such as a barometer, altimeter, music and camera control on the phone, as well as screen and button lock, make the model perfect for everyday use and extreme challenges.
Coros Vertix 2S Moon SET WVTX2S-MOO sports watch is an advanced device designed for active people who appreciate reliability and modern technology. The model is sold with an additional strap made of nylon. The solid titanium envelope ensures durability, while the silicone strap guarantees comfortable wear. Sapphire glass effectively shields the LCD display, which ensures readability even in harsh lighting conditions. The touchscreen allows intuitive operation, while Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity allows you to receive notifications of calls, SMS messages and applications from your smartphone. The built-in GPS module supports QZSS, GLONASS, Galileo and Beidou, ensuring accurate tracking. The model offers numerous health functions, such as wrist heart rate measurement, pulse oximeter and sleep monitoring, as well as sports functions that help monitor activity in various sports, such as running, swimming, cycling and gym workouts. The watch is waterproof to 100 meters, which allows free use while swimming. The lithium-polymer battery provides a long battery life - up to 40 days in watch mode and up to 118 hours in GPS mode. Additional features, such as a barometer, altimeter, music and camera control on the phone, as well as screen and button lock, make the model perfect for everyday use and extreme challenges.
Coros Vertix 2S Moon SET WVTX2S-MOO sports watch is an advanced device designed for active people who appreciate reliability and modern technology. The model is sold with an additional strap made of nylon. The solid titanium envelope ensures durability, while the silicone strap guarantees comfortable wear. Sapphire glass effectively shields the LCD display, which ensures readability even in harsh lighting conditions. The touchscreen allows intuitive operation, while Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity allows you to receive notifications of calls, SMS messages and applications from your smartphone. The built-in GPS module supports QZSS, GLONASS, Galileo and Beidou, ensuring accurate tracking. The model offers numerous health functions, such as wrist heart rate measurement, pulse oximeter and sleep monitoring, as well as sports functions that help monitor activity in various sports, such as running, swimming, cycling and gym workouts. The watch is waterproof to 100 meters, which allows free use while swimming. The lithium-polymer battery provides a long battery life - up to 40 days in watch mode and up to 118 hours in GPS mode. Additional features, such as a barometer, altimeter, music and camera control on the phone, as well as screen and button lock, make the model perfect for everyday use and extreme challenges.
Coros Vertix 2S Moon SET WVTX2S-MOO sports watch is an advanced device designed for active people who appreciate reliability and modern technology. The model is sold with an additional strap made of nylon. The solid titanium envelope ensures durability, while the silicone strap guarantees comfortable wear. Sapphire glass effectively shields the LCD display, which ensures readability even in harsh lighting conditions. The touchscreen allows intuitive operation, while Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity allows you to receive notifications of calls, SMS messages and applications from your smartphone. The built-in GPS module supports QZSS, GLONASS, Galileo and Beidou, ensuring accurate tracking. The model offers numerous health functions, such as wrist heart rate measurement, pulse oximeter and sleep monitoring, as well as sports functions that help monitor activity in various sports, such as running, swimming, cycling and gym workouts. The watch is waterproof to 100 meters, which allows free use while swimming. The lithium-polymer battery provides a long battery life - up to 40 days in watch mode and up to 118 hours in GPS mode. Additional features, such as a barometer, altimeter, music and camera control on the phone, as well as screen and button lock, make the model perfect for everyday use and extreme challenges.
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Coros Vertix 2S GPS Adventure Watch - Moon
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COROS VERTIX 2S GPS Adventure Watch (3 Colours) (Colour: Moon)
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Coros Vertix 2S Moon
COR VERTIX 2S WATCH MOON NS
Free delivery between 12–16 Oct
COROS VERTIX 2S Adventure GPS Watch, 40 Days Battery Life, GPS Navigation with Global Offline Maps, Route Planner, Heart Rate Monitor, Wall Climbing,
Delivery between 10–14 Oct $41
originally posted on REI
After watching hours of YouTube reviews decided to make the switch from my old garmin Fenix 6 to the Coros Vertix 2. I live in the Pacific Northwest where it is often cloudy and most of my hikes are under a thick canopy from the trees. This connects to more satellites which is what won me over. Typically GPS is all over the place. After multiple hikes with over a few dozen miles logged and about 27,000ft elevation gain and loss I’m super stoked with this watch. The GPS track is SPOT ON! My previous watch and even my inreach had issues and would often create a track off trail and even over bodies of water. No issues with the Vertix and it never went off the trail once. The elevation gain was also accurate. The thing that also blew me away was the metrics that it ... MoreAfter watching hours of YouTube reviews decided to make the switch from my old garmin Fenix 6 to the Coros Vertix 2. I live in the Pacific Northwest where it is often cloudy and most of my hikes are under a thick canopy from the trees. This connects to more satellites which is what won me over. Typically GPS is all over the place. After multiple hikes with over a few dozen miles logged and about 27,000ft elevation gain and loss I’m super stoked with this watch. The GPS track is SPOT ON! My previous watch and even my inreach had issues and would often create a track off trail and even over bodies of water. No issues with the Vertix and it never went off the trail once. The elevation gain was also accurate. The thing that also blew me away was the metrics that it tracked and really helps with training or knowing how well I did or didn’t do and shows areas of improvement. As far as route planning I was a bit concerned but it was way easier to set and plan a route and did it straight from my phone, no computer needed which was a relief. As far as the Watch color I went with obsidian which didn’t look too impressive online but once I got it it was actually cool looking and came in a sick box. It also has multi pitch mode for climbing which I hope to utilize soon. Overall extremely happy with this purchase.
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My first heart rate monitor was a Polar pacer approximately 1992-1993. Since then I have used this brand, Suunto and Garmin. Last year I had to decide what to do with my Fenix 5. there was nothing wrong with it but I want a change. Coros vertex 2, Garmin Fenix and polar grit x were my options. Even having a 50% discount on a Polar grit x I went for a Vertix 2. One of my mayor points of choice was battery duration. I do Ultratrail and I always had to use a power bank to recharge my watch on the fly. Last year it was my first UTMB. I set my vertix2 with navigation of the course, arrive 18 hours later to Courmayeur and find that the battery was even 91%. This was just a dream. I used Garmin watch for years and have lots of athletes that use them, so I know well all the ... MoreMy first heart rate monitor was a Polar pacer approximately 1992-1993. Since then I have used this brand, Suunto and Garmin. Last year I had to decide what to do with my Fenix 5. there was nothing wrong with it but I want a change. Coros vertex 2, Garmin Fenix and polar grit x were my options. Even having a 50% discount on a Polar grit x I went for a Vertix 2. One of my mayor points of choice was battery duration. I do Ultratrail and I always had to use a power bank to recharge my watch on the fly. Last year it was my first UTMB. I set my vertix2 with navigation of the course, arrive 18 hours later to Courmayeur and find that the battery was even 91%. This was just a dream. I used Garmin watch for years and have lots of athletes that use them, so I know well all the strong points that this brand have and the weak ones. The support is horrible and if some product fails….. well God helps you. I know Coros has field to work on some metrics and web site (they are making progress and improving all the time) but when you have a problem they answer you and there are there not only to make money, they care about you and for me that’s very important, especially when you have a problem. Keeping this way please, you are in the correct one. Congratulations.
originally posted on REI
Wow... what an amazing watch overall. It is so refreshing having another great watch maker in the business that provides a great alternative to Garmin. I have owned the Coros Vertix 2 for just about a year and am overall very satisfied. I have several things that I love and a handful of things that they should prioritize improving to take my rating from 4 stars to 5.THE GOOD:1) Absolutely incredible battery life! The best! Insane! I laugh at how often an Apple Watch has to be charged (A LOT). Garmin is better, but still frustratingly limited. Coros, on the other hand goes for an insanely long time between charges. I work out quite a lot and use tracking on almost all of my workouts (ie: GPS) and am always impressed at how incredible the battery life is on my ... MoreWow... what an amazing watch overall. It is so refreshing having another great watch maker in the business that provides a great alternative to Garmin. I have owned the Coros Vertix 2 for just about a year and am overall very satisfied. I have several things that I love and a handful of things that they should prioritize improving to take my rating from 4 stars to 5.THE GOOD:1) Absolutely incredible battery life! The best! Insane! I laugh at how often an Apple Watch has to be charged (A LOT). Garmin is better, but still frustratingly limited. Coros, on the other hand goes for an insanely long time between charges. I work out quite a lot and use tracking on almost all of my workouts (ie: GPS) and am always impressed at how incredible the battery life is on my Coros.2) I personally love the size of this watch (on par with the Garmin Fenix series). I'm 6' 2" w/ an average build and the watch doesn't seem overly big or dainty... just right.3) The app is very friendly to use, upgrading firmware or gps-data is very simple to manage, etc. I also really like the customization you can do to workout screens.4) There are also many other perks to the watch: the ability to make it left or right handed (& set which side of the watch face you want the buttons), multiple workout modes, etc.THE BAD:1) Complaint number one is ALMOST a deal-breaker for me. It is so, SO annoying that the map feature is not integrated into each workout. What I mean is that there is not an easy way to look at the map on the watch face while working out... there is no way to add a "map view" while swiping between your workout data fields. It is horrible that Coros has not integrated the map into the workout screens. Instead, while you're doing a workout and need to see where you are on a map, you have to long-hold a side button, then scroll (and scroll) to the MAP option, click on it, look around on the map, then exit the map to go back into your workout screens. For the life of me, I have no clue why Coros doesn't integrate the map into any GPS-based workout type. Garmin has been ahead of the curve here for years.2) The backlighting is pathetic on my Vertix 2. There are times that I look at my watch in variable light and can't see anything... I tap the backlight button and NOTHING is visible... this is something that I can live without, but it is frustrating from time to time when I struggle to see what's on my watch face (forcing me to cup my hand over the watch face and activate the light, just to see it.3) WHY, WHY, WHY does Coros have track run, run, trail run, and treadmill run as workout options but only bike available for two-wheeled adventures?!? Why isn't there road bike vs mountain bike? They are two completely different types of workouts that I would love to analyze independently.4) For the love of god, Coros, please add the ability to crop a workout! From time to time, I forget to end my workout when I get back to the truck and start driving... all of a sudden my run or bike ride or kayak adventure has screwed up data due to the speed / distance travelled... and there is no way to crop this data from your workout. Well, you can actually go into the workout in the app, edit it, and change the distance, BUT Coros clearly says "Modifying the distance does not affect the system distance accumulation or medal acquisition." REALLY?!? C'mon, Coros... allow us to modify the workout time/distance and make sure we didn't set a new land speed record while running on the interstate. You need to fix this.So to sum things up, I honestly am very, very impressed with the Coros watch. It's battery life, functionalism, GPS accuracy, app friendliness, and much more are all very good. I just have a bad taste in my mouth (4-star review vs 5) because of the 4 issues Coros should change.
| Hardware Sensors | GPS, Optical heart rate sensor |
| GPS | Yes |
| Heart Rate Monitoring | Yes |
| Sleep Monitoring | Yes |
| Step Counting | Yes |
Coros Vertix 2S GPS Adventure Watch - Moon
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COROS VERTIX 2S GPS Adventure Watch (3 Colours) (Colour: Moon)
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Coros Vertix 2S Moon
COR VERTIX 2S WATCH MOON NS
Free delivery between 12–16 Oct
COROS VERTIX 2S Adventure GPS Watch, 40 Days Battery Life, GPS Navigation with Global Offline Maps, Route Planner, Heart Rate Monitor, Wall Climbing,
Delivery between 10–14 Oct $41
After watching hours of YouTube reviews decided to make the switch from my old garmin Fenix 6 to the Coros Vertix 2. I live in the Pacific Northwest where it is often cloudy and most of my hikes are under a thick canopy from the trees. This connects to more satellites which is what won me over. Typically GPS is all over the place. After multiple hikes with over a few dozen miles logged and about 27,000ft elevation gain and loss I’m super stoked with this watch. The GPS track is SPOT ON! My previous watch and even my inreach had issues and would often create a track off trail and even over bodies of water. No issues with the Vertix and it never went off the trail once. The elevation gain was also accurate. The thing that also blew me away was the metrics that it ... MoreAfter watching hours of YouTube reviews decided to make the switch from my old garmin Fenix 6 to the Coros Vertix 2. I live in the Pacific Northwest where it is often cloudy and most of my hikes are under a thick canopy from the trees. This connects to more satellites which is what won me over. Typically GPS is all over the place. After multiple hikes with over a few dozen miles logged and about 27,000ft elevation gain and loss I’m super stoked with this watch. The GPS track is SPOT ON! My previous watch and even my inreach had issues and would often create a track off trail and even over bodies of water. No issues with the Vertix and it never went off the trail once. The elevation gain was also accurate. The thing that also blew me away was the metrics that it tracked and really helps with training or knowing how well I did or didn’t do and shows areas of improvement. As far as route planning I was a bit concerned but it was way easier to set and plan a route and did it straight from my phone, no computer needed which was a relief. As far as the Watch color I went with obsidian which didn’t look too impressive online but once I got it it was actually cool looking and came in a sick box. It also has multi pitch mode for climbing which I hope to utilize soon. Overall extremely happy with this purchase.
My first heart rate monitor was a Polar pacer approximately 1992-1993. Since then I have used this brand, Suunto and Garmin. Last year I had to decide what to do with my Fenix 5. there was nothing wrong with it but I want a change. Coros vertex 2, Garmin Fenix and polar grit x were my options. Even having a 50% discount on a Polar grit x I went for a Vertix 2. One of my mayor points of choice was battery duration. I do Ultratrail and I always had to use a power bank to recharge my watch on the fly. Last year it was my first UTMB. I set my vertix2 with navigation of the course, arrive 18 hours later to Courmayeur and find that the battery was even 91%. This was just a dream. I used Garmin watch for years and have lots of athletes that use them, so I know well all the ... MoreMy first heart rate monitor was a Polar pacer approximately 1992-1993. Since then I have used this brand, Suunto and Garmin. Last year I had to decide what to do with my Fenix 5. there was nothing wrong with it but I want a change. Coros vertex 2, Garmin Fenix and polar grit x were my options. Even having a 50% discount on a Polar grit x I went for a Vertix 2. One of my mayor points of choice was battery duration. I do Ultratrail and I always had to use a power bank to recharge my watch on the fly. Last year it was my first UTMB. I set my vertix2 with navigation of the course, arrive 18 hours later to Courmayeur and find that the battery was even 91%. This was just a dream. I used Garmin watch for years and have lots of athletes that use them, so I know well all the strong points that this brand have and the weak ones. The support is horrible and if some product fails….. well God helps you. I know Coros has field to work on some metrics and web site (they are making progress and improving all the time) but when you have a problem they answer you and there are there not only to make money, they care about you and for me that’s very important, especially when you have a problem. Keeping this way please, you are in the correct one. Congratulations.
Wow... what an amazing watch overall. It is so refreshing having another great watch maker in the business that provides a great alternative to Garmin. I have owned the Coros Vertix 2 for just about a year and am overall very satisfied. I have several things that I love and a handful of things that they should prioritize improving to take my rating from 4 stars to 5.THE GOOD:1) Absolutely incredible battery life! The best! Insane! I laugh at how often an Apple Watch has to be charged (A LOT). Garmin is better, but still frustratingly limited. Coros, on the other hand goes for an insanely long time between charges. I work out quite a lot and use tracking on almost all of my workouts (ie: GPS) and am always impressed at how incredible the battery life is on my ... MoreWow... what an amazing watch overall. It is so refreshing having another great watch maker in the business that provides a great alternative to Garmin. I have owned the Coros Vertix 2 for just about a year and am overall very satisfied. I have several things that I love and a handful of things that they should prioritize improving to take my rating from 4 stars to 5.THE GOOD:1) Absolutely incredible battery life! The best! Insane! I laugh at how often an Apple Watch has to be charged (A LOT). Garmin is better, but still frustratingly limited. Coros, on the other hand goes for an insanely long time between charges. I work out quite a lot and use tracking on almost all of my workouts (ie: GPS) and am always impressed at how incredible the battery life is on my Coros.2) I personally love the size of this watch (on par with the Garmin Fenix series). I'm 6' 2" w/ an average build and the watch doesn't seem overly big or dainty... just right.3) The app is very friendly to use, upgrading firmware or gps-data is very simple to manage, etc. I also really like the customization you can do to workout screens.4) There are also many other perks to the watch: the ability to make it left or right handed (& set which side of the watch face you want the buttons), multiple workout modes, etc.THE BAD:1) Complaint number one is ALMOST a deal-breaker for me. It is so, SO annoying that the map feature is not integrated into each workout. What I mean is that there is not an easy way to look at the map on the watch face while working out... there is no way to add a "map view" while swiping between your workout data fields. It is horrible that Coros has not integrated the map into the workout screens. Instead, while you're doing a workout and need to see where you are on a map, you have to long-hold a side button, then scroll (and scroll) to the MAP option, click on it, look around on the map, then exit the map to go back into your workout screens. For the life of me, I have no clue why Coros doesn't integrate the map into any GPS-based workout type. Garmin has been ahead of the curve here for years.2) The backlighting is pathetic on my Vertix 2. There are times that I look at my watch in variable light and can't see anything... I tap the backlight button and NOTHING is visible... this is something that I can live without, but it is frustrating from time to time when I struggle to see what's on my watch face (forcing me to cup my hand over the watch face and activate the light, just to see it.3) WHY, WHY, WHY does Coros have track run, run, trail run, and treadmill run as workout options but only bike available for two-wheeled adventures?!? Why isn't there road bike vs mountain bike? They are two completely different types of workouts that I would love to analyze independently.4) For the love of god, Coros, please add the ability to crop a workout! From time to time, I forget to end my workout when I get back to the truck and start driving... all of a sudden my run or bike ride or kayak adventure has screwed up data due to the speed / distance travelled... and there is no way to crop this data from your workout. Well, you can actually go into the workout in the app, edit it, and change the distance, BUT Coros clearly says "Modifying the distance does not affect the system distance accumulation or medal acquisition." REALLY?!? C'mon, Coros... allow us to modify the workout time/distance and make sure we didn't set a new land speed record while running on the interstate. You need to fix this.So to sum things up, I honestly am very, very impressed with the Coros watch. It's battery life, functionalism, GPS accuracy, app friendliness, and much more are all very good. I just have a bad taste in my mouth (4-star review vs 5) because of the 4 issues Coros should change.
Excellent watch, switched from Garmin Forerunner which is a fine watch but the battery life, functionality, accuracy and ease of use of the Coros is fantastic. I wear it 24/7 and often forget where I put the charger cable due to its infrequent use :). Coros frequently adds new software functionality based on user feedback and their customer support is very responsive and helpful. Very happy with my switch.
I had the Vertix 2 and I liked much of it but a few elements about it bothered me a little. The Dual band GPS wasn’t near as accurate as advertised, the mapping was very underdeveloped and there was a very purply blueish tint to the screen when the backlight was used. So far, have been pleasantly surprised with this update! The new HR sensor is usually within a beat or two of the Polar H10 chest strap which is nice! However It totally dropped off bad one run for a a couple minutes but as a whole it’s still been a lot better than the old sensor. The Dual band has been much better on the 2S accuracy wise, and the battery life is actually doing BETTER than the specs for GPS activity so far. I had it in Multiband and had the watch connected to the H10 chest strap, and ... MoreI had the Vertix 2 and I liked much of it but a few elements about it bothered me a little. The Dual band GPS wasn’t near as accurate as advertised, the mapping was very underdeveloped and there was a very purply blueish tint to the screen when the backlight was used. So far, have been pleasantly surprised with this update! The new HR sensor is usually within a beat or two of the Polar H10 chest strap which is nice! However It totally dropped off bad one run for a a couple minutes but as a whole it’s still been a lot better than the old sensor. The Dual band has been much better on the 2S accuracy wise, and the battery life is actually doing BETTER than the specs for GPS activity so far. I had it in Multiband and had the watch connected to the H10 chest strap, and did an hour run, only burned 1%!! Quite a bit more than the 43 hour estimate! That’s what’s refreshing about Coros battery estimates for GPS activities. They’re actually in line with what they say, if not a little better. Garmin is usually QUITE a bit less than the estimates it spits out before an activity. There are still several areas that need refinement and polishing, wish it had a flashlight feature, or option to make the backlight brighter or more dimmer if you like so you could control the battery burn a little better. The raise to wake isn’t very snappy, and with the latest update, you no longer have the option of switching Satelite modes when you’re at the start screen for your activity, which it was an option before the update, not sure why they took that away. All that being said, the new look, getting away from the “EXPLORE PERFECTION” in BOLD letters on the strap is refreshing, not having COROS in bold WHITE or BLACK around the bezel is also nice to not have there anymore. The watch coming with two straps is nice as well. It’s also nice they reverted to a more practical package for it to come in rather than a bombproof waterproof shell you will NEVER need to use for Any reason!! Getting mine at a small 10% discount made the price I think pretty much right for this watch. If it were $599, I think it would dominate the market! Coros gets a little too ambitious on this front, as they have it priced too high, and yet they have the Pace 3 priced PERFECTLY at $229. Maybe they’ll recognize reality that features and development wise they are a couple years behind Garmin at LEAST but they could at least beat them at a couple things, GPS battery life, overall battery life, possible GPS accuracy, and pricing. They need to work on the pricing. The fact they update their watches so frequently is a plus and their library of training plans you can follow on your watch is FAR more vast and extensive than anything anyone else has. Good update, seems like they’re on the right path, looking forward to putting this watch through its paces in the coming months!
I gave this watch a very brief try last year not long after it had come out comparing it to my Fenix 6X and then Epix Gen2. I was so used to the Garmin platform that I was fairly underwhelmed by what Coros had accomplished with this device. It seemed like they were just attempting to mimic what Garmin already had done, and done pretty well. At the time of launch there were some features to be desired. Since then they’ve polished their device upgrading the software and user experience. I’ve been using the Forerunner 965 which is a phenomenal device! I decided to compare it side by side from mainly a training perspective. GPS accuracy, data collected, and battery burn. I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the GPS accuracy of the Vertix 2 even on the All Systems and ... MoreI gave this watch a very brief try last year not long after it had come out comparing it to my Fenix 6X and then Epix Gen2. I was so used to the Garmin platform that I was fairly underwhelmed by what Coros had accomplished with this device. It seemed like they were just attempting to mimic what Garmin already had done, and done pretty well. At the time of launch there were some features to be desired. Since then they’ve polished their device upgrading the software and user experience. I’ve been using the Forerunner 965 which is a phenomenal device! I decided to compare it side by side from mainly a training perspective. GPS accuracy, data collected, and battery burn. I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the GPS accuracy of the Vertix 2 even on the All Systems and Standard GPS setting. The Dual band setting is obviously the best. From a display perspective it’s fairly bland. The backlight is pretty weak and gives the screen a bit of a blueish purplish tint to it when on. I don’t like that you can’t adjust the brightness at all. The sapphire screen is great for durability but does make the display kind of hazy and very reflective when outside so if it’s not very sunny, it’s actually challenging to read the display at times. Is that a deal breaker? not necessarily. I’m trying to keep an open mind and really testing this thing thoroughly before landing the plane. I think from a sheer training perspective using it as a tool, then I might lean a bit more in that direction as a whole towards Coros. From a daily lifestyle, health, wellness, and style perspective, then Garmin wins. I’m mainly testing it as well because I have a 100 mile race coming up in a few weeks and what a better way at to test a device properly then to see how it performs at a 100 miler! I will have to recharge my Forerunner mid race unless I use almost the least GPS accuracy setting I can use, and I’m not doing that. The Vertix though can go 50 hours in the highest accuracy setting, so I don’t even have to think about that in the least, which is nice! The 965 can only go about 20 hours in the highest setting. I also am looking at this in the perspective of I don’t want to spend $1100 on a device from Garmin that can perform like this one for $400 less. Time will tell, but Coros seems like they are moving in the right direction and they have revamped their app and user interface so it’s encouraging to see them innovate. I hope they continue to improve. The battery is on pace to last me 20 days for a single charge which is still less than the 30 days I’ve seen a lot of reviewers claim and WAY less than the 50 days advertised. I also have the backlight off until after sunset, and the HR tracking is only every 10 minutes aside from training. So I’m not even burning it to the extent that I could. We’ll see. The other caveat I would say is that the mapping they have on this device is a bit of a joke. Not having road or trail names on the map is close to being useless. I also tried to use it to navigate a course and it was painful to even attempt to use. I had route deviations turned on and it never alerted me even though I went off course a few times. So, here’s to hoping to utilize some of 32 GB of on board data to add in trail names and to upgrade the mapping experience. It’s a far cry from a “robust” mapping experience which they are calling it now on their website. It gives you some context to what’s around you, but that’s all. All in all, I’m trying to like it, and banking on the fact that Coros will continue to strive and improve their products. So here’s to hoping the more economical option will actually serve me better!
Bought this watch based on the stellar reviews. As someone who loves avid hiking, CrossFit, overlanding and exploring off the grid, it exceeds my expectations. I had a small issue with watch after a year and reached out to technical support. They replied immediately, and resolved the problem which redoubled my love for Coros. They truly stand behind their product.
First of all, this is my second COROS in a year. I opted for the Vertix 2 over my Pace 3 simply for the expanded feature set and longer battery life. You will not be disappointed. Not only is this thing built like an absolute tank, the battery life is every bit as advertised and leaves the competition in the trail dust. Highly recommend! If long-distance adventure is your thing, this is the watch for you!
I have had the Coros Vertix 2 for just over a month now and here are my thoughts and impressions. Including some inside knowledge of where the product software will be going.My first day/first workout of backcountry skiing. The first thing I suspected could be an issue is the placement of the buttons; most specifically, the main button. With it being in a traditional watch location I personally, run into the issue of accidental button pushes. I’m coming from using the Garmin Vivoactive 3 for the past 4 years. I often would accidentally hit the start stop button; whether it is from bending my wrist or, or gloves or sleeves hit the button. I found that to be the case on the Vertix 2 with my first AT ski outing, even when activating the locked screen. From a hardware ... MoreI have had the Coros Vertix 2 for just over a month now and here are my thoughts and impressions. Including some inside knowledge of where the product software will be going.My first day/first workout of backcountry skiing. The first thing I suspected could be an issue is the placement of the buttons; most specifically, the main button. With it being in a traditional watch location I personally, run into the issue of accidental button pushes. I’m coming from using the Garmin Vivoactive 3 for the past 4 years. I often would accidentally hit the start stop button; whether it is from bending my wrist or, or gloves or sleeves hit the button. I found that to be the case on the Vertix 2 with my first AT ski outing, even when activating the locked screen. From a hardware aspect; that is my only complaint. Other than that, I do not notice the weight of the watch or the size. I do not have a huge wrist (178mm or 7” in circumference) yet the watch looks and feels right in place. The strap feels really good, I have purchased a separate nylon strap from Coros for use in the warmer weather when my wrist will get sweaty. I have found this to help with moisture control and not get sores on my skin.Wrist based heart rate. As shown in multiple YouTube reviews; the heart rate took awhile to catch up to the chest strap. But once it did, it was very close to the chest strap. The elevation came up higher than the Strava iPhone app. That could possibly be because I used all of the satellites, the highest level the watch has. For cycling, in comparison to my Hammerhead Karoo 2; the Vertix 2 has consistently read lower elevation. After my first few activities, I went from Dual Frequency to All Systems to save on battery life. It's a long running debate, which device is the most accurate.Talking about battery life; this is the what Coros wants to be known for and what they boast in many of their promotional materials. I made it 4 weeks on one charge and had a total of just under 40 hours of GPS activities recorded on this device. At 4 weeks the watch was at 5% battery life remaining, it would not sync to the app as it gave the message “Connect to power source to upload your activity.” I plugged in the watch and roughly two hours later it was fully charged. The battery life is really good and a big selling point to Coros and the Vertix 2.Who is this for? Coros seems to focus towards runners. I say this because in order to take advantage their EvoLab feature; all the health tracking i.e. your fitness and recovery, you have to run for a week. This watch is for the athlete who likes to do everything but has a core training of running or has running included in their training. For me as predominantly a cyclist, and essentially an anti-runner, this watch currently is not the best for me. What cyclist could this be for? It can be for a triathlete. It can be for the cyclocross rider/racer. Once you have done your basic fitness testing through running you can access all of the health and fitness tracking this watch has to offer. In speaking with the product experience manager at Coros; he told me the main reason for the EvoLab being based on running is because anyone can just go out for a run. You do not really need anything other than sneakers. Whereas cycling requires more equipment not everyone has to get going. He also told me they do have plans to get other activities to count towards your base fitness, like cycling by the end of 2022.At this point I can only give 4 stars for this product. The main reasons being the placement of the main button and doing accidental start stops presses. The second reason is some of their widgets that operate the on the watch. I still have an issue with the sleep tracking getting cut short if you wake up after 6 hours go to the bathroom and go back to sleep. The other widget I feel is not needed is the ambient temperature. I will post some other data comparisons in "reply" below this review for some more info.
COROS recently updated their firmware, and secretly changed how calories are calculated. This was a major change for me. There was no notification of change in the notes availble before updating firmware.My device has essentially become no more than a very expensive watch for me, and has lost the majority of feature set I valued. I previously loved the device and the company, highly reccomending often. I will not reccomend or purchase another device from COROS at this point.I feel upset and disenchanted with the company's decision to drastically change the product, completely upend my user experience, and not provide any communication about the change until after the fact, with no ability to go back.
| Hardware Sensors | GPS, Optical heart rate sensor |
| GPS | Yes |
| Heart Rate Monitoring | Yes |
| Sleep Monitoring | Yes |
| Step Counting | Yes |
