Coros Apex 2 Pro review: Complete test and verdict

Coros Apex 2 Pro: A Comprehensive Review with Testing and Final Verdict


1. Average price (EUR) approx. 500 € approx. 550 € approx. 500 € approx. 570 € approx. 999 €

2. Box (materials) Titanium alloy + polymer Reinforced polymer fiber + metal telescope Aluminum + polymer Stainless steel + titanium (depending on version) Titanium

3. Dimensions approx. 43 × 43 × 11.9 mm 46.5 × 46.5 × 14.4 mm 47 × 47 × 13 mm 43 × 43 × 10.6 mm 49 × 44 × 14.4 mm

4. Weight approx. 53 g approx. 52 g approx. 52 g approx. 52 g approx. 61.3 g

5. Screen type Transflective LCD Transflective LCD Transflective LCD Transflective LCD Retina OLED

6. Screen resolution 240 × 240 px 260 × 260 px 240 × 240 px 240 × 240 px 410 × 502 px

7. touch screen Yes Yes No Yes Yes

8. Always-on Display Yes Yes Yes (economical fashion) Yes Yes (configurable)

9. 10 ATM 5 ATM 10 ATM 10 ATM 100 m (WR100)

10. Autonomy (GPS max) approx. 45 h approx. 42 h approx. 40 h approx. 25 h (Max precision mode) approx. 12-18 h (continuous GPS)

11. Autonomy (normal use) approx. 20 days approx. 15 days approx. 7 days approx. 14 days approx. 36 h

12. Positioning systems GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou, Qzss GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Qzss GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Qzss GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Qzss

13. Heart frequency sensor Blood oxygen + Optical FC FC Advanced Optics + Pulse Ox Precision FC Optical Polar FC Optical + SPO2 3rd generation optical sensor + SPO2

14. Altimetric barometer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

15. Yes (3 axes) Yes (3 axes) Yes (3 axes) Yes (3 axes) Yes (3 axes)

16. Gyroscope Yes Yes No Yes Yes

17. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

18. SPO2 (Blood Oxygenation) Yes Yes (Pulse Ox) No Yes Yes

19. ECG (electrocardiogram) No No No No Yes

20. Integrated mapping Yes (some regions) Yes (preloaded color cards) No (only route) No (arrowed navigation) Partial (via third -party apps)

21. Internal memory 4-8 GB (depending on version) approx. 16 GB approx. 32 MB for data approx. 16 MB for data 32 GB

22. Music control Yes (on -board playlist) Yes (music storage) Yes (control only) Yes (control only) Yes (Apple Music, etc.)

23. Bluetooth Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

24. Wi-Fi No Yes No No Yes

25. NFC (payment) No Yes (Garmin Pay) No No Yes (Apple Pay)

26. Sleep monitoring Yes (advanced details) Yes (advanced details) Yes (Polar Sleep Plus) Yes Yes (via Watchos)

27. Followed by stress Yes (continuous) Yes (continuous) Yes (orthostatic test) Yes Yes (via third -party applications)

28. Integrated sports modes + 20 sports + 30 sports + 130 sports profiles + 80 sports Multiple (running, swimming, etc.)

29. Training programming Yes (via coros app) Yes (via Garmin Connect) Yes (Polar Flow) Yes (Suunto App) Yes (Apple Fitness+ or third -party apps)

30. Route planning Yes (import GPX) Yes (Garmin Connect) Yes (Polar Flow) Yes (Suunto App) Yes (via third apps)

31. Vibrant alarm Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

32. Smartphone notifications Yes (iOS & Android) Yes (iOS & Android) Yes (iOS & Android) Yes (iOS & Android) Yes (mainly iOS)

33. Response to messages No (reading alone) Partially Android No (reading alone) No (reading alone) Yes (via Siri or keyboard)

34. Voice control No No No No Yes (Siri)

35. Customization of dials Yes (via coros app) Yes (via Garmin Connect IQ) Yes (via Polar Flow) Yes (via Suunto App) Yes (many Watchos dials)

36. Application ecosystem Limited (Coros App) Evolved (Connect IQ) Rather closed (Polar Flow) Rather closed (Suunto App) Large (App Store)

37. Safety functions Emergency notifications (via telephone) Incident detection, Livetrack Assistance via phone Position sharing via app Fall detection, SOS

38. Measurement of the VO2 max Yes Yes Yes (running index) Yes Yes (via third apps)

39. Split programming Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (third -party apps)

40. Analysis of recovery Yes (Recovery Advisor) Yes (Recovery Time) Yes (Recovery Pro) Yes (Body Resources) Yes (via third apps)

41. Heart frequency interval Continuous 24/7 Continuous 24/7 Continuous 24/7 Continuous 24/7 Continuous 24/7

42. Ultratrac / GPS economy Yes (ultramax coros) Yes (Ultratrac Garmin) Yes (energy saving mode) Yes (Fusedtrack Suunto) No (no specific mode)

43. Followed by free water swimming Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (swimming applications)

44. Segments management (race/cycling) No Yes (Strava Live Segments) No No No (via third apps)

45. Quick recharge No (standard recharge) No No No Yes (magnetic fast load)

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