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 + polymerReinforced polymer fiber + metal telescopeAluminum + polymerStainless steel + titanium (depending on version)Titanium
3. Dimensionsapprox. 43 × 43 × 11.9 mm46.5 × 46.5 × 14.4 mm47 × 47 × 13 mm43 × 43 × 10.6 mm49 × 44 × 14.4 mm
4. Weightapprox. 53 gapprox. 52 gapprox. 52 gapprox. 52 gapprox. 61.3 g
5. Screen typeTransflective LCDTransflective LCDTransflective LCDTransflective LCDRetina OLED
6. Screen resolution240 × 240 px260 × 260 px240 × 240 px240 × 240 px410 × 502 px
7. touch screenYesYesNoYesYes
8. Always-on DisplayYesYesYes (economical fashion)YesYes (configurable)
9.10 ATM5 ATM10 ATM10 ATM100 m (WR100)
10. Autonomy (GPS max)approx. 45 happrox. 42 happrox. 40 happrox. 25 h (Max precision mode)approx. 12-18 h (continuous GPS)
11. Autonomy (normal use)approx. 20 daysapprox. 15 daysapprox. 7 daysapprox. 14 daysapprox. 36 h
12. Positioning systemsGPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou, QzssGPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeidouGPS, Glonass, Galileo, QzssGPS, Glonass, Galileo, QzssGPS, Glonass, Galileo, Qzss
13. Heart frequency sensorBlood oxygen + Optical FCFC Advanced Optics + Pulse OxPrecision FC Optical PolarFC Optical + SPO23rd generation optical sensor + SPO2
14. Altimetric barometerYesYesYesYesYes
15.Yes (3 axes)Yes (3 axes)Yes (3 axes)Yes (3 axes)Yes (3 axes)
16. GyroscopeYesYesNoYesYes
17.YesYesYesYesYes
18. SPO2 (Blood Oxygenation)YesYes (Pulse Ox)NoYesYes
19. ECG (electrocardiogram)NoNoNoNoYes
20. Integrated mappingYes (some regions)Yes (preloaded color cards)No (only route)No (arrowed navigation)Partial (via third -party apps)
21. Internal memory4-8 GB (depending on version)approx. 16 GBapprox. 32 MB for dataapprox. 16 MB for data32 GB
22. Music controlYes (on -board playlist)Yes (music storage)Yes (control only)Yes (control only)Yes (Apple Music, etc.)
23. BluetoothYesYesYesYesYes
24. Wi-FiNoYesNoNoYes
25. NFC (payment)NoYes (Garmin Pay)NoNoYes (Apple Pay)
26. Sleep monitoringYes (advanced details)Yes (advanced details)Yes (Polar Sleep Plus)YesYes (via Watchos)
27. Followed by stressYes (continuous)Yes (continuous)Yes (orthostatic test)YesYes (via third -party applications)
28. Integrated sports modes+ 20 sports+ 30 sports+ 130 sports profiles+ 80 sportsMultiple (running, swimming, etc.)
29. Training programmingYes (via coros app)Yes (via Garmin Connect)Yes (Polar Flow)Yes (Suunto App)Yes (Apple Fitness+ or third -party apps)
30. Route planningYes (import GPX)Yes (Garmin Connect)Yes (Polar Flow)Yes (Suunto App)Yes (via third apps)
31. Vibrant alarmYesYesYesYesYes
32. Smartphone notificationsYes (iOS & Android)Yes (iOS & Android)Yes (iOS & Android)Yes (iOS & Android)Yes (mainly iOS)
33. Response to messagesNo (reading alone)Partially AndroidNo (reading alone)No (reading alone)Yes (via Siri or keyboard)
34. Voice controlNoNoNoNoYes (Siri)
35. Customization of dialsYes (via coros app)Yes (via Garmin Connect IQ)Yes (via Polar Flow)Yes (via Suunto App)Yes (many Watchos dials)
36. Application ecosystemLimited (Coros App)Evolved (Connect IQ)Rather closed (Polar Flow)Rather closed (Suunto App)Large (App Store)
37. Safety functionsEmergency notifications (via telephone)Incident detection, LivetrackAssistance via phonePosition sharing via appFall detection, SOS
38. Measurement of the VO2 maxYesYesYes (running index)YesYes (via third apps)
39. Split programmingYesYesYesYesYes (third -party apps)
40. Analysis of recoveryYes (Recovery Advisor)Yes (Recovery Time)Yes (Recovery Pro)Yes (Body Resources)Yes (via third apps)
41. Heart frequency intervalContinuous 24/7Continuous 24/7Continuous 24/7Continuous 24/7Continuous 24/7
42. Ultratrac / GPS economyYes (ultramax coros)Yes (Ultratrac Garmin)Yes (energy saving mode)Yes (Fusedtrack Suunto)No (no specific mode)
43. Followed by free water swimmingYesYesYesYesYes (swimming applications)
44. Segments management (race/cycling)NoYes (Strava Live Segments)NoNoNo (via third apps)
45. Quick rechargeNo (standard recharge)NoNoNoYes (magnetic fast load)

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