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 €Read now!2. Box (materials)Titanium alloy + polymerReinforced polymer fiber + metal telescopeAluminum + polymerStainless steel + titanium (depending on version)TitaniumRead now!3. Dimensionsapprox. 43 × 43 × 11.9 mm46.5 × 46.5 × 14.4 mm47 × 47 × 13 mm43 × 43 × 10.6 mm49 × 44 × 14.4 mmRead now!4. Weightapprox. 53 gapprox. 52 gapprox. 52 gapprox. 52 gapprox. 61.3 gRead now!5. Screen typeTransflective LCDTransflective LCDTransflective LCDTransflective LCDRetina OLEDRead now!6. Screen resolution240 × 240 px260 × 260 px240 × 240 px240 × 240 px410 × 502 pxRead now!7. touch screenYesYesNoYesYesRead now!8. Always-on DisplayYesYesYes (economical fashion)YesYes (configurable)Read now!9.10 ATM5 ATM10 ATM10 ATM100 m (WR100)Read now!10. Autonomy (GPS max)approx. 45 happrox. 42 happrox. 40 happrox. 25 h (Max precision mode)approx. 12-18 h (continuous GPS)Read now!11. Autonomy (normal use)approx. 20 daysapprox. 15 daysapprox. 7 daysapprox. 14 daysapprox. 36 hRead now!12. Positioning systemsGPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou, QzssGPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeidouGPS, Glonass, Galileo, QzssGPS, Glonass, Galileo, QzssGPS, Glonass, Galileo, QzssRead now!13. Heart frequency sensorBlood oxygen + Optical FCFC Advanced Optics + Pulse OxPrecision FC Optical PolarFC Optical + SPO23rd generation optical sensor + SPO2Read now!14. Altimetric barometerYesYesYesYesYesRead now!15.Yes (3 axes)Yes (3 axes)Yes (3 axes)Yes (3 axes)Yes (3 axes)Read now!16. GyroscopeYesYesNoYesYesRead now!17.YesYesYesYesYesRead now!18. SPO2 (Blood Oxygenation)YesYes (Pulse Ox)NoYesYesRead now!19. ECG (electrocardiogram)NoNoNoNoYesRead now!20. Integrated mappingYes (some regions)Yes (preloaded color cards)No (only route)No (arrowed navigation)Partial (via third -party apps)Read now!21. Internal memory4-8 GB (depending on version)approx. 16 GBapprox. 32 MB for dataapprox. 16 MB for data32 GBRead now!22. Music controlYes (on -board playlist)Yes (music storage)Yes (control only)Yes (control only)Yes (Apple Music, etc.)Read now!23. BluetoothYesYesYesYesYesRead now!24. Wi-FiNoYesNoNoYesRead now!25. NFC (payment)NoYes (Garmin Pay)NoNoYes (Apple Pay)Read now!26. Sleep monitoringYes (advanced details)Yes (advanced details)Yes (Polar Sleep Plus)YesYes (via Watchos)Read now!27. Followed by stressYes (continuous)Yes (continuous)Yes (orthostatic test)YesYes (via third -party applications)Read now!28. Integrated sports modes+ 20 sports+ 30 sports+ 130 sports profiles+ 80 sportsMultiple (running, swimming, etc.)Read now!29. Training programmingYes (via coros app)Yes (via Garmin Connect)Yes (Polar Flow)Yes (Suunto App)Yes (Apple Fitness+ or third -party apps)Read now!30. Route planningYes (import GPX)Yes (Garmin Connect)Yes (Polar Flow)Yes (Suunto App)Yes (via third apps)Read now!31. Vibrant alarmYesYesYesYesYesRead now!32. Smartphone notificationsYes (iOS & Android)Yes (iOS & Android)Yes (iOS & Android)Yes (iOS & Android)Yes (mainly iOS)Read now!33. Response to messagesNo (reading alone)Partially AndroidNo (reading alone)No (reading alone)Yes (via Siri or keyboard)Read now!34. Voice controlNoNoNoNoYes (Siri)Read now!35. Customization of dialsYes (via coros app)Yes (via Garmin Connect IQ)Yes (via Polar Flow)Yes (via Suunto App)Yes (many Watchos dials)Read now!36. Application ecosystemLimited (Coros App)Evolved (Connect IQ)Rather closed (Polar Flow)Rather closed (Suunto App)Large (App Store)Read now!37. Safety functionsEmergency notifications (via telephone)Incident detection, LivetrackAssistance via phonePosition sharing via appFall detection, SOSRead now!38. Measurement of the VO2 maxYesYesYes (running index)YesYes (via third apps)Read now!39. Split programmingYesYesYesYesYes (third -party apps)Read now!40. Analysis of recoveryYes (Recovery Advisor)Yes (Recovery Time)Yes (Recovery Pro)Yes (Body Resources)Yes (via third apps)Read now!41. Heart frequency intervalContinuous 24/7Continuous 24/7Continuous 24/7Continuous 24/7Continuous 24/7Read now!42. Ultratrac / GPS economyYes (ultramax coros)Yes (Ultratrac Garmin)Yes (energy saving mode)Yes (Fusedtrack Suunto)No (no specific mode)Read now!43. Followed by free water swimmingYesYesYesYesYes (swimming applications)Read now!44. Segments management (race/cycling)NoYes (Strava Live Segments)NoNoNo (via third apps)Read now!45. Quick rechargeNo (standard recharge)NoNoNoYes (magnetic fast load)Read now!

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