COROS APEX Premium Multisport GPS Watch with Heart Rate Monitor, Up To 35h Full GPS Battery, Sapphire Glass, Barometer, ANT+ & BLE Connections, Strava & TrainingPeaks

 

Pi sport che smart come watch, proprio come volevo! Mancano infatti alcune caratteristiche smart dei pi moderni concorrenti, la linea un po’ anonima e lo schermo ha colori poco vivaci ma tutto cmq ben leggibile ma soprattutto se queste cose vi interessano relativamente e prediligete le caratteristiche sportive allora fa per voi! Infatti come GPS ad es. l’ho trovato pi rapido e preciso rispetto a marche pi famose. Inoltre ha vetro in zaffiro, leggerissimo, insomma TOP x far sport! Inoltre l’app aggiornata di continuo e ormai completa.

 

Muy buen reloj sin tener que hacer el desembolso que se hace con otras marcas. Quizs se echa en falta algunas cosas en la aplicacin de mvil Coros, por ejemplo Garmin es ms completo en este sentido. Pero es una compra 100% recomendada de una marca que est en auge ahora mismo.

 

Overall great battery life which is a huge plus. The watch works very well when running outdoors.
I train for triathlons and when training indoor bike, ~70% of the time the watch does not connect to my polar h10. This is so frustrating. I don’t have 15 mins to wait until I restart the watch and re-pair my HRM every time I work out (every day). I need a device that works every time I need it without any issues. Also, for swimming it is very so so. The watch does not translate my TrainingPeaks session into proper laps, which turns structured swimming workout very hard. Lastly, I’d love if I could choose imperial vs metric for each sport. My triathlon trainer lives abroad and translating from metric to imperial manually is highly inefficient.

 

Before going into details, I would like to list the pros and cons of the watch first based on my own experience. In general, the watch has very solid/high quality hardware but there is much space for software improvement.

Pros:
1. Building quality and material of the watch, high performance/cost ratio.
2. Good battery performance.
3. Accuracy in measuring heart rate and steps.
4. Can be used to track over 20 types of regular sport (running, biking, swimming, snowboard, ski, Gym cardio, triathlon etc.).
5. Sync with the iPhone is easy and very fast.
Cons:
1. The COROS App for iPhone need be improved. Only very few types of data in the App can be edited.
2. The choices of watch face are very limited and the watch face cannot be customized.
3. Sleep tracking function is limited. It will stop tracking the sleep after the 6-hour mark once you are awake. What makes thing worse is that you cannot edit your sleep data in the App (e.g. cannot add nap time)
4. The way used by the watch to track treadmill running is weird and often inaccurate for distance measurement.

I purchased the COROS Apex Premium GPS sports watch because the specifications shown on the product website (https://coros.com/compareChartPage.php) and many online reviews mentioned the long battery life of the COROS product and the quality of the watch itself (such as sapphire screen). Having used this watch a bit over a month, here is the battery life of the watch in reality:

The first time the battery lasted 14.5 days from fully charged to 20% battery left, during which (1) I had five ~ 30-minute workout (mainly treadmill running), (2) with receiving notifications from the iPhone and gesture backlight being turned on for the first 4 days, (3) synced the watch with my iPhone once every day, (4) Sleep monitoring was turned on every day, and (5) All other functions, including GPS tracking were turned off.
The second time the battery lasted 18 days from fully charged to 17% battery left, during which (1) I had six ~ 30-minute workout (mainly treadmill running), (2) changed watch faces four times, (3) performed one firmware update (added Galileo support for GPS), (4) synced with my iPhone once every day, (5) sleep tracking was turned on every day, and (5) with all other functions, including receiving notification from the iPhone, gesture backlight, and GPS tracking being turned off during the whole period.

Thus, the battery life is satisfactory but not as strong as some online reviews stated. However, I need point out that I did not yet test the battery life with GPS turning on. Many online reviews commend the higher sensitivity and stability of COROS watches in receiving GPS signal and the long battery life under the GPS function being on (e.g. outdoor running, which is said to be much better than other peer GPS sports watch on the market, such as those from Garmin, Polar, and Sutto). Further research online revealed that the Apex Premium is equipped with a 320 mAh Lithium polymer battery, which is smaller than a peer product from Huawei, the HUAWEI Watch GT 2 Pro that is equipped with a 455 mAh Lithium polymer battery. Surprisingly, online customer reviews indicate that the battery performance of the former is much better than the later in daily use. Based on online customer reports and my own experience, COROS watches have better battery performance likely due to that 1) the COROS watches monitor heart rate very 10 minutes rather real time monitoring when you are not on a workout/exercise. It activates real time heart rate monitoring only when you are on a workout (You can change heart rate monitoring to always real time in the settings of the watch), 2) the watch does not have many functions that other sports watches equipped with (e.g., playing music, sending messages, making and receiving calls, display photos etc.), and 3) The COROS company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Yuanfeng (YF) Tech Corporation. YF is a company with expertise in GPS-related products. They thus may have know-how about tracking GPS signals in an energy-efficient way.

The watch uses Totally Reflective liquid crystal display (TR-LCD). Thus, the display is very bright/clear and easily to read under strong light (e.g., sunshine). By contrast, it is very difficult to read under low light (in the evening and early morning you need turn on backlight to read it). There is a very simple user manual comes with the watch. It took me quite a while to figure out how to use the watch. I would suggest the company prepare a better user manual in PDF format with more detailed guidance such that customers can download conveniently meanwhile save production cost for the company. Based on limited experience in using the Apex, I found the function of vibration, turning on the backlight function and receiving notifications from the iPhone consume quite a lot of battery. You may need turn them off if you want to extend the battery life. I did not test the GPS tracking and the water-resistance function of the watch yet and will update my experience of using these functions later.

Overall, I like the COROS Apex Premium watch so far. However, I give it only four stars this time due to the cons mentioned above (I actually want to give 4.5 stars but the Amazon system allows for integer only).

 

La iluminacin es media tirando a flojilla, por lo dems es un reloj que por su precio est muy bien, lo recomiendo. Esta marca va hacer mucho dao a otras que llevan tiempo y si no se ponen las pilas las otras marcas cuidadn….

 

Great stretchy wrist band. Good ergonomics. Hard to see the face without good light unless you turn on the raise wrist to illuminate feature. But that feature uses a lot of battery. On my second charge I am about to get 28 days using maybe 10+ hours of gps. I got this because of good reviews, and battery life. Having to charge a watch every day (cough Apple) is ridiculous. No map on the watch but if you need a map that badly, bring a real one. The app on your phone does overlay a map, so you can study later. I’m very happy. PS I have nothing to compare the sleep feature to, but gps is very accurate so far (matches my iPhone) and holds even in dense woods in a river bottom below 100 foot cliffs on either side. Not super narrow, but still impressive.

 

Cette montre est l’alternative parfaite Garmin, suunto ou polar.
Avec un prix plus accessible elle offre des performances remarquables, au del de mes attentes.
Trs intuitive et fa le d’utilisation, je l’utilise en course pied, en vlo, en vtt ou en randonnes.
La trace GPS est plutt facile suivre et assez ractive en cas d’erreur de parcours.
Et que dire de son autonomie, qui est exeptionnelle

 

Battery life is amazing. Really comfortable to wear. GPS accurate.

 

Fabulous watch, lots of information and stats available. Batterie lasts for ages. Easy to setup and use. The Coros app is really informative, from the casually healthy runner to an elite athlete, it has everything needed to report performance and fitness levels and it looks pretty too! I have a 42cm in White and it’s a perfect fit on my wrist. The buttons are easy to use whilst out running and in training sessions. The GPS signal is acquired really quickly and stays strong and fairly accurate.
I would buy one over a Garmin again, the spec on the Apex would cost twice the price on a Garmin.
It comes with the usual American customer service which is second to none. Buy and enjoy.

 

De las caractersticas y batera, como esperaba, buen reloj.
Lo que s quera comentar, al ser zurdo, es que haba ledo alguna resea de si es incmodo o no si llevas el reloj en la derecha.
No hay problema, en la configuracin inicial te pregunta en qu mano llevars el reloj y el sentido de la ruleta (tambin se puede configurar posteriormente por mens), adems es fcil cambiar las bandas de la correa, por lo que al final te lo configuras como quieras. La nica diferencia es que la ruleta te quedar abajo (la manejas con el pulgar,no el ndice). De momento, contento con la compra.

 

Husband loves and has a very long battery life which he is impressed about most!

 

My husband asked for this watch for Xmas. He had heard that the battery life on it was insane. Which was the reason he wanted it. That & the navigation. He runs 10-30k a week, plus we walk as a family at the weekends. Yesterday 14/01/21 was the first time he has charged it since receiving on the 25/12/20.
He really is impressed with this watch.

 

Great for fitness tracking. Gives good statistics: heartrate, distance splits, and elevation. It contains multiple exercise modes like skiing and swimming and if course running.
The color is not what I expected. I ordered the gold color, and it’s more burgundy, cool tan and rose gold. I like it, but it’s not what I expected.

 

sw v2.22.0, hw v1.50 at the time of the review.
I have owned few watches before, I suppose many of us can say who decides to buy Coros brand.
My previous two ones were TomTom and Forerunner 935 and used a few others.

To start with, as many said before, the battery is awesome, still after half year of use. Will see in a year.
I take notes of every charge with date and percentage when I plug it, and it usually lasts for two weeks for me with about 6-7 exercise per week, reaching 10% when I plug in.

I used open swimming with friends couple of times (Fenix 6x and Vivoactive 3), luck might have it, but my map was the closest where we swam in the ocean. I was quite surprised as I did not expect much of it. One time the reading was garbage, but the other three times was surprisingly good, even though the overall accuracy was around 85%.
Indoor swimming isn’t the best. If you swim 2k just freestyle, that might work, but I prefer switching styles and the reading is no always gets the laps as it gets confused where the next comes.

Still no scratches on the bezel, neither on the glass. The turning know gets stuck few times I take my shirt on, but easy to use.

I think the price is just right. I did not feel the other brands worth the extra money, especially the lots of bug they have after launching a model.

It supports GPS, GLONASs and Beidou, however the GPS+other setting never gave me better accuracy when I changed, even though it should read more satellites in my region.

Laugh at me, but I prefer the TomTom app the best. Garmin gives lots of data and the ecosystem is nice too. Coros application is somewhat between, probably getting better nowadays, but not very customizable. You can get used to it and integrates with many 3rd party apps (except Runkeeper).

Syncing your data is fabulous. Especially compared to Tom and G. T is known to be slow, bu even G6X lacks behind. Same activity got synced 2 minutes with our G5/6X where Coros did it in 15 seconds with bluetooth! And it was not due to the phone, we tried with both iphone and android, as we did not believe why latest Gs are so slow.. (wifi was OK though)

Lots of export formats from the App! Import to route is also possible.

Integration with phone like receiving notifications, calls works fine for me, though I don’t use it often.

Support is great! This winter, they added bunch of activities missed by the community, they listen to your needs and your problems. Response time is fast and usually helpful.

Cons: One minus star, because the watch is not perfect. Not sure which watch would I give 5.
1. The optical HR sensor is quite funny at times during exercise.. Don’t count on it hoping this brand/model will be different from others like Garmin. But at least they don’t overcharge you..
2. I don’t feel the Current Pace accurate all the time in Run activity, even compared to my old TomTom. I noticed on several runs with steady pace, lets say 5 minutes, then I go DOWN on a steps/stairs, then returning to my target pace by feeling as I run before. The watch however does not follow up, showing 6+ pace, only after 150 even 200 meters, it catches up. Surely, the average will be OK given the time and the distance, but this I feel should be improved as it is a main feature.
3. Sleep measure only works well if you set it to continuous HR reading, well at least for me. The default 1 minute per 10 minutes readings gives you an idea how you rest, but not that accurate (no wonder). I should note, that it works well with my girlfriend. If she wears it overnight, even with the energy saving mode, it matches her Vivoactive 3 data, not for me.
4. The menu is simple, therefor lacks few features you may find at other brands (or not..), there are few functions you cannot set, for example if you are a nightcrawler, running before or after the Sun in the dark, there is no way to set the auto-light feature by activity, only by general. I know, don’t bother the watch, just run! 😀
5. Pin a POI would be nice few times later to remember and save, but that does not really goes with the “cons” section.
6. You can import a GPX file to your routes, but cannot change start/stop place. Import is only possible now with share the file from another app, not from the app, which is weird

Overall I’m quite satisfied with the this model and with the brand! I will probably upgrade to either Apex Pro, where the GPS module is stronger, or maybe the next model after a while; will see. Surely, I’m not looking back to Garmin, finally, I’m happy what I payed for, but I do keep an eye on others, while hoping Coros will continue the great job.
Update late

 

I can’t adequately describe how much better this watch, customer support and ultimately the company as a whole is than Garmin or Suunto.
The battery life is significantly greater. Not only is the battery life longer but the GPS is still more accurate even with the increased battery life.
The watch itself; no more stupid alligator clamp for charging or syncing. When you finally need to charge there is a simple plug-in THAT ALWAYS CONNECTS.
This kind of leads me to my next thing. Syncing activities. This is app based. It syncs so much easier and faster via the app. Never needs repaired and doesn’t need plugged in to sync.
The one I mean ONE time GPS took a while to locate my watch the very next day there was a bug fix that performed itself. No need to plug in or anything.
And now I’m finally getting to what prompted me to do this review.
They released an update. Made a comment about nutrition and water intake reminder setting. I could not find it for the life of me. I sent an email to support asking where it was. Less than a hour later BOOM there the answer was. Clear and concise fast response.
Years and years of running with Suunto and Garmin I’ve never been even remotely as close to as satisfied with their products as I am with this watch.

 

Amazing watch!

I heard a lot of great things about COROS before purchasing and I have to say, it has lived up to the hype.

The battery life is unbelievable and I only have to charge every 10-14 days, whilst running 5 times per week, clocking 35-50 miles per week.
When the battery is low, it also has a nifty battery save feature where the backlight and data synchronisation (with the COROS app, Strava etc.) are disabled until you charge the watch. I managed an 8 mile run with the watch on 7% battery and it still had 4% when I finished.

In terms of value, I have to say you will not get this much watch for the money anywhere else. I am enjoying monitoring elevation as I run with the barometer. (A feature that You will usually need to spend at least 450 to obtain from rival brands)

Initially I had a bit of an issue viewing the screen during high sun but after changing the watch face from white text on black background to black text on white this was no longer an issue.

The COROS customer support is second to none. Any queries I have asked have been answered comprehensively and concisely in under 24 hours.

Regular firmware updates demonstrate that COROS are a company that are continually improving and I will look forward to seeing how they improve this already great watch in the future.
(Review written after 3 months usage)

 

I was looking at upgrading for sometime and this really delivers for me. It has 99% of the features I have enjoyed with garmin and an unbeatable battery life, which is perfect for my ultra running. I would definitely recommend this watch as a like for like over the same price points as other watches

 

This watch is fantastic! I was looking for an alternative to a Garmin, as I was looking for something to track my swims, bikes, and runs but Garmin is way out of my price range. I was a little skeptical of the battery life, but it really does last for quite a long time! I charge it every week and a half or so and don’t have to worry at all about running out of battery. It’s been really accurate with GPS, and in my experience it finds GPS in about 5 seconds or less. The lap tracker in the pool is great, it keeps track better than I can. The app is pretty easy to use, and gives some nice training estimations (VO2 max, lactate threshold, training level, etc). There’s only 2 buttons on the watch, so it’s pretty foolproof to figure out. And a minor detail, but you can choose to flip the watch orientation so that if you wear watches on your right wrist, you can access the buttons easily.
The only thing I would consider a downfall is I wish there were more watch faces to choose from. I haven’t found one I love yet, but we will see if they come out with more options!
I really couldn’t be happier with this watch, and I will recommend it to anyone who will listen to me!

 

Recieved the Coros Apex watch for Christmas from my partner, and after reading all the good reviews which made me decide to give this brand a go, I was not disappointed. As I am fairly new to the triathlon world and want to excel in this sport, the Apex was the way to go on a budget, but not sacrificing the quality. The watch exceeds all expectations and had performed very well in all training fields so far. I had a problem with synchronising the watch for my first swimming session, but after contacting customer support, and with their rapid and friendly response, this was quickly resolved. Overall, I would recommend this watch to all aspiring triathletes and athletes for recording all their training data.

 

s longue autonomie en mode gps, parfait pour mes activits trekking, cadran facilement modulable et adaptable.

 

I love this watch. My first run with it was a 35 miles of trail and it was still ready to do more even though I was not. The GPS was as accurate as one could expect running in and out of the woods in rural Maine. It is very comfortable–I have tiny wrists and have been wearing it to bed without any discomfort–and very intuitive. It syncs quickly with the app and the data is as accurate. The only thing I wish it did was allow for time intervals in a run rather than just as a workout, but it does allow mileage alerts so I have been able to figure it out from that. Overall I’m completely satisfied and recommend this watch enthusiastically!