COROS PACE 2 Sport Watch GPS Heart Rate Monitor, 20 Days Long Battery Life, Barometer, Lightweight, Training Plan, Navigation, Sleep Track, Swim, Bike, Run, Strength, Treadmill-White Silicone

This watch is loaded with great features, the battery life is excellent, the app and bluetooth connection is seamless easy and intuitive, I feel like it probably has features I have never used. I can't believe I've had it four years already!The only downside is charging it. I plug the USB cable into my laptop and the other end into the watch and it's the other end that is iffy. I can't seem to get a good seal and if I move the watch even a micrometer, it drops the connection to the laptop so I basically have to set the laptop up on a hard surface and once I get a connection, not touch it, the watch, or the cable for maybe an hour (it charges very slowly).

Here's my feedback after 2 years with this watch. In short, the good part is the amazing battery life, the light weight of the watch and the load of features available on the watch, including the online training hub.Pros of the watch itself:1. It is very light and convenient for wearing, even during sleep.2. It has an amazing battery life. I used it for 12 whole days between charges, wearing it all day long, with ~40 minutes of daily aerobic activity, which was mostly indoors (very little GPS usage) - and even then, it still had 10% battery when I started charging it. At 10% it starts asking to be charged.3. It has a great always-on display, which is very clear even under direct sun.4. It has very good GPS.5. It connects very easily and reliably with many bluetooth devices, and due to its amazing battery life, you don't have to worry about this bluetooth connection taking too much battery (compared to my previous sports watch - Xiaomi Stratos).6. This is a matter of personal taste, but I love the crown button interface. Works great!7. The configuration of the various workout data screens is awesome! You can configure multiple screens for each workout type, which you can scroll between using the digital crown button, and up to 6 data pieces on each screen.8. The amount of features available on the watch! And recently, it's been added breadcrumb navigation. It doesn't contain maps, but the breadcrumb navigation works amazing and enables you to follow the route easily.Pros of Coros support / app / website:1. Coros support is great! They frequently provide updates of the Android app and the online training hub with bug fixes and new features, and also firmware upgrades with bug fixes and added features.I sent the Coros support team a number of bugs and requests, and they were all fulfilled so far; whatever is not related directly to the watch (app / online site) was usually fixed within a few days, and what's related to the watch itself was included in one of the firmware upgrades that followed. One very good example of that was sleep tracking, which originally appeared in my "Cons" list (because it didn't work for me well), and now works great so I removed it from that list.2. The online training hub is great. It didn't exist yet when I bought the watch, and went live later on for free. It provides a convenient way to create / update training plans, see your entire training history and statistics.3. The EvoLab metrics is great, and provides some derived statistics about the efficiency of the training and the readiness to easy/hard training.4. You can now design routes using the app and upload them to the watch.5. A great new free service was launched (for Coros users), I think towards the end of 2022 - "Coros coaches" - where you can consult with certified Coros coaches about the training plans and how to properly adapt them for yourself.Cons of the watch itself:1. The built-in heart rate sensor is only good for activities where the heart rate does not change rapidly. If the heart rate changes rapidly, it may take some time for the watch to catch up on the change - so it is not reliable for HIIT training, for example.The up side is - I can make the watch use the chest strap and then it will report correct heart rate, and as a result also the other reported data (such as calorie count and training load) will also be more accurate.2. Sports selection and configuration: This is somewhat limited. For example, there's "bike" but no difference between road cycling / mountain biking, there's no "elliptical" (for which I need to use the generic "gym cardio" sport). There's "indoor run", which allows me to select the speed of the treadmill, but this is limited to speeds 3-20 km/h with 0.5 km/h steps between them. My treadmill can only jump every 0.2 km/h, for example I can use 11.4 or 11.6 km/h, but this speed cannot be selected by the watch - only 11 / 11.5 / 12.3. Using the automatic gesture backlight or GPS activity affects the battery life considerably. When using more of these, I have to charge the watch after about 1 week (compared to 12 days without using much the backlight or GPS activity). Even 1 week is awesome, but it shows the toll on the battery life.4. The heart rate display itself during an activity is not color coded (according to the current zone); you can configure the watch to show half a circle with colors according to heart rate zones, with an arrow pointer that shows you where your heart rate is within that circle, but this only works if you display up to 4 data pieces on the workout screen. If you display 6 data pieces, you don't have this circle and no indication of the heart rate range.Cons of the app / website:1. The app shows the details from the watch, but it does not provide much feedback about how to improve. However, in the recent year, Coros coaches have started to write coaching articles which explain how to improve using EvoLab. This is a great source for training.2. Coros EvoLab: This provides a lot of important details about the training, but to get started, it requires some running. I wasn't used to running at all, I was mostly into mountain biking, so this was difficult, but there is no way to activate the EvoLab metrics without the required outdoor running.This got improved a lot recently (in 2023) but it still requires outdoor running. Previously it required a lot more running to activate.

Great watch for all activities but especially running, trail running, and swimming. Good screen size that you can easily read in anytime with good battery life that last several days. You can get text messages, phone call notifications and even storm warnings when bad weather is headed your way which is a plus. One of the best fitness watches around with a comfortable band and nice color options.

I tend to gravitate toward the underdogs. My last watch (which still works) was a Pebble.I try to avoid Garmin because the plastic hardened and became extremely brittle over time (mayber that has improved).Coros is a bit different. The fact that they added some level of maps to the PACE 2 shows their commitment to their customers. I assume a smaller, more focused, company will be less interested in tracking me and advertising to me like a Fitbit might.I would like integration with Nike Run Club app. I thought it was on the list of an older Youtube video.Also missing is the ability to edit workouts. Coros doesn't accurately record reps in many exercises, so I would like to correct those. I can understand that a coach may not want an athlete to change the results of a run, but sometimes I forget to push the button between exercises in a workout or start before the 30 second rest period. And there are times when I go for a walk an forget about recording it with the watch. The Nike app allows to add/edit activities with the warning that they will not count toward goals. I personally feel you should be able to select if they count toward a personal goal but not for group competitions or leader boards.The advanced "evo lab" stats are runners and you need to run at least 3 miles multiple times before they have enough info to analyze. Running more shorter distances is not enough.I gave it 5 stars because it does everything I bought it for very well. I don't have to charge it often. It helps that most of my workouts are not long, but I can get up to 12-14 days with moderate workouts. The ability to have the backlight on during the entire run is helpful although I would like to be able to adjust the brightness level. All the dings I have about accuracy of workouts and I knew ahead of time by watching the Youtube reviews. I would like a larger face option for my aging eyes with the same internals to avoid jumping up to the more expensive categories filled with features I don't need. But this Pace 2 is exactly what I wanted and loaded with more "tech" than I realized. I use the "find my phone" feature more than expected. I do not have anything to compare it to for accuracy of sleep tracking, so I use as a "relative measure" and compare how well I sleep over time. For the most part I assume the Pace 2 performs as reviewed on Youtube.Brushes with surfaces and hitting door knobs have not created any scratches so far.Easy to wear all day/night.The configurability of the watch face display for each type of exercise and having multiple faces to switch between during workouts is amazing. I can have less stats on the watch face to make it easier to read. Even if I can read small text, reading small text while running is much more difficult. Hats off to Coros.

Awesome product, I've had this for 4 years now and it still works fine! only a bit of what seems to be water damage. On the top and the silicone band is falling apart (ordered a replacement).