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Coros - Apex 2

Coros · Released 2022-10-25
Apex 2COROSRENDER
Expert take · Tier D

Who is the Coros - Apex 2 for?

Entry-tier sports watche. Below 58 on the Mars Score means several weighted specs trail the category leaders by a wide margin.

Only consider if there's a specific reason — price, brand loyalty, ecosystem fit. The best sports watches page will show what your money buys at a higher tier.

Mars Score is computed from 11 measured specs against the transparent formula for the sports watches category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.

The good and the bad

Pros and cons at a glance

Pros

No spec lands in the top quartile of the category normalization window. Strengths sit in untracked specs (build quality, ecosystem, etc.) rather than weighted axes.

Cons
  • Multi-band GPS — not supported.
  • GPS mode: 45 h (below category average).
  • Smartwatch mode: 17 days (below category average).

Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.

Quick stats

At a glance

Smartwatch mode
17days
GPS mode
45h
Case size
43mm
Weight
53g
Full readout

All specifications

GPS & Sensors

Multi-band GPS
false
Barometric altimeter
true
Heart rate
true
ECG
false
Pulse Ox
true

Battery

Smartwatch mode
17 days
GPS mode
45 h
Solar charging
false

Design

Case size
43 mm
Weight
53 g
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