Comparing GPS Sports Watches
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Price | Check Price at Backcountry Compare at 3 sellers | $699 List $699.00 at Amazon | $799 List $779.99 at Amazon | $449 List $449.00 at Amazon | $835.00 at Amazon Compare at 3 sellers |
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Pros | Excellent battery life, great interface, advanced health metrics, beautiful screen resolution, flashlight | Durable, incredible battery life, large screen, great app | Leading UI for a smartwatch, great design, excellent health metrics | Build quality, improved UI, AMOLED Display | Durable, great design, 49mm case, incredible battery life |
Cons | Companion app could be better, expensive | Heavy, expensive, limited touch function, resume later function not enabled across all activities | Short battery life, expensive, limited improvements over Ultra 1 | Less software features than competition, single Bluetooth pairing per sensor type | Slow software, minimal features, expensive |
Bottom Line | The best GPS watch on the market for serious athletes looking for high accuracy and all-day health tracking | The most rugged expedition-ready watch we tested with insane battery life in a large 51mm case | This watch excels in accuracy, connectivity, and user-friendliness, though it's a modest upgrade over the first generation | This watch features an improved menu, UI, and AMOLED display, along with its excellent build quality | If your highest priorities are build quality and design, this watch comes through, but we wish it had a more user-friendly interface |
Rating Categories | Garmin Fenix 7 Pro... | Coros Vertix 2 | Apple Watch Ultra 2 | Suunto Race | Suunto Vertical Tit... |
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Specs | Garmin Fenix 7 Pro... | Coros Vertix 2 | Apple Watch Ultra 2 | Suunto Race | Suunto Vertical Tit... |
Watch Face Material | Power glass | Sapphire Glass | Flat sapphire crystal display | Sapphire crystal | Sapphire crystal |
Bezel | Stainless steel | Grade 5 titanium alloy with PVD coating | Titanium | Stainless steel | Titanium Grade 5 |
Case | Fiber reinforced polymer | Titanium alloy with PVD coating | Titanium and ceramic | Glass fiber reinforced polyamide | Glass fiber reinforced polyamide |
Strap Material | Silicone | Silicon or nylon | Spandex/Polyester | Silicone | Silicone |
Tools Required to Change Band? | No | No | No | No | No |
Model Tested | Pro Solar | Standard | N/A | Stainless Steel | Titanium |
Size Tested | 47 mm | One size only | One size only | One size only | One size only |
Measured Main Body Size (diameter) | 47 mm | 50 mm | 49 mm | 49 mm | 49 mm |
Measured Thickness | 14.5 mm | 16 mm | 14.4 mm | 13.3 mm | 13.6 mm |
Measured Screen Width | 33 mm | 35.5 mm | 35 mm | 36 mm | 35.5 mm |
Measured Weight | 2.9 oz | 3.17 oz | 2.60 oz | 2.93 oz | 2.7 oz |
Measured Charging Time | 150 min | 128 min | 96 min | 84 min | 90 min |
Battery Type | Rechargable lithium ion | Rechargable lithium ion | Rechargable lithium ion | Rechargable lithium ion | Rechargable lithium ion |
Measured Battery Life With GPS | 75 hours | 135 hours | 12 hours | 50 hours | 90 hours |
Manufacturer-Reported Battery Life | Smartwatch: Up to 18 days/22 days with solar Battery Saver Watch Mode: Up to 57 days/173 days with solar GPS Only: Up to 57 hours/73 hours with solar All Satellte Systems: Up to 40 hours/48 hours with solar All Satellite Systems + Multi-band: Up to 23 hours/26 hours with solar All Satellite Systems + Music: Up to 10 hours Max Battery GPS: Up to 136 hours/289 hours with solar Expedition GPS: Up to 40 days/74 days with solar |
Smartwatch mode: 60 days; GPS: 140 hours |
Up to 36 hours normal use | In time mode: 26 days With 24/7 tracking and mobile notifications: 12 days Training mode with GPS: 40h / 50h / 70h / 120h |
In time mode: 60 days - Solar: 1 Year 24/7 tracking and mobile notifications: 30 days - Solar: 60 days Training mode with GPS: 60h / 90h /140h / 500h - Solar: 85h / 140h / 280h / 30d |
Navigation Built In? | Yes | Yes | Yes - detailed | Yes | Yes |
Satellite Networks Used | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | Precision dual-frequency GPS: GPS, GNSS, Galileo and BeiDou | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BEIDOU | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BEIDOU |
Maps? | Yes | Yes - detailed | Yes - detailed | Yes - detailed | Yes |
Back to Start Navigation? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Water Resistance (max depth) | 100m | 100m | 100m | 100m | 100m |
Music Control? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Music Storage? | Yes | Yes - 32gb storage | Yes - 64gb storage | No | Yes - 32gb storage |
Daily Fitness Tracking? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Touchless Payment? | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Sleep Tracking? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Blood Oxygen? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Compass? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Barometric Altimeter? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Temperature Sensor? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Main Software App | Garmin Connect, widgets for other features | Coros App | Apple Health | Suunto | Suunto |
Can Software Crossover to Different Software Ecosystems? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Warranty Info | 1 year | 2 year | 1 year | 2 year | 2 year |
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