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Coros Apex vs Amazfit T-Rex

Coros Apex

112 reviews

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Amazfit T-Rex

107 reviews

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Best Bang for the Buck

OutdoorGearLab · Best GPS Watch of 2022

#17 most mentioned

Reddit · r/trailrunning

Best Overall Sports Watch

Switchback Travel · Best Sports Watches of 2022

Great battery life

Stylish design

Data-rich companion app

Breadcrumb trail navigation feature

Advanced fitness metrics like VO2 max

Great battery life

Military-grade durability

G-Shock look

Tracks calories burned, heart rate, steps, and sleep

Compatible with Pixel 4a5g

Not a touch screen

No contactless payments

No ability to store songs locally

Not a smartwatch

Software can be problematic

No response or call capabilities

Verdict

The Coros Apex is a multisport GPS watch with excellent battery life and a data-rich companion app that offers a wealth of insights about your performance biking, running, swimming, and more. It offers similar functionality to the Garmin Forerunner 735XT, with better battery life and a more stylish design, making it our Editors’ Choice. Pros: - Excellent battery life - Stylish design - Data-rich companion app - Breadcrumb trail navigation feature - Comparably priced to Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music - Offers advanced fitness metrics like VO2 max - Smart features like contactless payments and the ability to store songs locally Cons: - No touch screen

Verdict

The Amazfit T-Rex is an ultra-rugged fitness tracker with military-grade durability and a G-Shock look. It tracks calories burned, heart rate, steps, and sleep. It has great battery life averaging 3-4 weeks between charges or more. However, the software can be problematic as the auto brightness may get stuck after some time.

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Activity Tracking

Coros Apex Review

When setting up the Apex, the app asks you to select your training level (light, moderate, or hard), and set your daily calorie and exercise goals. I’m an average runner at best, so I selected the light training level, and went with the default recommendations of 153 calories and 39 minutes of exercise. If you find your exercise goals too easy, you can change them in the app. When you meet your daily goal, the Apex vibrates and shows a congratulatory message on its screen

Positive

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Amazfit T-Rex FULL REVIEW! Here's What You Need To Know!

It also comes with no speakers so don't expect to have any sounds or notifications to appear on the watch. Obviously this is just a fitness tracker an...

Positive

Connectivity

Multi-sport with A Focus On Runners

For those thinking that perhaps the Coros has a hardware issue, I should note that I had Bluetooth issues on the Pace 2 in many of the similar ways. And for those thinking it’s my phone, I had the same issue with my iPhone 11 and the Pace 2 as well. This is either the Bluetooth stack on their devices, or a poor handling of the Bluetooth API interactions on iOS. As I finally finished my customization (new watch face, workout screen modifications [data fields]), I was able to finally start putting the Apex Pro through it’s paces

So far so good..on 2nd watch

:-\ The app installs easy (do that before pairing the watch), then just scan the QR code on the watch thru the app, and it sets itself up. It took a while for everything to pair, upload and to setup, but since day 1, I've had no pairing loss (which was common with the cheapo ones. The Cheap ones I tried were the : popglory- B08DXQSVDC , a really cheap feeling toy; the Tinwoo - B0861X7S6Q , told me my heart was ready to explode, and pairing loss. In summary, I'll return on the future to revise my review, and hopefully increase the star ratings, but time will tell, and those really cheap ones are garbage

Fit

Great GPS watch w/ lackluster iPhone app

I actually give Fitbit the win on both mobile and website interfaces. I find the dark theme and low contrast text on the mobile app hard to read. I don't like that some screens/views require rotating the phone. And, it's just hard to see some of the data I want to see, like HR during specific parts of a workout

Great "Smartwatch" if you can overlook the "smart" limitations

Or I just use it to switch the music track on my phone... and keep the Fitbit next to it to let me know that I am not dead

Price

Are fitness bands becoming redundant?

I'm in love with my Coros Apex. Got it for $300 on sale. I seriously do not think there is a better deal for a watch. To get a comparable Garmin I'd have to spend $650

Positive

reddit.com/r/running

* UPDATE * 10 months in, I regret buying this watch. It's a glitchy mess

I probably should have paid more for a name brand like Samsung or Fitbit. I held off on buying a smartwatch for a long time because I just don't know that I need one, and certainly not for what Apple or Samsung charges for one of theirs. But I saw this one on sale for about 1/4th the cost of Apple's, so I thought I'd go for it. Glad I did

Battery Life

Battery life is the only selling point

I almost forgot I had it on at times. The battery life is the selling point of this watch (and frankly, all Coros products). A bit better than what I get on my Fenix 6X. The trade-off in software and lack of data ultimately had me stick with Garmin though

Pretty cool watch for the price.

No way the battery will last as long as they say with basic usage. The weather is weird. Does not seem to update unless you sync with your phone. Kind of defeats the purpose

Durability

Upgrading from Fitbit to Garmin

I have had a 245 for 2 years and it’s pretty dope. I really can’t see myself upgrading to a different running watch (though having Garmin Pay would be nice).

Positive

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Design/price over function

1. I’ve owned this watch for approaching 2 months now. Just after the return period on Amazon, the auto brightness got stuck and no longer worked. It required turning off and back on

Notifications

What smartwatch are you using with your pixel?

I only use the text & call notifications because everything else was just overwhelming/obnoxious. That's also because my Pixel was updated & the "new & improves bubbles" turned my notifications to shit.

Positive

reddit.com/r/GooglePixel

Almost a perfect 5 Star! Best smartwatch I have ever owned to date!

So the brief notification is honestly what I need 99% of the time. But sometimes I find I wish it showed more.

Software Updates

So I've recently update the firmware of my Coros Apex and updated the app. After that the watch was unpaired from my phone and I can't pair it. I've tried everything. I've reset all network connection and cache on my phone, restarted my phone and watch, reset my watch, but still nothing

Negative

reddit.com/r/Coros

Loving this watch so far!

No other instructions than some basic phone-to-watch pairing. My experience was: unboxed tried on my wrist (very much like the strap is soft silicone with a tab inside the band holder to keep the extra from coming out) connected charger (magnet is good, but not very strong) 9:55am BT pairing GPS update resource library update firmware update syncing 10:01am Charged to 100% before wearing it. So far I have turned on auto heart rate and sleep detection, alerts for all apps I use, turned off always on display. I have been changing the watch faces and playing with the settings

Design

Great GPS watch w/ lackluster iPhone app

And, it's just hard to see some of the data I want to see, like HR during specific parts of a workout. The iPhone app interface is why I gave it a 4 star instead of 5 star and I'd probably only deduct half a start if that were possible.

3) Wish you could rearrange the Workout menu much the same way you can arrange the Watch Display Settings menu. Being able to swap the order of exercise activities that are most relevant to you or being able to hide them from the menu entirely is important. Should be a no brainier in an activity watch. Also: - The app needs a re-haul

Comfort

Moved from Garmin, no regrets.

No complaints. It is comfortable to ware all day and night. It is very light and does not feel thick in the wrist. The Band: The band is also very light and comfortable

Amazfit T-Rex Review

It's about 0.5 inches thick and weighs 2 ounces. It feels light enough on my arm, and its soft silicone band is among the most comfortable I’ve worn.

Positive

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