COROS PACE 2 vs Apple Watch 6 | Fitness Watch Comparison

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Which smartwatch should you buy? It depends on what you want from that wearable on your wrist. That's why we whip up these comparison posts, so you can see the features for multiple GPS watches in one spot.

Are you looking to tap into your health and wellness? Or keep tabs on your training? Do you want a high-end GPS smartwatch to help keep you motivated and reach your fitness goals? Or are you looking for a stylish, durable multisport watch to measure your progress and keep you accountable?

In this fitness watch comparison, we're going over two very different GPS smartwatches: the COROS PACE 2 and the Apple Watch 6. Knowing which watch offers what features can help you find the right fitness wearable for your wrist.

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COROS PACE 2 — No Contest

COROS sports watches are tested and used by pro athletes. That means they are made for athletes, refined by athletes, and have the specialized features runners, triathletes, and climbers want.

The COROS PACE 2 multisport GPS watch was made for athletes who want to train with a super light, ultra fast, power-packed, sports feature-rich smartwatch that is easy to use. Essentially, it's a training partner on your wrist that can keep up and not way you down.

One thing to keep in mind about this hardcore multisport watch that weighs only 29 g ... it only costs $199.99. You get all the following features with the upgraded COROS PACE 2 GPS sports watch:

The Fitness Savvy Apple Watch 6

If you're looking for a smartwatch with some solid fitness tracking, the Apple Watch 6 can certainly keep you informed and motivated with:

• Basic tracking metric package: counting steps, measuring distance covered, and easily monitoring daily progress.
• An altimeter lets you know floors climbed.
• Built-in GPS lets you track runs, rides, and more, and the Workout app has evolved to track activities like dancing.
• Activity rings, sharing, and competitions that can help you stay motivated to exercise.
• Apple Fitness+, Apple's new fitness platform, where you can access video workouts and see your metrics on the screen of your Apple device. Get 3 months free of this subscription-based platform when you buy the watch.

If you're after the smartwatch experience with health and fitness monitoring in a close second, you may be more interested in the Apple Watch experience.

The COROS PACE 2 processor is 1.5x more powerful than the original PACE, and offers 5x more ram and 4x more storage. But the PACE 2 running watch is first and foremost a training watch for athletic types who never stop chasing their personal best.  

If you own an iPhone, both the COROS PACE 2 and the Apple Watch 6 will give you the experience you're after. That being said, you may find a more organic experience with the Apple wearable. (The PACE 2 works with both iOS and Android devices).

If you want a lot of storage space, music, and cellular connectivity, the you'll likely favor the Apple Watch 6. HOWEVER, you're going to pay for it and you'll have to charge it daily.

No doubt the Apple Watch 6's health monitoring features are most impressive. From the wrist you get sleep tracking, blood oxygen levels, alerts if your heart rate is too low or too high, and the ability to check irregular heart rhythm anytime with Apple's new ECG feature.

The COROS PACE does have sleep monitoring and wrist-based heart rate, so that athletes can track their health while training. COROS does have other premium multisport watches at higher price points that monitor health more extensively.

The COROS PACE 2 premium GPS sport watch definitely dominates in this category! While it goes for 20 days in smartwatch mode and 30 hours in full GPS, the Apple Watch Series 6 smartwatch is still stuck at an 18-hour battery life.

Additionally, the PACE 2 multisport watch has the UltraMax setting, which uses only half the battery consumption. Here's the story of COROS PACE 2's battery life:

20 days of regular use
30 hours in Full GPS mode
60 hours in UltraMax mode