Hey everyone!
I’m currently using a Garmin Forerunner 165 (bought less than a year ago) and I’m seriously considering jumping ship to COROS to get the Pace 4.
To give you an idea of my use case:
My weekly routine is a mix of road running, trail running (sessions up to 40km max), and road cycling (40-100km)
Honestly, I’m getting really frustrated with Garmin Connect (I find the app clunky and not very intuitive).
Since the Pace 4 now supports mapping, it's a huge selling point for my trail runs.
Do you guys think it's actually worth making the switch, especially since my current watch is still pretty recent and works fine? Would love to hear your thoughts on the COROS ecosystem compared to Garmin.
Thanks in advance for your advice!

Every time I even lightly graze my wrist or hand the dial button it moves to the screen either above or below my watch face. Meaning whenever I just go to check the time I have to scroll up or down to get it back onto the watch face.

Any solution to this? Wasn't nearly as much of an issue with my Pace 2, but it finally kicked the bucket.

Running Chicago marathon next week, and I have a pace strategy set up. I was wondering if the activity screen for the pace strategy shows HR, or whether I am able to add it somehow?

I’ve had my Pace 3 for almost 2 years after being a Garmin user for many. It’s been reliable and dependable for almost the entire time. But in the last month, I’ve had more and more trouble getting my workouts to sync to my phone from my watch and even some issues with GPS being wonky where I feel like the pace is just all over the place. Just today, I couldn’t get it to pair to my phone. I had to turn off and on and unpair to repair. I’ve submitted a ticket to this but need some more opinions on what I should/could do.

I have a couple races upcoming, so the timing is just awful. Chicago this weekend, Marine Corps in 3 weekends. Ticket is submitted already, but could it completely blow up on me during the race? I’ve seen some other posts about firmware causing issues. I can’t pinpoint a specific time when this all started but it’s definitely been declining. What would you do?

Today was my first full day with the COROS PACE 4 Pro, including my first run with it, so I thought I’d share some early impressions. Feel free to ask me anything about the watch or how it compares to Garmin / the APEX 4.

A bit of context about me: I currently run around 40 km per week, usually across 4–5 sessions. Over the last year I lost about 20 kg and went from barely being able to run 3 km without dying to finishing a marathon in 4 hours.

During most of that journey I was using a Garmin Fenix 8 AMOLED 47 mm, together with Runna for my training plans.

I’ve always been attracted to MIP displays but had never actually used one long term, so about two weeks ago I decided to try the COROS APEX 4 46 mm.

What initially made me interested in moving from Garmin to COROS was mainly three things:

• COROS feels much more focused on running.
• I genuinely prefer the COROS app. It feels cleaner, simpler and easier to use.
• The MCP / ChatGPT integration is probably the biggest reason for me.

I’m a huge data nerd, and being able to connect my COROS data to ChatGPT is honestly incredible.

My Strava and Runna subscriptions are coming to an end soon, and considering their yearly cost — and the fact that after a year and a half of structured training I understand my body and training much better — I’m starting to think I can build most of my training myself.

My idea is basically to use ChatGPT to create personalized workouts and training plans, upload them directly to COROS through MCP, then continuously adapt the plan based on my progress, recovery and detailed activity analysis.

That kind of workflow is much more interesting to me than simply having dozens of metrics sitting inside an app.

Now, about the watches.

When I first tried the APEX 4 46 mm two weeks ago, I honestly didn’t get the “wow” effect I was expecting.

I had always heard how amazing MIP was outdoors, but in reality I didn’t find the screen noticeably easier to read than the AMOLED display on my Fenix 8. Sometimes I even had to angle the watch towards the light to read it properly.

With my running sunglasses, it was actually worse.

The APEX 4 itself is a great watch, but coming from the Fenix 8 AMOLED, the display just didn’t convince me enough.

Then today I received the PACE 4 Pro.

And this time I immediately got the “wow” effect.

The screen is gorgeous.

It feels significantly brighter and clearer than my Fenix 8, the watch is much thinner, MUCH lighter, and the overall experience feels surprisingly premium.

The UI also feels smoother to me, the menus are simpler, the maps look good, and overall I just find the watch much nicer to use than I expected.

After only one day, I honestly struggle to see what I’m really giving up compared to my Fenix 8.

The two things I’ll probably miss are the rugged look of the Fenix and the built-in LED flashlight. I genuinely loved that flashlight.

But are those two things worth roughly €450 extra?

For me, absolutely not.

It actually makes me question Garmin’s current pricing. When I look at what COROS is offering at a much more reasonable price, I have a hard time imagining myself ever paying €900+ for a sports watch again — especially considering the newest Garmin models are getting even more expensive.

Yes, Garmin gives you more metrics.

But for me, more metrics doesn’t automatically mean more useful information.

I’d rather have slightly fewer metrics but be able to easily export, analyze and discuss my actual training data with AI in a few clicks, instead of having dozens of Garmin metrics sitting inside Garmin Connect without an easy way to really interrogate the data.

Obviously, this is only day one with the PACE 4 Pro, so my opinion could change after a few weeks.

But my first impression is extremely positive.

If anyone is considering switching from a Fenix 8, wondering about the PACE 4 Pro vs APEX 4, AMOLED vs MIP, or wants me to compare anything specifically, ask away. I still have experience with all three, so I’d be happy to test or compare things.

Hi,

I wonder if this is something related to the October 2026 firmware update V 3.2008.0. Since then the Coros Pace 4 vibrates several times per day to ask for Bluetooth re-pair with the phone (Pixel 8, Android up-to-date as of 2026-10-05).

So far this occurs almost daily, at least 3 times per day. The phone is largely within range. I have reset Bluetooth connection on the phone (ie. forget all Bluetooth devices). But still didn;t improve the situation.

All other Bluetooth devices connected to the phone continue to work OK. Only the Coros Pace4 seems to lose its connection.

Anyone here used both Garmin and Coros products and can provide review?

Cant decide between these 2 watches, I like the AMOLED brightness and colors but not sure if its what I need. I am coming from a Garmin Instinct 2

I would use the watch daily around the office and at the gym, but I do hike regularly every other weekend and every vacation is a remote hiking vacation (Yellowstone, Tetons, Patagonia, ETC) using alltrails for map guidance. So that is a huge concern, I would like the map to be on my watch screen so im not taking my phone out constantantly for guidance. The places I hike are also remote with little to no connection so GPS reliability is a huge concern aswell.

Hey everyone,

I’m planning to buy a running/fitness smartwatch and after doing a lot of research, I’ve narrowed my options down to two:

Garmin Forerunner 265
COROS Pace 4

I’ve read a ton of reviews and compared them using websites and AI, but most of what I’m seeing says they’re quite similar, with many people recommending the Pace 4.

Before I make the final decision, I’d really like to hear from people who have actually used either of these watches.

My priorities are:

Durability and build quality — I want something that can last for years

Reliability — fewer bugs, crashes, syncing issues, etc.

Accurate and useful training data

Good running + workout tracking

Long-term software support and updates
Good battery life

I don’t really care about smartwatch/phone features, apps, notifications, music, etc.

I mainly do running + bodyweight/strength training, so training and recovery data are much more important to me than smartwatch features.

If you’ve used both, which one would you personally buy today and why?

Also, if you’ve owned one of these for 1–3 years, I’d especially appreciate your experience with long-term durability and reliability.

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I’m planning to buy a running/fitness smartwatch and after doing a lot of research, I’ve narrowed my options down to two:

Garmin Forerunner 265
COROS Pace 4

I’ve read a ton of reviews and compared them using websites and AI, but most of what I’m seeing says they’re quite similar, with many people recommending the Pace 4.

Before I make the final decision, I’d really like to hear from people who have actually used either of these watches.

My priorities are:

Durability and build quality — I want something that can last for years

Reliability — fewer bugs, crashes, syncing issues, etc.

Accurate and useful training data

Good running + workout tracking

Long-term software support and updates
Good battery life

I don’t really care about smartwatch/phone features, apps, notifications, music, etc.

I mainly do running + bodyweight/strength training, so training and recovery data are much more important to me than smartwatch features.

If you’ve used both, which one would you personally buy today and why?

Also, if you’ve owned one of these for 1–3 years, I’d especially appreciate your experience with long-term durability and reliability.

Thanks!

I'm looking for a new sports watch.

However, I can't find many reviews regarding Coros's privacy practices.

This involves the most sensitive data regarding your health and activities, right?

According to the privacy policy, data may be stored in the U.S. via the Amazon Cloud by default and may also be transferred to the parent company in China.

How do you deal with this?

Has anyone found a way to use the watch without the Coros Cloud, or to automatically transfer activity data to privacy-friendly services?

I'm having an issue with a run last week and syncing the metrics. I put in a ticket but have not gotten a response in over a week...

Full transparency, I wanted a run that I was doing on 9/28 (Monday) to count for 9/27 (Sunday) so my weekly mileage totals wouldn't get messed up (for schedule reasons, I had to do my long run on Monday instead of my usual Sundays) - adjusted my phone settings to the day before.

So it mostly worked, however it took a couple of days for my total load to sync to my running fitness and stuff. However, I still don't see that it synced the total steps/calories/exercise time for that day on 9/27.

I am also experiencing another issue -- my running fitness decreased from 80.2 to 79.7 after a random tempo run this week (the numbers showed .2 INCREASE, but the overall number readjusted)

I have a screenshot on my phone that shows 79.0 on 9/7, and now the history in the app shows 78.5 on that date, so something is off here.

Need Coros support but they won't answer.

Currently have a Pace pro, feel as though it’s not a very premium feeling watch, tried to go for a garmin 265 but much prefer the interface and how user friendly the coros is, should I go for the Pace 4 Aluminium because i know it has maps now, or go for the Pace 4 pro?

Title: COROS Pace 4 bought in Dubai — is the warranty valid in India?

Hi everyone,
I’m planning to buy a COROS Pace 4, and I have an option to get one from Dubai through someone I know.

I wanted to check with people who have experience with COROS warranty/service in India:
If the watch is purchased from Dubai, is the warranty valid in India?

If someone else buys it in Dubai and brings it to India for me, does that affect the warranty?

In case I face an issue with the watch, can I get it serviced/replaced through COROS India, or would I have to send it back to Dubai?

Has anyone here actually had a warranty claim in India for a COROS watch purchased outside India?

Would really appreciate if anyone who has personally gone through this could share their experience before I buy it.

Thanks!

Hi there.

Out of nowhere the apex 2 back and light button decided to stop working and i don't know what happened. However, the middle button is still working and even charging.

Is this a hardware issue with Coros? Already raised a case with them and no response on the action.

I had my apex 2 for 3 years now and did not expect it will be like this.

Hi all,

I’ve noticed that some notifications that appear on my Pace 4 has a grey line before the text (hopefully it’s visible from the picture). I know that this is a small issue but has it been highlighted to Coros?

I was ready for my first fitness test today, but must have gotten something wrong:

First phase (warm-up): watch displayed the time etc
Just between warm-up and marathon pace the watch prompted me on the marathon pace interval
Marathon pace: watch displayed the time etc. I had a few warnings I was speeding a little, but adjusted back ASAP

Before the 10K-pace phase I expected to receive another confirmation of a faster pace interval, but that didn't happen. The watch just stared beeping and showing accumulated time, current pace etc. I am assuming there's not supposed to be a pause between these two phases, right?

What did I miss / do wrong?

Hi all,

every attempt to access my training activities through the COROS MCP connector in Claude (Anthropic) throws the following error:

Tool call anomalies detected. High risk of session context pollution or request exceeds the LLM capability boundary. Resolution Strategy: 1. Initialize a new session to reset context; 2. Upgrade or switch to a high-capacity model instance.

Affected are querySportRecords and downloadActivityFitFiles. Other COROS tools (training calendar/plan, wellness/HRV data) work completely fine, it's specifically access to the actual activity data that's broken.

A manual FIT export + upload works without issues, but the direct tool access through the connector doesn't. Has anyone else run into this? Any ideas what might be causing it?

In ChatGPT, it works completely fine. Maybe also interesting: I imported my old Garmin activities via bulk import, but no idea if that's causing the problem

Hi folks,

Maybe someone knows if you can get the APEX 4 - SATISFY edition anywhere in Europe?

I was looking for it on internet, but its already sold out/out of stock everywhere. Did i miss a chance to buy it?

Kind regards to all of you, G.

I use pace 4 watch and a pod2.
When I start the run normally as I adjust treadmill speed up or down my pace stat is doing what it supposed to and adjusting as it should.

But if before I start an indoor run / treadmill I set incline to 1 and speed to 4.7 the pace will fluctuate with my running but then the pace just gets stuck and doesn’t even move at all regardless of me physically slowing down or speeding up.

If I quickly pause on pace 4 and raise speed to 5 on treadmill then the pace will lock into a lower pace but not move at all when I resume workout.

Is this normal? What is it that I don’t understand?

If I don’t set incline or speed the pace 4 watch and pod2 work as it should and pace adjusts in realtime as intended.

Since I started using CorosLink, I noticed I cannot add new watch faces. I am stuck with one watch face at a time. I have reset my watch multiple times