We like big batts here at The Run Testers, and the Garmin Enduro 2 and Coros Vertix 2S have two of the biggest on the market. Nick tested them side-by-side to see which watch lasted longest during his regular training schedule, as well as comparing other areas like GPS and HR accuracy.
Check out our full reviews of both watches:
Garmin Enduro 2 Review:
Coros Vertix 2S Review:
JUMP STRAIGHT IN:
00:00 – Intro
00:13 – Design & Key Stats
01:52 – The Run Test
02:04 – Battery Life
04:58 – Design
05:42 – GPS Accuracy
06:17 – HR Accuracy
06:52 – Sports Tracking & Training Analysis
08:03 – Maps & Navigation
08:43 – Smart Features
09:29 – Activity & Sleep Tracking
10:24 – Verdict
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Hello and welcome to the Run testers my Name is Nick and in this video I'm going To be comparing the Garmin injo 2 and The choros vertex [Music] 2s so the uro 2 and the vertx 2s are two Of the longest lasting sports watches on The market today and that's going to be The main thrust of this video today is The big battery test I did comparing the Two of them to each other but they are Also obviously very full featur watches As well that sit at the top of their Company's ranges they're very expensive The inur costs £870 or $1,000 whereas The vertx is £600 or $700 vertx comes in Three colors gray blue and black whereas It's just the one design of the injur 2 Which is this black watch with the Yellow accents you got a 50 mm case on The vertx and a 51 mm case on the uro Vertx is the slightly thicker watch at 16 mm whereas the uro is 15.6 mm and Then they're both pretty lightweight for Their size because they use titanium in The materials the vertex is 61 G for the Watch itself and the uro 2 is 64 G and The vertx comes with a nylon and a Silicon strap where just get a nylon Strap with the uro they both have Titanium bezels and case backs with Plastic use otherwise for the case they Have sapphire glass screens and on the Enduro 2 you've got solar panels running
Around the outside of the watch to Extend battery life in sunny conditions They both have a 1.4 in transflective Memory and pixel touchscreen with their Garmin you've got the usual five button Garmin design and on the chus you've got Three buttons with the middle one being A digital dial one of the big Differences in the design is that the Uro 2 has a built-in flashlight Something that's not come to the chus Range yet they both offer multiband GPS Obviously have Optical heart rate Sensors they're both 10 ATM waterproof Rated when it comes to connectivity to External sensors it's a little bit Better on the Garmin which uses both Bluetooth and ENT plus whereas it's just Bluetooth on the choros battery life is Massive in both of these but we'll dive Into that in more details in the run [Music] Test so it comes to the run test I Obviously wore both of these watches for Long periods when we did their initial Reviews and then I did a side by side Test wearing both for around a month to Test out the battery life in comparison To each other on that battery life the List of stats are quite similar across The board obious it varies quite a lot With the uro depending on whether you're In sunny conditions but the vertex is Meant to last 36 Days in watch mode if
You are using the sleep and stress Tracking whereas it's 34 days on the uro That can rise to 46 with solar GPS is 110 hours on the uro and 118 hours on The vertex and the multiband stats quite Interesting because it's 43 hours of Multiband GPS tracking on the vertex Whereas the uro is listed at 68 hours And that just doesn't seem quite right To me it doesn't tally up with the rest Of the figures if you charge the uro too Fully and go to start a run it will show You like the estimated battery lifetime Being about 45 hours in multiband mode So and that seems a bit more in line With both my experience and what you'd Expect given the other stats listed so For the side-by-side test I tried to Make them as comparable as possible I Turned on the real-time heart rate Tracking on the chorus verx 2s cuz by Default it's set to just track every 10 Minutes outside of activity so to make It more comparable to the Garmin they're Both tracking heart rate 24/7 7 I wore Both to sleep and for all my activities And for all workouts I had the multiband GPS enabled on both and I was using it To get notifications and stuff like that So it was fairly heavy useful round Because I was running every day and I Averaged about an hour of GPS activity Uh per day across the test so with all That in mind the uro 2 lasted me 17 days
On a charge and the chorus beat it it Lasted 22 days on a charge like when I Had to charge the uro 2 the chorus was Down to 32% of its battery life so Pretty clear win for the choros on that Front so when the uro run out i' done About 17 hours of training overall with Probably about 15 hours of that being GPS training and with the choros I'd Done 24 hours of training 20 hours of Which was GPS training I also looked at The battery life for some individual Activities and for a 90-minute run the Corus was losing about 3% of its battery Life and the Gin about 4% in multiband Mode which is interesting given that the Garmin multiband battery life listing is So high but it wasn't really so much Activities that really made the big Difference between them in the battery Test it was probably more outside of Activities where the cor just really Doesn't drain much at all it's not got The brightest screen in the world we've Talked about that before and just Basically outside of activities the Battery life would be pretty much stable Like for a long periods with the watch Even if you are using it for sleep Tracking Garmin is a more power Intensive watch it does have some more Developed stats it does a little bit More detail on stuff like sleep tracking So that would probably contribute to it
Draining a bit faster but certainly Quite impressive how long the coros verx Lasted in comparison to the uro 2 one Big cave up to this was I was in the UK And while it was you know early summer Here the sun wasn't really out very much And I'm not also not outside very much So if you are going to get the most out Of the solar panels on the Garin that's Going to change the battery life Complexion quite a lot so if you're Someone who's hiking a lot or works Outdoors you've got to be outside I Think for a few hours a day in pretty Bright conditions with the watch turn to The sun I find to actually get the lock Hours Garmin suggests you need to get Into the endural like in my lifestyle Where I'm just going out for you know an Hour for a run maybe an hour a total at Other times to pick up kids and that Kind of thing I'm not really getting the Benefit of those solar panels and like I Say in the UK it's often cloudy even in The springs so if you do really get the Benefit of the solar panels the battery Life will probably be a lot more even Between them but in my testing the Chorus one out okay looking at the Design I would say this is a win for the Garment I think it's got a nicer more Comfortable sleeker design than the Choros they're quite similar though Overall in terms of weight and feel on
The wrist but I do prefer the look of The Garmin obviously got that flashlight As well which is pretty big upgrade and Will be very important to some people I Like having it on my wrist for kind of General use at night around the house But if you're going to go out camping And that kind of thing it's very handy To have that extra torch also prefer the Five button design on the Garmin to this Digital dial on the coros which I'm Doing things like press ups and stuff I Have to put the watch in a very certain Position to not accidentally trigger That digital D in the middle cuz it's Quite a big button that's easy to hit With either the sleeves on your jackets Stuff like that or actually with your Skin if you're bending your wrist quite A lot for any kind of activity so yeah Overall I prefer the design on the Garment and that flashlight is certainly A big boost comes to GPS accuracy this Has been very similar across the board Like when I was wearing both watches and Running every day nearly always the kind Of lap splits I'd get for them were Within seconds of each other the overall Distances tallied up quite a lot like if You went over a longer run there might Be slightly more difference in the Overall distance and that kind of thing But pacing was quite similar you know I'd look at the GPS tracks and I
Couldn't really see much of a difference Between them I think maybe the Garmin Very slightly edges it on accuracy but Overall with the new multiband setup on The coros verx 2s it has really become a Much more impressive GPS watch for Running and I do think it's pretty Comparable here the GPS accuracy between Them so yeah I wouldn't really say he's A clear winner on this one so comes to Heart rate tracking I've had ups and Downs with both of these watches Especially in cold conditions had some Really inaccurate results with the vertx 2s in particular when I was testing it Early on in my testing when the weather Was slightly cooler in recent weeks it's Been warmer here and the optical Tracking has been a lot more reliable I Tend to find that in general but these Are both big heavy watches I've got Quite thin wrists I tend to find that's Not a good mix when it comes to Optical Heart rate accuracy so I'd pair a chest Strap to both of these if I was going to Use them to guide my training in any way Or use the training analysis just to get The more accurate data in if someone who Just wants to rely on the optical heart Rate tracking on the watch I the Garmin And Juro 2 are slightly better heart Rate tracking but you will see errors Creeping in with both of these at Times Sports tracking and training analysis
When it comes to the sports modes itself Both of these have a lot of Customization available lots of stats You can use they've both got a track run Mode there's really nothing TOA it on Those front they' got big screens that They're clear to read when you're Outside and yeah loads of good features In the sports tracking good structured Workout builders on both as well comes To training analysis you're going to get A bit more from Garmin in terms of extra Analysis really well presented on the Watch with the colorcoded grass there's Extra like Hill score and endurance Score that kind of thing you get Suggested workouts on the Garmin the way They do your kind of training load is a Bit better because corus resets that Every seven days on the watch like you Do have a a longer term training load Analysis as well with the chorus watch But but the kind of 7-Day training load Is not done on a rolling seven days Which is a bit odd to me but yeah you Get some good stuff on the chorus it's Okay it's probably fine for my needs but You going to get a lot more detail some More interesting stuff on the garming That you can dive into and just get a Little bit more analysis although I Would say the race predictor is Generally more accurate for me on the Choros although surprisingly on that
Front the V2 Max estimate on the choros Is way out for me whereas it's much more Accurate on the Garmin compared to the Tests I've done with kind of gas Exchange so yeah little little wrinkles With both of them but the training mass Is certainly more extensive and more Interesting on the Garmin I'd say you Also get training readiness in the Thrown in as well so bit more going on With the G for sure Maps navigation You've got color maps on both of these Watches you can create roots in both of Their partner apps and send them to the Watch pretty easily you get turn BYT Turn directions with both Al I find They're a little bit more reliable on The Garmin in terms of actually coming Up much more detail in the maps on the Garmin they're rootable maps you can Create roots on the Fly they have extra Features like clim Pro which is a really Good feature for analyzing the climbs in Your route to show where the uh kind of Ups and downs are and how long you have On any individual climb and that kind of Thing so again it's a feature that both Of these watches have but it's much more Extensive on the Garmin and more Polished all around I'd say so yeah this Is a clear wi for Garin at the moment They have I think the best map maps Navigation features of any company on The market in the sports watch realm
Anyway smart features is another area Where the Garmin wins out quite Comfortably there is music on the chorus But it's drag and drop of MP3 files only There's no linkage with streaming Services at all you've got a nice Weather forecast that but otherwise it's Not really the smartest watch you've got NFC payments on the Garmin if you want To use Garmin pay you have a much more Impressive Rive music feature where you Can link up with Spotify diesa or Amazon Music and and get your playlists Wirelessly transferred to the watch you Also got the connect iQ app store which Is fairly minimal in terms of the apps It has but there are some useful ones Like a parkon barcode and yeah all Around the gar is much smarter watch and Has a bit more customization of the Watch faes as well for example during Testing with these my wife was away in Singapore and I wanted to know you know The local time in Singapore very easily And I could add that time to the Garmin In juro's watch face which you can't do With the cor you haven't got that much Customization available so all around Smart Peach is certainly a win for the G Activity and sleep tracking both these Watches do the kind of standard stuff With this tracking your steps calories Burnt active minutes that kind of thing In general I always find that corus
Watches have a lower step count than any Other brand and it's probably by about a Thousand or 2,000 steps in a busy day For me I don't know exactly who's right It's not like I've counted my steps Throughout the day but my impression is That the chorus slightly undercount Steps on the other hand I find garment Tends to slightly under eight calories Burned all around but yeah both of them Do solid stuff on the activity tracking Front sleep tracking on both of them Tends to overestimate time of sleep I Find like it will log me as in light Sleep when awake and quite still so Although I think it's accurate enough to Be vaguely useful if you are trying to Look at your sleep you got to bear in Mind I think that both of them slightly Overestimate the time you'll spend to Sleep both also track heart rate Variability and the numbers I've seen on These watches have been comparable each Morning with Garmin that's then used to Create this training readiness stat Although you can see the HRV stat by Itself with course you just get the HIV Status and got that kind of hard number There to try and gauge the amount of Stress that's been put on your [Music] Body so verdict on these two watches so The chorus is considerably cheaper it's A longer lasting watch and it's got a
Very Hardy you know durable design all The stuff you kind of expect from Chorus At this point in the battery test I did It did quite clearly beat the Garmin Injo to but there was a lot going on With the Garmin that gives it an edge on The chorus and might make you consider Upgrading especially if you can see the Gar in Juro 2 in a sale there's a lot Here that is done a little bit better Than the coros I prefer the design on The Garmin smart features are better Navigation is better training analysis Is better I'd probably slightly give it The edge on GPS as well so there's lots Of reasons to look at the Garmin injo 2 It is is a much more expensive watch Though but it is one that pops up in Sales a lot more often than the vertx 2s Is likely to based on corus's history of Not really doing big discounts in its Watches very often so yeah gar Ando is a Better watch and you get a flashlight But it comes to the big battery test I Did the coros did win the day and it is A bit [Music] Cheaper that's our comparison of the uro 2 and the vertx 2s let us know what you Think in the comments below please do Like and subscribe ring the little bell And we'll see you next time