COROS Heart Rate Monitor In-Depth Review: Worth It?

[@rainerrain9689]

Just flip it /reverse it where the sensors aren't touching your skin on your arm so it stops ,and doesn't use up the battery ,plus you won't lose it being its still on your arm.

[@TaiWiggy47]

I never would’ve thought of that tbh 🤯🤣

[@rainerrain9689]

@@TaiWiggy47 You know how it is , sometimes the answer/solution is right in front of us, but we tend to dwell on the problem at times and the answer gets lost.

[@supjay3945]

Yea sometimes one sees somethin that others dont and vise versa

[@vegekou100]

Simply nailed it 😂👏🏻

[@rainerrain9689]

@@supjay3945 This is true too.

I think you can only recommend what features it has at launch. Who knows what COROS will add but I'd say right now I'd go with the Polar.

[@aslam7952]

Ah, why is Coros not making a these with their legendary battery life and an accelerometer? A non-subscription whoop with accurate HR will even get me to leave Garmin. Are they doing it not to risk watch sales?

[@neochenghien3677]

Can i just wear the watch itself on my arm since i have a small arm? Technically it should yield the same results?

[@Kunal636]

Accurate and really long battery. Thats all that is needed

[@cngz3.3]

Could you use the device names when you are comparing then instead of holding one and saying “this”. That requires constantly looking at screen instead of running in the background while listening:) or sometimes hard to understand which one you ate holding 6:41 also when you say “this is very well executes stability” what do you mean? Executed by the runner/you? Or another device capturing the data?

[@mlegrand]

What do you know about sports tech. . . 😂

[@ked4864]

Since you brought it up... would love to see some recent reviews of arm bands.....

[@b09d4n]

Keep it on arm not to loose it after the workout but to save the battery flip it over. This way will not touch the skin and it will stop. You're welcome ;)

[@Feldmanphysicaltherapy]

Really enjoying this device, been using it as part of a beta test for a month and the accuracy is amazing, simple and easy to use. Love the pairing with 3 devices too! As always great video!

[@mokefish8126]

Wow, that data looks pretty bad actually. It's a pass for me.

[@alexoatrunner4619]

If they could get a bit more battery life out of it they could’ve made a much more compelling case I feel. I’m charging my Polar a lot and it’s rather annoying so I thought this could be an option but if it’s a wash then never mind 😅

[@barryberkhout8009]

Garmin should have this charging method!

[@stefanocaon]

Maybe on Fenix 8

[@steffpeeters]

@@stefanocaonFēnix 8 has USB-C to Garmin port. Perfect!

[@КирилАнастасов]

We need something like this from garmin. The sensors from the fenix 7 pro but without screen, just a bracelet. So people ca wear their luxury mechanical watches sometimes and still get all metrics. Vivosmart is ugly, fat and is not 100% compatible with the epics, fenixes and forerunners.

[@aslam7952]

True. But it seems like Coros/Polar is purposely gimping battery life to encourage watch sales. Coros watches that has a lot more battery sipping hardware gets weeks of battery, but this HR/bluetooth device will only get you a day...

[@suisinghoraceho2403]

The watch probably has a lot more physical batteries as well

[@aslam7952]

@@suisinghoraceho2403 But the strap has way less hardware. No buttons, screen, GPS chip, WiFi chip, ANT+ chip, storage, fancy processor and ram, movement sensors, etc. And whoop/similar sized fitness bands with a screen and more sensors are able to get battery life to a week

[@КирилАнастасов]

@@aslam7952 you can always charge the strap when doing an activity using a proper watch or bike computer - I can exchange battery life for compactness. You can’t use a 51mm rugged watch with an shirt. Such strap can hide and still collect and then sync all the metrics. I have marq 2 athlete - still not on par with a nice elegant luxury dumb watch.

[@aslam7952]

@@КирилАнастасов But you already get compact devices similar in size (fitness bands from Fitbit/Garmin) with a week of battery life. But they do not come with comfy bands that allow you to strap it onto your bicep. If this had a weeks battery life with an accelerometer, it will be perfect side kick to an elegant watch.

[@KerenWang]

My second Garmin strap just disintegrated after 1 - 1.5 years of use... The glue and the rubber just don't hold up. I don't even swim in a swimming pool. If you want recording, non-optical, running metrics, ant+ and bluetooth; do i even have an option other than buying another Garmin?

[@eduanadams4484]

Have you tested a Coospo HW9 perhaps? Wondering how it will compare seeing it supports HRV.

[@chrisocampo1837]

Will the battery life of a watch be longer by using an external HR sensor? I'm assuming that the battery cost of the Bluetooth connection is lower than the optical HR sensor from the watch.

[@Jajary1]

Depends on the watch. How power-demanding is the particular sensor on the watch. With Apex 2 pro, from my tests, paired BT HR sensor takes around 5-10% more battery. So not much, but it's definitely not gonna increase the battery life of the watch (at least for Coros, I am not sure how much power draws HR sensors on Garmin).

[@Chadnc222]

Does anyone know if these optical heartbeat monitors are accurate if taken from the inside of your arm? I know tattoos can affect how they perform and was wondering if you could just put the monitor on the inner part of your bicep.

[@wildflieger]

Couldn't you just turn it inside out if you want to keep it on and safe battery?

[@Dcrainmaker]

That’s true, you could.

[@ckspark2]

You mentioned that ANT+ wasn't that important other than for legacy devices. I just purchased the Coros HR and my latest version Wahoo Bolt V2 can't even detect it but my zwift, Garmin watch and phone can. I appreciate it's a known Wahoo problem but I never have a problem with ANT+ sensors so is Bluetooth smart actually better than ANT+?

[@Dcrainmaker]

Hmm, I'll try the COROS to Wahoo issue. As for ANT+ vs Bluetooth Smart, yeah, there's lots of pros and cons. But in general, compatibility tends to be near-universally perfect on ANT+, whereas Bluetooth includes the (rare, but still annoying) compatibility issue. We don't tend to see that much on the Heart Rate profile, but rather power meters it's far more common.

[@ckspark2]

@@Dcrainmaker I have just received a reply from Coros, they have confirmed that other people have also been unable to connect the Wahoo Bolt V2 and have offered a full refund and return shipping.

[@Dcrainmaker]

@@ckspark2 Ok, gave it a whirl on the Wahoo ROAM V2 (which, shares the same firmware as the BOLT V2), and indeed, it's not working. Huh. I've just shot off a note to Wahoo to see what's up.

[@morneauh]

@@Dcrainmaker any update on this? I'm considering buying one for my Wahoo Roam.

[@SeniorSimRacer63]

Does the company have any information on how it works on different skin types? I know Garmin watches sometimes find it difficult to read some darker skin tones,,

[@forestdramis9393]

Why isn't my, and every, chest strap rechargable with a USB?

[@veganpotterthevegan]

An easy way out on warranties with batteries

[@sreinst]

I would not say that the battery of the Coros HRM is more or less like the Polar Verity Sense's. It's about twice as much time. If you're referring to the missing button to turn it on/off, so that just keeping it on without doing anything means it's still consuming battery, so you can take care to remove it or at least turn it upside down so it won't recognize being worn.

[@tinalouise_runcoach]

I went with polar verity sense because by connecting with ANT+ to my Garmin I can get threshold HR... as accurate as a Garmin HR strap, without an allergic reaction to tbe pads!

[@rainerrain9689]

What do you mean by allergic reaction ?

[@Kunal636]

You can’t get threshold HR with the Coros? Uh?

[@roilev]

I love the Polar Verity Sense but quite often I forget to start it before the race (still used to chest HRMs that auto start) and then I have to let go the handlebar with one hand to start it, and then go through the pairing menus of the watch and the Wahoo Elemnt to find it.

[@sm753]

This is still an optical sensor, how well would it work for say - weightlifting or HIIT where your HR goes up and down rapidly?

[@Asthbendriel]

The Polar Verity Sense works very well, it takes a toll on exercises that are heavily focused on the position of the sensor you have, and you are flexing, but that only translates in a small delay on detecting changes in heart rate, not having crazy readings or something like that. Because of that delay, you may miss some peaks if that's important for you while doing weight training or HIIT (if applicable). I have been using a verity sense for Z2 cardio sessions, weight lifting and mountain biking for a year and that is my experience so far. When it comes to this Coros sensor, it seems like the algorithm is not as polished as the one from Polar (which is something to be expected as it is a product with more iterations, time in the market and a few firmware updates behind) but it has the potential to get to what Polar is doing right now.

[@steffpeeters]

I just don’t see how this is better than a watch and equal to a chest one

[@tommyle628]

I see no point in buying this design with COROS HR monitor: 1) Not much of a better offer compared to the Polar Verity Sense 2) No USB type C charger (this usb type C head connects to the charger source) and wireless charging for the sensor. Using another proprietary means another inconvenience when traveling, or you will need to buy that cable from Coros and cannot share it with other wireless charging pad devices. 3) No Ant+ 4) No skin temperature sensor If COROS doesn't brag anything about Explore Perfection it's fine by me, but they are not even close to anything perfect with this device.

[@samhartfieldlewis5247]

😂 normal coffee shop, a special Amsterdam one after work out would be way too much too handle. - looks good been thinking about the coros stuff instead of garmin, got a Suunto 9 had a while the app is rubbish and watch has started freezing. Think is this tech just doesn’t last long overall it sucks

[@qayyuumzaki8033]

Can I wear it on wrist like a watch?

[@jk0000079]

Well, by turning off when not in contact with skin it is already better than my Garmin Fenix 5, on which the HR LEDs will remain on, blinking quickly at random intensity for random periods of time, after I put the watch on the desk, happily eating the battery (which, after a few years, is about 2-3 days, from 100% to 0%, without any GPS recording and without activating the backlight at all).

[@Fozzee.1970]

It's not a watch?

[@jk0000079]

@@Fozzee.1970 yes, it's a watch. I am just saying, that despite of the "meh" things apparent from Ray's review, they seem to have done at least something right. (and it's a bit of me letting out some steam about Garmin's smart-watches battery runtime degradation after a few years of use)

[@Vanoual]

Does wearing an armband like this give us a more accurate idea of our heart rate live during our run on our watch or just after a run when we look at the stats afterwards?

[@TiagoM83]

Coospo armband review please 🔥

[@Dangling_Carrot]

I’m not sure if your dumbing down videos so you can relate to the audience or your just honest. But when you said it uses a sensor I about died. Lol

[@SY-ve5qm]

What about the Apple Watch, accuracy wise comparing to the products you compared in this video?

[@tommoore3292]

Iv been using garmin hr chest strap ,whats the difference? Other than one goes on arm other on chest

[@user-cd7jx2td8n]

Does the Coros heart rate monitor fit people with large arms or it just for runners/cyclists?

[@cdubinyyj]

does Bluetooth-only mean it won't pair with Zwift if I am broadcasting power+cadence via Apple TV (device limit is 2)?

[@pentachronic]

I don’t buy on what it might have. Simple choice here is the Polar.

[@aldrinclementina4297]

Hi there. I do have 2 questions 1- Can I wear it on my wrist? 2- Does this work like the Whoop? Why I'm asking? Cuz I do use a heart rate monitor(chest) when cycling. But I need something that can track my heart after I'm done ,just to keep my heart rate on track. I do have a sports watch. But I'm looking for something to be a little more accurate than that watch, but that's not breaking the bank. Thanks in advance

[@Dcrainmaker]

No, it's not really designed for the wrist, it won't really get tight enough to work there. It's not like Whoop either, in that it doesn't record anything internally - it just sends it to your watch/phone/etc...

[@adamfeerst2575]

Are the graphs you showed representative of a larger sample size, or are you making a judgement on just a couple of samples?

[@feedbackzaloop]

This strap reminds me of a hack I did for honor band, when got tired of swapping silicone straps: sewn some underwear elastic with a buckle out of a bike spoke

[@thechaoscoefficient]

It hurt to wear this since it only came with a size medium strap which wasn't quite big enough to fit around my bicep comfortably. Coros didn't have any other sizes listed on their website. I talked to Coros customer service and they offered to send me a size Large strap. Great customer service.

[@ManeelxAkosAdor]

Give up steroids

[@lordstalker93]

Greetings from Malaysia! Thank you for your in depth review. I have a question, whats the size of the strap? Is it 22mm or 24mm?

[@Brudda97]

Man, if only it tracked sleep like whoop. I would get one asap. I personally think whoop's subscription based model is ridiculous and unsustainable.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

My Whoop was terrible. It made up naps I never took and often said I was asleep when I wasn't. The HR data during workouts was even worse

[@adamfeerst2575]

Do, or will any of these allow you to start/stop from the watch? Varity has been out for a while and may be do for an upgrade. This would be one I'd like to see, where it starts recording when I start the exercise on my watch (Polar) instead of when I press the start button or it touches my skin.

[@sloanreisfelt9254]

Will this work okay with tattoos? Ive had issues in the past

[@joelberman5981]

Why don’t you compare this to the Scosche? You haven’t mentioned it in a while?

[@ABRANTES1975]

Does this device not have a step counter? Is it just a heart rate monitor? I would like a device like this that has an accelerometer to count steps. I already have the Coros Pace 2 and wanted an invisible one for when I am using other watches. Lost opportunity.

[@mposh]

Doesn't the Pace 2 have a step counter?

[@vothry]

USB-A is an immediate dead-in-the-water move for me.

[@thsaintful]

Love your quality reviews!! Completely off topic, but i heard you mention trainer road and zwift, how do you combine them? do you have a prefference for either of the two, and why? maybe worth a video ?

[@christophterres]

So, the Coros costs 79 Bucks, the Polar 89? I bought a Magene H803 for 29,99 Euro (in Germany) and i am totally fine with it. Works good and i use it for Zwift. I guess, Magene did not pay enough cause there are not much reviews for this hr-monitor?

[@Dcrainmaker]

I’ve covered many Magene products over the years. Also, unlike many KZbin channels, I don’t take any money for reviews.

[@LlamaCharlie]

I often find my Wahoo Tickr having issues - this looks to be an nice alternative that I don't have to worry about placement or contact points too much!

[@allanyeates]

Extra sass today:)

[@Dcrainmaker]

Ask and I shall deliver. Didn't ask? I shall still deliver.

[@mikeburton8426]

I bought a Scosche based on reviews and it is not even as good as a Garmin watch HR monitor. I am a .. serious.. athlete with decades of HR data currently recovering from heart surgery and it’s important to me to actually know what is going on. I still cannot trust this data but would be really interested in a long term review. If I am doing any kind of a real workout I only trust my HR strap.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

I wish I could trust my HR strap😂

[@calecollins8110]

Can you wear it sleeping and then not wear the watch that is so large? And of course get the hr/sleep data?

[@Dcrainmaker]

While you can wear it just fine, unfortunately, COROS doesn't take that data from the strap except in workout periods.

[@matthewr3986]

I read your article about this and you say that the most accurate position for a HR monitor is on your upper arm. Do you mean for this particular unit or in general for all HR monitors? I always thought conventional wisdom is that the Chest was the best place for a HR monitor.

[@Dcrainmaker]

For optical HR sensors. Chest is great for traditional sensors, albeit has its own challenges in cool dry conditions (like fall).

[@MrTwixraider]

"What do I know about sports tech" made me laugh out loud🤣🤣🤣

[@GeekonaBike]

How is the accuracy affected by cold weather? This in where I expected optic sensors to be superior. So far my results have been underwhelming.

[@Dcrainmaker]

For better or worse, it’s mid summer here. But typically speaking armband optical HR sensors are rarely, if ever, impacted by cold weather. Whereas wrist ones are very much impacted.

[@Zelenskyyyyyyyyy]

Does it work on a tattooed arm?

[@zdruk1]

Can it pair with an Apple Watch?

[@ronrunsworld]

Great review! Thanks!

[@Inpreesme]

Thank you

[@profchaos9001]

Is it good for hrv recording?

[@stefanocaon]

Nop

[@epatollecrm]

It's wild that Coros got mad at you over this. Seems a totally fair review to me.

[@klapaucius515]

Where did you get that they did?

[@Amanda.c91]

ill stick to my Polar verity sense, thanks for the review ;)

[@stephencharles6932]

Why no comparison with Wahoo Tickr that I have found to be excellent. Turns on and off with good battery life, easy washable strap.

[@0Regie]

Thanks for the review. I use my chest strap on trail, something tells me this arm band won't be very accurate.

[@obikedog]

I'm finally happy with my Tikr HRMs. For 59$ can't be beat imho. I don't know if they have any features or store data because all that gets uploaded to apps (Strava, TP, WKO, RwGPS, Garmin Connect - whew!) and bike computers. Turns out my issues with the HRM dropouts wasn't the HRM. It was the Roam and Bolt computers (both of them - probably the notorious bluetooth le/smart dumpster fire) causing the dropouts. Now that I have a Garmin Edge 1040 everything pairs instantly. (And no more forgetting my phone pairing either!)

[@wheellyfinityoutlet7704]

Do you mean this is compatible with the Garmin 1040? I am thinking of getting it. Thanks

[@northlee4545]

But if my sports watch heart rate is accurate enough, why would I need a heart rate monitor that doesn't support running dynamics data?

[@Dcrainmaker]

Definitely don’t!

[@Ayoj503]

Is it necessary to own a HR monitor when you have whoop??

[@zyghom]

seriously speaking: forget about Coros - go for POLAR ;-)

[@ManeelxAkosAdor]

Polar does not have any alternative to that product lol chest bands suck

[@grey_fox7]

Still not sure why youd buy an optic sensor arm strap versus a chest strap?

[@adamfeerst2575]

Comfort

[@veganpotterthevegan]

​@@adamfeerst2575arm strap would drive me crazy running. The chaffing on my whoop was terrible

[@ericB3444]

Like you said it’s $1000 so I certainly hope that it is your brain and spits it back out smarter

[@Dcrainmaker]

Huh?

[@veganpotterthevegan]

It's under $90😅

[@Lacking_something]

Have had various HR monitors that all went back for refund because they drained batteries, flakey connection etc.

[@PhilippBorn]

Have you tried the Garmin HRM PRO? I have like 3000+ km on mine, on the first battery.

[@adrian-vdr]

This comment isn't at all helpful as long as you don't state brand and model.

[@davidlynch9049]

Hmm, probably not using them correctly, or you just had bad luck. The gold standard is the Garmin heart rate pro. Long battery life, very good accuracy.

[@Lacking_something]

@@adrian-vdr polar x 2, lifeline X1 and another the brand of which I can't remember. All budget models.

[@brittle1]

So why is the video 10 minutes long if product takes 1.5 minutes and accuracy in 3 minutes? Are you just gonna sit and stare at us for the other 5.5 minutes of this video?🤔

[@Dcrainmaker]

Win some lose some, consider it bonus content/thoughts.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Why do people spend months making a movie that's 2hrs long?