Coros Pace 3 poll & teaser
My money is definitely on a Coros Pace 3 review appearing next Tuesday (29 Aug, above).
It’s a good bet to say that it should have most of the newly added features. It’s also a good bet that many of the new hardware bits and pieces added to the Apex 2 Pro could also be updated like the HRM and dual frequency, multi-constellation GNSS. However, the two big imponderables are the price point and the screen.
Garmin has finally cracked the AMOLED screen conundrum and can now deliver excellent battery life alongside a beautiful high-resolution screen. And it’s those kinds of screens that are needed to turn a pure sports watch into a 24×7 watch for people to wear outside of sport.
I know the answer but would like to test the water to see what you all think so…will the Coros Pace 3 have an AMOLED screen? What do you think?
Do you want the Coros Pace 3 to have an AMOLED screen?
— the5krunner (@the5krunner) August 24, 2023
I don’t think it will have amoled. Or if it will, I think (hope) it will be a non amoled version.
Based on the pictograms, it has better gps, better hr sensor and better battery life, more sport profiles (more than 20?), hrv(?), music control/storage and touchscreen.
Maybe breadcrumb/maps for navigaton.
The issue with the AMoled screen on the Pace is that the upper tier APex/Vertix will look pretty dated…
Please God no amoled, just mip 24/7 display!
Is no company on the market able to use the next generation MIP screens in watches?
P.S. Please check when the Amazfit Pace watch was released and what screen resolution it had.
I would imagine most companies are thinking about microled in their next watches.
Coros 1: 240 x 240px (2018) – fine for a small format sports-only watch
Hope will have mip screen but with more pixel density. There is no option on the market with these characteristics!
I sold my Pace 2 because I could not read the screen during activities. Font is just too small. I have received for free an Amazfit Cheetah Round and although the Pace 2 was more accurate, the screen of the Cheetah is incredible. Also the Pace 2 Navi was looking really really cheap.
amazfit has some great bits of hardware. i had (have!) the original stratos from 5 years ago. i thought amazfit would take over the world for a brief few days. I just don’t think there was much substance behind the prettiness. admittedly things must have changed for the better with them over the last few years.
https://fccid.io/2BBGF-W331/External-Photos/External-Photos-6752188
AMOLED in a smartwatch with some sport watch features? Sure. But in dedicated sports watch, with only some smartwatch features, it’s a hard “no” for me. Visibility in full sun and battery life are far more important.