COROS PACE 3 GPS Sport Watch

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Last updated: Apr 17, 2026

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Reddit Icon0x49D1
2 months ago

Same reason + price increases and EOL of previous models as soon as new one comes out: migrated from Fenix 7s Solar to Coros Pace 3. Actually everything is fine, the only annoying thing is the device design itself: after Fenix - Coros looks sporty and cheap. But this is not their fault: I just wanted to try the cheapest model they had, so nothing really stops from upgrading premium-to-premium: I should have chosend Apex 4 :) About lots of training data: yes and no; it's sometimes motivating to recheck your data from several years ago, but how often do you REALLY do that? In 1 month your watch in other ecosystem will also collect the data and you will have the current condition as a starting point. By the way for example Coros has the importing option, so you can just import all the HR and other data from Garmin. But from my experience - better just start fresh, the data will be more proper (probably there are some missing parameters..).

Reddit Icon12chihuahuasyapping
5 months ago

Coros pace 3, super solid and probably on sale with the pace 4 coming out.

Reddit IconActual-Jackfruit-991
7 months ago

coros pace 3 has always gotten me at about 26.4 miles for a marathon, which isn't too far off, and I just look at the elapsed time versus the course markers to predict when I'll finish

Reddit IconAedon2hg
11 months ago

So if you are mostly doing gym and park workouts a Forerunner 165/265, a Suunto Run or a Coros Pace 3 would likely fit your needs. Suunto automatically calculates your speed vs other times on the same route to see if you are faster or slower much like Strava premium except that it’s free. The Pace 3 and Suunto Run will let you put MP3s on them if you like to listen to music. For Garmins you would have to make sure you have a music model to do that and Garmin has Spotify. The Pace 3 and Suunto Run are really light at about 30g and 36g and the Forerunner 165 is 39g. The watches are about Forerunner is 43mm while the pace 3 is 41.9 while the Suunto Run is technically 46mm but looks the same as the Race S which is 45mm (but weighs a lot more at 60g and 53g depending on model).

Reddit IconAggravating_Hat3955
9 months ago

Coros Pace 2 or Pace 3. Very satisfied with this watch

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Reddit IconAgitated-Draw-8276
2 months ago

I love my coros, I still just use the pace 3. Super competitively priced and the app is miles better than anything else I’ve used

Reddit IconAlone_Biscotti9494
6 months ago

Coros pace 3 youll never regret it

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