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Coros VERTIX 2S vs Garmin Forerunner 970

Physical
Case diameter 47 mm
Case thickness 12.9 mm
Weight 87 g 56 g
Case material
Bezel material Titanium Titanium
Lens / crystal Sapphire Crystal
Strap material Silicone / Nylon silicone
Strap width
Colors available
Water resistance 100 m 50 m
Military standard
Display
Display type LCD AMOLED
Display diagonal 35.56 mm 35.56 mm
Resolution width 280 px 454 px
Resolution height 280 px 454 px
Touchscreen Yes No
Always-on display No No
Max brightness
Battery
Smartwatch mode 360 h
GPS-only mode 26 h
All-systems GPS mode 73 h 26 h
Max battery saver mode
Charging type Garmin proprietary plug charger
Solar charging No No
Wireless charging No No
Positioning
GNSS systems GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS
Multi-band / dual-frequency Yes Yes
Offline maps Yes No
Built-in maps No Yes
Turn-by-turn navigation No No
Sensors
Optical heart rate Yes Yes
ECG Yes Yes
SpO2 / pulse oximeter Yes Yes
Skin temperature No Yes
Accelerometer No No
Gyroscope No No
Compass Yes No
Barometric altimeter Yes No
Ambient thermometer No No
Microphone No No
Speaker No No
Connectivity
Bluetooth No No
Wi-Fi Yes Yes
NFC payments No No
Cellular / LTE No No
ANT+ No No
Music storage Yes No
Third-party apps No No
Satellite communication No No
Health & Fitness
Sleep tracking Yes Yes
Stress tracking No No
HRV tracking Yes Yes
Training load Yes Yes
Training readiness / recovery No Yes
VO2 max estimate Yes Yes
Running dynamics No No
Body battery / energy score No No
Menstrual cycle tracking No Yes
Fall / incident detection No No
Guided workouts No No
Multisport / triathlon mode No Yes
Software
Operating system
Companion app
Voice assistant
Contactless payments No No