The NYC GPS Test: Garmin Fenix 7 vs COROS Vertix 2 (plus many more)!

Which sports-focused GPS is the most accurate? The Garmin Fenix 7, Epix Sapphire, or the COROS Vertix 2? I set out to test that out, and include many more units.

Over the last 6-8 months we’ve seen watch companies including Garmin and COROS add multiband/dual-frequency GPS chipsets to their watches, which have long-promised to be the holy-grail of GPS accuracy. As I’ve shown in my in-depth reviews though, that promise is sometimes a bit far-fetched. Yes, things are better than before – but not always substantially or even noticeably better.

But one trend I’ve noticed is that both Garmin and COROS have been improving their GPS tracks. The changes from last August with the COROS Vertix 2 and multiband GPS to December were noticeable. Not major, but slightly better. And even the GPS tracks I got in January versus March on the Fenix 7 or Epix Sapphire editions (which contain multiband GPS) were again, noticeable.

The contenders:

COROS Vertix 2: Multiband/dual-frequency
Garmin Fenix 7 Solar Sapphire: Multiband/dual-frequency
Garmin Fenix 7S Solar Sapphire: Multiband/dual-frequency
Garmin Fenix 7 Base: All Satellites (New Fenix 7 auto mode)
Garmin Epix Gen2 Sapphire: Multiband/dual-frequency
Garmin Instinct 2 Base: GPS+GLONASS
Garmin Descent G1 Solar: GPS+GLONASS

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