COROS

COROS designs and sells GPS sport watches (PACE, APEX, NOMAD, VERTIX), an arm-worn heart rate monitor, running pods and GPS bike computers for endurance and outdoor athletes. Its site says it was founded in 2014 with operations in the US and China; product, engineering and manufacturing were built in China while the US team ran global branding and partnerships. It makes its money selling hardware. No paid membership was found on the pages read, and the company describes its firmware updates as free.

7 devices · 0 clearances on file · researched 2026-11-08

Headquarters
Irvine, United States
Founded
2014
Ownership
Private
Website
coros.com
Focus
fitness, sports performance, outdoor/navigation, sleep, recovery
Leadership
Lewis Wu CEO and Co-Founder ↗
Directory
COROS on /companies →
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Devices

Each device as the maker lists it; a dash means no source states the figure.

DeviceFormStatusSensorsBatteryPrice
COROS PACE 4 Pro ↗2026-091.47" LTPO AMOLED at 3,500 nits, Grade 5 titanium bezel and sapphire glass, 43 g; 60 h GPS; 32GB offline maps watchOn sale optical HR, electrical HR sensor (HRV/Wellness Check), SpO2, thermometer, barometric altimeter, accelerometer, gyroscope, 3D compass, dual-frequency GPS, microphone, speaker 21 d $449US$449.00 listed on coros.com/us, 2026-11-08; Japan ¥69,960 incl. tax (on sale 2026-09-24)
COROS PACE 4 ↗2025-10Ultralight AMOLED running watch: 32 g on the nylon band, 41 h GPS, menstrual-cycle tracking in the app watchOn sale optical HR, SpO2, thermometer, barometric altimeter, accelerometer, gyroscope, 3D compass, dual-frequency GPS, microphone 19 d $249from US$249.00 on coros.com/us, 2026-11-08; aluminum $279, Jakob Ingebrigtsen / Suguru Osako editions $289
COROS APEX 4 (42mm / 46mm) ↗2025-10Mountain-sport watch with a Memory-in-Pixel touchscreen, titanium bezel and sapphire glass; up to 65 h GPS (46mm); the FAQ says WR50 watchOn sale optical HR, electrical HR sensor (HRV/Wellness Check), SpO2, thermometer, dual-range barometer, accelerometer, gyroscope, 3D compass, dual-frequency GPS, microphone, speaker 24 d $42942mm US$429, 46mm US$479 on coros.com/us, 2026-11-08; batteryDays is for the 46mm (42mm: 15 days)
COROS NOMAD ↗2025-08Adventure/fishing watch with an aluminum and polymer bezel, tides and moon phases, a catch log, Voice Pins and an Adventure Journal; 50 h GPS watchOn sale optical HR, electrical HR sensor (HRV/Wellness Check), SpO2, thermometer, barometric altimeter, accelerometer, gyroscope, 3D compass, dual-frequency GPS, dual microphone 22 d $349US$349.00 on coros.com/us, 2026-11-08
COROS VERTIX 2S ↗2024-04Expedition watch with a titanium PVD case and 118 h of standard GPS; climbing and vertical tracking introduced with its launch watchOn sale optical HR, electrical HR sensor (HRV/Wellness Check), SpO2, thermometer, barometric altimeter, accelerometer, gyroscope, 3D compass, dual-frequency GPS 36 d $699US$699.00 on coros.com/us, 2026-11-08 (shown out of stock)
COROS Heart Rate Monitor ↗2023-07Arm-worn alternative to a chest strap; 38 h of operation or 80 days on standby; named a TIME Best Invention of 2023 bandOn sale optical HR (multi-channel) — $79US$79 standard, US$89 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Edition on coros.com/us, 2026-11-08
COROS PACE 3 ↗Entry-level lightweight running watch; Wikipedia gives 2023 as its release year (not on the COROS timeline) watchOn sale optical HR, SpO2, thermometer, barometric altimeter, accelerometer, gyroscope, 3D compass, GPS 15 d $199US$199.00 shown beside $229.00 on coros.com/us, 2026-11-08 (likely a sale price)
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Partnerships

Teams, leagues, insurers and health systems that use or resell the devices.

  • 2020-11Eliud Kipchoge and NN Running Team — Kipchoge named a COROS Pro Athlete Ambassador; COROS became the NN Running Team's official GPS watch partner ↗
  • 2026-03Kilian Jornet — The Pace Strategy feature (March 2026) was built from the race-pacing spreadsheets he uses ↗
  • Jakob Ingebrigtsen — Signature PACE 4 and Heart Rate Monitor editions ↗
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Dated facts

Launches, lawsuits, acquisitions and filings, newest first.

  • 2026-11openFDA has no 510(k) or establishment-registration records under the name 'COROS' (checked 2026-11-08). The 'electrical HR sensor' is marketed for HRV and Wellness Checks, not as an ECG. ↗
  • 2026-09COROS released the PACE 4 Pro (1.47" AMOLED, titanium, 43 g). It went on sale in Japan on 24 September 2026 at ¥69,960 incl. tax and is listed at US$449 in the US. ↗
  • 2024-10COROS launched the PACE Pro, its first AMOLED PACE, with an Ambiq Apollo510 processor. ↗
  • 2024-06COROS released its first GPS bike computer, the DURA, with solar charging and 120 hours of battery life. ↗
  • 2023-10TIME named the COROS arm-worn Heart Rate Monitor one of its Best Inventions of 2023. ↗
  • 2021-08COROS launched the VERTIX 2 with 140 hours of GPS and called it the first GPS sport watch with dual-frequency GPS. ↗
  • 2020-08COROS launched the PACE 2 at 29 grams and called it 'the lightest GPS watch ever made'. ↗
  • 2019COROS made smart cycling helmets (LINX 2016, OMNI 2017, SafeSound 2018) before stopping helmet production in 2019 to focus on GPS watches. ↗
  • 2018-10COROS introduced the APEX and its 'digital dial'; the VERTIX expedition watch followed in May 2019 with 60 hours of GPS. ↗
  • 2018-05COROS released its first GPS watch, the COROS PACE, with 25 hours of GPS tracking. ↗
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Not yet confirmed

Claims seen in only one non-official place. Shown so they can be checked, not as findings.

  • Parent: Wikipedia's infobox names Dongguan Yuanfeng Technology Co., Ltd (YF Tech) as parent and places operations, R&D and manufacturing in Dongguan/Shenzhen. The article carries COI/promotional tags, and no second source was found.
  • Employees: 'over 400 people worldwide' (Wikipedia only, undated).
  • China entity: 36Kr's registry extract lists 广东高驰运动科技股份有限公司 (Guangdong Coros Sports Technology Co., Ltd.), founded 2019-08-30 in Songshan Lake, Dongguan, with legal representative 牛浩田 (Niu Haotian). Named shareholders include DECATHLON Europe at 13.18% (subscribed 2020-12-17). 36Kr also marks the company '未融资' (no financing).
  • Revenue / users: a BrandArk article reprinted on baijing.cn (2025-02-13) says 'reportedly' 2021 revenue reached '2.6 亿' (currency not stated), with over 60% from overseas and over 1 million monthly active users of the COROS app. The same article says founder 牛浩田 previously ran the WeLoop smart-band brand.
  • Kipchoge partnership ended after about five years, per reference-trail.fr only (not opened).
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Sources

Retrieved 2026-11-08.

  1. About Us | COROS — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  2. Compare Watches (spec data) — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  3. All Products — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  4. Buy COROS PACE 4 Pro — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  5. Buy COROS PACE 4 — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  6. Buy COROS APEX 4 — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  7. Buy COROS NOMAD — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  8. COROS VERTIX 2S — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  9. COROS PACE 3 — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  10. COROS HR Monitor — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  11. COROS PACE 4 Jakob Ingebrigtsen — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  12. COROS Heart Rate Monitor selected as a TIME Best Invention 2023 — COROS Wearables, Inc.
  13. COROS、プレミアムAMOLEDマルチスポーツウォッチ「COROS PACE 4 Pro」を発売 — COROS (Japan)
  14. COROS Wearables announces partnership with Eliud Kipchoge and the NN Running Team — Endurance Sportswire
  15. COROS Wearables Inc — Wikipedia
  16. COROS高驰 项目信息 — 36Kr
  17. 年营收破2亿，户外运动手表称霸北美 — Baijing (reprint of BrandArk)
  18. openFDA 510(k) query: applicant COROS (no matches) — U.S. FDA