Coros Pace 3 GPS Sport Watch

At $229, the Pace 3 slots into the most competitive tier in running watches — call it the $200–$250 sweet spot where Garmin's Forerunner 165, the Polar Pacer Pro, and Coros's own previous generation collide. Coros has always competed on weight and battery rather than feature density, and the Pace 3 continues that trajectory: 39 grams with the nylon band is lighter than the Forerunner 165 (38g but with less capable GPS hardware) and significantly lighter than the Polar Pacer Pro at 45g. The MIP display is a deliberate choice — transflective memory-in-pixel panels consume a fraction of the power that AMOLED does, making it readable in direct sunlight without a raise-to-wake penalty. …More info