Which rugged, GPS smartwatch is more accurate, the Garmin Instinct 3 or the Coros Nomad? Both arrived in 2025, boasting sporty-meets-tough aesthetics and jam-packed with fitness and wellness tracking tools, but the Coros is $50 cheaper. Does that make it any less reliable? I wanted to find out.
On paper, the Garmin and Coros appear to be pretty evenly matched. Each has dual-band GPS for location tracking, sans smartwatch, and an onboard altimeter for precise elevation data. On the holistic side, an optical heart rate, Sp02, and temperature sensors all come standard.
