Coros Dura Review: Supreme Battery Life

After testing many GPS units over the years, Neil was excited to get his hands on the Coros Dura, a first-of-its-kind device from the wearables tech company. After nearly six months of testing, he shares his thoughts on its overall performance, unique features, navigation, simplicity, and, of course, the standout solar charging and battery life.

Outline:
Intro - 0:00
Outside Specs - 1:52
Inside Specs - 3:47
Device UX - 5:52
Coros App - 9:01
Firmware Update - 10:42
Battery - 11:47
Navigation - 16:02
Accessories - 20:22
Wrap Up - 21:00

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[simonlynch]

I vote for having a food interlude for every future reviews hahahha

[hikesbikesbrews]

Probably the best review of the Dura out there - most made reviews initially and have not updated. The Dura is a simple yet highly effective device. I had been using an IGP Sport 630S and really liked it but when I saw this device was roughly the same price but a more user friendly/effective app and the battery life, I had to give it a try. Coros has made improvements with updates just in the last month and I expect they will continue to do so.

Things I wish/hope to see:
1) Add Distance to Go as a option to add to any page
2) modify the climb page that pops up on a climb...wish I could see my HR and/or gears during that

[SiopaoSauc]

I'm a Pace 3 user. My favorite thing about the Coros ecosystem so far has been the frequency of firmware updates, and how a lot of those updates seem to have taken input from the community. The customer support/communication has been top notch so far too.

Biggest con is turn-by-turn navigation on my device is a little iffy at times. I'm not usually one to jump on first generation devices but my experience with the brand has been entirely positive so I am taking a serious look at the Dura despite the rough reviews from the launch.

[SonnyDarvish]

Amazing price! It probably will become the go to device for ultra bikepacking, especially for world travellers.

[kostiatries]

I have a Dura for over a month now, and I can confirm charging when it's asleep. I did a triathlon race, and the device had 4% more battery when I picked up the bike from transition area later than what is was left at the end of the ride.

[jesuscruz]

If the bike packing collective offers corn bread muffins I'm in!

[evan]

Battery life looks great. Price is good. All I want is a simple way to follow a route on screen, auto navigation not needed.

[kevincrowley]

I bought a Dura earlier this month & am loving it. The Dura is a simple device to use although it does have some quirks! Coros are doing frequent firmware updates which is great. I like the scroll wheel rather than a using a touch screen and this keeps the screen clean too.

[sammcclanahan]

This looks like a winner to me. I’m very tempted to buy one

[rafaeldegiacomoaraujo]

I wanna see Shane's review now. I can't wait :D

[ThomasGuerinos]

I was waiting for your review since the launch of the Dura, Neil ! I just ordered it to replace my beloved eTrex, you totally convinced me ! Great review.

[steveaguay]

So happy to see the improvements. I was holding out for them to fix it up from launch. I love my watch and really like what coros do.

[deemey]

I'm excited to see how this product develops over time. I could definitely see a Dura 2 or 3 becoming my next head unit. The price and battery life is really compelling, but the feature set and UX need to be developed further before I would consider giving up my garmin 1040.

[dimllc]

I like my Dura, its my first GPS unit so I can't say its better than the rest.

But its more than what I need at the moment, and if I get a few years out of it, great!

[bramblejazz]

Looks almost perfect, but with such little detail in the maps, I can't help but feel its limits. I love how you can get hold of detailed topographic third-party maps for garmin. I hope this changes for the dura in the future.

[GeekonaBike]

I luv it! I wish Backpacking had an affiliate link for this, but I'm also happy the your opinions can't be bought w/ $$$

[kaseycarpenter]

Glad to hear that the firmware update alleviated most if not all of the launch hiccups.

[Testbug-dytj]

Those muffins look good, and corn bread, i world have never thought, lol. Im gunna use that, thank you.

[Alaski]

Battery, price, ease of use, looks like a winner. Solid review. I'd suggest to Coros to give us the ability to turn off the reroute function, this things are annoying and rarely relevant when you're far from roads.
Video highlight right around 11min 08sec.👍

[mihaylo_kovin]

Sounds like solid proposition! Price and battery meets in sweet spot) If I'll buy a GPS units it this is #1 option!