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3.2 Inch Screen 480 x 800, 292 PPI
3.5 Inch Screen 480 x 640, 229 PPI
Frequent Software Updates Including new features and bug fixes
Frequent Software Updates Including new features and bug fixes
167g Device and mount weight,
241g Device and mount weight,
Onboard Sensors 3 axis accelerometer
Onboard Sensors 3 axis accelerometer
USB-C IP67 waterproof with rubber hatch USB Micro-B IP67 waterproof
Up to 14 hour Up to 13 hour
45-Day Risk-free return policy
45-Day Risk-free return policy
HARDWARE Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system
Cellular Data Up to 4G LTE supported via optional SIM card Cellular Data Up to 3G WCDMA supported via optional SIM card
32 GB Total internal storage
16 GB Total internal storage
QWERTY Keyboard Smartphone style, via touchscreen
QWERTY Keyboard Smartphone style, via touchscreen
Touchscreen and Button Navigation Interface navigable by touchscreen or buttons for almost everything. Use whichever you prefer.
Touchscreen and Button Navigation Interface navigable by touchscreen or buttons for almost everything. Use whichever you prefer.
3rd Party Apps Support for Xert as well as the ability to sideload Android APKs
3rd Party Apps Support for Xert as well as the ability to sideload Android APKs
Graphic Datafields Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, distance and elevation remaining, electronic shifting, tire pressure
Graphic Datafields Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, distance and elevation remaining, electronic shifting, tire pressure
INTEGRATION All preferences, routes, and activities are saved to the cloud All preferences, routes, and activities are saved to the cloud
Smartphone notifications supported
No smartphone notifications
Connectivity WiFi
Connectivity WiFi
Electronic Shifting Supported For SRAM AXS, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Electronic Shifting Supported For SRAM AXS, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Rearview Radar Support Garmin Varia, Magene L508, Bryton Gardia R300
Rearview Radar Support Garmin Varia, Magene L508, Bryton Gardia R300
Smart Light Control Via ANT+
Smart Light Control Via ANT+
Trainer Support Via ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth
Trainer Support Via ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import Via web dashboard, Chrome extension, or Firefox extension
Wireless Route Import Via web dashboard, Chrome extension, or Firefox extension
Automatic Route Sync Manage all routes on the Karoo or web dashboard
Automatic Route Sync Manage all routes on the Karoo or web dashboard
Automatic Sensor Priority With manual override
Automatic Sensor Priority With manual override
Strava Live Segments Supported
Strava Live Segments Supported
NAVIGATION CLIMBER Predictive Path Technology auto-detects upcoming climbs and displays a full-page breakdown of grade, distance-to-top, and elevation-to-top CLIMBER Predictive Path Technology auto-detects upcoming climbs and displays a full-page breakdown of grade, distance-to-top, and elevation-to-top
Pin-Drop Route Creation Route-to-pin or create full savable routes on device Pin-Drop Route Creation Route-to-pin or create full savable routes on device
'Navigate to Start' Navigate to the start of any route in your offline maps
'Navigate to Start' Navigate to the start of any route in your offline maps
Rerouting Speed Under 5 seconds on any route length
Rerouting Speed Under 5 seconds on any route length
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available for all routes, pin-drop routing, and rerouting
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available for all routes, pin-drop routing, and rerouting
Map Interaction Fast touchscreen pan and zoom, with pinch gestures or hardware buttons
Map Interaction Fast touchscreen pan and zoom, with pinch gestures or hardware buttons
Map Coverage Free global maps, downloadable over WiFi
Map Coverage Free global maps, downloadable over WiFi
Map POIs Details like cafes, water fountains, bathrooms, and campsites. Global and route-level POIs as well.
Map POIs Details like cafes, water fountains, bathrooms, and campsites. Global and route-level POIs as well.
Map Infrastructure Detection Build any route for Pavement, Gravel or MTB specific surfaces
Map Infrastructure Detection Build any route for Pavement, Gravel or MTB specific surfaces
3.2 Inch Screen 480 x 800, 292 PPI
3.5 Inch Screen 282 x 470, 157 PPI
Frequent Software Updates Including new features and bug fixes
Intermittent software updates including bug fixes
167g Device and mount weight,
172g Device and mount weight,
Onboard Sensors 3 axis accelerometer
Onboard Sensors Accelerometer
USB-C IP67 waterproof with rubber hatch USB Micro-B With rubber hatch
Up to 14 hour Up to 24 hour
45-Day Risk-free return policy
30-Day Refund on hardware purchases
HARDWARE Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system Garmin quarter turn mount
Cellular Data Up to 4G LTE supported via optional SIM card
32 GB Total internal storage
32 GB Total internal storage
QWERTY Keyboard Smartphone style, via touchscreen
ABCDE Keyboard Full-screen, via touchscreen
Touchscreen and Button Navigation Interface navigable by touchscreen or buttons for almost everything. Use whichever you prefer.
Touchscreen Navigation Buttons only for certain functions, touchscreen only for everything else
3rd Party Apps Support for Xert as well as the ability to sideload Android APKs
3rd Party Apps Via Garmin Connect IQ
Graphic Datafields Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, distance and elevation remaining, electronic shifting, tire pressure
Graphic Datafields Heart rate and power zone graphics, upcoming and historical elevation, electronic gearing
INTEGRATION All preferences, routes, and activities are saved to the cloud
No data backup – all settings lost after every reset
Smartphone notifications supported Smartphone notifications supported
Connectivity WiFi
Connectivity WiFi
Electronic Shifting Support SRAM AXS, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Electronic Shifting Support For SRAM AXS, Campagnolo EPS, FSA K-Force, and Shimano Di2
Rearview Radar Supported Garmin Varia, Magene L508, Bryton Gardia R300
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
Smart Light Control Via ANT+
Trainer Support Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Trainer Support Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import Via web dashboard, Chrome extension, or Firefox extension
Wireless Route Import Via Garmin Connect
Automatic Route Sync Manage all routes on the Karoo or web dashboard
Route Sync Requires companion app, bluetooth connection, and sending routes via phone
Automatic Sensor Priority With manual override
Automatic Sensor Priority
Strava Live Segments Supported
Strava Live Segments Supported
NAVIGATION CLIMBER Predictive Path Technology auto-detects upcoming climbs and displays a full-page breakdown of grade, distance-to-top, and elevation-to-top
ClimbPro Auto-detects upcoming climbs and displays a full-page breakdown of grade, distance-to-top, and elevation-to-top
Pin-Drop Route Creation Route-to-pin or create full savable routes on device
Ad-hoc route creation only
'Navigate to Start' Navigate to the start of any route in your offline maps
'Navigate to Start' Navigate to the start of any route in your offline maps
Rerouting Speed Under 5 seconds on any route length
Rerouting Speed Up to 20+ seconds for longer routes
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available on all routes, pin-drop routing, and rerouting
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available with certain routing filetypes
Map Interaction Fast touchscreen pan and zoom, with pinch gestures or hardware buttons
Map Interaction Touchscreen pan and zoom
Map Coverage Free global maps, downloadable over WiFi
Map Coverage One region included, paid additional map sets, installable free map layers
Map POIs Details like cafes, water fountains, bathrooms, and campsites. Global and route-level POIs as well.
Map POIs POI list with icons at higher zoom levels, manual POI
Map Infrastructure Detection Build any route for Pavement, Gravel or MTB specific surfaces
Map Infrastructure Detection Cycling, MTB, tour cycling options
3.2 Inch Screen 480 x 800, 292 PPI
3.5 Inch Screen 282 x 470, 157 PPI
Frequent Software Updates Including new features and bug fixes
Intermittent software updates including bug fixes
167g Device and mount weight,
172g Device and mount weight,
Onboard Sensors 3 axis accelerometer
Onboard Sensors Accelerometer
USB-C IP67 waterproof with rubber hatch
Up to 14 hour Up to 35 hour
45-Day Risk-free return policy
30-Day Refund on hardware purchases
HARDWARE Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system Garmin Mounts (standard and out-front)
Cellular Data Up to 4G LTE supported via optional SIM card
32 GB Total internal storage
32 GB Total internal storage
QWERTY Keyboard Smartphone style, via touchscreen
ABCDE Keyboard Full-screen, via touchscreen
Touchscreen and Button Navigation Interface navigable by touchscreen or buttons for almost everything. Use whichever you prefer.
Touchscreen Navigation Buttons only for certain functions, touchscreen only for everything else
3rd Party Apps Support for Xert as well as the ability to sideload Android APKs
3rd Party Apps Via Garmin Connect IQ
Graphic Datafields Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, distance and elevation remaining, electronic shifting, tire pressure
Graphic Datafields Heart rate and power zone graphics, upcoming and historical elevation, electronic gearing
INTEGRATION All preferences, routes, and activities are saved to the cloud
No data backup – all settings lost after every reset
Smartphone notifications supported Smartphone notifications supported
Connectivity WiFi
Connectivity WiFi
Electronic Shifting Support SRAM AXS, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Electronic Shifting Support For SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Rearview Radar Supported Garmin Varia, Magene L508, Bryton Gardia R300
Rearview Radar Supported Garmin Varia, Magene L508, Bryton Gardia R300
Smart Light Control Via ANT+
Smart Light Control Via ANT+
Trainer Support Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Trainer Support Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import Via web dashboard, Chrome extension, or Firefox extension
Wireless Route Import Via Garmin Connect
Automatic Route Sync Manage all routes on the Karoo or web dashboard
Route Sync Requires companion app, bluetooth connection, and sending routes via phone
Automatic Sensor Priority With manual override
Automatic Sensor Priority
Strava Live Segments Supported
Strava Live Segments Supported
NAVIGATION CLIMBER Predictive Path Technology auto-detects upcoming climbs and displays a full-page breakdown of grade, distance-to-top, and elevation-to-top
ClimbPro Auto-detects upcoming climbs and displays a full-page breakdown of grade, distance-to-top, and elevation-to-top
Pin-Drop Route Creation Route-to-pin or create full savable routes on device
Ad-hoc route creation only
'Navigate to Start' Navigate to the start of any route in your offline maps
'Navigate to Start' Navigate to the start of any route in your offline maps
Rerouting Speed Under 5 seconds on any route length
Rerouting Speed Up to 20+ seconds for longer routes
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available on all routes, pin-drop routing, and rerouting
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available with certain routing filetypes
Map Interaction Fast touchscreen pan and zoom, with pinch gestures or hardware buttons
Map Interaction Touchscreen pan and zoom
Map Coverage Free global maps, downloadable over WiFi
Map Coverage One region included, paid additional map sets, installable free map layers
Map POIs Details like cafes, water fountains, bathrooms, and campsites. Global and route-level POIs as well.
Map POIs POI list with icons at higher zoom levels, manual POI
Map Infrastructure Detection Build any route for Pavement, Gravel or MTB specific surfaces
Map Infrastructure Detection Cycling, MTB, tour cycling options
3.2 Inch Screen 480 x 800, 292 PPI
2.7 Inch Screen 200 x 400, 166 PPI
Frequent Software Updates Including new features and bug fixes
Intermittent software updates including bug fixes
167g Device and mount weight,
137g Device and mount weight,
Onboard Sensors 3 axis accelerometer
Onboard Sensors Altimeter
USB-C IP67 waterproof with rubber hatch USB-C IPX7 waterproof with rubber hatch
Up to 14 hour Up to 17 hour
45-Day Risk-free return policy
HARDWARE Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system Wahoo integrated
Cellular Data Up to 4G LTE supported via optional SIM card
32 GB Total internal storage
32 GB Total internal storage
QWERTY Keyboard Smartphone style, via touchscreen
Touchscreen and Button Navigation Interface navigable by touchscreen or buttons for almost everything. Use whichever you prefer.
Interface navigable via hardware buttons only
3rd Party Apps Support for Xert as well as the ability to sideload Android APKs
3rd Party Apps Through Wahoo ELEMNT App
Graphic Datafields Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, distance and elevation remaining, electronic shifting, tire pressure
Graphic Datafields Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, electronic gearing
INTEGRATION All preferences, routes, and activities are saved to the cloud
No backup preference data
Smartphone notifications supported Smartphone notifications supported
Connectivity WiFi
Connectivity WiFi
Electronic Shifting Supported For SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Electronic Shifting Supported For SRAM AXS,
Rearview Radar Supported Garmin Varia, Magene L508, Bryton Gardia R300
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
Smart Light Control Via ANT+
Trainer Support Via ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth
Trainer Support Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import Via web dashboard, Chrome extension, or Firefox extension
Route Import Manual or third party only
Automatic Route Sync Manage all routes on the Karoo or web dashboard
Route Sync Manual sync and only from third parties
Automatic Sensor Priority With manual override
Automatic Sensor Priority
Strava Live Segments Supported
Strava Live Segments Supported
NAVIGATION CLIMBER Predictive Path Technology auto-detects upcoming climbs and displays a full-page breakdown of grade, distance-to-top, and elevation-to-top
Pin-Drop Route Creation Route-to-pin or create full savable routes on device
On demand route generation
'Navigate to Start' Navigate to the start of any route in your offline maps
'Navigate to Start' Navigate to the start of any route in your offline maps
Rerouting Speed Under 5 seconds on any route length
Rerouting Speed Slower than Karoo 2 on any length route
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available for all routes automatically
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available with certain routing filetypes
Map Interaction Fast touchscreen pan and zoom, with pinch gestures or hardware buttons
Map Interaction Button input for pan and zoom
Map Coverage Free global maps, downloadable over WiFi
Map Coverage Free maps with companion app
Map POIs Details like cafes, water fountains, bathrooms, and campsites. Global and route-level POIs as well.
No native points of interest
Map Infrastructure Detection Build any route for Pavement, Gravel or MTB specific surfaces
3.2 Inch Screen 480 x 800, 292 PPI
2.2 Inch Screen 240 x 320, 182 PPI
Frequent Software Updates Including new features and bug fixes
Intermittent software updates including bug fixes
167g Device and mount weight,
94g Device and mount weight,
Onboard Sensors 3 axis accelerometer
Onboard Sensors Altimeter
USB-C IP67 waterproof with rubber hatch
Up to 14 hour Up to 15 hour
45-Day Risk-free return policy
HARDWARE Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system
Cellular Data Up to 4G LTE supported via optional SIM card
32 GB Total internal storage
16 GB Total internal storage
QWERTY Keyboard Smartphone style, via touchscreen
Touchscreen and Button Navigation Interface navigable by touchscreen or buttons for almost everything. Use whichever you prefer.
Interface navigable via hardware buttons only
3rd Party Apps Support for Xert as well as the ability to sideload Android APKs
3rd Party Apps Through Wahoo ELEMNT App
Graphic Datafields Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, distance and elevation remaining, electronic shifting, tire pressure
Graphic Datafields Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, electronic gearing
INTEGRATION All preferences, routes, and activities are saved to the cloud
No backup preference data
Smartphone notifications supported Smartphone notifications supported
Connectivity WiFi
Connectivity WiFi
Electronic Shifting Supported For SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Electronic Shifting Supported For SRAM AXS, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Rearview Radar Supported Garmin Varia, Magene L508, Bryton Gardia R300
Varia Rearview Radar Supported Garmin Varia, Magene L508, Bryton Gardia R300
Smart Light Control Via ANT+
Trainer Support Via ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth
Trainer Support Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import Via web dashboard, Chrome extension, or Firefox extension
Route Import Requires download of route file and sync to Wahoo account, or third party only
Automatic Route Sync Manage all routes on the Karoo or web dashboard
Route Sync Requires user commands, bluetooth connectivity, and linked accounts via companion app
Automatic Sensor Priority With manual override
Automatic Sensor Priority
Strava Live Segments Supported
Strava Live Segments Supported
NAVIGATION CLIMBER Predictive Path Technology auto-detects upcoming climbs and displays a full-page breakdown of grade, distance-to-top, and elevation-to-top
Pin-Drop Route Creation Route-to-pin or create full savable routes on device
No route creation on device
'Navigate to Start' Navigate to the start of any route in your offline maps
'Navigate to Start' not available
Rerouting Speed Under 5 seconds on any route length
Rerouting Speed Slower than Karoo 2 on any length route
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available for all routes automatically
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available with certain routing filetypes
Map Interaction Fast touchscreen pan and zoom, with pinch gestures or hardware buttons
Map Interaction Button input for map pan and zoom
Map Coverage Free global maps, downloadable over WiFi
Map Coverage Free maps with companion app
Map POIs Details like cafes, water fountains, bathrooms, and campsites. Global and route-level POIs as well.
No native points of interest
Map Infrastructure Detection Build any route for Pavement, Gravel or MTB specific surfaces
No routing or re-routing customization
3.2 Inch Screen 480 x 800, 292 PPI
6.1 Inch Screen 1170 x 2532, 460 PPI
Frequent Software Updates Including new features and bug fixes
Regular software updates including bug fixes
167g Device and mount weight,
174g No native mounting system
Onboard Sensors 3 axis accelerometer
Onboard Sensors 3 axis accelerometer
USB-C IP67 waterproof with rubber hatch Lightning Connector IP68 waterproof
Up to 14 hour Up to 13 hour
45-Day Risk-free return policy
14-Day Full refund or exchange
HARDWARE Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system
No native mounting system
Cellular Data Up to 4G LTE coverage via optional SIM card Cellular Data Up to 5G coverage via SIM card
32 GB Total internal storage
128 - 512 GB Total internal storage
QWERTY Keyboard Smartphone style, via touchscreen
QWERTY Keyboard Via touchscreen
Touchscreen and Button Navigation Interface navigable by touchscreen or buttons for almost everything. Use whichever you prefer.
Interface navigable by touchscreen only
3rd Party Apps Support for Xert as well as the ability to sideload Android APKs
3rd Party Apps Available via App Store
Graphic Datafields Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, distance and elevation remaining, electronic shifting, tire pressure
INTEGRATION All preferences, routes, and activities are saved to the cloud Cloud backup with Apple ID
Smartphone notifications supported Smartphone notifications
Connectivity WiFi
Connectivity WiFi
Electronic Shifting Supported For SRAM AXS, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
No Electronic Shifting Support
Rearview Radar Supported Garmin Varia, Magene L508, Bryton Gardia R300
No Varia Rearview Radar Support
Smart Light Support Via ANT+
Trainer Support Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Trainer Support Via Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import Via web dashboard, Chrome extension, or Firefox extension
Automatic Route Sync Manage all routes on the Karoo or web dashboard
Automatic Sensor Priority With manual override
Strava Live Segments Supported
Strava Live Segments Via Strava app NAVIGATION CLIMBER Predictive Path Technology auto-detects upcoming climbs and displays a full-page breakdown of grade, distance-to-top, and elevation-to-top
Pin-Drop Route Creation Route-to-pin or create full savable routes on device Pin-Drop Route Creation Available via Apple Maps
'Navigate to Start' Navigate to the start of any route in your offline maps
'Navigate to Start' not available
Rerouting Speed Under 5 seconds on any route length
Upcoming Elevation Graph Available for all routes automatically
No upcoming elevation graph
Map Interaction Fast touchscreen pan and zoom, with pinch gestures or hardware buttons
Map Interaction Touchscreen pan and zoom, with pinch gestures
Map Coverage Free global maps, downloadable over WiFi
Map Coverage Free global maps
Map POIs Details like cafes, water fountains, bathrooms, and campsites. Global and route-level POIs as well.
Map POIs Businesses and restaurants
Map Infrastructure Detection Build any route for Pavement, Gravel or MTB specific surfaces
No routing or re-routing customization
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