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3.2 Inch Screen
480 x 800, 292 PPI
Smartphone-grade touchscreen with anti-glare and water droplet rejection
3.5 Inch Screen
480 x 640, 229 PPI
Smartphone-grade touchscreen with anti-glare and water droplet rejection
Bi-Weekly Software Updates
Including new features and bug fixes
Bi-Weekly Software Updates
Including new features and bug fixes
167g
Device and mount weight,
131g for device only
241g
Device and mount weight,
186g for device only
Onboard Sensors
3 axis accelerometer
3 axis magnetometer
3 axis gyroscope
Altimeter
Ambient temperature
Onboard Sensors
3 axis accelerometer
3 axis magnetometer
3 axis gyroscope
Altimeter
Ambient temperature
USB Micro-B
IP67 waterproof
Up to 14 hour
battery life
Up to 13 hour
battery life
45-Day
Risk-free return policy
45-Day
Risk-free return policy
HARDWARE
Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system
(Adapter for quarter turn mounts included)
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, electronic gearing
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
All preferences, routes, and activities are saved to the cloud
Smartphone notifications supported
No smartphone notifications
Connectivity
WiFi
ANT+
Bluetooth (sensors and audio)
2G/3G/4G
GPS
Connectivity
WiFi
ANT+
Bluetooth (sensors and audio)
2G/3G
GPS
Electronic Shifting Supported
For SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Electronic Shifting Supported
For SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
Trainer Support
Via ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth
Trainer Support
Via ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import
Via web dashboard or Chrome extension
Wireless Route Import
Via web dashboard or Chrome 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
Auto-detects upcoming climbs and displays a full-page breakdown of grade, distance-to-top, and elevation-to-top
CLIMBER
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. Manual and route-level POIs as well.
Map POIs
Details like cafes, water fountains, bathrooms, and campsites. Manual and route-level POIs as well.
Map Infrastructure Detection
Build any route for road, gravel or MTB specific surfaces
Map Infrastructure Detection
Build any route for road, gravel or MTB specific surfaces
3.2 Inch Screen
480 x 800, 292 PPI
Smartphone-grade touchscreen with anti-glare and water droplet rejection
3.5 Inch Screen
282 x 470, 157 PPI
Touchscreen, anti-glare protector available separately
Bi-Weekly Software Updates
Including new features and bug fixes
Intermittent software updates including bug fixes
167g
Device and mount weight,
131g for device only
172g
Device and mount weight,
124g for device only
Onboard Sensors
3 axis accelerometer
3 axis magnetometer
3 axis gyroscope
Altimeter
Ambient temperature
Onboard Sensors
Accelerometer
Altimeter
Ambient temperature
USB Micro-B
With rubber hatch
Up to 14 hour
battery life
Up to 24 hour
battery life
45-Day
Risk-free return policy
30-Day
Refund on hardware purchases
HARDWARE
Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system
(Adapter for quarter turn mounts included)
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, electronic gearing
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
ANT+
Bluetooth (sensors and audio)
2G/3G/4G
GPS
Connectivity
WiFi
ANT+
Bluetooth (sensors and audio)
GPS
Electronic Shifting Support
SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force WE
Electronic Shifting Support
SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force WE
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
Trainer Support
Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Trainer Support
Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import
Via web dashboard or Chrome extension
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
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. Manual 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 road, gravel or MTB specific surfaces
Map Infrastructure Detection
Cycling, MTB, tour cycling options
3.2 Inch Screen
480 x 800, 292 PPI
Smartphone-grade touchscreen with anti-glare and water droplet rejection
2.7 Inch Screen
200 x 400, 166 PPI
Non-touch color screen with anti-glare protector available separately
Bi-Weekly Software Updates
Including new features and bug fixes
Intermittent software updates including bug fixes
167g
Device and mount weight,
131g for device only
137g
Device and mount weight,
93g for device only
Onboard Sensors
3 axis accelerometer
3 axis magnetometer
3 axis gyroscope
Altimeter
Ambient temperature
Onboard Sensors
Altimeter
Ambient temperature
USB Micro-B
With rubber hatch
Up to 14 hour
battery life
Up to 17 hour
battery life
45-Day
Risk-free return policy
HARDWARE
Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system
(Adapter for quarter turn mounts included)
Cellular Data
Up to 4G LTE coverage available via optional SIM card
32 GB
Total internal storage
2.78 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 stop sideload Android APKs
Graphic Datafields
Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, electronic gearing
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
ANT+
Bluetooth (sensors and audio)
2G/3G/4G
GPS
Connectivity
WiFi
ANT+
Bluetooth
GPS
Electronic Shifting Supported
For SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Electronic Shifting Supported
For SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
Trainer Support
Via ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth
Trainer Support
Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import
Via web dashboard or Chrome 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
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'
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 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
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. Manual and route-level POIs as well.
No native points of interest
Map Infrastructure Detection
Build any route for road, gravel or MTB specific surfaces
No routing or re-routing customization
3.2 Inch Screen
480 x 800, 292 PPI
Smartphone-grade touchscreen with anti-glare and water droplet rejection
2.2 Inch Screen
240 x 320, 182 PPI
Non-touch color display with available anti-glare protector
Bi-Weekly Software Updates
Including new features and bug fixes
Intermittent softeware updates including bug fixes
167g
Device and mount weight,
131g for device only
94g
Device and mount weight,
69g for device only
Onboard Sensors
3 axis accelerometer
3 axis magnetometer
3 axis gyroscope
Altimeter
Ambient temperature
Onboard Sensors
Altimeter
Ambient temperature
Up to 14 hour
battery life
Up to 15 hour
battery life
45-Day
Risk-free return policy
HARDWARE
Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system
(Adapter for quarter turn mounts included)
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
Graphic Datafields
Dynamic heart rate and power zone datafields, upcoming and historical elevation, electronic gearing
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
ANT+
Bluetooth (sensors and audio)
2G/3G/4G
GPS
Connectivity
WiFi
ANT+
Bluetooth
GPS
Electronic Shifting Supported
For SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Electronic Shifting Supported
For SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
Trainer Support
Via ANT+ FE-C and Bluetooth
Trainer Support
Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import
Via web dashboard or Chrome 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
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. Manual and route-level POIs as well.
No native points of interest
Map Infrastructure Detection
Build any route for road, gravel or MTB specific surfaces
No routing or re-routing customization
3.2 Inch Screen
480 x 800, 292 PPI
Smartphone-grade touchscreen with anti-glare and water droplet rejection
6.1 Inch Screen
1170 x 2532, 460 PPI
Touchscreen
Bi-Weekly Software Updates
Including new features and bug fixes
Regular software updates including bug fixes
167g
Device and mount weight,
131g for device only
174g
No native mounting system
Onboard Sensors
3 axis accelerometer
3 axis magnetometer
3 axis gyroscope
Altimeter
Ambient temperature
Onboard Sensors
3 axis accelerometer
3 axis magnetometer
3 axis gyroscope
Barometer
Ambient temperature
Lightning Connector
IP68 waterproof
Up to 14 hour
battery life
Up to 13 hour
battery life
45-Day
Risk-free return policy
14-Day
Full refund or exchange
HARDWARE
Hammerhead Karoo 2 mounting system
(Adapter for quarter turn mounts included)
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, electronic gearing
INTEGRATION
All preferences, routes, and activities are saved to the cloud
Cloud backup with Apple ID
Smartphone notifications supported
Smartphone notifications
supported
Connectivity
WiFi
ANT+
Bluetooth (sensors and audio)
2G/3G/4G
GPS
Connectivity
WiFi
Bluetooth (sensors and audio)
2G/3G/4G
GPS
Electronic Shifting Supported
For SRAM eTap, SRAM AXS, Shimano Di2, Campagnolo EPS, and FSA K-Force
No Electronic Shifting Support
Varia Rearview Radar Supported
No Varia Rearview Radar Support
Trainer Support
Via ANT+ and Bluetooth
Trainer Support
Via Bluetooth
Wireless Route Import
Via web dashboard or Chrome 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
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. Manual and route-level POIs as well.
Map POIs
Businesses and restaurants
Map Infrastructure Detection
Build any route for road, gravel or MTB specific surfaces
No routing or re-routing customization
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