Coros just added offline maps to its most affordable sports watch — but there's a catch

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The Coros Pace 4 impressed from the moment I first strapped it to my wrist, and after using it for several months of marathon training I liked it even more.One of the very few complaints I had about the watch was that it didn’t offer offline maps. Guess what just got added to the Coros Pace 4 via a free software update?You can now download maps to the Coros Pace 4 and use it to follow routes with turn-by-turn directions, making it one of the most affordable sports watches to offer this feature.Coros has always done a great job of adding value to its watches with software updates long after they launch, but this is a particularly big upgrade and one I wasn’t expecting. There is, however, a minor catch with the new feature…You only have 4GB of space to play with

(Image credit: Future)The 4GB of storage on the Pace 4 is a lot less than the minimum of 16GB you usually get on watches with maps, and it limits how much you can download to the watch, especially if you also store your music on the Pace 4.It’s also important to note that a lot of that 4GB is already taken up with system data, so you can’t manage it — I only have 1.6GB left on my Coros Pace 4 without any music on the watch.I consider this a fairly small drawback though, because there is still comfortably enough space to download your local area and you can add and remove maps easily through the app, so you can download places you plan to travel to.Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.