UREVO Strol 2E vs WalkingPad Z1
These two fold in opposite directions, and that is not a detail. One becomes a long flat slab; the other becomes a short thick block. Your storage decides this before any other specification does.
By Stephen V. · Last updated
Storage decides it. The Strol 2E folds flat and long (51.2 x 22.6 x 4.6 in) — a bed slider, with a safety handle, 265 lb capacity and 6.2 mph. The Z1folds short and thicker (31.8 x 22 x 5.4 in) — a closet stander, with 7.4 inches more belt. Measure your space first.
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The table first
| Model | Folded (L x W x H) | In use (L x W x H) | Belt (L x W) | Unit weight | Max user | Top speed | Published noise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UREVO Strol 2E | 51.2" L x 22.6" W x 4.6" Hmanufacturer spec | 48" L x 22.6" W x 38.9" Hmanufacturer spec | 40.2" L x 15" Wmanufacturer spec | 47.2 lbmanufacturer spec | 265 lbmanufacturer spec | 6.2 mphmanufacturer spec | Not publishednot published |
| WalkingPad Z1 | 31.8" L x 22" W x 5.4" Hmanufacturer spec | 56.1" L x 22" W x 4.1" Hmanufacturer spec | 47.6" L x 15.7" Wmanufacturer spec | 51 lbmanufacturer spec | 242 lbmanufacturer spec | 4 mphmanufacturer spec | Not publishednot published |
UREVO Strol 2E
Lightest with a handle
The lightest machine here that still has a safety handle, and the only one that goes fast enough to jog on.
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WalkingPad Z1
Smallest storage footprint
The only pad here that folds in half AND stays under 5.5 inches folded, which is the combination a small apartment actually needs.
The fold is the whole comparison
Most walking pad comparisons open with belt size or motor rating. This one has to open with geometry, because these two machines solve storage in genuinely different ways and everything else is secondary to which of those two shapes your home can accept.
The Z1 folds in half
The deck hinges at the middle and one half stacks onto the other. The result is 31.8 inches long — the shortest folded length of anything we track — at 5.4 inches thick. Note that the folded height is greater than the 4.1 inches it stands at, because stacking the deck doubles part of it. Measure your sofa gap against 5.4, not 4.1; people get this wrong constantly.
What that shape does: stands upright in a closet, goes behind a door, slides under a sofa with about 6 inches of clearance, fits in a car boot. It is the most flexible storage footprint on this site and it is why the Z1 is our overall apartment pick.
The Strol 2E folds flat
The handle drops and the deck stays whole. The result is 4.6 inches tall — the lowest folded height on this site — and 51.2 inches long, the longest.
What that shape does: slides under a bed frame, under a low sofa that would reject everything else, or against a wall behind furniture. What it does not do is stand anywhere. A 51-inch slab is not going into a closet, and if your storage plan was “in the wardrobe”, this machine ends that plan.
In a dorm room or a bedroom with a raised bed frame, the Strol 2E’s shape is the better one and it is not close. Run both against your own gaps here.
Then: a handle, a speed ceiling, and 7.4 inches of belt
The Strol 2E has something to hold
It is the only machine on this site with a safety handle. Every KingSmith pad, including the Z1, is a bare deck with nothing to grab if you misstep. For an unsteady walker, an older user, or anyone who intends to use the upper end of the speed range, that is not a feature comparison — it is a safety one, and it is the reason we would point a hesitant buyer at the Strol 2E over the Z1.
6.2 mph vs 4 mph
The Strol 2E is the only machine we track that reaches running speed. The Z1 tops out at a brisk walk. If you want one machine that does desk walking on weekdays and a 20-minute jog on Saturday, only one of these does both.
With a caveat that pulls the other way, hard. Stride lengthens as pace rises, and the Strol 2E has the shorter deck — 40.2 inches against 47.6. So the machine that goes faster is also the machine with less room to go fast on. For a shorter runner that is a workable combination; at six feet it is tight, and we would not buy the Strol 2E to run on at that height.
Capacity: 265 lb vs 242 lb
23 lb in the Strol 2E’s favour, on the lighter machine — 47.2 lb against 51 lb. That combination of the highest capacity and the lowest unit weight is unusual and it is the Strol 2E’s strongest spec-sheet argument after the handle.
Belt: 47.6 x 15.7 in vs 40.2 x 15 in
This is where the Z1 takes it back, decisively. 7.4 inches of extra belt length is the largest single gap on this page and the one most likely to be felt every day. On the 0.43-times-height rule of thumb a 6 ft walker’s stride is about 31 inches, which leaves roughly 9 inches of margin on the Strol 2E and about 16 on the Z1. Both work at a walk. Only one is comfortable when you change pace without thinking about it.
What neither spec sheet settles
Noise, again. UREVO publishes no decibel figure on its own product page and KingSmith publishes none for the Z1. Two blanks are not a ranking, and we are not going to manufacture one.
Also unsettled: whether the Strol 2E’s handle is rigid enough to be worth leaning on, whether either deck flexes, and how either motor sounds in your room. Those need use, which we have not had. Our method, and its limits.
Choose the Strol 2E if...
- Your storage is a long low space — under a bed, under a low sofa, behind a couch against the wall.
- You want something to hold on to. Nothing else on this site has one.
- You are near 242 lb, or over it. 265 lb is the higher ceiling.
- You want to jog occasionally and you are not tall enough for the 40.2 inch deck to be a problem.
- You are carrying it alone and want the lightest full-size pad here.
Choose the Z1 if...
- You are tall. 7.4 inches of extra belt is the biggest number on this page.
- Your storage is a closet, an alcove, or behind a door.
- You have not decided where it will live. This shape keeps more options open.
- It is going under a standing desk. 4.1 inches of deck is the lowest we track; the Strol 2E’s upright handle makes it a different kind of machine at a desk.
- You will only ever walk on it. The 6.2 mph ceiling is not worth paying for if so.
Questions people actually ask
UREVO Strol 2E or WalkingPad Z1 — which should I buy?
It comes down to where the machine will be stored. The Strol 2E folds to 51.2 x 22.6 x 4.6 inches — flat and long, which slides under a bed and will not stand in a closet. The Z1 folds to 31.8 x 22 x 5.4 inches — short and taller, which stands in a closet and clears most sofa gaps. Beyond that the Strol 2E adds a safety handle, 23 lb of capacity and a 6.2 mph ceiling; the Z1 adds 7.4 inches of belt length.
Which is lighter, the Strol 2E or the Z1?
The UREVO Strol 2E, at 47.2 lb against the Z1's 51 lb. The Strol 2E is the lightest walking pad we track that still has a safety handle, and 3.8 lb is not much on paper — but the Strol 2E has something to hold and the Z1 does not, which changes the carry more than the number does.
Can you run on the UREVO Strol 2E?
It reaches 6.2 mph, which is a jog for most people, and it is the only machine on this site that goes fast enough to be a running treadmill as well as a walking pad. The constraint is the deck: at 40.2 inches the belt is over seven inches shorter than the Z1's, and stride lengthens as pace increases, so the faster you go the tighter that deck gets.
Which has the bigger walking belt?
The Z1, clearly: 47.6 x 15.7 inches against the Strol 2E's 40.2 x 15. That is 7.4 inches more length and 0.7 inches more width. For a taller walker the length difference is the deciding specification on this page, and it runs the opposite way to the speed ceiling.
Does either publish a noise figure?
Neither. UREVO publishes no decibel figure on its own product page and KingSmith publishes none for the Z1 — it publishes one for the A1 Pro only. So on the question that decides most apartment purchases, this comparison has nothing to offer, and we would rather say that than invent a ranking.
Read next
- UREVO Strol 2E review — the lightest machine we track, and what the short belt costs.
- Will it fit? Folded sizes vs real apartment storage — both folded shapes against a sofa, a bed frame and a closet.
- Best walking pads for tall walkers — where the 7.4 inch belt gap on this page is ranked across the field.
- Best walking pads for dorm rooms — where the Strol 2E's long flat fold becomes the right shape.
- WalkingPad Z1 vs C2 — if you have already ruled out the UREVO and are inside KingSmith.