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Review on Polar Vantage M Smart Watch, Black by Anastazja Odyniec ᠌
Not exactly what I wanted, but basically everything is fine.
I'm changing my review after a couple of months of use. I have been running for nine months, this is my first running watch. I think that they are suitable for beginners, running with a watch is much more comfortable than with a fitness bracelet or just with an application on your phone. The watch collects a bunch of various statistics that help you train more efficiently. But glitches are constantly frustrating - either with the pace of trouble, or with the heart rate, in the end you just stop trusting the clock. Every time you think - did they intend to do it normally today or again show random numbers? They fail to do their main job. Not recommended for serious workouts.
Pros
- - design - accurate GPS - no touch screen. I wanted to exclude any accidental clicks and the like. - synchronization with other applications - strava, nike running - with constantly on heart rate control, the battery is kept for 5-6 days, it is charged quickly, somewhere in an hour and a half
Cons
- - heart rate monitor. I started running in compliance with the pulse zones and it turned out that the heart rate monitor shows anything, but not a more or less accurate pulse. It can easily jump from 140 to 180. I often run at a conversational pace (read - slow running, pulse 130-140), the clock shows a pulse of 170. The result - I just do not trust the clock. - may not include a run in the daily activity (see photo). I ran 6.83 km, the clock shows daily activity - 3.4 km. - a pedometer similar to the first versions of fitness bracelets. That is, he counts steps on the waves of his hands, if you actively do something with your hands (wash windows, hang clothes), then you can swing 2-3 thousand steps calmly. - long synchronization with the phone - sometimes slows down the pace. For example, you clearly feel that you are running at a pace of around 5 minutes per km, the watch may show an incorrect pace for some time (8-9 minutes per km). - some things are configured only from the watch (for example, heart rate control) some only from the application. There are intuitively incomprehensible moments, at first I often had to google :-) - ugly polar app, no achievement system at all - not a very comfortable strap, the watch did not immediately sit comfortably on the hand. I got used to it for a few days.
