Polar Pacer – GPS Running Watch – High-Speed Processor
Polar Pacer – GPS Running Watch – High-Speed Processor – Ultra-Light – Bright Display – Grip Buttons – Personalised Training Program & Recovery Tools – Heart Rate Monitor – Music Controls
24/7 Activity Tracking
Being active is important for your health, so it makes complete sense that tracking your activity all day, every day is important.
24/7 Activity Tracking will automatically count the moves you make and the steps you take.
Walking Test
Improving on something you can actually see is much more simple than guessing. VO2max is the ultimate figure to illustrate your aerobic fitness – and now finding it is as easy as going for a stroll.
Sleep Plus Stages
Getting enough quality sleep is vital for health and well-being. Sleep Plus Stages automatically tracks the amount and quality of your sleep and shows how long you spent in each sleep stage.
Nightly Recharge
See how well your body recovers from the demands of your day during the night – open your eyes to information you can use.
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| Pace, time, distance, laps & interval timer, stopwatch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Running program | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Enhanced high-speed processor | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Optimized MIP display | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Advanced wrist-based heart rate tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Walking test, Running performance test, Leg recovery test | Walking test | Walking test, Running performance test | Running performance test, Leg recovery test | ||
| Integrated barometer with wrist-based running power | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Turn-by-Turn Guidance powered by komoot | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Weight | 40 g | 41 g | 51 g | 45 g | 52 g |
| Battery Life | Up to 35h Training Mode (up to 100h w/ power-save options); up to 7 days in Watch Mode | Up to 35h Training Mode (up to 100h w/ power-save options); up to 7 days in Watch Mode | Up to 8h Training Mode; up to 5 days Watch Mode | Up to 40h Training Mode (up to 100h w/ power-save options); up to 7 days Watch Mode | Up to 40h Training Mode (up to 100h w/ power-save options); up to 7 days Watch Mode |
| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.15 cm; 40 Grams |
| Model: | 900102176 |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacture: | Polar |
| Department: | Unisex |
| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.15 cm; 40 Grams |
| Origin: | Malaysia |
This watch exceeded my expectations especially since it was cheaper than most of the other GPS watches. I bought this to track my lap times while riding Motocross but I found myself wearing it all the time and loving the sleep tracker and all of the other data it tracks throughout the day.
This watch exceeded my expectations especially since it was cheaper than most of the other GPS watches. I bought this to track my lap times while riding Motocross but I found myself wearing it all the time and loving the sleep tracker and all of the other data it tracks throughout the day.
Serious watch for serious runners
No frills. Nothing you don’t need and everything you do that’s very functional!
Easy to operate and great backend for health/fitness application.
Only trouble is – sometimes – synching data/sessions from watch back to backend thru the Apple phone is finicky.
Polar sempre TOP💪credevo.....leggere tutta la recensione!
Arrivo da Garmin Fr235.
Ho voluto passare a Polar, passaggio perfetto
Il sensore cardiaco lavora in modo preciso e stabile.
Quello che non avevo nel Garmin
Ottimo Smartwatch per correre
Agg dopo 5 mesi di utilizzo:
MANCANO I SUONI DURANTE L’ALLENAMENTO!
La sola vibrazione non compensa questa mancanza!!!
Ho scritto a Polar,ma niente….non hanno voglia di rilasciare un aggiornamento software che attivi i suoni.
Delusione
ACQUISTO SBAGLIATO…
Mi dispiace moltissimo in quanto il sensore FC e GPS funzionano alla grande,ma i suoni sono fondamentali per allenarsi!
Ottimo supporto per gli allenamenti
Funzionamento perfetto! Quadrante ben visibile e durata della batteria adeguata. Consigliatissimo!
Top Uhr mit Top Akku-Laufzei
An dieser Uhr gibt es bislang nichts auszusetzen. Sie ist sehr zu empfehlen. Ich mache mehrmals pro Woche unterschiedlichen sport und habe eine Akku-Laufzeit von ziemlich genau einer Woche. Die Aufzeichnungen der Sportarten sind perfekt. Ebenso die Schlafaufzeichnung und Analyse ber die App
I have had a lot of different smart watches and this is the one I prefer. What makes it a little better than other watches is the heart rate monitoring which can be used during exercise. The watch also stays charged for a long time and I like the app.
I have had a lot of different smart watches and this is the one I prefer. What makes it a little better than other watches is the heart rate monitoring which can be used during exercise. The watch also stays charged for a long time and I like the app.
Polar Pacer Pro - Sportwatch con GPS
Gi in possesso di uno sportwatch datato ho fatto questo aggiornamento e mi sono trovato subito bene. Facile da configurare e risultata comodo durante le uscite. Speriamo che la batteria (non sostituibile) duri nel tempo.
Bonne montre running simple et précise
Elle rpond tout fait mes besoins. Elle semble plutt prcise tant au niveau du GPS que du cardio. L’application est agrable, sauf peut-tre quand on veut crer un programme de fractionn, l’outil est trs riche mais aussi un peu fastidieux. J’ai longtemps hsit avec la coros ou une garmin, je ne regrette pas mon choix.
I like this watch more and more as I use it. It's simple but reliable. Quick to connect to gps and has all the features one requires. The report and analysis features are great with Polar watches. Battery life is very good. It is so lightweight and comfortable. One complain I have is that there is a lag on the backlight when you lift up your wrist to read the time.
I like this watch more and more as I use it. It’s simple but reliable. Quick to connect to gps and has all the features one requires. The report and analysis features are great with Polar watches. Battery life is very good. It is so lightweight and comfortable. One complain I have is that there is a lag on the backlight when you lift up your wrist to read the time.
Nueva gama media de polar para running
Me encanta, sustituto de mis m430 m400, echo en falta servicio de notificaciones mejorado.
A bateria dura muito
Amei, muito preciso em minha rotina de treino e atividades dirias.
Ottimo
Un Polar che tra tutti i disponibili forse uno dei migliori per qualit prezzo. Va bene un po’ per tutti o per coloro che hanno esigenze normali, sicuramente non per professionisti, escursionisti, ecc. Per per la citt ottimo.
orologio leggero
Lo usa da poco, l’orologio leggero e di facile utilizzo.
Light weight excellent watch
The watch is very nice looking, it’s very light that I dont feel it on my wrist. I love the App to review the daily activities and my sleep patterns, heart rate monitoring. I’m still new to it so I know that after a while I will be getting fitness tips based on my regular activity and workouts. Overall a great purchase. I also bought one for my husband.
The only thing it misses is not having a touch screen like my old Samsung Frontier S3.
In this model the buttons are hard to press.
Polaruhr umfangreich
Die Bedienung ist sehr umfangreich und fr ltere Menschen zu kompliziert.
Schöne und praktische Uh
Die Uhr hat genau so viel wie man fr die meisten Sportarten braucht. Ohne viel Schnickschnack und auf den Punkt fr einen super Preis.
Amazing Fitness Watch
Bought this as an upgrade since my Polar Vantage M showed signs of a weakening battery.
GPS is much better than on my old Vantage M.
Generally the menus and controls on this watch feel very intuitive and I appreciate that it is controlled with buttons on the sides instead of having a touchscreen.
Overall perfect fit for what I expected from this watch.
Worth the money!
I have used Garmin watches and they do a lot very well. Most recently the fenix 7 solar. That is a great watch but bulky and heavy. I thought I would try the Pacer Pro at 41 grams. It is very comfortable, you barely notice that you have it on even when sleeping. The GPS is accurate and connects quickly. It measures sleep extremely well. I run but also do many other cardio exercises and they have everything I do as a workout. Also has strength training. The Polar app is comparable to Garmin for what I look at.
I gave up music (although I always had trouble with that with Garmin), maps, and the touchscreen. Also Polar does not give you the abundance of watch face options as Garmin and it seems like replacement watch bands are not as plentiful or really as seamless as with Garmin. All that said, for me, the Polar Pacer Pro brings what I need in a fitness watch at a very good price! And it is incredibly light and comfortable!
Perfekt für AnfängerInnen und Fortgeschrittene
Super einfache Bedienung, gute Akkulaufzeit, sehr komfortables Tragegefhl, perfekt fr das Laufen drauen und drinnen. Wrde wieder eine Polar kaufen.
Belle montre pour runne
En remplacement de ma Polar Vantage M, qui tait trs bien et fonctionnait sans problme (cadeau pour ma fille). Je voulais une montre un peu plus complte pour tre tranquille un bon moment. Ce qui m’intressait surtout avec la Pacer Pro c’est la mesure de puissance au poignet sans capteur additionnel et quelques fonctions supplmentaires.
Montre lgre agrable porter, pas d’irritation avec le silicone du bracelet. Possibilit de mettre l’adaptateur Shift pour viter d’acheter des bracelets “propritaires”. J’ai une ceinture cardiaque H7 de Polar qui est compatible avec la Pacer Pro pour les fractionns, pas de soucis.
Ravi de mon achat. Je recommande
Davvero soddisfacente
Venivo da uno smart Watch touch, esattamente come pensavo, avere i tasti fisici mentre sono fa sport decisamente pi comodo, funziona sempre, anche in piscina..
Il men molto veloce, ha davvero tantissimi programmi di allenamento, l’app molto risicata ma ha tutto l’essenziale, le notifiche arrivano tutte (ed era l’unica parte “smart” che mi interessava)
La batteria dura 10 in periodi di fermo, cala se si fanno molte sessioni di sport ma rimane soddisfacente.
Lo schermo non oled, questo inizialmente mi ha fatto storcere un po’ il naso, ma dopo averlo utilizzato mesi devo dire che sempre molto visibile, anche con molta luce, che sempre attivo e nonostante ci la batteria non ne risente.
uno sport watch puro, se cercate uno smart Watch con app eccetera forse meglio che vi rivolgete altrove, ma io sono molto soddisfatto e lo ricomprerei
Mi polar Pacer pro favorito!
Que puedo decir de este pedazo reloj, que me cant,
Pros: autonoma 6dias usados a top, Gym,bici,tuning, precisin absolutamente en GPS y cardio, estudio del sueo muy preciso y seguimientos de tus entrenamientos, interfaz polar me encanta,la pantalla retroiluminacin por la luz se ve estupenda.peso y colores estticamente es muy bonito.
Contras: precio si no lo encuentras en oferta,la colocacin de los botones estn echos para zurdos,el GPS al empezar es rpido en encontrar pero los eh visto de ms rpidos por la competencia y ms antiguos que est, tiene una infinidad de deportes a elegir pero con trampa porque no ah muchas diferencias entre ellas.
Solo puedo terminar diciendo de este reloj que si as tenido un Polar este reloj no te decepciona.super contento con mi reloj Polar Pacer pro junto mi Banda pectoral H10.
1 mes de uso y el reloj a dejado de cargar,un imn se a salido como muestro en la foto y no ah forma de cargar el reloj,me puesto en contacto con servicio tcnico y estoy a la espera de reparacin,comentar que estoy bastante contento con el reloj pero algo molesto con lo sucedido ya que lo cuido incluso ni me ducho con el reloj y con 1 mes no me esperaba esto.escribire experiencia con el servicio tcnico.
14 das y ya tengo de nuevo mi reloj, estoy Muy content,me quedo corto!, decir para como positivo que el servicio tcnico est a la altura del reloj,sin mareos,sin escaqueos se icieron carg de la reparacin del imn,para m sorpresa me enviaron un reloj Nuevo y no me lo esperaba, vuelvo a repetir que el servicio tcnico est a la altura de la Marca y es estupendo,como contra decir que no ah servicio tcnico en Espaa,el reloj se enva a Holanda y eso Ace que tengas que esperar con paciencia el reloj reparado, quiero terminar agradeciendo a polar por solucionar mi problema.gracias!
Ligero, cómodo y bueno
Empezar comentando que tiene bastantes funciones que de momento no he usado ya que lo tengo prcticamente un mes. De todas formas hay algunas que no creo que vaya a usar ya que bsicamente lo uso para el running y senderismo. El reloj es lo que iba buscando ya que no es aparatoso para usarlo a diario. Es muy cmoda y ligero. Te marca la frecuencia cardiaca en la mueca aunque yo prefiero la cinta de pecho para las carreras. El anterior que tuve tambin fue Polar y me fue muy bien por lo que decid seguir con esta marca. Una cosa que tambin me ha gustado es que se carga sin necesidad de meter ningn conector insertado al telfono. El conector va en superficie por lo que lo veo ms duradero en principio. Tambin lleva un adaptador para poner cualquier tipo de correa en caso de tener que cambiarla. En definitiva, me parece una buena relacin calidad / precio. Un saludo!
La bateria dura muchísimo
Es un reloj muy preciso, y cmodo. La batera en modo reloj dura hasta una semana y con GPS algo menos pero para un entrenamiento normal tambin te dura mnimo 3-4 das. El nico pero que le pongo es la app me gusta mucho ms la de Garmin que te marca la velocidad es por tramo y dems directamente en el mapa y esta no. Otras Vegas que no todas las aplicaciones de mapas se pueden descargar directamente pero conectando al ordenador puedes precargar los mapas sin ningn problema y es bastante fcil.
Impressed
Have tried numerous Polar watches in the past and none impressed at all, but the Pacer Pro is very different. Light and easily comfortable for 24hr wear, glitch free bluetooth sync with the app which now (finally!) works with Google Fit. This one is for keeps.
Compr este reloj deportivo de polar hace unos dos meses, por lo que puedo dar una opinin de cmo me ha ido en este tiempo:
-Esttica/Comodidad: el apartado esttico es algo personal, en mi caso me gusta porque es un reloj bonito y discreto. Es un reloj ligero por lo que es muy cmodo para llevarlo en el da a da, y tambin para dormir con l.
– GPS: en espacios abiertos, tarda poco en pillar la seal para poder iniciar la actividad. Cuando ests entre edificios, le cuesta ms en pillarlo o en das nublados tambin tarda ms. Cmo consejo, si te desplazas a otra ciudad para una carrera, pon el reloj para empezar la actividad para que pille seal gps, y el da de la carrera tardar menos. En relacin a la distancia no hay sobresaltos. Cuando voy con la MTB da una distancia similar ( sin diferencias notables) a mi ciclocomputador Garmin.
-Pantalla: la pantalla no es tctil sino que te desplazas con los botones fsicos que lleva el reloj. Para hacer deporte, en mi opinin, es ms cmodo con botones que pantalla tctil ( por experiencia con el ignore). En cuanto a visibilidad se ve muy bien en la mayora de condiciones.
– Procesador: el reloj va muy fluido, y puedes moverte por las distintas pantallas que tiene:pasos realizados en el da, estado del entrenamiento (bajo, mantenimiento, productivo o sobrecarga), frecuencia cardaca, ltimo entrenamiento, nightly recharge (calidad de sueo), entrenamiento que te recomienda el entrenador virtual (fitspark), meteorologa, tiempo de entreno semanal.
– Detector frecuencia cardaca: el nuevo sensor funciona realmente bien. No tengo picos raros de frecuencia ni cuando hago series a ritmo alto. Cuando me pongo cinta cardaca con otro dispositivo y coincide en la media, aunque si hay en el tiempo que he estado en cada zona cardaca durante mi actividad. Creo que para un uso amateur es ms que suficiente. Adems, el reloj permite conectar una banda de pecho por ejemplo.
– Rendimiento en running: hay varios perfiles como atletismo, correr o running en asfalto. Puedes modificar la informacin que ves en pantalla, y puedes moverte por diferentes interfaz en las que puedes ver ritmo cardaco medio, mximo o mnimo, pendientes realizadas, potencia de carrera ( es de los pocos relojes que permiten obtener datos de potencia sin sensor externo). Puedes poner ritmo objetivo de ritmos de carrera, intervalos ( prefiero hacer ese tipo de entrenamiento en la app de polar flow), rutas, volver sobre la ruta, etc. Es un reloj muy completo para corredores.
-Trail running: similar a lo comentado para running, aunque aqu cabe mencionar el barmetro que servir para darte una altitud ms exacta, y la funcin Hill Slplitter se encargar de detectar cada ascenso y descenso que haces (est funcin est tambin en ciclismo de montaa). Tambin puedes ver la altitud en la que ests, ascenso total y descenso, al igual que el porcentaje de pendiente que ests realizando en ese momento. Ests funciones tambin estn en running. Para hacer trail running se defiende bien, aunque su mayor rendimiento es para running, especialmente porque no est construido de materiales ms resistentes como otros relojes outdoor.
-Batera: en mi caso no me aguanta los 7 das que dicen que durar, incluso sin tener las notificaciones del mvil conectadas. Suele durarme unos 4 das aproximadamente, pero los deportes que ms realiz son al aire libre, utilizando el GPS con la mayor precisin. En cuanto a batera para carreras, con el 100% de batera da para unas 35h que no he llegado a probarlo. Si bajas de precisin el GPS puedes hacer ms horas. Para corredores de media o maratn en asfalto, trail de 40 o 50km no tendrn problemas de batera.
-Sueo: llevo aos con polar y creo que funciona bastante bien, tanto el ignite que tuve como este pacer pro.
– Otras cuestiones: en relacin con el Fitspark, app de polar, entrenamientos programados (5k,10k,21k, etc.) No lo he utilizado en profundidad. En relacin al fitspark est bien como gua de entrenamiento.
Para concluir, decir que me parece una buena compra, da mucho a un precio contenido (especialmente junto a la app polar flow). Cosas que mejorara: mayor rapidez del GPS que en ocasiones tarda y una mayor duracin de batera.
Es muy cómodo y se ve muy bie
Encontr este Polar Pacer a un precio inusualmente bajo y decid probarlo. La sensacin que me ha dejado es agridulce: tiene muchas cosas que me gustan, pero tambin unas cuantas que no y que me haran difcil o imposible acostumbrarme a l. Lo he usado ininterrumpidamente durante una semana y, francamente, al quitrmelo di un suspiro de alivio. Aqu va mi explicacin y mi opinin, que es muy personal.
Lo que me gusta:
el display del reloj tiene muy buena claridad, y adems Polar presenta los datos de forma atractiva a todo color. Los sensores de mueca son (relativamente) fiables, y la batera dura bastante y se carga con rapidez. El anlisis del sueo es muy bueno, espectacular.
Me gusta menos:
– para mi tamao de mueca resulta algo grande (45 mm) y grueso. No me importa durante el da, pero para dormir si me resulta incmodo.
– las acciones que realizan y el tamao de los botones los veo engorrosos y nada lgicos, yo opino que estn mal pensados: para empezar a hacer cualquier cosa (ejercicio, retocar ajustes, etc) tienes que usar el boton ‘Back’, lo cual no es precisamente intuitivo… Adems, aunque se usa para todo, ese botn apenas sobresale del perfil del reloj, me resulta imposible encontrarlo sin mirar y presionarlo con exactitud. En cambio el botn ‘Start’ sobresale bastante, es de mayor tamao, se localiza sin mirar, es rojo y… apenas se usa? Francamente, no lo entiendo.
El sensor cardaco de mueca merece su propio comentario. He comprobado su funcionamiento varios das llevando al mismo tiempo una banda de pecho (de marca Polar, por cierto, pero conectada a un reloj Garmin). En general la precisin de la frecuencia cardaca en la mueca tal como la mide el Polar Pacer es muy buena. Sobre todo me ha sorprendido lo rpido que sigue los cambios de pulsaciones, tanto al incrementar como al disminuir. Es justo lo que todo usuario desea en estos dispositivos de mueca, que su respuesta a los cambios sea igual de rpida que una banda de pecho. El Pacer casi lo consigue, as que hay que felicitar a Polar.
Por otro lado, he encontrado que en ocasiones el sensor se volva un poco loco y marcaba pulsaciones que no tenan nada que ver. Por ejemplo yo tena 90 y l marcaba 130, o yo tena 110 y el marcaba 150. Estas ‘crisis’ le duraban al reloj 15 o 30 segundos, despus ya volva a marcar bien. Naturalmente no puedo saber si esos ‘ataques’ son algo general o solo de mi dispositivo concreto.
Schön leicht!
Ich hatte vorher die M430, die echt gut war und ist. Leider ist der Akku nach 4-5 Stunden am Ende. Lange Touren also nicht mglich. Dafr nun die Polar Pacer im Test.
Bisher erfllt sie ihren Dienst mehr als ordentlich. Lediglich bei den Hhenmetern sollte man nicht alles glauben, was sie so von sich gibt. 5 Tage hlt sie locker durch, ohne an die Steckdose zu mssen.
Sie ist sehr leicht und ber griffige Tasten gut zu bedienen.
Ich werde sie behalten und empfehle sie.
Comprei o relgio Polar no dia 05/11/2022 por R$1.524,56 (vendido e entregue pela Amazon). A entrega foi feita por intermdio da Dilogo Logstica e chegou no dia 08/11/2022. A nota fiscal foi disponibilizada no dia seguinte.
Na caixa vem o relgio, carregador usb, parte da pulseira extra e a garantia e o guia de introduo
Pluguei o relgio no notebook e em 30 minutos conclu a configurao do relgio (parece uma eternidade – risos). O relgio veio com 73% de bateria. Deixei carregando (no usb do notebook) at completar 100% (o que demorou cerca de 30 minutos – espera-se, ento, pelo carregamento via usb/notebook, que demore cerca de duas horas para carregar toda carga pelo tempo de durao da bateria que a marca informa, no acho que isso seja algo ruim).
Tempo de durao da bateria: o relgio est ligado desde s 15h do dia 08/11/2022. At o momento utilizei cerca de 2/3 horas de atividade fsica (com gps e monitorao de batimentos) e mais anlise de duas noites de sono, alm das funes normais do relgio = est com 58% de bateria.
Eu estava com dvidas entre este relgio e o Garmin 55, mas optei pelo Polar por no ouvir bons comentrios a respeito da assistncia tcnica da Garmin no Brasil (contatei alguns vendedores de Garmin, da Amazon, e estes informaram que forneciam um ano de garantia, mas no senti segurana para fazer isso. Pensei no Garmin 245, mas vi tantos relatos de problemas na tela que acabei desistindo dessa opo
Por que no o Polar Pacer Pro? O Pacer Pro tem algumas funes que para mim, corredor amador, so inteis, tais como: barmetro, medidor de potncia, orientao komoot e hill splitter – informaes do Tnis Certo. Se fizer sentido para voc, acredito que vale a pena o investimento a mais
Sobre o relgio: ele tem um tamanho perfeito para mim, no aquele exagero do Polar Vantage V, mas penso que a Polar poderia ter aproveitado melhor o espao de tela til, pois cerca de meio milmetro da tela no tem nada, s parte da estrutura do relgio. Algumas pessoas vo achar pequeno, vejam as fotos dessa anlise (meu punho tem 19 centmetros)
bem tranquilo de visualizar as informaes mesmo sob um sol intenso (que o mnimo que se espera de relgios GPS, mas a qualidade, nesse ponto, realmente surpreendeu)
Ele muito leve (40g) e a pulseira parece super frgil, sim, parece frgil, vamos ver se ou no
Ele tem um programa de treinos que se adapta conforme o teu rendimento (tipo um Garmin Coach), o que foi um dos pontos que fez optar por esse relgio (Os relgios Polar Unite e Ignite no so para quem quer correr de forma um pouco mais sria e planejada). No polar flow voc configura seus treinos e verifica todas as informaes ( possvel reorganizar os treinos, alternando os exerccios conforme a disponibilidade maior/menor de um dia para outro)
Gostei de ter controle de msica no relgio, a voc no precisa acessar o celular ou ficar utilizando o prprio fone para isso (ele no armazena msicas, mas voc pode parar ou mudar a msica que est tocando no celular)
TOP Sportuhr zu verhältnismäßig gutem Preis
Die Polar Pacer ist fr mich der Ersatz fr meine Polar A300, die eigentlich (fast) alles kann, was ich will bzw. brauche – aber Polar Pacer kann alles deutlich besser und hat einige tolle Features zustzlich, die ich nicht mehr missen mchte:
Herzfrequenzmessung direkt mit der Uhr ohne Brustgurt funktioniert berraschend gut und genau. Habe mehrfach parallel mit dem Brustgurt (Polar H10) gemessen, und die Messungen waren meist exakt gleich und nur manchmal um 1-2 Schlge unterschiedlich.
Ebenfalls positiv berrascht mich, dass man die Uhr fr die korrekte Messung zwar recht fest zumachen muss, damit die Uhrenrckseite konstant Hautkontakt hat, aber dennoch fhlt es sich nicht zu eng, einschnrend oder unangenehm an.
Deep Teal ist ein wunderschnes Blaugrn, und berhaupt sieht die Polar Pacer sehr hbsch, fast elegant aus, so dass man sie wirklich problemlos zu so ziemlich jeder Gelegenheit und nicht nur zum Sport tragen kann.
Das Farb-Display ist sehr gut lesbar – es dunkelt automatisch ab und wird durch die Handbewegung automatisch beleuchtet, wenn man auf die Uhr schaut. Man kann es auch noch zustzlich beleuchten.
Das Design lsst sich auch ein wenig anpassen: Man kann zwischen Analog-Uhr und Digital-Uhr whlen (jeweils in mehreren Designs und Farbakzenten), und man kann auswhlen, was alles am Display angezeigt werden soll.
Wirklich gut finde ich, dass die Pacer kein Touchdisplay hat: Das spart Akku, man kann nicht versehentlich irgendwas drcken bzw. gibt es kein Problem bei Regen oder mit sonstigen nassen Fingern, die die Bedienung von Touchdisplays oft sehr erschweren.
Wer mit der Polar-Bedienlogik vertraut ist, hat keine Probleme alles Wesentliche zu finden. Die 5 Bedienknpfe funktionieren genauso wie zB bei meiner alten Polar A300:
Links oben: Displaybeleuchtung
Links unten: Stop bzw. Zurck + Verbindung zur Polar Flow App
Rechts oben und unten: Hinauf bzw. hinunter scrollen
Rechts Mitte: Okay
Ein paar kleine Unterschiede gibt es auch, man findet aber im Grunde alles intuitiv.
Mit den 5 Knpfen selbst bin ich persnlich allerdings nicht ganz glcklich: Meine A300 hat relativ flache, aber gut sprbare, runde, glatte Knpfe aus Metall, die sich gut drcken lassen. Die Pacer hat lngliche, extrem flache Druckknpfe aus Kunststoff (vermute ich), die eine extrem aufgeraute Oberflche haben, wodurch sie gut sprbar sind – dadurch, dass man sie relativ fest drcken muss, finde ich die Bedienung aber nicht annhernd so angenehm wie bei der A300.
Beim Einrichten und anfnglichen Herumprobieren und vielfachen Herumdrcken, um das Gert wirklich gut kennenzulernen, waren die rauen Druckknpfe dann schon richtig unangenehm auf den Fingerspitzen. Beim tglichen Gebrauch ist das kein Problem, aber die wirklich gute Bedienung mittels der runden Metallknpfe wie bei der A300 mit dem irgendwie viel besseren Druckpunkt fehlt mir.
Was mich allerdings echt beeindruckt und begeistert sind div. Auswertungen – auf der Uhr im berblick, in der Flow App dann sehr detailliert.
Was mir auch besonders gut gefllt: Neben dem Fitness Test, den ich bereits von meiner A300 kenne, gibt es auch noch einen Walking-Test und einen Lauftest, die noch genauer sind als der Fitness Test.
Die Polar Pacer Pro ist aktuell mit ca 100 um knapp 50 % teurer als die Polar Pacer – da mir Hhenmesser und Kompass und die paar anderen zustzlichen Funktionen wie Einbindung von Komoot-Routen nicht wichtig sind, ist die Polar Pacer fr mich die richtige Wahl.
Zwar hat sich die Hhenmessung ber GPS bisher als berraschend ungenau erwiesen (zeigte bisher immer zwischen 40 und 130 m zu viel an), ein besserer Hhenmesser wre mir aber keine 100 wert. Bin reiner Hobbysportler und brauche das nicht wirklich.
Alles in allem bin ich hoch zufrieden mit dieser Sportuhr: Das wirklich schne Design, die lange Akkulaufzeit (7 Tage, obwohl ich immer noch stndig damit herumspiele und unbedingt mehrmals tglich mit der App synchronisieren muss ;-)) und die sehr umfangreichen und informativen Auswertungen begeistern mich sehr!
Die nicht so tollen Bedienknpfe und die vllig unzuverlssige Hhenmeter-Angaben finde ich schade, schmlern meine Freude aber nicht sehr: Fr mich Hobbysportler ist die Polar Pacer wirklich die perfekte Wahl.
Nachtrag: Nachdem ich eine Polar Pacer Pro ausprobieren konnte, war ich wirklich extrem hin und her gerissen, welches Modell mir besser gefllt.
Die Pacer Pro hat einige Features zustzlich, die mich nicht so reizen, aber sicher fr andere Nutzer toll sind: zB Kompass, Komoot-Touren hochladen und Routen-Verfolgung direkt auf der Uhr.
Der Hhenmesser der Polar Pro funktioniert gut und liefert (im Gegensatz zu den Hhenangaben der Pacer) realistische Werte.
Der Knackpunkt fr mich war und ist aber die Haptik der Bedienknpfe: Bei der Pacer Pro sind sie ebenfalls lnglich und eher flach, bestehen aber aus anderem Material (Aluminium?) und fhlen sich dadurch um Klassen wertiger an. Und die Bedienung ist dadurch ebenfalls sehr viel besser.
Dem gegenber steht ein hherer Preis, sie kostet aber im Angebot nur noch gut 50 mehr als die Pacer.
Schlussendlich habe ich mich dann doch fr die deutlich hherwertige Haptik und bessere Bedienung der Pacer Pro entschieden – und bin damit jetzt restlos glcklich.
Very good product essential and woth lots of usefull information about fisical condition and sleep. Disappointing the suggested workouts that sometimes look very repetitive and not really connected with your level
Very good product essential and woth lots of usefull information about fisical condition and sleep. Disappointing the suggested workouts that sometimes look very repetitive and not really connected with your level
Einfach + GUT
Die Uhr ist ihren Preis wert. Einfach zu bedienen und die abrufbaren Informationen sind fr Lufer
sehr hilfreich und aussagekrftig. Der Akku hlt ebenfalls lange (mind. 1 Woche).
Ero per anni utilizzatore di Garmin Vivoactive3, ma dopo il secondo orologio con batteria diffettosa dopo ca. 2 anni ho deciso di tornare da Polar (possedevo un favoloso RS800). Il Pacer lo utilizzo ormai da un mese e sono soddisfatto.
GPS e misurazione cardiaca molto precisa. Misura i dati 24/24h e soprattutto la funzione Nightly Recharge fantastica. Anche Garmin ha la misurazione del sonno, ma Polar ti da anche una valutazione!
La funzione FitSpark comoda e ti aiuta a diversificare ed arricchire il proprio allenamento con varie tipologie di esercizi aggiuntivi.
Unica pecca in confronto al mondo Garmin che fino adesso ho riscontrato la composizione degli allenamenti (p.e. ripetute) che risulta su Polar Flow pi macchinosa e meno personalizzabile. La pace si pu indicare solo a zona mentre su Garmin si indica il range preciso di pace minima/massima per settore.
Il Pacer lo utilizzo anche sulla bici abbinato ad un sensore di velocit bluetooth per gli allenamenti indoor.
L’orologio molto leggero (circa 40 gr), elegante (soprattutto rispetto alla concorrenza) e ben assemblato con materiali di qualit. Lo uso principalmente per correre ma un multi sport. Pur essendo considerato l’orologio medio di casa Polar ha praticamente tutte le funzioni dell'”ammiraglia” Vantage V2″ cui si differenzia per materiali e alcune funzioni di analisi in meno (test ortostatico, recovery pro e leg recovery la cui mancanza francamente la potete avvertire e siete un atleta amatore evoluto) e per alcuni quadranti utili nell’outdoor come alba/tramonto e visualizzazione altimetria. Per le capacit offerte l’orologio di casa Polar, e forse anche della concorrenza, con il miglio rapporto prezzo/qualit/funzionalit (io poi l’ho preso su Amzon Warehouse “come nuovo” oltretutto con ulteriore sconto del 20% ed stato un super affare).
L’orologio dotato di altimetro barometrico (seppur non si pu come detto visualizzare un profilo altimetrico fuori dall’allenamento) che utilizza per il calcolo dell’altimetria in allenamento e della potenza (non necessita di alcun accessorio esterno come Garmin per calcolarla). Ha inoltre la navigazione (non cartografica per) con possibilit di importare percorsi e pianificarli in modo semplice con navigazione assistita trun-by-turn con Koomot. La navigazione se pur non cartografica funziona molto bene (meglio secondo me di quella equivalente di Garmin, per intenderci FR 255) unico l’limite non poter pianificare itinerari liberamente sulla piattaforma Polar come con Garmin. Molto ben fatta la parte analisi del sonno sia per dettagli che per precisione (superiore alla concorrenza). Il Polar nelle prima 4 ore di sonno profondo analizza la tua HRV e al mattino assegna un punteggio di recupero e prontezza all’esercizio (Nightly oecharge recovery) sulla base di questo indicatore e della qualit del sonno e propone sulla base del giudizio complessivo anche dei possibili allenamenti della giornata. Unico limite che vedo che ti dice se sei riposato e il tuo sistema centrale nervoso ha recuperato durante la notte fonda per non essendo come il test ortostatico una valutazione puntuale, fatta magari prima di allenarsi ad inizio giornata, in realt potresti aver recuperato nella seconda fase della notte e prime ore della mattina e quindi allenarti con meno prudenza di quella che potrebbe suggerirti. Diciamo che molto utili per capire se il tuo stile di vita generale o no sano (se bevo alcolici la notte prima, mangio tardi o se dormo meno l’orologio puntualmente mi da un punteggio basso di ricarica). Il monitoraggio della frequenza cardiaca H24/7 assorbe molta batteria ed in effetti se devo trovare un unico difetto che la ricarica non dura come dichiarato 7 giorni. Io con le notifiche del cellulare disattivate e anche la retroilluminazione automatica spenta e un allenamento giornaliero con GPS di circa un’ora lo devo ricaricare ogni 4/5 giorni. Il GPS, invece, assorbe veramente poca energia ed in effetti credo che le 35 ore dichiarate di funzionamento continuo in allenamento (mai provato :-)) siano realistiche .
Lato sensore HR direi che funziona molto bene ma per chi si allena suggerisco sempre la fascia cardio e il GPS mi sembra buono, non al livello dei nuovi multibanda di casa Garmin o Coros ma francamente le differenze di rilevamento distanza che ho riscontrato sono minime. Diciamo che il mio vecchio Suunto con vecchio chip Siirf era velocissimo nell’aggancio (1 sec vs anche 10-15 di questo Polar) ed era un orologio di 6 anni fa, ma come sappiamo per ridurre i consumi le case sono passate poi a chip meno energivori ma forse anche meno precisi.
La Piattaforma Polar Flow e la app sono ben fatte e danno molte informazioni. Si possono ovviamente pianificare gli allenamenti (anche ad intervalli o fasi), l’intera stagione ed possibile utilizzare uno dei programmi adattivi proposti da Polar per gare di 5k, 10k, 21K e maratona.
Lo raccomando ai runners e anche perch no ai triatleti (essendo in effetti un orologio multisport) ed avendo anche la navigazione anche a chi fa del trail o trekking ma non impegnativo e non necessita delle mappe sull’orologio. Da quando l’ho preso non mi ha dato alcun problema in termini di bug o eventuali blocchi che hanno necessitato reset vari. Il fatto che uscito da 6 mesi e sia stato rilasciato da POlar un solo aggiornamento software la dice lunga sulla stabilit maturit del prodotto rispetto a concorrenti pi blasonati (nuovi Garmin da svariate centinai di euro dopo un anno dall’uscita presentano ancora molti bug) . Certamente vuol dire che non sono state aggiunte anche nuove funzionalit ma credo qualcosa arriver e ad ogni modo quello che fa pi che sufficiente. Purtroppo siamo abituati che ogni mese debba uscire un aggiornamento con nuove funzioni o metriche sportive ma molte volte sono specchietti per le allodole che servono a poco e con poche basi scientifiche dietro.
Fa meno cose dei Garmin sicuramente (soprattutto lato smart) ma le fa bene e probabilmente sono quelle che servono per chi fa sport (molte metriche di Garmin francamente mi chiedo che utilit abbiano).
NB: un orologio per chi fa sport non per chi vuole uno smartwatch, se lo comprate con questa idea rimarrete delusi e vi sembrer un orologio di almeno 5 anni fa (lo schermo non amoled, non ha funzionalit smart a parte le notifiche dl cellulare).
Nice and smart watch for all purposes.
This smart watch is amazing. You need to download the polar app to configure the watch so as to have access to your activities data.
It is perfect for all purposes amd very accurate.
Although i wish the screen is touch screen and colour but that’s not affecting the functionality of it though but if you don’t stay calm the operation can be complex at the beginning but that is why you have the manual which is very helpful.
Buen reloj. Buen software de Polar. En general estoy contento. Me tragu muchos vdeos sobre este reloj por parte de “influenzers”. Ahondaban en las cosas buenas, pero cuando he podido probar este reloj sobre el terreno he comprobado como se haban dejado cosas por explicar.
Llevo 2 meses y unos 25 entrenos.
Me arrepiento de la compra? En absoluto. Mejor reloj calidad precio.
Lo volvera a comprar? Seguramente s, porque me niego a gastarme ms dinero y no me fo de las marcas baratas. Ya compr una y fue un desastre.
Me parece un buen reloj? Para un pipiolo, imberbe y novato como yo, s. Para un atleta profesional o un amateur que necesita rendimiento, os ser muy til. Aunque creo que roza la chapuza en algunos puntos. Lo que sucede es que Polar tiene un modelo ms caro con casi las mismas prestaciones as que dudo que tengan planes para mejorar este modelo.
Conclusin (por si no te apetece leer tanto): Ni es tan fiable como lo venden, ni todas las funciones de las que Polar alardea funcionan bien o estn bien pensadas. Al final, es un buen producto. Si te encaja en precio y los problemas que explico ms abajo no van a afectarte; se le saca muy buen rendimiento.
Ahora te explico en ms detalle y justifico mis opiniones:
Cosas que me gustan:
– Facilidad para programar ejercicios personalizados
– 4 datos en pantalla: bpm, tiempo, distancia etc. y configurables
– Que no pite, sino que vibre. (aunque tambin es una maldicin, … lo explico)
– La cantidad de datos que recoge, a m me ayudan a analizar mi progresin.
Cosas mejorables.
– Se confunde ms veces de las que debera, por el sudor o por el motivo que sea. En cada ejercicio al aire libre te pierde el GPS 4 o 5 veces y la media de tiempo se tiene que ir ajustando. A veces los latidos tambin los pierde y te dice que vas en zona 5 y t sabes que no, que ests en Zona 3 porque vas trotando. A los 20 segundos, se reajusta.
Resulta muy molesto porque si ests en un ejercicio controlando pulsaciones, se vuelve loco vibrando. T sabes que ests haciendo el ejercicio bien, pero al reloj le da una pjara y no para de vibrar. Es muy molesto. No digo que los lap los calcule mal, sino que en tiempo real se pierde como cualquier reloj del montn; aunque este valga 300.
– Seguimos con el tema de las vibraciones. A veces se solapan. El sistema vibra cada km para informarte del lap. Eso lo entiendo y creo que se puede quitar en la configuracin. De todas formas, este reloj est pensado para gente que hace ejercicio en serio. No puede ser que en medio de una serie te vibre para indicarte que ests en el lap del km4. Esto lo han probado profesionales? Y no les ha molestado, ni lo han detectado como un problema? Y si te pasa nadando o compitiendo? Que no es un reloj de 100 euros, por favor.
– El tema del test de vo2 andando es completamente intil, porque nunca ests en rango. Te piden que vayas en zona 3 caminando durante 20 minutos en plano. Nadie con un poco de fondo fsico puede caminar en zona 3. Siempre ests en zona 2 o zona 3 muy baja. Adems, no hay llanos en las ciudades donde puedas hacer 20 minutos, ni en el campo. Olvidaros de ese test, porque no se puede hacer. Como nota aparte, s que tengo la sensacin que cuantos ms datos, el sistema te analiza y aprende de tus ejercicios. A m por ejemplo, los ejercicios similares cada vez me los punta ms bajo. En agosto eran 4/5 y en setiembre ya son 3/5 (moderados).
Cosas Malas de este reloj.
La visibilidad de la pantalla. Es demasiado oscura en todas las condiciones. Tengo mis dudas que Polar haya hecho pruebas en el terreno en este punto. Si miras los vdeos y la publicidad, todo es bonito. El reloj lleva un sistema que te permite ver en condiciones complejas como sol de medioda. En condiciones normales, TAMPOCO SE VE MUY BIEN, pero se ve.
As que debo ser el nico ingenuo que entrena al alba o al ocaso. Porque NO SE VE NADA. Que no se vea a oscuras lo entiendo, pero en condiciones de luz suave se debera ver ALGO no? En el gimnasio en las zonas ms sombras, tampoco se ve bien . Os adjunto una foto para que veis que en luz suave, las letras grandes se ven ms o menos, pero las pequeas solo se intuyen.
Esto implica que tienes que buscarte la pulsera y apretar el botn de luz cada vez que quieras ver tu ritmo cardaco o cunto tiempo te falta para terminar una serie, por ejemplo. Te dificulta los entrenos en condiciones de poca luz porque vas a ciegas. Aunque gires la mueca no ves nada. Tampoco te deja mantener la luz encendida durante todo el entreno. Sera una buena solucin para quienes entrenan de noche.
Conclusin: me niego a creer que esto no lo hayan detectado los “influenzers”, ni el departamento de calidad de Polar. Para m es un fallo grave de diseo y su funcionalidad ms recomendada, me ha causado la mayor decepcin en el producto.
Cada vez que en Agosto he ido a entrenar a las 6 y media de la maana, me lo ha dificultado. No se vea nada hasta las siete y media, cuando ya terminaba la sesin. Puede que estis pensando que no es preocupante para vosotros, pero si entrenis en invierno a las 8 de la maana o las 5 de la tarde, tendris el mismo problema.
Nota a parte. Me he repasado la ayuda de la web buscando informacin sobre cmo mejorar este punto y no he encontrado nada al respecto.
La correa sujeta bien, pero se nota muy endeble cada vez que te quitas o te pones el reloj para pasar los entrenos. Si entrenas 4 o 5 veces a la semana, la correa no va a durar los dos aos. Se nota en la calidad. La solucin hubiera sido poner un sistema wifi para pasar los entrenos sin tener que quitarte el reloj. Los 300 euros no dan para esa funcionalidad, parece ser.
Yo a este reloj no le doy ms de dos aos. Se nota que no va a durar tanto. Se romper la correa y habr que decir si comprar una nueva o no, dependiendo del precio.
El cargador no es USB estndar. En mi opinin, debera estar prohibido. Polar ha colocado un sistema propio y si pierdes el cable, tendrs un problema.
Attractive product, with good menu of functions, but I found it hard to use. I bought this watch to do one thing: measure my heart rate, monitoring a serious heart problem. After several hours of trying every possible combination of buttons, then reading the Polar support site, online manual, watching video instructions, and being unable to get a live person on the chat or telephone, I finally did speak to a customer service rep, who quickly answered my question. Polar appears to assume that all users want to use every fancy doodad on the watch, and are willing to follow a complex branching structure of instructions to get to what they want. Not true..
Attractive product, with good menu of functions, but I found it hard to use. I bought this watch to do one thing: measure my heart rate, monitoring a serious heart problem. After several hours of trying every possible combination of buttons, then reading the Polar support site, online manual, watching video instructions, and being unable to get a live person on the chat or telephone, I finally did speak to a customer service rep, who quickly answered my question. Polar appears to assume that all users want to use every fancy doodad on the watch, and are willing to follow a complex branching structure of instructions to get to what they want. Not true..
Ho mandato in riparazione il vantage v2, finora quasi perfetto, per batteria kaputt. Nel frattempo ho comprato il Pacer Pro per poi cederlo. Vi dico la differenza tra i due:
– vantage v2 ha l’aria pi solida
– vantage v2 ha una batteria largamente pi duratura
– pacer pro ha una luminosit migliore
– vantage v2 ha un hrm (misura frequenza cardiaca) enormemente migliore. Anzi, diciamo che il Pacer Pro su questo disastroso (s s serrato bene sopra il polso pulito tutto ecc). Semplicemente misurazione non affidabile. Il v2 aveva un’ottima accuratezza, a parte qualche colpo di testa ogni tanto. Il problema non da poco perch con la HR l’ecosistema Polar stima una miriade di metriche (ad esempio carico cardiaco, recupero notturno, running index). Se non migliora con un aggiornamento firmware, questo hrm rende l’orologio parzialmente inutile
-pacer pro sembra avere un GPS leggermente pi pronto e preciso
– vantage v2 ha il touch screen e non se ne sente la mancanza perch su v2 lento e impazzisce sotto la doccia e la pioggia
Per il resto le funzioni sono sovrapponibili al 95%
Ma la questione hrm fa s che comprerei il v2 tutta la vita tra i due.
Cheers
Erfüllt alle meine Erwartunge
Ich nutze den Pacer zu Aufzeichnungen beim Laufen, Wandern und Radfahren.
I’m no pro runner, but I did want a running watch that had some very specific features. Pacer Pro ticked off my entire list and then some. I’ve been running with this device for about a month now. Paired w a Polar chest strap monitor (not necessary, but I already had an H10 so I just use them together), PP delivers enough feedback and after-workout metrics to really satisfy most every runner. Polar Flow, both in app form and on the web, is a worthy complement to the device.
That’s the good. There’s one really big not-so-good. The device just randomly stops working. Sometimes when I’m wired recharging/syncing (and don’t get me started w Bluetooth syncing on iOS, which is a nightmare), the device screen just goesdead. On awaking this morning, the device screen wasdead. I had to wire it to my laptop, wherein I was instructed to set it up again as if it was a brand new device (fortunately, the Flow web app retained all my previous workout data), and start my sleep tacking all over again. It is a frustrating and not entirely unnerving habit, not knowing whether it will just stop during a critical workout. So, I can’t give this 5 stars for this reason alone. Don’t know if Polar needs to do a firmware update or if I got a bad model, but whatever the reason, it isn’t something I’d HIGHLY recommend. When it works, it’s a great tool. When it doesn’t, it’s a source is genuine frustration.
UPDATE: Forget what I wrote about the chest strap being unnecessary. My personal experiments w using the PPP w and w/out the strap indicate that if you want accurate HR numbers, you’ll pair it w the strap. For example, last night it failed to record my night’s sleep completely despite the fact that I wore it (tightly, as Polar advises), and then on a completely casual walk on my rest day, it recorded HR zones from the low 60s (which I would expect), to 145 and above, which is my red zone which I can only reach w a full-on sprint. So now, this device by itself is not reliable AFAIC, at least when it comes to accurate HRs. Pair it w a strap, and it makes a fine running buddy. Alone, not so much.
This watch is a definite improvement over the Polar watches I know from many many years ago. It will monitor heart rate with or without the chest strap but obviously is more accurate during a run if the chest strap is in place. The watch is fairly easy to set up and pair with a cell phone and with the chest strap. It is straightforward to begin to record a run with the watch showing pace, elapsed time, heart rate and mileage covered. I haven't had it very long yet and don't know all of the untapped potential but I am going to have fun learning how to use all of the functions over time. It worked great out of the box and so far has been reliable so I guess I would buy again and recommend it to a friend.
This watch is a definite improvement over the Polar watches I know from many many years ago. It will monitor heart rate with or without the chest strap but obviously is more accurate during a run if the chest strap is in place. The watch is fairly easy to set up and pair with a cell phone and with the chest strap. It is straightforward to begin to record a run with the watch showing pace, elapsed time, heart rate and mileage covered. I haven’t had it very long yet and don’t know all of the untapped potential but I am going to have fun learning how to use all of the functions over time. It worked great out of the box and so far has been reliable so I guess I would buy again and recommend it to a friend.
Un bel orologio da corsa, semplice e con la batteria eccellente.
Luminosit durante la corsa, sotto il sole e con la retro illuminazione impostata a ON, funziona molto bene. Ottima possibilit di impostare gli allenamenti tramite PolarFlow oppure tramite applicazione Android.
Purtroppo, qui arriviamo all’unico problema, ed molto irritante…sincronizzazione.
Tramite Polar FlowSync non funziona proprio (HP Zbook con Windows 11), carica la batteria ma quando provo a far partire “SYNC”, succede niente. Con Android applicazione sincronizza da solo quando gli pare ma quando provo di sforzare il sync mi dice quasi sempre: “Il tuo sportwatch non stato sincronizzato” (Xiaomi A3 – Android One).
Peccato, spero che qualche aggiornamento riuscir a risolvere questo problema.
p.s. Quadranti modalit allenamento, bellissimi!
Aggiornamento 05/09/2022
Sono ormai quasi due mesi che su cellulare sincronizza senza problemi (su PC ancora non funzione bene ma qui probabilmente sia colpa di Windows 11).
Perfect Smart Watch For Runners or Regular Gym Users
There are loads of smart watches on the market, most offer a whole range of features including keep fit trackers, heart monitors etc… as well as all the other things people want including integration with phones. But like many devices like that while they have plenty of features but are often master of none.
This watch is a totally different proposition, on the surface you could be forgiven for thinking it is just “another” smart watch and indeed it can offer normal time functions etc… But that is about where the similarity ends.
This watch has been designed specifically for serious health fans and features a ton of features specifically for those who run regularly, offering the ability to change all sorts of parameters around the workout you want to undertake. It will also allow you to analyse how you perform during the workout and even indicate what you might want to do to improve your performance, keeping a history of your workouts as well for historic comparisons etc… It will also give you a much enhanced breakdown of a run for example including timing, lap times, and virtually anything else a runner may want.
However it is not limited to just running, it also has workout programs and functions for all major health activities. Additional enhancements over and above the average smart watch includes heart monitoring which is far more accurate than their peers and which offers more detailed information ensuring that your entire gym workout can be monitored, captured and analysed either on the watch itself or in the accompanying app (Polar Flow) which you can download, this syncs data from the watch which helps you analyse and create your personalised training plan.
Other enhancements are a more precise GPS capability, route guidance like a satnav, ultra-light weight design, easy to operate buttons and a brighter display that is always on and is more easily visible in daylight. Basically the whole design has been geared to a runner or other fitness regimes to improve its usefulness and information delivery.
However there are a few downsides to this watch, if you think this is a full blown smart watch as well as a fitness device. To start with the integration with a phone is limited to receiving notifications, but doesn’t give you the opportunity to respond to these notifications or take or make a call on the phone. So if you are used to using an existing smart watch as a hands free for example you will be disappointed. In a similar vein the battery life while impressive for the functions it provides for the athlete and having a constant display the quoted ‘up to 35 hours training (100 hours on power save mode)’ between charges will not impress you when you can get a week or two out of many smart watches these days.
Another thing to be aware of is that you should forget touch screen functionality, this watch doesn’t have it, the only control you have is through the buttons built into the casing, similar to what you used to get on the old casio digital watches etc… Of course to a runner who is timing their workout or wanting to analyse their performance none of this really matters. But if you really want a fully featured smart watch that you can use while exercising you may be better off looking elsewhere.
If however you are a keen runner or similar then this watch is probably perfect for you, it is simple to use, light and comfortable to wear, has a display that works better outdoors than indoors not to mention better than most normal smart watches. Finally it feels that it will be robust and withstand the odd knock or whatever with no issues, something I wouldn’t be so confident about with some smart watches with their large touch screens!
Great design, comfortable to wear it.
This Polar Pacer GPS running watch with high speed processor works excellent with no any errors. Very lightweight (40g) only, has ergonomic design with super-grip buttons. Has hyperfast processor, always-on MIP color display, accurate GPS and long-life battery. What he has: pace, time, distance, stopwatch, lap timer and Interval timer. Polar precision prime optical heart rate tracking technology. Music controls, push notifications and compatible with 3rd party apps (Strava, Adidas Runastic, Nike Run Club and others). If you will get serious, having a suite of powerful training features at your disposal will help you run towards your goals like: FitSpark daily training guidance, FuelWise smart fuel reminder and energy sources, polar running program and training load pro. I have to admit that this watch is my favorite one now. I’m wearing every day and doesn’t even take it off her hand. This is great value for money (169,50) at the moment. Good quality watch, that’s why I can easily recommend it to anyone.
A sports watch, not a smart watch.
I got offered this for free under the Amazon vine program.
I have had smart bands, watches and everything else over the years. I started with a jawbone, that was one of the first sports bands and had terrible reliability. Moved onto various fitbits and mibands and then onto a fossil hybrid watch.
Currently I have a mobvoi ticwatch pro 3, which has been on my wrist for 20 months.
The issue with wear os watches are pretty clear to see, still waiting for wear os3 to land, less than stella battery life (although the twp3 last 3 days due to its cleaver dual screen tech) and lack of useful app integration. Also when tracking an all day hike or similar it’s alway touch and go how long the watch will last when using GPS etc.
So I’ve been considering a 2nd watch for sport and training tracking so was happy to receive the pace to try.
This review is more a series of observations, to be honest, and I hope it’s useful.
First up its not a smart watch, You can literally do nothing when you get notifications so I’ve turned that feature off, the lack of a touch screen is also weird in 2022 but once you get used to the 5 button setup it works ok.
Secondly, the display…. this is dull inside and compared to the oled panels on my other watches is really poor, but I guess that’s the price of decent battery life in a very light package. BUT outside, wow, the display is great and can be read in direct sunlight without any issues at all. So where it matters the display is fine.
Another “issue” is the screen size , the bezels round the screen are rather large so the screen itself is only 1.2 inches across, but again for the limited use, that’s not a real problem either.
The weight is a serious plus, You won’t know you’re wearing it and I on the 2 nights I’ve worn it in bed it’s tracked my sleep automatically and accurately. I didn’t notice the watch at all.
The mobile app is simple and although a little dated in looks tracks and syncs with the watch well and without issues . It’s easy to link to Google fit and Strava and the data uploads to both instabtly.
So overall as a sports tracker it’s very very good. And I’ve found that I’m wearing it 24 hours a day (over a weekend) but will revert to my smart watch for work on Monday. I’ll definitely be wearing this at night though and whenever I do sport or training and probably when I’m away from home for a few days, as the battery life is so much better than my normal watch and that’s one less thing to worry about. I intend to use this for swimming as well, I don’t trust my other watxlch to get wet and survive.
So overall if you understand the limitations I think this is an excellent watch and does what it sets out to do.
I think it should maybe cost less than the 169 that’s it’s currently for sale at ,but it’s not excessively expensive and again, if you just want a running or training watch, then this will do the job , and do it well.
The box comes with a 2nd strap, well half of one, for smaller wrists and the straps are easy to replace with quick release tabs.
So not a premium watch but one that feels well made and should take quite a lot of abuse over the coming months, and one I’m glad to have to to be using.
Probably, for me, a perfect companion watch to my regular wear os one.
I got a Pacer Pro to replace my Grit X, because the Grit X is quite a lump and frankly not comfortable at all on my small wrists. The Pacer Pro is soooo light and comfortable in comparison, and the only real difference is the lack of a touchscreen, which is no loss at all TBH. This is my 5th Polar in my lifetime and this is easily the best. Some reviewers have complained about the screen clarity but think it just fine (certainly better than the Grit X screen). The battery life excellent. After receiving it I fully charged it, and then after 10 days, 6.5 hours GPS, nightly sleep monitoring (not 24 heart rate), it had only used 80%. Not bad 🙂 My only small gripe is that it doesn’t have an audiable ‘beep’: It only vibrates for notifications.
Obviously as always with Polar, remember that is doesn’t do classic smart watch features like contactless payments and onboard music file storage, but if you want those then get a Garmin and have fun paying for multitude of features that to don’t need, won’t use, or are downright pointless. If you simply want an excellent running/multisport watch then you can’t go wrong with a Pacer Pro
A lightweight and advanced smartwatch with crystal clear display, but some minor niggles!
My wife and I are both sporty people and we’ve stuck with Garmin smartwatches for years now, so we’re very used to the Garmin “Connect” app and user interface. It was always going to be a bit of a culture shock to switch to a different system, but Polar has a great reputation for sports technology and we were keen to give it a try and compare with Garmin.
Overall, this is a great device which offers some unique and valuable features, particularly in the app, which are advantageous compared to Garmin’s current offering. For example, one app feature my wife really loves as a keen runner is Polar’s interactive route map which allows you to scroll through a time bar and see your detailed stats (such as heart rate and pace) at any point in time during the run.
Here’s a summary of the key points and some minor niggles worth knowing about:
– Two strap size options mean it’s great for smaller wrists. You do have to wear it quite tight to ensure the sensor can take accurate readings (it needs to sit flush against the skin and not move when exercising) but you can wear it more loosely for day-to-day wear. It’s a very lightweight watch though and doesn’t feel bulky or heavy on the wrist. It’s also very understated so doesn’t look out of place on the wrist or obviously like it’s a sports watch.
– The screen is exceptionally clear and well laid out. During a run or bike ride, it’s really easy to glance down and see all of the information you want in one place rather than having to scroll through the display options mid-activity.
– If you’re used to wearing a Garmin, it can take a little while to get used to the ordering of the Polar buttons – it feels a little unintuitive to press what feels like a “back” button to get to the activity options but you get used to it after a while.
– The built-in GPS tracking works really well – we’ve had no issues with it finding or losing a signal, and it seems really accurate when compared to other trackers and online mapping tools. The Strava integration works seamlessly with no issues.
– The battery life is really impressive. We’ve put it through it’s paces, logging activities every day and often with GPS tracking on, and have only charged it twice since the first start-up charge.
– The only oddity/frustrations that we’ve had are with the pause function. During a run, my wife passed a friend’s house and paused her run as she chatted for maybe 10 minutes or so. When she went to restart the watch, the first part of the run was gone. We’ve been unable to find out from the user manual if there is a time limit for pausing. Additionally, she paused an activity after completing it, and when she went to save the activity by pressing and holding the same bottom left button, a notification on the watch came through at the same time and the watch crashed/restarted and lost the activity.
Overall then, this is a very decent smartwatch but it’s not perfect. I’d give it 4.5 stars if I could, but I’ve rounded it up to 5 stars here because 4 stars feels too stingy given the only minor issues I’ve found with it.
I purchased this watch to compare against my Apple Watch, the Garmin Fenix, and the Suunto 9 Baro. (I have a watch issue, okay?)
This polar pacer pro is the most attractive and the lightest of the lot, I bought it in blue. It fits a 6″ wrist perfectly. Not chunky at all.
Battery life for me is 3 to 4 days if I’m lucky, but I am an athlete, so I track 1 or 2 things every day. I’m not sad about it, as I used to daily drive an Apple Watch (this has taken up its slot).
I ran the Pittsburgh marathon with it and it did well on gps. I do miss having five fields or more to measure during a run at a glance, but you can navigate (mid run) to your extra fields if you can’t fit them into the front screen.
It’s clearly a companion to Polar Flow – the app. It’s a sporty data nerd watch. The thing collects data 24/7 and all of the granular bits are in the app. You will not be satisfied with this watch if you don’t cozy up to Polar Flow.
If you want a light, serious, and attractive runner’s watch this is it. If you are interested in Polar’s biometrics analysis, I suggest this as their best offering as of May 2022.
Awesome running smart watch
The Polar Pacer Pro is a good looking watch designed for runners, while being nice and lightweight at just 41g. Unlike the Polar Vantage V2 which is made of aluminium, the main body of the Pacer Pro is plastic, but the bezel is made of aluminium. It still looks fantastic while being considerably cheaper than the Vantage.
As it has a waterproof rating of fifty metres, it can also be used when swimming or in the rain.
You get two different size straps with it for big and small wrists, they are made of silicone and feel very comfortable with the breathable holes throughout. Straps are replaceable, and if you wish to use a standard 20mm strap you can do so by using the shift adapter that comes with the watch.
The watch does not have a touch screen and is controlled only by five buttons, two on the left and three on the right, the buttons have a nice feel to them with a ridged texture for a good grip. While scrolling through menus etc, the watch is fast and responsive to button presses.
It has a 1.2-inch always on display made of gorilla glass, which is large and readable in sunlight. While the display does not stand out like a Samsung Galaxy watch 4, it is made to be functional and readable in any light condition.
The sensor is loaded with LED lights for highly accurate heart rate monitoring. Another nice feature is the flatness of the sensor, which does not have a bump.
The battery should last you around seven days if you use it as a standard smartwatch, you will get around 35 hours using GPS or if you are happy to get less accurate GPS tracking, you can use power save mode and get around 100 hours.
When using it as a smartwatch, you will get notifications that you can see but you can not reply to them, there is also no sound, just vibration only. You do get a nice weather widget along with music controls for your phone, such as play, pause skip etc.
You get to track your steps, activity levels, calories burned, even how much you have run up or down hill, thanks to the barometer and hill splitter feature, along with nightly recharge which shows your advanced sleep tracking, recovery etc.
It can also collect running power data, which monitors the effort you made throughout your run, so you can change your intensity.
There are various widgets, like one that will suggest workouts based on your current fitness, along with one that suggests when you should drink or eat on long activities.
It offers over 100 activity trackers, ranging from running and cycling to ballet and everything in between. You can customise them in the Polar flow app on your phone.
It not only allows you to run various fitness tests, but it also lets you know how you are doing with your training, such as whether you are training too much or too little.
It also works with the Polar running program, in which you get to set a goal such as a 5k and it will give you a training plan based on your current fitness level.
I have pretty much glossed over what this watch can do but long story short, if you are into sports/fitness then you need this watch, it is fantastic. If you just want to see how many steps you have taken for the day then avoid this like the plague and get an Apple watch or Galaxy Watch, you will get to choose lots of pretty watch faces, contactless payments and store your music on the watch without the need for a phone etc, although at these prices you would expect you could do that with this watch as well.