Comparison: Polar M460 vs. M450 vs V650

3rd paragraph, your write: “Polar are sticking with the ANT+ only world…” when you clearly mean “Bluetooth” there…

I owned a Polar S610i, used in gym, hated looking at wrist all the time, started using a Polar CS600 with WIND Strap, cycle computers are excellent for treadmills! Then purchased a Polar V800.. should have learnt. Reverted to an M460 which seems almost a V800 in a nice package. Cycle computers are actually great for treadmill running, esp if HR is a crucial factor in training (such as with HR intervals).

Just added a cheap M450 to my M460. Identical other than Strava and Notifications. However looking at the specs the M450 battery is slightly larger capacity than the M460 by about 10% although both are rated for the same duration. In use, seem pretty identical for what I used them for however. I do not believe the M460 battery lasts longer as some sites claim. If Strava/Bluetooth phone Notifications aren’t needed the M450 is a better buy.

I own a V650 and am trying to understand why Polar’s most expensive flagship cycling computer leaves out such basic features found in lesser models like the M450 and M460: No fitness or orthostatic tests and no training targets, which my old CS600x had. I used to be able to develop workout plans in Polar ProTrainer 5 and load them onto the CS600x, which would then guide me through my intervals. I cannot understand why these things are missing from the V650, and I haven’t been able to find a way to give this feedback to Polar. I found your review by Googling “V650” and “orthostatic test.” I hope Polar gives us a software update to include these things and truly make it a complete cycling computer. I bought it for the mapping capability, and if it didn’t have that, I’d either pick up an M460 or go back to my CS600x.