We’ve just seen the announcement of Polar’s latest ‘proper’ running watch – the M430. It’s essentially a refreshed and updated oHR-packed, M400. But how do they compare? What’s missing? And, instead, might it be worth going for the AndroidWear2.0, market-leading Polar M600? Below is a tabular comparison of the detailed features. The M430 is clearly…
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The STRAVA app has already been working fine on AndroidWear v1.X (AW). Naturally the company have confirmed it will be upgraded to support the impending release of AndroidWear 2.0 where it will grace the screen of the Polar M600, New Balance RunIQ, Asus ZenWatch 2 &3; Casio WSD F10; Fossil Q Founder/Wander/Marshall; Huawei Watch; LG…
We looked at the Polar M600 a few months back in a detailed review and it faired well. I’ve seen a few other AndroidWear watches and have seen the specs of yet more of them. There seems to be a broad consensus that the M600 is the best of the AndroidWear bunch for sports usage. With…
I was looking for AndroidWear sports apps for the Polar M600. I found a few and some were even interesting! Although there was not too much to tempt me away from the POLAR app that is inbuilt into the M600. Then I stumbled across swim.com (ios and android and other platforms) and the chart to the…
This product marks an exciting new direction for Polar. Indeed it probably marks the start of another significant turning point in the market for sports and fitness devices. I’ve used the M600 intensely for almost 2 weeks, less time than I normally would before a review. I am keen to get any of you who need a pointer for a Christmas-related investment…
Another day, another test on the new Polar M600. Despite a relatively nice day outside I settled down to watch the newish ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ movie…on the bike, in the shed. It was either that or the ‘Unbearable Lightness of Being’ but I thought I just might understand the former and could pedal a bit…