POLAR Vantage M2 - Advanced Multisport Smart Watch - Integrated GPS, Wrist-Based Heart Monitor Daily Workouts - Sleep and Recovery Tracking - Music Controls, Weather, Phone Notifications

I've been using polar products for years and was pleased after upgrading from an old M430. I liked using the polar 10K training program with the old watch and found that the M2 display during training is a step up and saves me from only being only able to see as muchtraining session info via the great Polar Flow application. Most people would be impressed by the polar flow application and many should find it useful. I think it is better or at least equivalent to those from other sports watch companies. It is easy to understand,and also has the advantage that polar offers explanatory articles on research underlying the training. available for those who seek them. Although the watch display shows how to do exercises Polar also offers on-line videos showing how to do them. Although some features of higher priced watches would be nice to have they also include some I would not use much and the increment in cost isn't worth the value. I think that if I'd bought one of those I'd be having some buyer's remorse. Although some of those watches are more sturdy, it seems unlikely that the M2 will get very beat up during the two or three year interval before the battery wears down or some irresistible replacement comes along. The one feature I wish it had is an audible alarm. That is because although the vibration feature on the M2 works OK for signaling exercise start and end times, having a tone would be a bit better because your movement can interfer with feeling the vibration and the slight noise of the vibration can't be heard if your hearing is poor or if background noise masks it. I've begun using the watch fit spark feature instead of the polar running program and so far am finding it quite good. It is more adaptive than the running program and bases recommendations on your sleep or autonomic nervous system status and recent work out history instead of the running program recommendations. I find it recommends a bit more stretching, mobility, or core exercise sessions and has a richer choice of options for the strength portion. The cardio portion so far seems to have fewer days with runs than Polar's 10K traiing program. However the run days have included more and longer intervals in the highest heart rate zones and longer total durations than the running program. It gives you a choice of several options for type of exercise each day and has you take it easy if your your sleeping autonomic nervous system activity indicates need. Sleeping heart rate, heart beat interval, heart beat variability, and breath rate combine to give an autonomic nervous system score reflecting your degree of stress or recovery which is used for prescribing the next day's exercise. The accuracy of the heart rate monitoring seems fine to me for strength training, walking, and day to day activities, but for runs and interval training I've always relied on upper arm mounted sensors or chest straps paired with my watches. Pairing this watch to a couple different brands of sensors has wqrked with no problems. GPS accuracy seems flawless to me. The weather, music, and notification features all work well and save the time it would take to see or adjust them on my phone. The sleep data is impressive when it works for me. However I don't always see it because this watch (and my older M430) often would not recognize when I began sleeping, often being at least a couple of hours late.. The reason may be that I move more than most sleepers. However based on other reviews I've read the sensing works well for most people. For me it works somewhere between a third and half the time.

I upgraded from a Polar A370 which did what I needed. I run a few times a week and do some weight training. I'm just an average guy trying to stay healthy, and for that this watch is great. It would probably be great for those wanting to seriously train for an event as it gives you loads of data. I've been using the watch for about a month. The Polar Flow app works great and is an easy way to track your exercise. During and after exercise you can track your heart rate, calories, fuel sources, time, and distance. For activities like walking and running you can see your route, min/mile, cadence, and heart rate max ranges. You also have the ability to add notes to your workout. The GPS is accurate. I ran the same route 3 different times and showed distances of 5.34 mi, 5.33 mi, and 5.34 mi. Having only 1/100th of a difference between 3 sessions I think is pretty accurate. The ability to control audio from your phone is convenient. The watch allows you to leave your phone in your pocket, and adjust the volume, skip forward or back, and pause whatever you are listening to. The sleep data is interesting. I think for the most part it provides an accurate assessment of your sleep. However, there have been a few times where I think it has missed the mark. Overall, I think it's just an interesting addition to the watch. I tend to know when I've slept well or not. This watch has a lot of features which I won't use, but for tracking your exercise and having data to look at it works very well. Oh, it also tells time.

Limited functions. dark screen, boomer mobile app, but tons of data. Transmits HR to other devices like a wahoo/garmin head unit. I would buy it again.

I love this watch so far. I previously had a Fitbit Charge 3 and a Whoop band one on each wrist, I wanted the watch part of Fitbit with a long battery life, and the recovery tracking of a Whoop. The Polar Vantage M2 is perfect. Long battery life, lots of features, an always-on screen (I would MUCH rather have a practical screen that is good in bright sun and doesn't drain the battery than a "fancier" screen on many fashion smartwatches that you need to flip your wrist to see the time). The watch tracks my running, analyzes my sleep and recovery, is very comfortable and affordable. I'm very happy with my purchase.

This is not a general purpose smart watch. It's optimized for exercise and it shows. For example, the band buckle will be scratching your laptop if you try to work while wearing the watch. It also forces you to disable all notifications when you're working out. The display is truly disappointing. It's dim and hard to see regardless of the backlight setting. They should have used an old-school monochrome LCD instead. It would be far less pretty but far more functional, and probably would provide a longer battery life too. The built-in heart rate monitor is not nearly as accurate as a dedicated heart rate sensor on a chest strap. It's about as useless as Apple Watch. The values jump around based on how the watch sits on your wrist. Even under the perfect conditions it was still 5-7 beats off. I am not a pro athlete, but in my experience this would probably work fine for cycling when your wrist is relatively stationary and your heart rate is high and not jumping up/down. But it will not work for less "stationary" and more dynamic sports like tennis or even weight lifting, when your heart rate goes up/down and your hands are moving a lot. When pairing with an external heart rate sensor, like Polar's own H10, make sure the phone is not around. I couldn't get the reading on the watch until I realized that my phone holds the connection to the sensor, this is similar to how bluetooth headphones work (they can "steal" sound from a phone). On a plus side, the watch is perfect for exercising. The dedicated training modes show you exactly what you want to see. It is supremely comfortable and lightweight. The buttons are huge and easy to press. Heart rate monitoring with a chest sensor is easy. And you get to see the history of your training sessions in the Polar apps. Bottom line, as a sports watch I give it 4 out of 5 due to its dim screen, and as a general purpose smart watch it's only to 2 out of 5.

My husband loves this watch. Like being able to track his exercises and sleep!

I expected a quality watch going by the advertising but due to a continuing, unresolved issue with the ANS/Recharge I encourage others to look at other brands. Purchased about 6 weeks ago the ANS/Recharge data worked fine for 3 nights (after the 4 night 4+ hrs. each sleep requirement). The M2 does give nightly sleep data, just not ANS/Recharge information. The watch is worn very snugly and any tighter could interfere with circulation. After that it stopped, just giving me the message that I had to wear it for 4 nights. Numerous email exchanges with their tech support suggested stock information as listed on the Polar website that had previously been tried and failed. A suggested "reset" of the watch was also tried. It too failed. Then there was an update for the M2 that I hoped would fix the problem (and the missing second hand on an analog watch face) but the ANS/Recharge information was still unavailable. Their final suggestion to me was to return the watch for repair. So Polar wants me to send for repair a 6 week old $300 watch that I believe to be defective that I expect to have to pay for shipping and insurance. I'm not sure where I will take this but I'm not at all satisfied with their tech support or overall warranty policies. The one issue that was never addressed was if Polar had any restrictions on age (I am a senior) and/or any medical conditions that would prevent the advertised "heart" and recovery measurements. Oh, the 1 star is for the band which is comfortable and keeps good time.

I use it to track my swimming, what I like is the big display, comparing to the Garmin swim watch and good heart-rate sensing, easy to use UI. What I don't like is having a very poor accuracy in tracking the swimming distance, but Garmin is not doing a good job either.. may be it is the technology is not there...

I really like this upgrade to the Vantage M, which I have loved using for a couple of years. The Vantage M2 looks nicer and – although it’s 5g heavier – there is no noticeable difference and, if anything, it seems slightly slimmer on my wrist. The watch face display is better, sleep data is much more detailed and the music controls are great. I use it for a range of sports (Polar Flow has so many specific sports to choose from and you can load up to 20 onto the watch at any one time). I mainly do cycling, running, bootcamp, spinning and weight training and the data and feedback is really helpful. The optical HR is also ultra-reliable.

NIL

Ho aspettato un po' prima di scrivere questa recensione, per poterlo testare in più discipline. Inoltre, questo è il terzo cardio che compro (sempre Polar). Provato in piscina, corsa, spinning, funzionale: - ottima funzionalità e precisione nella rilevazione del battito e nel gps - ottima qualità dei materiali - molto bello il design - leggerissimo - molto buona la durata della ricarica - ottima la spedizione (arrivato in 1giorno) - facile ed intuitivo (come gli altri polar, che ho avuto) - prezzo nn basso, ma sicuramente più che giustificato per il prodotto offerto. Ottimo sul serio.

Pensaba que me iba a dar una experiencia sencilla y sin más sobre todo habiendo comprado un Polar Grit X en junio que pesaba como 1 kilo con su bisel de acero. Son embargo el M2 apenas lo noto en la muñeca y al tener una correa más delgada y flexible que el Grit X es mucho más "llevable" aunque como bonito es mucho más bonito el Grit X en color verde que es el que compré yo.Lo dicho, muy cómodo, completo y fiable. Me encanta!

Had to return one watch and opted for another one should have returned it all together.