Polar M600 - Sports Watch on Android Wear with integrated optical heart rate monitor

Polar lineup replenished series clock M, which covers substantially all the needs of amateur athletes. It is easier to say what is not in the new product:

• Altimeter. The clock will not be able to measure the height of the mountains and cycling climb, as do the leaders of all manufacturers and model V800 from Polar.
• ANT +. This short-range communication protocol for the sensors to be connected for a long time is not supported by Polar, and the novelty is no exception.

Now see, what is really in front of us.

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Clock running Android Wear. It extends the scope beyond the sport and makes Polar M600 full-fledged smart clock. For example, the top-end V800 and previous flagship M400 range are only able to accept a Bluetooth notification with phones. It looks strange and not very applicable. For me that's for sure. Good or bad thing is that your sports watches are smart - you decide.

The manufacturer claims that the watch will be able to spend two days at work with Android phone or a day at work with iOS. Why such a difference is unclear. Also, we promise 8 hours of continuous training on a single charge. Complete "Iron" or "ultra" to run will not work. :)

On experience with the bracelet Polar A360, which is also equipped with an optical Cardiosensor, can suggest that by the M600 can be connected chest strap Polar H7 and save a lot of charge, disabling the "optics".

The interface must run quickly, according to a brief overview of The Verge:

Generally, the Polar has a reputation, which you buy one watch and get other over time. Ie Polar often produces a crude product, but over time it becomes a reliable assistant to the steep mountain features, which you did not at first very much and hoped for. So refer to the first review of software necessary restraint.

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The main innovation Polar M600 - is a touchscreen measuring 1.3 inches. pixel density of 260 ppi. The picture looks clear, but the resolution is still lower than that of the same Apple Watch (330 ppi).

As the screen behaves in the sun, it is also not yet clear. It's nice that it is protected by Gorilla Glass 3, which means that not much scratched.

Watches are equipped with GPS and GLONASS, and can capture more than just your run, but also the movement of cycling and swimming in open water (protection IPX8).

Cardiosensor, which are equipped with the clock, not like anything. It is not dvuhdiodny mio AlphaNot polarovsky of the A360 and is not the same thing that stands in the Apple Watch. This new sensor with six diodes, and we define the quality of the tests later.

The clock has a power button and front button for fast start-up training. Such a decision, you can see the clock Adidas miCoach Smart Run. It was comfortable there, and it will be convenient here.

Pleased that there is finally a Wi-Fi support, which means that training and synchronization without phone Polar Flow - the best part of the entire ecosystem of the company.

Cost Polar M600 is 329 dollars "out there", but how many "here" is not clear.

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