Polar Grit X

Fitness trackers / Built-in data readout

The Polar Grit X is a watch based fitness tracker with a 1.2 inch color touchscreen LCD display, real-time heart rate monitor, step counting, sleep tracking and calories burned.

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Overall Score

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Ease of use

/ 5

Step count accuracy

/ 5

Heart-rate monitor accuracy

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Ease of interaction

/ 5

Readability in bright light

/ 5

Readability in low light

/ 5

Ease of pairing

/ 5

Water resistance

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Overall this model was very easy to use, not accurate for counting steps, and very good at measuring heart-rate accuracy. With recent version iPhones, our experts found it somewhat difficult to pair, very easy to interact with, and likewise for recent version Android phones, somewhat difficult to pair, very easy to attach to the body, and very easy to recharge the battery. In our water immersion test it passed the manufacturer's claim of 164 feet for 10 minutes.

About

The Polar Grit X is a watch based fitness tracker with a 1.2 inch color touchscreen LCD display, real-time heart rate monitor, steps, sleep tracking, and calories estimation. The display has a backlight for use at night, claims a battery life of 4 days, and has Connected GPS. It has the following sensors: optical heart-rate, accelerometer, magnetometer-based compass, and barometric altitude. It has notifications for calls, texts, and emails. It has socialization features: Connect with online sports communities: Komoot, Strava, TrainingPeaks, MyFitnessPal, Endomondo, and Nike+ Run Club. It includes inactivity alerts which remind you to move if you are sitting for a long time. It has extra features such as: The Polar Grit X Hill Splitter that uses a barometric altimeter to show data at-wrist during cycling such as: up and down hill counting, distance, time and Komoot Routes Integration. The power saving mode allows reducing the usage rate of GPS tracking, gesture activation settings that can be turned on or off, turning off Heart-rate tracking, and reducing screen refresh rate via a screensaver at different intervals. It has strong vibration alerts, very good buttons with firm detent providing haptic feedback by vibrating when pressed, has standard 22mm interchangeable watch bands, and charger included. Its dimensions are 0.8 x 0.5 inches (width/thickness) and it weighs 2.3 ounces.

Features & Specs

Features

Activity results read from device

Yes

Displays time

Yes

Touch screen

Yes

Color display

Yes

Display type

color touchscreen LCD

Backlight

Yes

Real-time heart-rate monitor

Yes

Heart-rate monitor type

Active

Heart-rate monitor requires chest strap

Step counting

Yes

Inactivity alerts

Yes

Multi-sport tracking

runnung, walking, cycling, badminton, cross-country skiing, cycling, downhill skiing, hiking, indoor cycling, jogging, mountain biking, other indoor, other outdoor, rowing, skating, squash, strength training, tennis, and treadmill running

Sensor types

optical heart-rate, accelerometer, magnetometer-based compass, barometric altitude

WiFi

Music controls

Standalone GPS

Connected GPS

Yes

OS compatibility

iOS, Android

App name

Polar Flow

Battery life (days)

Battery removable

Notifications

Yes

Notification types

calls, texts, emails

Socialization

Yes

Socialization features

Connect with online sports communities: Komoot, Strava, TrainingPeaks, MyFitnessPal, Endomondo, Nike+ Run Club

Sleep tracking

Yes

Sleep sensing method

Auto

Floors climbed

Alarm type

vibration

Included accessories

charger

SpO2 sensor

GPS tracking

Bluetooth USB dongle

Food tracking

Specs

Type

watch

Sizes

small, medium, and large

Display size (in.)

1.2

Width

Depth

Weight (oz.)

2.3

Warranty (yrs.)

Dimensions (WxD)

0.8 x 0.5

Color

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