– Added electronic skin-contact sensor to validate a human is attached to watch – Addition of optical heart rate sensor (both for workouts and 24×7 HR) Also, this list is specifically for the Vantage V: Note I’m looking at the ‘what’s new’ from the perspective primarily of the V800 (its predecessor).

Fear not, down below in the ‘overview’ section I go through things in more detail too. It helps you filter the cool stuff from the marketing fluff. I always like condensing everything down into a single bulleted section of newness. Whereas if you’re just walking up to the bar, then this is a good place to start understanding the unit. If you already know what’s new in the Vantage series, then you can likely skip this section. Additionally, while I have data stretching as far back as early September, this review accounts for features in the watch as of the latest firmware update two days ago (and includes tests on that firmware as well). In any case, once I’m done with these reviews I’ll be shooting Polar back the small collection of media loaner Vantage V & M watches I have, and going out and getting my own through normal retail channels. Still, I’ll likely aim to do a Vantage M focused review later next month (which also coincides with travel to warmer locales where getting more openwater swim testing is viable again).

By and large most people are finding similar performance between the M and V units from an accuracy standpoint. I will note however in this review when there are V-only features that don’t apply to the M. Said differently: I’ve just done the vast majority of the workouts with the Vantage V as opposed to the Vantage M. Despite that, this review will be focused on the Vantage V from a data collection standpoint. The two units are incredibly similar, both from a design and functionality standpoint. While the Vantage M focuses on the mid-range, and carves out a bit of a new segment for Polar, it is meant to compete with Suunto’s Spartan Trainer Wrist HR, as well as undercut Garmin a bit in the multisport game. The V is the higher end multisport watch, meant to be a direct replacement of the nearly 5-year old V800. This series is currently comprised of two watches, the Vantage V and Vantage M. It’s been four months since Polar announced their new Vantage series of multisport watches.

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