Polar - Loop

I have to say I’m really disappointed/underwhelmed about the Polar Loop and Polar Flow announcements. Firstly, the Loop just seems like a copy+paste of the Business version of the band. Secondly, why announce it back in June/July (whenever it was) making us wait till September, if all the key features are not ready at launch. The Whoop’s app UI/UX is one of the main reason it is the market leader by a mile. And one of the core principles of being a consumer is do not buy something today, on the promise of an improvement tomorrow. … since I’ve been eagerly awaiting the band, I’ve pre-ordered it anyway In general it seems like they do not have their shxt in order. Thoughts? EDIT: - Cancelled my pre-order. Tried to have faith in the product but I just don’t, the more I learn about it. Will wait for full reviews to come before I make a decision now.

Random thought but Wow, Polar even recycled the name LOOP from a 10+ year old device.

Surely it’s not missing HRV? If anyone can confirm that please let me know lmao, I’m cancelling my order

Just got the Polar Loop and honestly not a fan at all. Has anyone here gone through their refund process? Was it smooth?

Huh, it does measure your HRV during the night? (which, from scientific point of view, is the only sensible time to continously measure it) All I cared from this release is info about new app and it is coming, so I guess my needs are met. The Loop itself is pretty much what I imagined it would be, so kinda meh. I was hoping Polar would come up with some new feature but it's just rehashing old stuff in new body, which it was Polar has been doing lately.

A clear win for Polar in the looks department.

Well, the Loop is out! A little disappointed that it doesn't offer some essential functions, such as : - No Elixir technology (with skin temp), but a Precision Prime technology, as in the Pacer or Ignite series - No vibration (alarm) - No wireless charger, like Whoop - No NFC (Bluetooth sharing), like H10 or any other device actually - No armband [currently, I think it’s just a matter of time] - Poor activity auto-detection, but I heard that Helio too, only Whoop’s better on this - App update in progress (3 phases), end of 2025 for Apple users - WR30 only - Double-activity if watch + Loop, and that is very what I was hoping for, the possibility to practice with my Vantage watch without taking off the Loop. Now I have to choose between my watch or the Loop+my smartphone. Could someone tell me if the Helio Strap is better for these different functions? Thank you.

My comparison: ||Polar|Amazfit| |:-|:-|:-| |Weight|29g|20g| |Fit/Style|I suppose similar|I suppose similar| |Price|180€|100€| |Sensors/Data|Good OHR|\+Temp+SPO2| |Ecosystem|Good|?| |Company|European, good support|?| Amazfit wins on specs, atleast on paper. Weight is clear winner, but the data is not necessarily. Temp is reported to never be very useful on wrist wearables, and I have no use for SPO2, and I don't really trust the stress, or any other "biocharge" indices. I ordered the Polar for now. I will try it. If it feels good, I will keep it. If I don't like the fit, I will buy Amazfit for trial. Slightly disappointed that it wasn't revolutionary, but it's probably just fine.

As for me: I did another run, it's still giving great data. https://preview.redd.it/m2yckqjp74pf1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=2f7d4f29543774c92426dbff3e2ec2740d69c19e

It's exported from polar flow, as csv. Loop is recorded using the Flow app, while H10 is recorded using the Beat app

I'd guess it's just interpolation and filtering, and for some reason they don't account for that. It's actually more than that, seems to be maybe \~25 seconds. Plots give wrong value because I start the recordings at a different time, I'll try to fix that for next post if I make one. I would want to test the sleep data, by wearing H10 overnight and compare the HRV values to those calculated from RRI e: for the loop that doesn't really matter, but in some watches it's really annoying when it lags behind if you are interested to see it kinda 'live'

Hi you need to use the polar loop a while as I have found it very good for  price and and the more I have used it the better it gets as I think it takes time for it to get use to you  I like the sleep cycle as it let's me know how much and what type of sleep I getting plus I have been looking at some of the settings as you need to adjust them to your situation 

Was really looking forward to this one as well, the same internals didn't really bother me but the lack of sensors and data insight does. I do believe Polar is accurate from their data perspective but their app needs a revamp too. I'm giving Hume a shot (fingers crossed) otherwise Helio will be my go to.

Noted Thank you! The draw to me originally was more the stress, strain, recovery etc where it seems Hume may have a lead. Familiar with Helio of course but thanks for the heads up. It's why I was banking on the Polar Loop so much.

Average population doesn't test those devices as he does. It's a HR tracker as a basis for everything. It should simply work. And seems like it doesn't

I feel the same way as you. Just got mine two days ago, was wearing the Helio for the last month so using that as a comparison. My wish list would be tighter integration with Apple Health. I have continuous hert-rate enabled and am using Health Sync to synch that to Apple Health - it's working fine for that. The app refresh - really any refresh to it - will be a positive. I do like having the flow web site to review data too. I find the app non-intuitive but as an older guy, it's tough to read - too small of text and too low contrast. :)

Good question. There’s a slider in the settings where you enable it. With no researching my guess is it’s enabled during sleep and “activities” only unless you enable it. Another guess is that this is even optioned as it affects battery life. Again, two guesses. However even when enabled, it appears only activity heart rate syncs to Apple health. The third party app I mentioned “Health Synch” - does synch the all day readings no differently than the Apple Watch records. *EDIT - here’s Polar’s explanation. https://support.polar.com/us-en/support/the_what_and_how_of_polars_continuous_heart_rate