Polar

Pacer Pro

Polar Pacer Pro

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Sentiment score50% positive
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Last updated: Oct 7, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit Icon2cats1human
11 months ago

Surprised by Polar not even making the list as a (I guess alone) Polar Pacer Pro user

Reddit IconAccording-Buyer6688
12 months ago

Hi! I recently switched to Polar Pacer Pro and I can recommend it but mind that's a sport watch and you have manual buttons (as in Garmin)

Reddit IconAs1m0v13
9 months ago

Polar Pacer, and my wife has the Pacer Pro.

Reddit Icondeboraharnaut
11 months ago

Long-time Apple Watch user here; got an H10 ~1 year ago and a Pacer Pro recently. (Apple Watch is great, but also quite expensive.) Main reasons why I chose Polar: - Accuracy: H10 is the “gold standard” HR wearable - Science-base: I love that they have published white papers for all their features - Privacy: including data storage in EU - Running training support: H10 + Pacer Pro + Flow give me basically everything I need to support my running training - Price and value for money

11 months ago

I have had my Apple Watch series 3 for over 7 years, and it is approaching end-of-life (battery is dying =( ). I really like it, and HR accuracy is pretty good but it is not H10-level. I got H10 last Black Friday + Pacer Pro this Black Friday for 239 GBP total. The Apple Watch series 11 starts at 369 GBP; the Apple Watch SE 3 starts at 219 GBP. I like the Apple apps (Health / Fitness / Workouts). If you need additional data capabilities for Apple Watch, you may need additional apps, and may need to pay extra. Hope this helps

Reddit IconFriendlyInterview365
8 months ago

Made in China unfortunately. At least the pacer pro i once owned. Sold it because of too many faulty HR and GPS reads. Also cheap smallish display.

Reddit Iconneuigkeiten_
7 months ago

Es kommt darauf an, was du brauchst und was dir wichtig ist. Mich hat an meiner Polar Pacer Pro gestört, dass man die Uhr ohne Brustgurt oder Armgurt nicht gebrauchen konnte und das Problem hat auch die Vantage M. Für Tagespuls und insbesondere Ruhepuls sowie Schlaftracking war die Uhr mehr als ausreichend. GPS Daten waren waren akzeptabel. In Summe war das ganze immer ok, aber eine Momentan Pace war absolut nicht möglich. Als Pedometer und Kalorientracker war die Uhr super. Wegen der negativen Punkte und weil ich keine passende Alternative bei Polar gefunden habe, bin ich zur FR970 gewechselt, mit der ich sehr zufrieden bin. Mit Coros habe ich keine Erfahrung.

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