Polar - Vantage V3

Long time Polar user here. Latest watch is a Vantage V3 and I love it. Very light and easy to use. Not too many settings to worry about before all things are in place. My wife has a Garmin Fenix 8. Top of the line watch but we spent weeks setting it up to her wishes and it produces a lot of data I don't really understand or know what to do with it. The only downside is they don't have a bike computer anymore. If they would only offer a device to mirror the watch, that would be cool.

meh... I was part of an Adidas study that paid me whoop for 1 and half year. I just recently renewed as I am definitely more athletic than before. In particular the increase in sleep quantity and quality was a big factor and I could not have achieved the same level of insight with my Polar vantage v3

Because I use polar since a lot of time and like it. It will be complète my vantage v3. The loop to wear when I want to wear a mécanical watch or when I sleep

So I already use polar ecosystem since over ten years. I already have polar v3 and other polar product. I was waiting for a product I can wear with mechanical watch.

Hi Thks for mega thread 👍 By my side I have twi issues with my loop Can’t charge it to 100% When have autostart and start an activity I have a double résult. Just a thing I use polar bear and ches over 10 years and actually heve a vantage v3. I have report my bugs on polar support and waiting an answer. I saw the software’s roadmap and enjoy this. Polar is an efficient brand which give us what customers wants. Loop was a user demand and I have it. Thanks. continue to develop your Products

Even the Vantage V3 with ECG won't detect aFib 🤷‍♂️

Tried a polar vantage v3. Managed to break the glass within 3 days ( in the same way that merely left a few scratches on my Apple Watch 3).Luckily the retailer refunded it. Now have a Suunto race titanium and it feels much more solid. I went for Polar because of “buy from EU” but I’m much happier with the Suunto.

Coros is from US. Heart rate wrist measurement works really bad. I would suggest Polar Vantage 3 if the budget allows.

I use the Polar Grit X Pro Titan, the Polar H10 chest strap, and the Polar Vantage V3. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend the Polar Vantage V3. I experience inaccurate heart rate readings far too often, even during slow walks, not to mention during workouts. Sleep tracking is straightforward and easy to follow, but the Polar algorithm often struggles when it comes to calculating sleep stages and awakenings. I’m personally considering switching to the Garmin Forerunner 970, as I’ve heard a lot of positive feedback from friends.

Polar isn’t the cheapest brand but I would argue their pricing is much fairer than Garmin. I just recently got a vantage 3, because no way would I be getting maps from a Garmin watch for that price.

Hi, i'm using Polar Vantage V3 and part of daily activity tracking is how much calories were burnt divided between 3 categories: metabolism, activities and training. This is synched with Polar app. I believe for Loop it should be the same.

I can share some experience with the Polar Vantage V3 for swimming - unfortunately, it’s pretty terrible for pool swimming, especially if you do flip turns. The distance tracking is wildly inaccurate - during a 2500m workout, it managed to lose 500m somehow. It also doesn’t recognize drill exercises at all, and the stroke recognition is hit-or-miss at best. Coming from an Apple Watch (which honestly handles swimming really well), the Polar was a major disappointment in the water. I ended up switching to a Garmin Forerunner 965 and it’s been much more reliable for swimming metrics. Just my 2 cents based on real frustrating pool sessions with the Polar!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​