Polar V800

751 reviews

Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 751 reviews of Polar V800. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the price and design. The reliability and size also get good reviews.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Polar V800 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 225 user reviews of Polar V800 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People really like the size. The design is also mentioned favorably, but many are critical about the reliability and price.

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82% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : DC Rainmaker (dcrainmaker.com)

Polar V800 Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review

All the way back in early January at multisport GPS watch. This would be their first multisport integrated GPS watch to market, combining the RC3 GPS watch along with the RCX5 non-GPS multisport watch. On top of that, they'd also be integrating in...

Jun, 2014

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Expert review by : Mark Mayne (techradar.com)

Polar V800 review

Run, swim and bike yourself to a state of exceedingly lean fitness

Strong build quality. Easy to use, yet very powerful. Impressive battery life.

Highly annoying charging/syncing connector. The heft won't suit everyone and makes it a dubious choice for all-day wear. Not much use as a sleep tracker.

Triathletes and other multi-sport fitness fans will love this. If you only go running, it's probably overkill, but that's up to you and your wallet…

Oct, 2015

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Expert review by : Luke Edwards (pocket-lint.com)

Polar V800 review: Tempting for triathletes

Polar has been scaling down the physical size and improving the look of its GPS fitness watches throughout the last few product cycles. The latest V800 has competitor Garmin clearly fixed in its sights, with running, cycling, and swimming activities...

Design, battery life, large and clear display, personalisation, additional sensor options

Complicated, no ANT+, expensive

At a time when sports watches are under threat from smartwatches and activity trackers, companies like Polar need to adapt fast. The V800 offers a robust feature set, is an accomplished GPS tracker with an impressive battery life and large display, but...

Mar, 2015

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Consumer review (currys.co.uk)

POLAR V800 - Red, Universal

I got the V800 at a great price. I expect it will be replaced sometime in 2018 but it does everything I need. Great battery life; almost a month in just watch function, a week with plenty of GPS / HRM use. The free Polar Flow app and web page is great...

A colour screen would be nice, but I expect an updated version will give that, though it could lose battery life.

Oct, 2017

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Consumer review (currys.co.uk)

POLAR V800 - Red, Universal

Fantastic for pool swimming. My RCX5 just did HR and when you paused it you could no longer see your HR while resting. V800 shows everything. Never had a problem counting lengths but this watch counts distance swam, strokes, rest periods etc etc. Still...

Nothing but bit early to tell how long strap lasts.

Oct, 2017

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Consumer review (currys.co.uk)

POLAR V800 - Red, Universal

Great product from Polar and as a multi sport watch provides all you need from swimming to cycling. Also linked to the Polarflow provides an outstanding training App.

Nothing

Oct, 2017

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POLAR V800 - Black, Universal

So easy to use, I'm terrible with technology and I manage just fine with it! Love the test features on it and the amount of settings/sports on there. The indoor swim setting is really accurate, something a lot of other brands struggle with. Couldn't...

Sep, 2017

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