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Tested using Firmware 1.1.9 on Polar Vantage V3

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Timestamps:
00:00 Quick Intro
01:00 Heart Rate Test 1 : Indoor Cycling
05:40 Heart Rate Test 2 : Running
07:54 Heart Rate Test 3 : Outdoor Cycling
11:15 Heart Rate Test 4 : Weight Lifting
13:20 Recommendations & Conclusions

Over the last two weeks I’ve systematically tested the heart rate tracking performance of the new Polar Vantage V3, and the results are, well, disappointing to say the least(point). The Polar Vantage V3 is the first Polar watch with the new Generation 4 Optical Heart Rate sensor, so my expectations were high. In this video I’ll share the results of my initial scientific testing, and you can judge for yourself what you think of the results. I tested the Vantage V3 for indoor cycling, outdoor cycling, running and weight lifting for a total of 24 workouts and I’ll share all the results with you.

Hello everyone, for those of you that are new to the channel, my name is Rob and I am a postdoctoral scientist specializing in biological data analysis. In this video I will dive straight into the testing, and you can search for the specs on Polar’s website, so let’s get to it! First a disclosure: Polar did send me this watch for testing, but they did not have any influence on this video, and they did not get to see it before release. But I guess that will become clear when you see how the watch performed on me.

So, this doesn’t look too good for the Polar Vantage V3; for all exercises except weight lifting, the older Polar Watches did better than the Vantage V3 with the new sensor. Yes, some of these other watches are also lighter, but I don’t think that’s the issue here. I was even afraid it might have difficulty with my left wrist for some reason, so I also tried wearing the Vantage 3 on the other arm, and this didn’t make a difference. I hope that the new hardware in the V3 will prove to be superior to the old sensor, and that these are all issues that can be solved with updates over time. We have seen this for other brands. Still, the results I got were really surprising to me. I’ll also be testing the sleep stage tracking and GPS tracking of the Vantage V3, and I’ll share those results in my full review. Also, please watch some other reviewers, since these are just the results I got for my particular physiology.