Polar Vantage V2 - Premium Multisport Smartwatch with GPS

I'm writing this product first review here after 2w of use. It will be review again from time to time because 5y with Polar - I learned that your watch has its own personality. First, myself: I am an owner of some Polar products and as written, the past 5y I owned two Polar v800 which was their flagship product by the time I purchased. Why two? scorll down and you'll learn. I run 20-30 miles per week all year long. Living outside the big city, my run paths are never the same. I can run 3M road path and the day later run 15M on trails. From time to time, I do tempo running, Fartlek training, running events, hills etc. I also ride my road bike once or twice a month, I ski for a week every year, I swim twice a week during summertime and I hit the gym at least twice a week, well, when the gym is opened and not closed due to a lockdown. In my day to day life I'd rather walk or ride the bike than taking the car whenever possible and when I'm around home. Key features and main improvements (again, compared to V800) I was happy to find during my first 2w with V2: - First, design: this watch is beautiful (compared to V800 everything is beautiful), with a surprising low weight. State of the art. It also has a touch screen which I generally loved. But see my wonders just below. - Heart rate - The embedded HR is great to use. I check it multiple times a day, when training and in rest. - The HR is also linked to the sleeping activity report which I check on a daily basis. They tell you how was your night with many KPIs and measurements involved and I think it's a very useful feature. - Hill splitter: Great feature! Living on a hilly village, sometimes more than half of my running will be either uphill or downhill. The hill splitter helps you to analyze the road and to split it into segments and every segment can stand for its own. - Watt measurement when running: Although little predictable, the watch can tell your continous energy transfer. It is affected mostly from the surface (up/down/flat) and your pace. I guess one of my upcoming training will be to try to stick to specific power vaule. - The Polar Flow App has some signifiacnt improvements too and being able to analyze every segment of your run with terms of distance, pace, HR, power, cadence, incline etc. is a significant improvement that can really benefit and affect your performance. - Komoot link will be tested soon. As a trail runner who got lost in the past, the map on your watch can be very userful. - Controlling Apple music directly from my watch is the best thing ever, unless you are my 3y old kid who does not understand how I lower the volume everytime he turns up the volume on our amp. - Some other features I can mention are Serene (breath practice, which I highly recommend), fueling (basically, eating and drinking reminder) and notifications (such: "get limber"). I think I can let my brain tell me when to drink, but the fact that someone in Polar thought about those features needs to be appreciated (although more work need to be done, for instance, how to limber?). Some questions and wonders: - Has the way that activity is measured changed? The #1 feature of any sports watch is measuring your daily activity. That can really make a cough potato into athlete. I easily get the 100% daily goal in (rare) days that I don't practice. That was quite challenging in V800. In addition, I in V800 every 1M of running turned normally into 20% of daily activity, in V2 I think that's more like 22-23%. If you run 10M (which I do at least once a week) that's 25% (in absolute numbers) above my previous watch. - Where is the GoPro pairing? Very important when Skiing or biking and I could not find this great feature from V800. - H10 HR sensor pairing - a disappointment. Out of 20 times I tried to pair I succedded only once (and even then I don't really know what was the source of my watch display, the watch itself or the sensor). The "couldn't find any sensor" display is really annoying and reminds me on other Polar behaviours which I write down here. Moreover, if the HR from the watch is accurate (and 5-10% deviation is fine from my side), I don't find any reason why Polar recommend to use the H10 sensor and I think they should be more transparent with this one. - The touch screen is great as written above, but you can't shower with this!!! everytime I shower with my watch virtual buttons are selected. I am happy to change a song, but not when I shower. - The battary can last for ~3 days and no one can tell me other stories. Yes, I do believe that if you disconnect the continous HR tracking, your phone notifications or your mobile pairing it can last longer, but this is 2021 and I don't have any reason to do so. The bad thing? This is a new watch and I believe that approx in 1y from now it will have to be charged daily. The charging itself is quick, but it must be done frequently. - Polarflow still lack some important features such trends, w/w or m/m comparison and year summary. It is also constantly changing. That's good, but liitle chaotic. Most of all, I think that this gear should ask YOU what are YOUR goals and to help you achieve them. For instance: lose weight, train 5 times a week, ride 50M or run 10M in less than 80m. I couldn't find any advisory from Polar products with this goals and think they should be the basic of every sports watch. Last and least, why my Polar V800 was only 3* rate and how V2 can be a true 5* watch: All in all, a great product. I like to spend my money on products that I feel that they are best of breed, and this is a significant improvement against V800. However: - When I had Polar V800 - I had to change the wrist every year. I think I spent about 50% of the price of a new watch on changing wrists. It is never about the money, it is about your feeling that again and again the wrist is broken, driving your car to the service center, wait, explain, etc. I really expect this wrist to stay for a much longer period of time. - Moreover, my both V800 died the same way: "Foggy" on the inside of the glass, that turned out the power forever in 48h. And why? because I love hot baths. I will remove my watch while bathing, but I expect this product to last at least 4 years. - Updating the app turned to be impossible. Neither directly from my watch to my Iphone, nor via wires to my PC. I had to do soooooo many weird things to send data to my polarflow such turn on and off the flight mode and many other unacceptable methods which I'd rather to forget and I hope V2 won't remind me of them. As a recap, again, highly recommended. Good value for your money. I promise to update this review from time to time to see if I am satisfied the next...4 years.

I totally love this watch! As I wear my watch 24/7: sleep, run, bike, formal night out, etc, I wanted something super-capable but also lightweight - which is my favorite element of the watch. I also love the battery life, it's insane. Compared to something like an Apple Watch, their batteries need a recharge nightly and tend to die during long training sessions. With the Vantage V2, I charge my watch about every 5 days, and through six months of training (I used to own the Polar Grit X), I have not had my watch die once during a training session! This matters. There are also a limitless amount of other cool and useful features. Music controls while I run and fitness tests are my two I use often. I recommend this watch to anyone looking to up their performance level. It's rock-solid, zero complaints.

I have been using the Vantage V2 for about a week now and it has been everything I expected when I first heard it was coming out. It is much lighter than I originally thought which is great and is super stylish in design. I mainly use it for running and have tested it both on treadmill and the road - near identical results. The polar flow app is super easy to use and syncs immediately to my phone when I upload the runs when I am complete. I actually setup the watch from the app too. I know Polar had always been known for their HR but a big sell for this watch for me was music controls from the watch itself. I usually run with my phone in my pocket or attached to my water bottle and it was always a pain to have to take it out to skip to the next song. Now it's super easy even during the middle of my run to change the song. This has been a great motivator this week for me and I am looking forward to getting more runs in to see how far I can push.

Absolutely great watch in terms of the capabilities, battery life and features. Absolutely terrible when it comes to long-term function. I've replaced this watch 2 times in 20 months, with the 3rd one already malfunctioning again. For a $500 watch, it has absolutely no long term value. If it lasted more than 8 months, it'd be an incredible watch, but there's no reason it shouldn't last normal day to day use for triathlons and weightlifting. I've used my Polar m430 through every aspect of the military - deployment, field training, jumping out of airplanes and it's absolutely fine.

I purchased this watch months ago and I would say it is value for your money. The battery life is great, you only have to charge it maybe once a week at most. Its very durable for different climates and can endure being knocked around. Its light weight, maybe there could be a smaller face for women. But its very easy to use. The heart rate monitor is not as accurate without the Polar heart rate monitor. But it helps me gauge my training sessions and I get to check my sleeping patterns.

I bought during Amazon Prime day. Is value for money for such a great sports and health tracking smart watch. The battery life is incredibly good compared to A.... watch. The new successor model is Vantage V3, but this is good enough for my purposes.

Es la primera vez que tengo un reloj de este tipo, estaba pensando en si hacerme de este relog o uno más sencillo que hiciera las mismas funciones, ya sea smart watch o brand. Lo que puedo decir es que se nota la calidad premium del producto, cumple con lo establecido, me indica el tiempo de entrenamiento marcado, mi ritmo cardíaco, datos del alba, clima, control de música, recarga nocturna al dormir, altitud, brújula, metas cotidianas, y consejos de entrenamiento y descanso para evitar lesiones, etc. Creo que conforme lo usé más tiempo podré aprovechar al máximo sus herramientas en general. Entreno 5 hrs a la semana y soy intermedio, ni alto rendimiento ni principiante. Recomiendo comprarlo si tienes la facilidad de hacer el gasto, de lo contrario, hay otros reloges más accesibles que cumplen con lo básico al dar indicadores de acondicionamiento físico. Yo espero mejorar y por lo tanto espero este reloj me ayude a largo plazo. También recomiendo hacerte de un protector para la carcasa y pantalla que se vende de manera individual y por terceros, ya que es muy probable que sufra de golpes o tallones, si es que quieres protegerlo y mantenerlo en buen estado. Mi única queja, o más bien lo que me hubiera gustado, es que tuviera una pantalla OLDED para detallar mejor el contenido en pantalla.

This was my first multisport GPS smartwatch, and while I like it, I cannot say I love it. The V2 has served me reasonably well, but with the V3 already on the market, it feels dated and incomplete in some key areas. One of the biggest drawbacks is the display. The watch face does not brighten automatically when I raise my arm to check the time — a feature I consider essential. Even at the highest brightness setting, the screen is so dim that it’s difficult to read at night unless I press a button to activate the backlight. In daylight, this isn’t as much of an issue since the reflective screen makes it visible, but in low‑light conditions it’s a constant annoyance. I also experienced a sudden reset of the watch on one occasion, with no clear explanation. It happened a couple of days after I had been swimming and started the stopwatch in the water, so I wondered if that might have triggered a bug. Regardless of the cause, the fact that the watch reset itself unexpectedly raises concerns about stability and reliability. Another weak point is sleep detection. The watch often misinterprets stirring or movement during sleep as being awake, which makes the sleep analysis inaccurate. For people who move around a lot at night, this feature becomes almost unusable. On the positive side, the Vantage V2 is lightweight, comfortable, and offers a wide range of training and recovery features that make it a capable companion for endurance sports. The real highlight, however, is Polar’s online platform (Polar Flow). It provides excellent analytics, lets me review my training programme in detail, and makes adjustments easy. The depth of data and insights available online adds significant value to the overall ecosystem, even if the watch itself feels limited. Verdict: A solid first multisport GPS watch, but missing some quality‑of‑life essentials, showing signs of instability, and offering poor sleep tracking. The strong Polar Flow platform helps redeem the experience, but with the V3 already available, I’d recommend new buyers skip the V2 unless they find it at a steep discount.

Cela fait un moment que j’ai la montre et je la trouve efficace et stylé. Niveau batterie c’est environ 4 jours et plus selon utilisation. Le rechargement est rapide via le chargeur aimanté. La montre est précise, solide, agréable à porter en sport comme en civil. Les accessoires sont tous efficaces. Polar reste une qualité reconnue et efficace. Le prix est peut-être élevé pour une simple utilisation sans sport. Une montre que je recommande pour ceux qui désire de la qualité pour le sport, un style passe partout et épuré, une différence dans le secteur des montres connectées. On peut consulter les messages mais pas répondre. Il est possible de décrocher ou raccrocher un appelle mais ça reste le téléphone portable pour parler et écouter. Pratique en cas de réunion pour ne pas sortir le téléphone de ça poche. La montre est une montre sport qui accompagne la vie de tous les jours. Si vous souhaitez une montre qui remplace votre téléphone pour les sms ou appelles , mieux vos choisir moins cher et un montre style iPhone ou autre marque concurrentielle moins onéreuse. Polar reste une montre de luxe version sport.

Dit horloge is refurbished en het idee om een deze refurbished Vantage v2 te kopen was geen goed idee. Ik had dit exemplaar terug moeten sturen voordat de garantie eindigde (4 dagen geleden). Problemen: 1) tijd blijft soms stil staan 2) grijze rand rond het scherm, vooral aan de rechterkant. 3) Een week later begon de automatisch te locken en unlocken acher elkaar zonder dat je knoppen aanraakt. Ik denk dat het horloge vanwege refurbishment niet meer goed waterdicht is. (Ik doe aan zwemmen in open water.) Horloge is dus een grote miskoop. Ik vermoed dat de verkoper wist dat dit horloge geen goede koop zou zijn. Ik vermnoed dus fraude.