Polar V800 running watch | Impartial reviews & price comparison

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The V800 is a running watch by Polar.

It went on sale in 2014.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the cheapest 20% of running watches today.

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similarity	Similarity	Very similar
released	Released Jan 2014	Oct 2023	Apr 2022	Apr 2022	Apr 2020	Oct 2020
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 80%	‌ ‌
Battery life	Battery life 720 hours	288 hours	168 hours	168 hours	168 hours	168 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	Battery life – GPS mode 50 hours			35 hours	40 hours
Screen size	Screen size	35 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm
Weight	Weight 79 g		40 g	41 g	64 g
Height	Height 56 mm		45 mm	45 mm	47 mm
Resolution	Resolution 128 x 128 px		240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px	240 x 240 px
Waterproof depth	Waterproof depth 30 m		50 m	50 m	100 m
Pixel density	Pixel density	462 ppi	282 ppi	282 ppi		282 ppi
Battery power	Battery power	488 mAh	265 mAh	265 mAh	346 mAh	346 mAh
Internal storage	Internal storage		0 GB	0 GB
Activity Tracking Features	Activity Tracking Features Activity detection Activity tagging Distance tracking Goal setting Pace measurement Steps tracking Swim stroke counter Swim stroke recognition Trackback mode	Activity detection Activity tagging Coaching Distance tracking Elevation tracking Goal setting Pace measurement Route uploads Steps tracking Swim stroke counter Swim stroke recognition Trackback mode	Activity detection Activity tagging Coaching Distance tracking Elevation tracking Goal setting Pace measurement Route uploads Steps tracking Swim stroke counter	Activity detection Activity tagging Coaching Distance tracking Elevation tracking Goal setting Pace measurement Route uploads Steps tracking Swim stroke counter Trackback mode	Activity tagging Coaching Distance tracking Elevation tracking Goal setting Pace measurement Route uploads Steps tracking Swim stroke counter Swim stroke recognition Trackback mode	Activity detection Coaching Distance tracking Elevation tracking Goal setting Pace measurement Steps tracking
Health tracking features	Health tracking features Calorie burn tracking Sleep tracking	Calorie burn tracking Sleep tracking	Calorie burn tracking Calorie intake tracking Sleep tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking	Calorie burn tracking Calorie intake tracking Sleep tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking	Calorie burn tracking Sleep tracking Water intake tracking Weight tracking	Calorie burn tracking Sleep tracking
Connectivity Types	Connectivity Types Cloud syncing	Automatic syncing Cloud syncing Mac OS X compatible Wireless syncing	Automatic syncing Cloud syncing Wireless syncing	Automatic syncing Cloud syncing Wireless syncing	Automatic syncing Cloud syncing Mac OS X compatible Wireless syncing
Sensors	Sensors Barometer GPS Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Blood oxygenation monitor Body temperature sensor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Compass GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Compass GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Compass Fast GPS lock Galileo GPS Heart rate monitor	Accelerometer Barometer Body temperature sensor Cadence sensor Compass Galileo GPS Gyroscope Heart rate monitor
Waterproofings	Waterproofings IP67 Sweat resistant	IP67 Sweat resistant	IP67 Sweat resistant	IP67 Sweat resistant	IP67 Sweat resistant
Alerts	Alerts Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts	Silent alarm Vibrating alerts	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts	Inactivity alerts Silent alarm Vibrating alerts	Silent alarm Thunderstorm warnings Vibrating alerts	Inactivity alerts
Screen features	Screen features Always-on display Damage resistant glass	Always-on display Damage resistant glass Touch screen	Always-on display Damage resistant glass	Always-on display Damage resistant glass	Always-on display Damage resistant glass Touch screen
Battery features	Battery features Battery level indicator Rechargeable battery	Battery level indicator Rechargeable battery Wireless charging	Battery level indicator Rechargeable battery Wireless charging	Battery level indicator Rechargeable battery Wireless charging	Battery level indicator Rechargeable battery	Rechargeable battery Wireless charging
Common characteristics Compatible heart monitor

Polar V800: 10 Manufacturer videos

Polar V800 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+138)
Brand	Polar (+10)
Features	Achievements (+97)Call control (+87)Multi-sport mode (+87)Social network integration (+54)
Activity Tracking Features	Activity detection (+104)Activity tagging (+101)Distance tracking (+119)Goal setting (+87)Pace measurement (+118)Steps tracking (+119)Swim stroke counter (+92)Swim stroke recognition (+47)Trackback mode (+73)
Health tracking features	Calorie burn tracking (+104)Sleep tracking (+100)
Connectivity Types	Cloud syncing (+54)
Sensors	Barometer (+98)GPS (+117)Heart rate monitor (+109)
Waterproofings	IP67 (+91)Sweat resistant (+97)
Alerts	Inactivity alerts (+87)Silent alarm (+83)Vibrating alerts (+87)
Supported peripherals	Compatible heart monitor (+95)
Screen features	Always-on display (+83)Damage resistant glass (+41)
Battery features	Battery level indicator (+63)Rechargeable battery (+120)
Colorways	Black

Specifications		vs Average
Released	Jan 2014
Battery
Battery life – training mode	14 hours
Battery life – GPS mode	50 hours
Battery life	720 hours
Battery life – power saving mode	720 hours
Measurements
Width	37 mm
Height	56 mm
Thickness	13 mm
Weight	79 g
Waterproofing
Waterproof depth	30 m
Screen
Resolution	128 x 128 px
Temperature
Min. temperature	-10 °C
Max. temperature	50 °C

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