Fitbit Alta HR vs Polar FT40

Fitbit Alta HR Polar FT40

Basic Info

Wear TypeWristbandWristband
Price$10286
Ratings

Activity & Fitness

Activity Yesn/aFitbit Alta HR tracks your activity
Calories Yes YesBoth track calories burned
Sleep Yesn/aFitbit Alta HR tracks your sleeping time and quality
Heart Rate / Pulse Yes YesBoth measure heart rate
External HR Monitor No Yes
Distance Yesn/aAccurate running or walking distance tracking with Fitbit Alta HR
Steps Yesn/aFitbit Alta HR tracks and measures your steps
Stairs / Floors Non/aBoth don't track climbing stairs or floors
Exercise Tagging Yesn/aOnly Fitbit Alta HR provides exercise tagging
Smart Coach No NoBoth don't have coaching feature
Goal Setting Yes NoSet and keep your own daily or weekly goals with Fitbit Alta HR
Inactivity Alertn/a NoBoth don't have inactivity alerts

Additional Features

GPS No NoBoth don't have built-in GPS support
Compassn/a NoBoth don't have a compass
Watch / Clock Yes YesBoth have watch
Alarm Clock Yes YesBoth have alarm clock
Reminders Yes NoFitbit Alta HR has a reminder option
Stopwatch No NoBoth don't have stopwatch
Music Playbackn/a NoBoth don't have music playback
ReportsActivity, Sleep

Smartphone Remote Features

Notifications Yes NoIf you get a phone notification, Fitbit Alta HR make an alert for you
Caller ID Yes NoFitbit Alta HR can notify you who is calling
Music Control No NoBoth don't have phone music control
Call Controln/a NoBoth don't have call control
Camera Controln/a NoBoth don't have camera control
Find Phonen/a NoBoth don't have a find phone feature

Battery

Duration7 daysn/a
Battery TypeRechargeable Batteryn/a

Physical Specs

Weather Resistance No Yes
Waterproof No No
IP Ratingn/a3 ATM
Weightn/an/a

User Interface

DisplayOLED Screen Yes
Display Sizen/an/a
Screen Resolution n/a n/a
Color Displayn/a No
Touch Screenn/a No

Compatibility

Android Yes NoFitbit Alta HR is compatibles with Android phones and tablets
iOS Yes NoFitbit Alta HR can connect with iPhones or iPads
OS X/Mac Yes NoFitbit Alta HR compatibles with MacBooks and iMacs
Windows Phone Yes NoFitbit Alta HR compatibles with a range of Windows Phone devices
Windows Yes NoFitbit Alta HR allows you to locate your phone
Web Portal No NoBoth don't have online web portal option
Social Featuresn/a NoBoth don't have social features

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes NoOnly Fitbit Alta HR has a built-in Bluetooth connection option
Wi-Fi No NoBoth don't have Wi-Fi connection
NFC No NoBoth don't have NFC connectivity
ANT+ No NoBoth don't provide ANT+ wireless technology
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