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Polar Loop vs Runtastic GPS Watch and Heart Rate Monitor

Polar Loop Runtastic GPS Watch and Heart Rate Monitor

Basic Info

Wear TypeWristbandWristband
Price$5999$18700Polar Loop is 3.1x cheaper
Ratings

Activity & Fitness

Activity Yes YesBoth track daily activity
Calories Yes YesBoth show estimated calories burned
Sleep Yes YesBoth can track your sleep
Heart Rate / Pulse No YesRuntastic GPS Watch and Heart Rate Monitor has built-in heart rate monitor
Distance Yes YesBoth track your running/walking distance
Steps Yes YesBoth track and count your steps
Stairs / Floors No NoBoth don't have elevation feature
Exercise Tagging No NoBoth don't have exercise tagging
Smart Coach Yes NoPolar Loop provides real time fitness coaching
Goal Setting Yes YesBoth can help with your goals setting
Inactivity Alertn/an/aBoth don't have inactivity alerts

Additional Features

GPS No YesRuntastic GPS Watch and Heart Rate Monitor has GPS support
Compassn/an/aBoth don't have a compass
Watch / Clock Yes YesBoth have watch
Alarm Clock Yes YesBoth have alarm clock
Reminders No NoBoth don't have reminder
Stopwatch No NoBoth don't have stopwatch
Music Playbackn/an/aBoth don't have music playback
ReportsActivity, SleepActivity, Sleep

Smartphone Remote Features

Notifications No YesIf you get a phone notification, Runtastic GPS Watch and Heart Rate Monitor make an alert for you
Caller ID No NoBoth don't show caller ID notification
Music Control No NoBoth don't have phone music control
Call Controln/an/aBoth don't have call control
Camera Controln/an/aBoth don't have camera control
Find Phonen/an/aBoth don't have a find phone feature

Battery

Duration6 days1 daysPolar Loop battery life is about 6.0 times longer
Battery Typen/aRechargeable Battery

Physical Specs

Weather Resistance Yes Yes
Waterproof Yes No
IP Ratingn/an/a
Weight38 grams58 gramsPolar Loop is 20.0 g lighter

User Interface

DisplayLED Lights Yes
Display Sizen/an/a
Screen Resolution n/a n/a
Color Displayn/an/a
Touch Screenn/an/a

Compatibility

Android Yes YesBoth compatible with Android devices
iOS Yes YesBoth compatible iOS devices
OS X/Mac Yes NoPolar Loop compatibles with MacBooks and iMacs
Windows Phone No YesRuntastic GPS Watch and Heart Rate Monitor compatibles with a range of Windows Phone devices
Windows Yes NoPolar Loop allows you to locate your phone
Web Portal Yes NoPolar Loop allows you upload and view data on the online portal
Social Featuresn/an/aBoth don't have social features

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes YesBoth have Bluetooth data transfer technology
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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Polar Loop

Runtastic GPS Watch and Heart Rate Monitor