Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch Reviews

Review score: 8.5/10 – Updated October, 2024

Latest Price: £330.99 – Save 25% (RRP: £439)

Take a look now to discover what makes Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch worthy of a review score of 8.5 out of 10.

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Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying GPS. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new GPS. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling GPS. Brands like Polar are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the GPS category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for GPS.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £330.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10 for price.

Average price of GPS

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for GPS.

We found 137 in the GPS category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £204.89, making it above average at £330.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on GPS. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £849.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.

With 137 products available we worked out that 30 cost more than Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch and 106 were cheaper.

Cost of Polar products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 28 products from Polar, of which 16 were in the GPS category.

For now though we’re looking at Polar branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £148.66 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Polar product we found was £15.50 and the highest price we could find from them was £425.99.

Of the 28 from Polar, 4 were more expensive than Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch and 23 were cheaper.

How much are Polar GPS?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Polar products that are listed in the GPS category.

The average price of the 16 products that match this search was £214.82, with the cheapest coming in at £16.90 and highest price was £425.99. With the average being £214.82, Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch comes in above average.

4 products that meet this search were more expensive than Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch and 11 were cheaper.

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Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the GPS category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.1 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch or another similar product, like Polar Grit X Multisport Watch Wrist Band reviews or Polar Grit X Multisport GPS Watch reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy GPS.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy GPS. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Polar, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.5/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25878039547
• Product ID 2: 776305UK
• Brand: Polar
• Model number: 90080283
• RRP: £439
• EAN: 725882053240
• Description: Polar Vantage V GPS WatchA premium, multisport watch, the Polar Vantage V GPS Watch helps you to train smarter and stronger.Heart Rate MonitorThe watch comes with an integrated heart rate monitor built into the wrist of the watch that uses advanced sensor fusion technology.Recovery ProThe Recovery Pro feature ensures you get the recovery your body needs. Taking into account your recent training session, the feature, works out how long your body needs to recover for optimum results.Nightly RechargeSee how well you recover from your day during the night.Sport ProfilesEngineered for those that take sport seriously, the watch comes with over 130 different sports. Using the Polar Flow app, you can add all your favourite sports to the watch.Phone NotificationsStay connected when you’re on the move and sync the Vantage V to your smartphone to receive alerts for incoming calls, messages, emails, calendar events and more.Training Load ProCalibrate the strain of your latest training session and see how your training strains the different parts of your body.Running PowerProvides greater insight into the intensity of your running sessions.Sleep Plus StagesSleep is integral to your recovery and the Sleep Plus Stages features tracks the different stages of your sleep to analyse your sleep quality.Swimming MetricsThe watch is water resistant and great for swimmers and triathletes. The Vantage V automatically detects your heart rate, swimming style, distance, pace, strokes, and rest times. Distance and strokes also get tracked during open water swimming.Running IndexProvides an estimate of your running VO2max and see how your running performance is evolving.Smart CaloriesKeeps track of the calories you’ve burned with greater accuracy by using your weight, height, age, gender, your individual maximum heart rate (HRmax) and how hard you’re training.FitSparkA daily training guide, the features creates ready-made daily workouts that match your recovery, readiness and training history.Training BenefitAfter training receive motivating feedback that describes the effect of the session.Serene Breathing ExerciseLiving an active lifestyle can be stressful so when you need to take five minutes out the Serene Breathing Exercise system can help relax your body and mind with guided breathing exercise.Fitness TestTest your fitness level in 5 minutes using the quick Fitness Test.  In the BoxPolar Vantage V GPS watchCharging cablePolar Vantage V user manualInformation noteSpecificationsDimensions: 46mm x 46mm x 13mmMaterials: Extreme high strength stainless steel case. Glass fibre reinforced polymer back coverBattery Type: 320 mAh lithium-polymerBattery Life: Up to 40 hours (Training mode), up to 7 days (Watch mode)Connectivity: Bluetooth Low EnergyCharging Method: Custom USB cableWeight: 66g (with wristband), 44g (without wristband)Display Type: Always on colour touch displayDisplay Material: Laminated Gorilla glass lens with anti-fingerprint coatingDisplay Resolution: 240 x 240 pixelsGPS: Integrated GPS and GLONASSBarometer: Barometric altitude, incline, ascent and descentUI Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Indonesian, Czech, Japanese, Chinese (simplified)Wristband Material: Durable and comfortable siliconeSizing: 130-185mm (small), 155-210mm (medium/large)FeaturesAdvanced wrist-based heart rateRecovery ProNightly Recharge130 different sport profilesSmartphone notificationsTraining Load ProRunning PowerSleep Plus StagesSwimming metricsStrava Live SegmentsBuy Polar Run GPS from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Nutrition & Training > GPS
• Savings percentage from RRP: 25%
• Unisex
• 108.01
• Adult

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Other options for GPS

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying GPS. 137 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Polar Polar Vantage V GPS Watch included,
Polar A370 Fitness Watch reviews, Polar OH1 Armband reviews, or we really liked the look of Polar H10 N Heart Rate Sensor reviews as another alternative.