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Polar A300 vs Polar M430

    Polar A300 Fitness Watch
    Polar A300
      Polar M430 Fitness Watch
      Polar M430
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      Editiorial reviews
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      The A300 Overview: This weekend ahead of CES here in Las Vegas, Polar has announced their latest activity tracking watch, the A300.  This watch aims to take the M400 GPS watch, remove the GPS part, and then call it theRead more
      The Polar A300 provides accurate fitness tracking in a watch-style design, but we wish it offered more features for the price.Read more
      When it comes to watches (and other devices) that are available to help you get fitter (or at least give you some metrics), you have a wide range of options out there. At the simpler end, you have …Read more
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Display

      Polar A300Polar A300
      Polar M430Polar M430
      Touchscreennono
      Colour screennono

      Dimensions

      Polar A300Polar A300
      Polar M430Polar M430
      Gender
      • Men's
      • Women's
      • Men's
      • Women's
      Depth5.0 in0.47 in
      Weight1.69 oz1.8 oz

      Design

      Polar A300Polar A300
      Polar M430Polar M430
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Pink
      • White
      • Yellow
      • Black
      • Black,Orange
      • Grey
      • White
      Band materialSiliconeSilicone
      Protection featuresWater resistantWater resistant
      Waterproof depth3030

      Features

      Polar A300Polar A300
      Polar M430Polar M430
      Heart Rate MonitorBuilt-inBuilt-in
      Distance meteryesyes
      Calorie counteryesyes
      Alarmyesyes
      Date displayyesyes
      Pedometeryesyes
      Sleep readingyesyes
      Speedometeryesyes
      Vibration alarmyesyes

      Connectivity

      Polar A300Polar A300
      Polar M430Polar M430
      Bluetoothyesyes
      GPSnoyes

      Power

      Polar A300Polar A300
      Polar M430Polar M430
      Battery life (running)624.0 h8.0 h
      Battery life (standby mode)28.0 day20.0 day

      Pros & Cons

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