Polar V650 is not a small unit
lack of route navigation and Wi-Fi connectivity is
No handpicked products sent by manufacturers
did not take me a long time to figure out the features
Bluetooth has suffered from excessive power consumption
no direct upload to Strava
V650 will have mobile connectivity to the Flow app in time
syncing process a bit glitchy
the navigation side had some major flaws
I have no other sensors to test
Garmin 520 is also refusing to sync with my main PC at the moment
the V650 is very slow to initiate
method was a bit slow
it suffered from poor accuracy
the device lacks a workout function
V650 does not offer any other navigation functions
lack of interconnectivity with third-party analysis platforms
the two are not interchangeable
Polar make marking points like that impossible
says they only support a very limited range of phone makes
but sometimes a bit inconvenient to use
you cannot show waypoints (points of interest
it only makes sense on a long hill with a fairly constant gradient
raw power data is quite jumpy
the online element of it is a bit lacklustre
Garmin maps are limited and expensive
only route tracking will be available
postage cost is a bit on the high side
there s no turn-by-turn navigation
audio alerts a little too quiet
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segment-hunting is not proper training
V650 is NOT integrated into the overall Polar ecosystem
tapping can sometimes also toggle a display field
Polar has a bit of a walled garden mentality
poor reception can be challenging
No cherry-picked units sent by manufacturers
Polar did not support our slightly older smartphone
the touchscreen is not a fan of water
the coloring on the maps can be confusing
there are no arrow options
big red button is used to start and stop
Garmin was taking the speed from the bike sensor rather than GPS
V650 is only compatible with Bluetooth Smart sensors
its lack of a speed sensor a feature
Temperature is also not included
V650 is not compatible with its competitor's system
having eight data fields on the page is too busy
bike route coverage for Australia is hit and miss