Polar Ignite GPS Fitness Watch with Heart Rate Monitor (Small, Black/Silver)

Developing the Ignite as a slightly more affordable version of the Vantage M was a good idea on Polar's part. However, the final product forces too many compromises to be worth its $229 price tag.

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  Simple, attractive design., Nightly recharge feature helps you know how hard you should train depending on how well you slept., FitSpark feature suggests workout routines based on previous activity and sleep metrics., Accurate heart-rate monitor and GPS.

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  Finicky touchscreen., Only two watch faces to choose from., No onboard music storage., No NFC., No automatic workout recognition feature., iPhone users must manually sync Ignite to mobile app., Cannot do anything "smart" once the battery life gets too low.

The Polar Ignite is a fitness watch primarily aimed at runners, cyclists, and gym-goers. Our hope in testing the Ignite was that it would bridge the gap between some of the clunkier, more traditional altimeter watches by providing an option with a good price point that was slim and stylish enough to...

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  Stylish, comfortable fit, records many activities

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  Short battery life, inaccurate altimeter and GPS, touch screen difficult to use

Last fall Polar released its high-end Vantage V GPS sports watch, see our full review , and the mid-range Vantage M . Both of these Polar wearables are focused on the goal-driven, more serious athlete looking for more advanced metrics in workouts.

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  High quality fit and finish, Most advanced sleep metrics available today, Solid battery life, Accurate heart rate sensor, Comfortable strap, Full featured Polar Flow service

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  Frustrating touchscreen and single button navigation, Inconsistent sleep tracking performance, Limited notifications and customization

The Polar Ignite manages to cram a whole lot into a small, comfortable design that's generally a joy to wear. It covers the sports tracking bases, it's well priced and in FitSpark, it has a feature Garmin, Suunto and Fitbit owners will no doubt be envious of.

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  Smart, good-looking design, Good value for money, Great smart workout recommendations

Overall Polar’s done some impressive things on the Ignite, mainly from a software functionality standpoint. The Nightly Recharge and FitSpark functionality are truly new within not just Polar’s lineup, but across the sports tech and fitness industry.

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  Tells you what type of exercise to do based on your recovery and fitness levels

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  Finicky syncing. Touchscreen not as responsive as I'd like.

The Polar Ignite is in some ways, a revolutionary watch. It is the first watch that thoroughly observes your all-around fitness and recovery level and then recommends your daily workout based on how ready your body is for a workout.

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  Inexpensive, innovative features, nice design

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  Backlight irreliable, uncomfortable watchband, heart rate inaccurate

The Polar Ignite is an accurate and versatile fitness companion that will help you understand your fitness requirements better. It can also help you sleep better and analyse your performance more accurately through the Polar Flow app.

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  Continuous heart rate tracking, Easy to operate (button + touchscreen), Built-in GPS

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  Not NFC enabled, No music storage, No maps

Polar's latest fitness smartwatch offers both GPS and a heart rate monitor without costing the earth. Find out more in our full review.

Clean and simple but feature-rich, the Ignite sets a new benchmark for fitness watches that recommend workouts and track sleep and recovery. The recovery insights are deep and digestible, while the adaptive workout recommendations are as useful, easy to follow and motivational as we’ve seen.

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  Advanced sleep and recovery insights, Adaptive training recommendations, Good value

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  Touchscreen controls only, Rapid screen timeout, Touchscreen lacks responsiveness

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Reasonably easy to use. Has great features and ad I am 85 and it covers all I need. For some reason it doesnu2019t always record my sleep fully and ANS recovery does not record at all. This is only a minor glitch .