Polar Unite – Fitness & Activity Tracking Watch with Connected GPS, Sleep Analysis, Smart Workout Guidance & 130+ Sport Profiles

Had been looking to upgrade my activity tracker for some time & have considered a number of options over recent weeks. The Unite looked to offer the balance of features that as I was looking for at a reasonable price-point. As a predominantly indoor trainer, the lack of onboard GPS didn’t worry me although have to say that the hook-up to my I-phone’s GPS, which I normally use for walks, isn’t always smooth.First charge took only an hour or so to get to c75% to enable me to complete initial set up. Had the watch for a couple of weeks now & experience so far is that claims over battery life are a little optimistic - I’m probably charging every couple of days, although I do anticipate periods where I’m inactive & charge then rather than leaving to completely discharge at a time when I may need monitoring. This without heavy use of the fast draining functions.The data collected/provided offers a rich seam of information to manage & assess your performance & guide further training. Syncing can be a bit patchy at times.Overall, very pleased with the acquisition.

Pros:The watch is quite slim and not too clunky, which I find with some other brands. Makes it a good day to day watch as well as a sports oneI got this in the prime day sale for only £35, which was an absolute bargain. The watch is brilliant for that price.Seems to accurately record steps, distance, and exercise.The app is really good and tells you what intensity of exercise you've done. It also tells you how many calories that is and what you could do to achieve your daily exercise goalsCons:Would be good if other sports were included, such as horse riding.Sometimes if you move your hands too much while sitting it will count it as steps/activity, which gives it an inaccurate readingSometimes it doesn't sync very well if the bluetooth isn't constantly turned on on your phoneThe strap is a bit of a pain to do up and pops off sometimes

This was recommended to me by colleagues, and I'm quite happy with. Easy download and sync to the phone. I'm able to navigate through the user setup very easily, and is a great alternative to still track activities and daily step count if you are not able to wear smart watches at your workplace.

The only function I can get on this watch is the time, countdown time and bluetooth sync to my phone.It doesn't appear to work with the Polar H10 heart rate monitor either. Maybe it does, but with no function on the watch how would I know? It certainly doesn't work with the app!I cannot factory reset the watch, as the Polar instructions are wrong! Furthermore, you cannot reset from the phone app either as the Polar instructions relate to a setting that doesn't exist.In order to get the watch to work, Polar state you need to install the app. To get the app working, you have to provide a whole load of personal data, then agree to them using it for whatever reasons they like. If you don't, then no app and no watch.Polar should provide these terms and conditions at the point of sale, not after you have made a purchase.Polar provide no easy way to get customer support. They only provide an address or chatbot feedback. You will have to write to them and hope they get back to you before you have to keep the watch that doesn't work!

Given as a giftThe recipient loves it for tracking steps , activities and getting an idea of calories burntWish I had bought one for myself instead of a different Polar brand

I bought this as a gift for one of my children (who's been doing home workouts during lockdown!) and have posted their comments here:It's very light on my wrist and easy to set up. It looks really nice too. I haven't been able to go back to the gym yet, so this watch has been perfect for me to do workouts at home with the Fit spark feature, which is very clever. It is definitely going to help me to stay motivated with my exercise and I can see that I'm going to enjoy all the sleep information too (my mum says it'll make me realise I need to go to bed earlier!). There are so many helpful features that I need to get to grips with, but I would definitely recommend it.

I have been using polar 4 20+ years mainly for heart rate monitor and the feel of the strap this watch needs charged every 3ish days 4 if you can figure out how 2 lock the screen. Also u need a watch so you can tell the time but the face doesn't light up most of the time unless u push the side button. In conclusion it's actually only worth £30/40 at most.

Found the battery life to be a little disappointing. The heart rate monitor seems ok but watch needs to be pretty tight to register heart rate properly. Sleep tracking feature seems pretty good, no problems with mobile app thus far.