Polar A360

price, usability

73% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

The Polar A360 is a decent choice for anyone looking to be more active, but it can't quite keep pace with similar rivals.

Polar has done its research when it comes to what active people want in a fitness band. The A360’s feature list reads like an answer to many people’s complaints about Fitbit products: color display, full smart notifications, waterproof, Micro USB...

Tracks daily activity, steps, calories, workouts, and sleep. Helpful coaching features. Includes optical heart rate monitor. Excellent battery life. Waterproof. Comfortable. Swappable bands.

Costs $50 more than closest competitor. Sleep data could be presented better.

Conclusions The Polar A360 is for a certain type of person — someone who has mastered the basics of fitness tracking and wants to get fitter through training. It's a well-designed device with excellent coaching tips and fitness suggestions. It won't...

The A360 will be available in November for $200 in the US. That price converts to about £130 in the UK and AU$275 in Australia. Colors will initially be limited to black (for medium and large sizes) and white for smaller wrists. Additional colors and...

Great display, tons of other trackable activities, accurate heart rate monitoring

Not water resistant, difficult to put on, poor sleep tracking

While the A360 stood out in some categories and sub-metrics, it fell short in aspects that made up the highest weightings in our scores. We wouldn't recommend this one unless you are solely interested in tracking heart rate and nothing else, and in...

Customizable design with interchangeable bands. ; Device and app suggest ways to help you complete your daily goal. ; Heart rate monitor is fairly accurate; you have the option to connect to a Polar H7 chest strap as well.

Cannot read full smartphone notifications on the display. ; Tiny charging port cover gets lost easily/ ; App has issues when syncing over Bluetooth. ; $199 is a bit steep, especially compared to its competition.

As the fitness tracker market becomes ever more crowded, the smallest features will be what cause you to choose one device over another, especially when the devices are as similar as the A360 and the Vívosmart HR. The A360 has a color screen and...

Waterproof ; Large color touch-screen display with touch support ; Accurate heart rate ; Works during strenuous activity

Doesn't track running distance ; Awkward band clasp ; App doesn’t track nutrition ; Shorter battery life than competitors

The Polar A360 is an easy-to-read fitness tracker with a built-in heart rate monitor whose main weakness is that it doesn't log the miles you run.

Easy-to-use, info-rich graphical interface ; Long battery life ; Waterproof ; Backed by great app and Web tools

Heart rate monitor semi-accurate, only on during workouts ; No GPS functions ; High pricetag for features ; App could use better sleep and coaching functions ; The Polar A360 is available for $199 ; .

The A360 is a curious beast. At $200, it's a little pricey for casual fitness types who could spend $50 less and get a Fitbit Charge HR with many (though not all) of the same benefits. Hardcore athletes, meanwhile, may bemoan the average heart rate...