Polar M600 Android Wear watch
Polar has just announced its latest M600
Android Wear smartwatch. Meant to appeal to the outdoor types, the Polar M600
has plenty of activity tracking features and will last more than 48 hours on a
single charge, Polar claims.
The M600 features a heart rate sensor
with a total of 6 LEDs as part of a proprietary solution meant to deliver
superior accuracy. The built-in GPS means the watch can track distance, speed,
and route all on its own without requiring a smartphone.
A 1.3-inch display with 240 x 240 px
resolution sits on the front and it's covered with a Gorilla Glass 3. The whole
device is IPx8 certified, and Polar states it's suitable for swimming, too.
The wearable is powered by a Mediatek
MT2601 chipset with a dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU, paired with 512 MB of RAM,
and 4 GB of storage. Keeping the lights on is a 500 mAh power pack, and the
claimed 2-day battery life is when the watch is paired to an Android device.
With an iPhone you'd only get half that. Either way, it should be good for an
8-hour workout, if you can handle it.
The Polar M600 is available in black or
white and price is set at US$ 330 in the US, £ 265 in the UK, and € 350 in mainland
Europe.
