The Polar Loop Is a New Subscription-Free Whoop Competitor (With a Disappointing Price)
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Of the three highly anticipated fitness bands This was published this year, Polar was the first to confirm theirs, and the last to publish it. Today is official: the Polar loop is a bracelet of $ 199 without subscription that can follow training and more.
Pre-orders open today for the polar loop, and it will start to ship on September 10, 2025. It is a light device, only 29 grams whose strap, 20 grams without it, and it is available in three colors: black, brown and “Greige” (gray-beige). As for physical size, it is 42 x 27 x 9 millimeters; It is similar to the Amazfit Helio device, but larger than the Whoop 5.0.
What is in the polar loop
The apparatus looks like the thriller 360, a bracelet that Polar has developed as a business commercial offer. I asked a polar representative if the loop is indeed based on the 360, and they stressed that the main differences are the style and the additional life of the battery.
The polar loop has an optical cardiac frequency sensor and (so far?) Is only available with a bracelet, without an armband of an armband. He connects with your phone on Bluetooth, and that’s it. No GPS, no other sensors, no display.
What do you think so far?
The polar loop battery can last eight days, depending on the company. You can start following an activity from the Polar Flow application on your phone or define the device on automatic detection activities.
The device can also follow your sleep, and the application will use your HRV data to give you a recovery score – it therefore covers the same bases as a Whoop or, moreover, almost any basic intelligent watch these days.
The features of the polar loop are almost what I expected, but I must admit that the $ 199 award is disappointing. It is the same cost as the Unit fleeceA real watch with a touch screen. I am not clear on the reasons why the loop, as an exhausted device, should have the same price. Hélio Amazfit is half of this price. Polar probably aimed to compete with Whoop (which begins at $ 199 / year), but the sophisticated application of Whoop is what subscribers really pay. However, it is good to have more options with regard to non -Watch fitness trackers – which have remained undisputed on this market for too long.
