Polar M430 HR Black M/L
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The Polar M430 HR Black M/L tells you everything about your daily activities and workouts. The integrated heart rate sensor accurately measures your heart rate via your wrist. This gives you insight into your heart rate zones so you can train more effectively. The sports watch also measures your speed, distance, calories burned, sleep, steps, and height. Thanks to the GPS sensor, you can see exactly where you've been. Incoming calls, messages and notifications from your smartphone appear on the watch's screen, so you won't miss a thing while exercising.
Note: an adapter isn't included. Do you want to charge the watch via a socket? If so, order an adapter separately.
Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
Height | 42 mm | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 15 - 17 cm | |
Type of heart rate measurement | Optical heart rate measurement | |
Required iPhone model | iPhone 4S or later | |
Independent music player | ||
Width | 38 mm |
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Very solid and good sports watch: very good GPS, many possibilities. The Polar Webapp works very well, is user-friendly and you can do a lot of settings such as which screens you want to see in which sport profile, sport profiles, heart rate settings per sport profile, ...
The GPS works well: you can select 3 levels: from very accurate to "long session" and you can also turn it off ;-)
But there is a "but" to the Polar M430, and that is the heart rate measurement via wrist: I tested this during a marathon: quite high values: from the beginning 166-170, after km 15 suddenly 133-145, at km 25 to end back again 165 and above. Presumably, wrist-based heart rate measurement is still in its infancy.
Solution: I bought the Polar heart rate chest strap H7: this is a very good combination: tested during training and a trail run with heart rates between 130 and 152, in the end higher than 160 which is also normal for a 'sprint' ;- ) Combination of Polar M430 and H7: very satisfied and works very well. Also accelerations with an increase in heart rate are quickly detected by the M430, this was not the case with the pulse measurement (while I thought I had put on the M430 properly as the instructions prescribe).
Conclusion: if you have done the exercise test 'walking', know your heart rate values and want to train with this: buy a heart rate chest strap! Much more accurate, especially during interval training. If you are more interested in GPS, distance, speed and where heart rate measurement does not have to be so accurate: the Polar M430 is highly recommended.
Tip: I kind of regret not choosing the Polar M400 -> previous model: because you can get a very decent sports watch for around 150 euros + the H7 chest strap is included in the price. I myself paid around 229 + 60 euros :-(
Jonathan Masfrancx
30 October 2017
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Nice design and accurate measurement
Didier Loeman
28 May 2020
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Nice watch to wear, not very stylish, it is a real sports watch. The Polar flow Web service offers many possibilities, you have to set it up via a PC, and then syncretism, which is inconvenient. I looked for a long time at a sports watch with GPS and heart rate, and this one came out. M200 also looked at, but display was just like a fairground watch, but went higher for segment. Do you think the price difference m400 vs m430 is big.
Anne
21 June 2017
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Product number | 790773 |
Manufacturer code | 90066337 |
Brand | Polar |
Warranty | 2 years |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty |
Compatible with operating system | Android, iOS | |
Required iPhone model | iPhone 4S or later | |
Operating system | Brand-specific | |
Guaranteed support with updates | Unknown |
Watch case color | Black | |
Watch case material | Plastic | |
Watch case shape | Rectangle | |
Height | 42 mm | |
Width | 38 mm | |
Depth | 12 mm | |
Weight | 51 g | |
Size watch case | Average | |
Recommended for wrist circumference | 15 - 17 cm | |
Water resistance | 3 |
Watch strap material | Plastic | |
Watch strap color | Black | |
Closure type | Buckle | |
Interchangeable watch strap | ||
Compatibility watch strap | Product specific | |
Minimum wrist circumference | 13 cm | |
Maximum wrist circumference | 21 cm |
Screen type | LCD | |
Always-on display | ||
Data display | Digital | |
Touchscreen | ||
Color screen | ||
Adjustable watch face | ||
Type of glass | Mineral |
Wireless charging |
Bluetooth | ||
ANT+ | ||
Independent music player | ||
Music controls | ||
Built-in microphone | ||
Built-in speakers | ||
Smartphone notifications | Accept incoming call, Caller ID, Decline incoming call, Notifications, Receive messages | |
App installation possible | ||
Camera operation | ||
NFC |
Pedometer | ||
Speedometer | ||
Calorie counter | ||
Measures stairs climbed |
Heart rate measurement | ||
Heart rate zones | ||
Heart rate sensor | Integrated pulse sensor | |
Type of heart rate measurement | Optical heart rate measurement | |
Heart rate measurement moment | Continuously | |
Notification exceedance heart rate zone | Yes | |
Irregular heartbeat notification | ||
Heart rate measurement under water |
Oximeter | ||
Average heart rate during sleep |
Recommended for sports | Biking, Fitness, Running | |
Adjust sport profiles | ||
Save personal records | ||
Measure fitness age | ||
Recovery advice | ||
Interval training | ||
VO2 max measurement | ||
Automatic pausing | ||
Measures minutes of intensive training | ||
Measures average speed during activity | ||
Lap counter | ||
Race prognosis | ||
Measures step distance | ||
Measure running cadence |
Built-in GPS receiver | ||
Global satellite navigation system | GPS | |
GPS application | Route registration |
Compass | ||
Altimeter | ||
Type of altimeter | GPS | |
Accelerometer | ||
Thermometer |
Fall detection | ||
Alarm function | ||
Emergency button | ||
Geofencing |
