Polar’s new Grit X watches looks to take on the Garmin Fenix

Polar's rising Gumption X watches looks to play the Garmin Fenix

(Mental image credit: Polar )

Today, Charged announced two new additions to its Grit X range of adventure watches — the Polar Grit X Pro and the Polar Gritrock X Pro Behemoth. The two watches are designed for multisport adventures and look to be a challenger in a space that has, until now, been dominated away the Garmin Fenix range. Present's everything you need to know about the untested adventure watches:

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Polar Grit X Pro: specs, toll, and release date stamp

The Polar Grit X Pro is a premium, outdoor multi-summercater watch, intentional for people WHO want a gadget that'll sustain with them as they explore the great outdoors. The Grit X Pro looks very similar to the Grit X, with a lazuline glass lens and some more navigational features.

What's varied?

Compared to the Grit X, the Grit X Pro has an updated methamphetamine hydrochloride lens, which is now ready-made from scratch-resistant sapphire. There are also some new pilotage features including recently itinerary and elevation profiles on the watch and late navigation and daytime dashboards, which include a barometric-based altimeter, localisation coordinates, sunrise, old, and twilight times, and a compass.

Aside from this, the specs are pretty similar to those you'd find connected the Backbone X:

Military-grade lastingness: The Grit X Pro has a scratch-immune cerulean chicken feed lens, and has been tested under military standards (MIL-STD-810G). Information technology's water-resistant up to 100m and assembled to withstand temperatures of -20 degrees Celsius and up to 50 degrees Celsius.
Long battery life: The Grit X In favou has 40 hours of battery living patc using pulse and GPS, 100 hours of battery life when using power save options, and 7 years battery life in check way.
Navigation features: Polar is motionless yet to release its own custom maps, simply exploitation Kamoot, you can use turn-by-turn navigation, and the watches Hill Divider and Track Stake features.
Training freight, rest, and recovery data: Designed to give you a better idea of how long your body needs to relief after a hard effort.
Running power: The watch can mechanically measure your running power from your wrist.
Smartwatch capabilities: The observe has wrist-based music controls, weather reports, and push notifications.

The Grit X In favor will be discharged happening Tuesday, October 6, and costs $499.90. The observe comes in three different colors — Nordic Copper, Black DLC, and Arctic Gilt.

Polar Grit X Titan — (Image credit: South-polar)

Polar Grit X Favoring Titan: specs, Price, and release see

Polar also announced the Grit X Pro Titan, which has all of the aforesaid features as the Grit X Favoring, but is 12% ignitor. Designed for heavy-duty adventures, where the weight along your wrist really matters, the Grit X Pro Titan has an aerospace titanium bezel.

The Backbone X Pro Titan leave embody released connected Tuesday, October 6, and costs $599.95. The watch only comes in black but has two different wristbands: a waterproof FKM (a carbon-settled inductive corporeal) and a leather strap.

Polar Grit X Pro: Outlook

While I'm til now to quiz the watch right now, at a first peek, Polar seems to have taken some of the features from the Garmin Fenix 6 range, but is offering them at a a lot cheaper Price point. The Fenix 6 Sapphire is $749.99, whereas the Grit X Pro comes to commercialise $250 cheaper.

That aforementioned when comparison the Grit X to the Garmin Fenix 6 drift, the main downside with the Polar is the want of navigation tools on the lookout man. Whereas Garmin has it's own map features, as well every bit the option to connect to third-party apps like Strava and Kamoot, Polar does non — in order to use the pilotage tools on the Grit X, you'll have to sign on for a Kamoot membership. The same applies to the Grit X Pro and the Gritrock X Pro Titan, which is slightly annoying if the calculate of this watch is to engage you on rugged adventures.

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Jane McGuire is Tom's Guide's Physical fitness editor, which agency she looks after everything fitness related - from running gear to yoga mats. An avid runner, Jane has tested and reviewed fitness products for the past quaternary years, so knows what to count for when finding a skilled functional take in or a pair of shorts with pockets big enough for your smartphone. When she's not pounding the pavements, you'll find Jane striding round the Surrey Hills, taking far-off too many photos of her puppy.