Polar has formally introduced the launch of the Grit X2, an outdoor sports watch designed to supply premium options in a smaller and extra accessible bundle than its flagship Grit X2 Pro.
5 years on from the unique Grit X launch, the second-gen watch arrives at £399/€479.90. It integrates Polar’s superior biosensing know-how, navigation instruments, and specialised coaching options, whereas additionally that includes the 4.0 model of the model’s working system. Though not but out there within the US, Polar signifies {that a} US launch is deliberate for a later, unspecified date.
Nonetheless, that pricing positions the Grit X2 as a considerably extra reasonably priced possibility in comparison with the Grit X2 Professional and different high-end journey watches in the marketplace, such because the Garmin Fenix 8 and Fenix E.
Key options of the Grit X2 embrace a 1.28-inch AMOLED show protected by sapphire crystal glass, housed inside a slimmer profile that contributes to a complete weight of 62 grams.
Regardless of its extra compact design, the watch meets MIL-STD-810H army requirements for sturdiness, guaranteeing resistance to excessive temperatures, shock, and immersion. It additionally comes with 32GB of inside storage, which incorporates preloaded full-color offline topographic maps.
On the coronary heart of the Grit X2 is Polar’s ‘Elixir’ biosensing platform. This incorporates 4th-generation optical coronary heart charge monitoring, wrist-based ECG capabilities, blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurement, and pores and skin temperature sensing.
These bits of information, as ever, gasoline Polar’s complete suite of coaching and restoration instruments, similar to Nightly Recharge and Coaching Load Professional.
Battery life is rated for as much as 90 hours within the ‘Eco’ coaching mode, 30 hours in ‘Efficiency’ mode, and round one week in commonplace smartwatch mode. The system can be out there in ‘Night time Black’ and ‘Brown Copper’ finishes and is suitable with commonplace 22mm wristbands.
We’ll be testing this one out over the approaching weeks, so keep tuned for our full evaluate.
