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a few months ago recommending a good Android wear SmartWatch for fitness would have been a total no-go but that was before polar did something about it I'm high memory better with pocket now and this is our first look at the polar m600 ever since polar developed the first ever wireless heart rate monitor more than 30 years ago the company has gained significant popularity and Trust among the fitness community and if not look around at the gym a lot of people wear Polar's now all that prestige only gains an added level of convenience when smarter technologies are blended together and that's the particular case of the new m600 SmartWatch running Android where the polar m600 ships in a minimalistic box with bold text that claims that now you can while referencing all its new SmartWatch features within the box you'll find your new SmartWatch a proprietary magnetic charger and the standard literature that many of us are accustomed to by design the m600 is extremely unique from the soft touch strap to the squared 1.3 inch display flanked by chrome accents the watch exudes quality the minute you hold it for the first time there are some things about the m600 that not only make it stand apart from other Fitness watches but even from other Android wear offerings for starters the band is fully replaceable addressing one of the main complaints of fitness watches and extending the lifespan of the m600 second this is one of the few Android wear smartwatches with a built-in GPS for accurate tracking of outdoor activity the m600 is also ipx8 water-resistant meaning yes the tracking can even include swimming third look at this heart rate sensor it's huge polar is famous for being the best at heart rate monitoring and by the looks alone there is a lot of hardware to back that claim up here fourth and most important the main difference is how the watch works instead of making you fumble around Android wear menus Poehler included the convenience of an extra button that's focused specifically on fitness activities for the button to work you first need to install polar flow after the set of process is done polar flow is where the magic is at as it helps you define what fitness activities you want the watch to track through the button and then gives you a very comprehensive overview of your daily activities sleep tracking and then consolidates this and very detailed weekly graphs now all this being said what's best at the m600 in combination with polar flow is that this is one of the few watches that actually provides real-time heart rate zone information heart rate zone awareness is crucial for smarter training as your goals may either be weight loss or improvement in physical condition almost every other Smart Watch gets this all wrong and it's the main reason why I praised what polar has done here NES for everything else this is pretty much a standard Android wear SmartWatch with access to thousands of applications from the Google Play Store and the most robust messaging experience that I've had with smartwatches in addition to an evolving ecosystem now this has just really been a week of testing the polar m600 our review period has really just begun and we'd love for you to chime in the comments down below over what tests you would like for us to conduct while you're at it make sure you follow us on social media and hit that subscribe button down below for more videos like this one and also catch our videos on vessel vessel comm / PocketNow and follow me on twitter Hein underscore Tory Vetter on instagram at hi Mary Beth please give this video a thumbs up if you liked what you saw I am happy that I thank you very much for watching we will see you on the next one