Polar Vantage V2 - A Runner's Review

Polar has just announced the Polar Vantage V v2, a flagship running watch that follows up on the Vantage V and the Grit X. The V2 incorporates all the best features of those two watches while shedding weight and thickness. The new watch still maintains great battery life and GPS accuracy, and it also includes some of Polar’s newest features aimed at helping you understand how well your body is absorbing and improving from your training.

Disclosures: a beta unit version of the Polar Vantage V2 was provided to me for the purpose of review. I did not have to pay for it, but no one is paying me to make this video or to use this watch. No one will get a chance to review my footage or my thoughts before this video goes up on youtube.
Other devices were required to perform the testing in this video. Some were provided to me for purpose of review. Some were purchased with my own money. No one paid me to use any of these reference products in this video.
Devices provided previously by Polar:
Polar Vantage V https://amzn.to/2SBJpnQ
Polar Grit X https://amzn.to/3jRPwkd
Devices purchased with my own money:
Stryd footpad https://www.stryd.com/
Polar OH1+ HR monitor https://amzn.to/3nkn7VQ

Table of Contents:
0:00 intro
1:36 disclosures
2:05 predecessors
2:23 V2 features from Grit X
3:24 V2 exclusive features
5:50 V2 physical updates
7:24 diagnostic tools
9:52 run testing
10:51 leg recovery test
11:40 run data accuracy
12:44 power
13:57 heart rate
15:54 cadence
16:29 GPS distance
16:45 elevation
17:35 mean max power
17:42 GPS accuracy
21:33 value for runners
23:38 any questions

Polar Vantage V v2 https://www.polar.com/us-en/vantage/v2

If you’d like to take a look at my data yourself:
https://analyze.dcrainmaker.com/#/pub...

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Running footage shot on:
GoPro Hero 9 Black (paid link)
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