Vantage M3

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Vantage M3

74 positive 0 neutral 30 negative

Based on 104 Reddit mentions

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Polar Street X or Vantage M3

I just ordered the Street X over the Vantage M3 yesterday. While the Vantage M3 is on sale now, it still cost SGD 150 (about 100 euro) more than the Street X. Having said that, I guess it depend on your use cases. For me I don't run a lot (but trying to do more this year), but do mainly strength tra

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candy-bud in r/Polarfitness

April 6, 2026 1:38 AM

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Vantage M3/Grit X2 questions

I have my Vantage M3 since May this year. It looks a bit beaten up already, mostly from hitting the watch on doorhandles. While this watch is thinner than my previous watch, it sits higher on my wrist due to the way the lugs attach to the strap. There's a very fine crack in the screen, as in thin as

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macpoedel in r/Polarfitness

October 9, 2025 12:21 PM

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Can't update my Vantage M3 to firmware version 5.0.12

Emailed support late last week and got a reply today: Thank you for contacting Polar customer care! Sorry to hear that about your Vantage M3. Thanks for all the information, it's helpful. Can you go through the following troubleshooting and get back with the results?😊️ First, force a RESYNC to the co

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schacks in r/Polarfitness

February 16, 2026 5:00 PM

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Looking for a running watch on a budget

I have the Pace 4. The only features I wish it had that it doesn't have are live mapping (it has turn by turn navigation but not against a map, just a breadcrumb trail) and tighter music integration (it has music controls but no in watch Spotify so you have to bring your phone with you). Other than

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ZekkPacus in r/beginnerrunning

March 12, 2026 1:04 AM

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Vantage M3/Grit X2 questions

Well I'm not that hard on devices, usually. My Forerunner 935 looked really good after 6 years of use. However I must admit, I replaced it because I knocked it against the kitchen counter, creating a more visible scratch on the screen than the one my M3 now has, so maybe I am on a spree here. I've a

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macpoedel in r/Polarfitness

October 9, 2025 2:59 PM

4

Chinese ownership caused me to switch

I would have liked to buy a Polar grit x2 or a vantage M3, but I don't like the slightly too holistic approach whereby Polar overlaps step counting with other activities. I want a device that differentiates the tracking of individual activities. It's a shame because I really appreciate Polar's minim

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Fabiuzzoreddit1 in r/Polarfitness

November 20, 2025 7:47 PM

4

Polar Pace Pro in 2025

I had Polar Pacer Pro. Updated it to Vantage M3. Now I'm back to Pacer Pro. M3 gives nothing I need with amoled. So I'm now back to Pacer and very happy with it.

AppointmentNo2448 in r/Polarfitness

April 14, 2025 6:24 AM

8

Battery drains review after 2 years (how is yours doing ?)

The Polar Vantage M3 uses a Lithium-Polymer battery and your advice is relevant only for NiCd batteries that had "memory effect". Actually your advice is against Polar's recommendation and is harmful.

mrfroid in r/Polarfitness

April 17, 2026 7:23 AM

2

V3 firmware update

The best part is that Polar has had the software for the Vantage M3 for several months now, but for some reason is artificially prolonging the release of the update.

mfcx99 in r/Polarfitness

May 19, 2025 10:21 AM

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Polar Sleep Score – what are your thoughts?

Sleep data is the one area that I prefer my Samsung Galaxy Ultra over my Polar Vantage M3. I have a bad back and I have difficulty sleeping more than 2 hours at a time. It is rare that I ever get the required 4 hour minimum for Polar. As a result I almost never get sleep data and not consistently en

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swibirun in r/Polarfitness

December 19, 2025 1:18 PM

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