Polar Vantage M3 vs Apple Watch Series 10

Polar Vantage M3

Polar Vantage M3

vsApple Watch Series 10

Apple Watch Series 10

Polar Vantage M3Apple Watch Series 10
Display1.28-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 416 x 416, Gorilla Glass 3, always-on option with ambient light sensorOLED Retina, up to 30% more screen area than Series 9
Body44.7 x 44.7 x 12.2 mm; 53 g with wristband (35 g without); glass-fibre reinforced plastic case with stainless steel bezel; 22 mm quick-release silicone wristband; WR50 water resistance—
BatteryUp to 7 days in smartwatch mode; up to 30 hours in training mode (Polar's spec table lists 27 hours performance, 90 hours eco and 8 days smartwatch); 310 mAh replaceable Li-Pol battery—
Storage32 GB (offline maps), 37 MB memory, 275 MHz CPU—
SensorsPolar Elixir biosensing: 4th-generation optical heart rate, wrist-based ECG, SpO2, nightly skin temperature; barometer, magnetometer compass, accelerometer, gyroscope—
GPSDual-frequency GPS (L1/L5) with GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou and QZSS—
NavigationPreinstalled and upgradeable offline topographic maps, planned routes, breadcrumbs, komoot turn-by-turn guidance—
ConnectivityBluetooth LE (no ANT+), USB-C charging cable (proprietary connector)—
SoftwarePolarOS; Polar Flow app; Training Load Pro, Nightly Recharge, Smart Coaching; over 150 sport profiles—
ColorsNight Black, Greige Sand—
Case Sizes—42mm / 46mm
Chipset—Apple S10 (Sawtooth cores from A16 Bionic)
Battery Life—18 hours
Health Sensors—HR, SpO2, ECG, FDA-approved sleep apnea detection, water depth/temperature
OS—watchOS 10