From RUNNEA we present you a selection of the 12 heart rate monitors & sports watches with optical sensor that are present in the market at the beginning of 2024, so you can train at the right intensity at every moment, but with a comfort that you have not enjoyed until now.
For some time now, brands have been innovating in this area to make the user experience more satisfactory. An optical sensor, located at wrist level, allows you to determine the amount of blood pumped and, through a sophisticated process, is able to determine your heart rate. So all the parameters you need, monitored instantly, and more accurately, from your own wrist.
The 12 best wrist-based heart rate monitors
So, this is the RUNNEA staff's selection of the best integrated GPS and optical wrist sensor heart rate monitors & sports watches.
Don't worry about your level and fitness level as a runner. The key is to be consistent, keep your motivation high and keep progressing. With time and hard work, everything comes. Speaking of time, in this selection of heart rate monitors & sports watches you will have options for all tastes to suit your training on asphalt, as well as for your different outdoor activities.
Polar Vantage V3
The latest novelty of the Finnish brand Polar is the Polar Vantage V3 that represents a renewal and innovation in comparison to the previous version. The new watch has a high resolution AMOLED screen and new sensors to monitor all our sports and day-to-day activity.
- Options: GPS, Touch screen, Colour screen, Maps, Pulse on wrist
- Battery life (GPS Mode): 48-mas
Garmin Forerunner 265
Designed by and for runners, the Garmin Forerunner 265 will help you plan and prepare to overcome your limitations without losing connection at any time of the day. Its most important new features are: new AMOLED screen; more battery life, up to 13 days in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in active GPS mode; two different sizes, 42 mm (Garmin Forerunner 265s) and 46 mm (Garmin Forerunner 265, the standard version).
- Options: GPS, Touch screen, Colour screen, Pulse on wrist, Chest strap, Offline Music
- Battery life (GPS Mode): 13-24h
Garmin Fenix 7X Pro
Garmin has recently launched another version of its top of the range watch for the most demanding athletes, the Garmin Fenix 7 range, which features the Garmin Fenix 7X Pro as the largest watch in the range and with a large battery life.
- Options: GPS, Touch screen, Colour screen, Maps, Pulse on wrist, Chest strap, Offline Music, Spotify, Strava
- Battery life (GPS Mode): 48-mas
Garmin Forerunner 965
Garmin lovers are in luck, because they can now enjoy the brand's latest release. We are talking about a new update, the Garmin Forerunner 965, a sports watch that offers exceptional performance with some of the company's best developed technologies. 100% Garmin guarantee.
- Options: GPS, Touch screen, Colour screen, Maps, Pulse on wrist, Chest strap, Offline Music, Spotify, Strava
- Battery life (GPS Mode): 25-36h
Suunto Race
The Suunto Race is the latest novelty of the Finnish brand and is presented not only as a sports watch but also as a data center for the most demanding athletes. The watch has an AMOLED screen and a great battery life that make this watch one of the most outstanding on the market today.
- Options: GPS, Touch screen, Colour screen, Maps, Pulse on wrist
- Battery life (GPS Mode): 37-48h
Polar Grit X Pro
The Polar Grit X Pro is the top of the range watch from the Finnish brand Polar. It is a heart rate monitor that has been specifically designed to withstand the most demanding conditions, tested to military standards, this high performance watch from Polar incorporates several outdoor altimetry functions, barometer, stopwatch, compass and location coordinates. The optical sensor to measure heart rate directly on the wrist is completely unmatched so you can forget about chest bands.
- Options: GPS, Touch screen, Colour screen, Pulse on wrist
- Battery life (GPS Mode): 37-48h
Coros Pace 3
The Coros Pace 3 is one of the most outstanding watches of one of the brands with the greatest growth and relevance in this sector in recent seasons, that supports athletes as prominent as Kilian Jornet and Eliud Kipchoge. This watch is one of the most versatile and offers the best performance of the brand.
- Options: GPS, Touch screen, Colour screen, Maps, Pulse on wrist, Chest strap, Offline Music, Spotify, Strava
- Battery life (GPS Mode): 48-mas
Amazfit Cheetah Pro
The Amazfit Cheetah Pro comes with a sleek and high-end design, designed for those passionate about sports activities, as it features the most advanced specifications that make it one of the most outstanding heart rate monitors & sports watches on the market.
- Options: GPS, Touch screen, Colour screen, Maps, Pulse on wrist, Spotify, Strava
- Battery life (GPS Mode): 13-24h
Kiprun GPS 900 by Coros
Thanks to the alliance between the exclusive brand of Decathlon, Kiprun and Coros, one of the fastest growing brands is born: the new sports watch Kiprun GPS 900 by Coros. A very complete device that is presented as one of the best options on the market as far as value for money is concerned.
- Options: GPS, Colour screen, Maps, Pulse on wrist, Chest strap, Strava
- Battery life (GPS Mode): 25-36h
Huawei Watch GT 4
The renewed Huawei Watch GT 4 is now available, a high-end device of the brand that stands out for its functionalities, a very accurate GPS system and a great battery autonomy inaddition to having an elegant design to wear the watch 24 hours a day.
Apple Watch Ultra 2
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the watch of the American brand that is focused on the world of sport and presents interesting new features and innovations in comparison to the previous version, as a more powerful processor among other innovations.
- Options: GPS, Touch screen, Colour screen, Maps, Pulse on wrist, Offline Music
- Battery life (GPS Mode): 48-mas
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