[lobi]

I tested both and I prefer the t6 much more over the polar s625x.

Why?

1. You can wear the t6 as a "normal" watch - looks a lot better than the Polar watch for every day use. Also build quality is better, just hink of the t6´s mineral glass compared to the plastic of the S625x.

2. Suunto´s footpod is a lot smaller than Polar´s, the Bikepod can be mountet a lot easier (and changed from one bike to another without any tool) than Polar´s bike accesoires.

2. EPOC is a fun thing to use (good for showing tendencies and trends in your training, maybe not as accurate overall as advertised - still (very) educated guessing) and much more usable than the OWNindex-Story from POLAR.

3. Altimeter better than in Polar watches, barometer plus barometer trend as an extra feature.

4. Suunto´s ANT technology works a lot better than POLAR´s own-code transmission of signals - only drawback: ANT is totally blocked by water - so not really useful for swimmers or triathlets.

DRAWBACKS:

1. Polar´s software is much more sophisticated with a lot more report and graph functions (although Suunto´s STRAM is designed cooler)

2. The s625x is cheaper, especially the PODs from Suunto are overpriced (bikepod 99 Euros!!!)

BTW- for beginners both watches are way to sophisticated - I do love such gadgets, but sometimes I tend to think "why not just listen to your body than building up a personal area network wih your gadgets and jogging in the electro-smog i generated myself.

hope that helped

greetings

lobi

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