TomTom Sports GPS Runner GPS Watch - Grey

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One distinctive element of the LifeQ design is shown in the image below where you should be able to make out multiple, mini sensor/lights in each of the 3x square glass areas of the complete sensor. Silent alarm: A kinder, gentler way to wake up in the morning, and a feature on many fitness and sleep trackers, the silent alarm is especially nice if you wake up earlier than your partner. It’s certainly more rugged and durable, though it means the TomTom Runner Cardio is less comfortable to wear all day than the Runner. The 920XT measures everything about your run or your swim; with compatible sensors, it can track your cycling as well.

There’s also a big emphasis on social exercising: you can see all of your Nike+ using friends, share images to Instagram, and get loads of tips and challenges. If running isn’t your only activity, or if you’re more into the weightlifting side of things, you’ll want to check out Nike+ Training Club Community. Luckily the Spark 3/Runner 3 arrived in my hands as I was testing several other devices, including the high-end Suunto SPARTAN ULTRA.Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. The Microsoft Band is highly accurate and highly functional, and it looks good enough for all day wear. The battery life may be a slight cause for concern in this watch if you expect all the TomTom’s extra features to exist with no hit on the battery life. If you want a low-end running-only watch then, in my opinion, the Polar M400 stands out as the winner with a good web data platform for runners.

However over the last year TomTom have made improvements to their software around the LIFEQ chip and so some tests I did recently on the Runner 3 / Spark 3 do indeed show excellent-to-good optical results. Under the hood, however, it can track all of your activity and your sleep on a battery that needs replacing just once every eight months. TomTom MySports has been based on the MapMyFitness system so if you're an existing MapMyFitness user, you can log in with that account. Paired with the Polar Flow app, you can watch your weight and see the full details of your progress. Display: Many wearers like to see some sort of readout on their wrist as they go about the day, while others dislike the distraction.Training for a triathlon, or need some data analysed after your recent spinning round or mountain biking tour? Basing your purchase on these personalised specifics will help you choose one that you’ll enjoy using.

So if your friend has a watch whose battery lasts for 18 hours of solely GPS-enabled running your TomTom will compare MUCH less favourably with all the bells and whistles turned on. You can also turn off the GPS, which can extend the battery life up to six weeks; when it’s on, you’ll get ten hours tops. If it wasn’t good enough for my needs, I would have switched by now, but in use it has met my expectations and exceeded in a few areas. The TomTom Runner might not be the company's first journey into the wearable tech fitness domain - it previously joined forces with Nike for the Nike+ SportWatch back in 2011 - but it does mark its first solo watch outing. Like the Nike Sportswatch, there’s vibration alerts if you run with music to prompt you on your progress.Not doing so means you might find your watch starts giving some funny results before you're even out the door. Once the device knows where you are it loads up satellites MUCH faster on subsequent occasions using its assisted-GPS (a-GPS) feature. Just like many tracker owners use their devices to meet their fitness goals, some wristband wearers use theirs to help them reach their sleep goals. Maybe you’re just looking for a tracker to keep you motivated and give you an idea of how much you’re moving, and maybe you don’t want to spend a whole lot to get that information. Using MySports you can see a map of your journey along with all the stats such as time, average pace and calories burned.