Polar F6 vs Polar FT7

Polar recently discontinued production on their Polar F6 heart rate monitor in late 2009. Since we know how popular the F6 was with many of you, we decided to help you out by recommending the popular and most comparable Polar FT7.

Below is a chart comparing the Polar F6 and Polar FT7 models. As you can see, the new FT7 has quite a bit more of exciting features to offer!

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Features	Polar F6	Polar FT7	Explanation
Body Measurement Features
Avg & Max Heart Rate of Training	X	X
Heart Rate - bpm/%	X	X	Heart rate is the measurement of the work your heart does. Heart rate can be expressed as the number of beats per minute (bpm) or as a percentage (%) of your maximum heart rate.
HR-based target zones with visual and audible alarm	X	X	You can define your target zones for a training session based on heart rate to help define the right intensity. When you are out of the present zones, the training computer will give a visual and audible alarm.
HRmax (user set)		X
Manual Target Zone - bpm (upper limit)	X	X	This feature enables you to define the upper limit for your target zone. You can set the upper limit for your training as beats per minute (bpm).
Polar EnergyPointer		X	EnergyPointer is an easy-to-use feature which tells you during a training session if the main effect of your training is fat burning or fitness improvement. EnergyPointer visually indicates the center point between these two training effects, so when you are below that point, you are improving fat burning, and above that point, you are improving your aerobic fitness.
Polar OwnCal - calorie expenditure	X	X	Polar OwnCal calculates the number of kilocalories expended during training. This feature allows you to follow the kilocalories expended during one training session and cumulative kilocalories expended during several training sessions.
Polar OwnCode - coded transmission	X	X	Coded heart rate transmission automatically locks in a code to transmit your heart rate to the training computer. The training computer picks up your heart rate from your transmitter only. Coding prevents interference from other training computers.
Data Transfer
Compatible with Mac via Polar FlowLink		X
Compatible with PC via Polar FlowLink		X
Compatible with polarpersonaltrainer.com via Polar FlowLink		X
Polarpersonaltrainer.com Features
Training Analyzing		X
Training Diary	X	X	Diary is available in Polar software. When you transfer training results from your training computer to your Diary, you can easily follow up your training as well as plan your future training sessions. You can choose to see your training sessions in a Month or Week view, along with a Month or Week summary.
Training Load		X	This feature is available in Polar software. When you transfer training results from your training computer to polarpersonaltrainer.com, you can follow your training load and recovery in the training diary. Continuous monitoring of training load and recovery will help you recognize personal limits, avoid over or undertraining, and adjust training intensity and duration according to your daily and weekly targets.
Training Programs		X	The polarpersonaltrainer.com web service offers training programs for running, cycling, outdoor sports, and general fitness, for instance. The training program creates training targets which appear in your Diary. You can customize the program according to your current fitness level.
Recording Features
Totals		X	Totals includes your training data starting from the last reset enabling you to follow your long-term training.
Training Files (with summaries)	12	99
Weekly History		X	Weekly history gathers your weekly training data. By selecting a week, you can review your training data for the week.
Training Features
Graphical Target Zone Indicator		X	This feature points out graphically on the display the zone you are in during a training session helping you to stay on the desired intensity zone.
HeartTouch - button-free operation of wrist unit	X	X	When HeartTouch is on, different training information during training can be accessed without pressing buttons, for instance, when gloves make pressing buttons difficult, by bringing your training computer close to your transmitter.
Watch Features
Backlight	X	X
Date and Weekday Indicator	X	X
Display Text	English	English, German, Finnish, Swedish, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian
Dual Time Zone		X
KeyLock		X	By activating KeyLock, training computer buttons are locked, and accidental presses do not cause problems, for instance, during training.
Low Battery Indicator		X
Time of day (12/24hr) with Alarm and Snooze	X (no snooze)	X
User Replaceable Battery		X
Water Resistant	30m	50m

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