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Comparing heart rate sensors

Heart-rate monitor

Polar H10

A chest-strap heart-rate sensor that measures the heart’s electrical activity. This recording was captured over Bluetooth.

ConnectionBluetooth Low Energy
WornChest strap
SensorElectrical (ECG)
Monitor details ↗

Apple Watch

7 sec

Median recorded sampling interval

Workout
5 mi · 51:17
HR points
347
Points per minute
6.8
Workout mean HR
145.8 bpm

Polar H10

1.92 sec

Median recorded sampling interval

Workout
5 mi · 51:06
HR points
1,165
Points per minute
22.8
Workout mean HR
157.7 bpm

A familiar route

4 Watch runs. One external-sensor recording.

100%sampled route points within 250 ft
51 ft95th-percentile track separation
Watch run 1Polar H10

Recorded on separate runs of closely matched routes.

Heart rate across separate runs

Apple Watch

800:0013025:3818051:17bpm

Polar H10

800:0013025:3818051:17bpm

Readings per minute

Recording density across each run
Apple Watch
Polar H10

How often is the next reading?

IntervalApple WatchPolar H10
Under 1 s1326
1–2 s12331
2–5 s52389
5–10 s17296
10–30 s10622
30 s or more30

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Make one with AI

Audit my PulsHealth heart-rate sources to find external sensor recordings and any simultaneous Apple Watch data. Compare expanded workout streams, not raw HealthKit quantity object counts. Show interval distributions, readings per minute and gaps. If recordings are from different runs, state that clearly and do not infer sensor accuracy or heart-rate agreement. Keep dates, source identifiers and personal attribution private in public output.

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