This is Polar Street X

Even on the most ordinary day, urban life asks us to stay in motion. We climb stairs, catch trains, carry groceries, weave through crowds, and cover ground without always thinking of it as activity. But look a little closer, and the city becomes more than just a backdrop to daily life. It can also be your playground, a place to train, run, and move with purpose.

Side streets and waterfront paths become running routes, staircases turn into interval sessions, and steep hills offer a natural way to build strength and endurance. Moreover, benches, rails, and open plazas can be used for bodyweight exercises, parkour, or calisthenics, while parks are perfect for everything from functional training circuits to group aerobics or yoga. That's the city; the ideal setting for trying different activities, embracing hybrid training, and living an active life.

For everyone who trains, works, and lives in the city, we built something made for that rhythm: the new Polar Street X, an urban-ready, durable multisport watch, available now at a surprising price.

Keep on reading to find out all the details behind Street X.

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Polar Street X: Stylish. Shock-Resistant. Tough.

Durability was a priority from day one. We set out to build a watch that could take on the constant knocks, bumps, and scrapes of everyday urban life—whether that’s brushing against train doors, catching a wrist on a stair rail, or dealing with the wear‑and‑tear of moving through crowded streets. To make sure Street X stands up to all of it, we applied the same durability principles we refined with the Polar Grit X2 series, bringing proven learnings from our most rugged outdoor line into an urban‑ready design.

Street X is built to take a beating without weighing you down. The vibrant 1.28” AMOLED touchscreen is protected by Gorilla Glass 3 while the reinforced polymer body and eight‑screw chassis give it that solid, “ready for anything” feel. Still, it stays surprisingly light on your wrist at just 48 grams.

Like Grit X2 Pro, Street X has been put through MIL‑STD‑810H testing, so things like sudden knocks, temperature changes, corrosion, and everyday impacts aren’t going to faze it. And because the weather doesn’t always cooperate, it’s water‑resistant to WR50—meaning it’s totally fine for rainy commutes, sweaty workouts, and, of course, swimming.

To carry you through commutes, workouts, and everything in between, with Street X you get up to 10 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, up to 43 hours of training with continuous GPS and optical heart‑rate tracking, or up to 170 hours using power‑saving settings. In other words, it’s a watch that’s ready for your full routine.

The reinforced polymer body and eight‑screw chassis give it that solid, “ready for anything” feel, but it still stays surprisingly light on your wrist—just 48 grams total.

See and Be Seen: Built-in LED Flashlight

Street X also has one of those small features that ends up being super handy: a built‑in LED flashlight. Whether you’re jogging through dim streets and want to be seen, trying to unlock your bike in the dark, or just need a quick bit of light to see what’s in your bag, the flashlight is right there on your wrist.

You can flip between white and red light instantly: white when you need to actually see what you’re doing, red when you want to stay low‑key and keep your night vision. It’s simple, practical, and one of those things you don’t realize you’ll use all the time until you have it.

For hybrid training and more

Street X really leans into the whole “train however you want” vibe. Some days it’s strength, some days it’s HIIT, sometimes it’s a run squeezed in between meetings—the watch just rolls with it. With support for over 170 different sports and activities, it’s basically ready for anything you throw at it. You can jump from the gym floor to a calisthenics park, then swap your shoes for a bike ride, and the watch doesn’t miss a beat. It recognizes the intensity, tracks the effort, and helps you understand how all those mixed sessions add up over the week.

And the best part? You can set things up so the watch actually feels like your watch. Every sport profile can be tweaked to show the info you care about most — whether that’s heart rate, pace, power, laps, or whatever keeps you moving. Once you’ve customized your profiles in Polar Flow, Street X brings them to life on your wrist during training. It’s super intuitive: pick your sport, start your session, and the layout you chose is right there, ready to go. No menu‑digging, no fiddling mid‑workout — just straight‑up useful data that makes every session feel smoother.

Daily activity

But it’s not just about workouts — the city keeps us constantly moving, and Street X is the ideal companion for all of it. The watch automatically tracks your daily activity by combining wrist‑based movement with heart‑rate data, giving you a clearer picture of how all those small moments of movement add up. It's not just about counting steps. With Polar’s activity‑tracking features working quietly in the background, you get meaningful insight into your overall effort, how active you really are, and how today’s movement fits into your bigger training and recovery rhythm

Street X: Advanced training, sleep, and recovery tools.

Featuring the latest version of PolarOS, Street X brings all of Polar’s most trusted training tools into a streamlined, city‑ready package. You still get accurate heart‑rate tracking powered by Polar Precision Prime™, plus training and recovery insights, including Training Load Pro, that show how hard your sessions hit your body over time. Whether you're mixing strength, HIIT, cycling, or calisthenics, Street X helps you understand the bigger picture: what’s pushing you forward, what’s wearing you down, and how your body responds across the whole week. Plus, with built-GPS you get route guidance and specialized outdoor training tools.

And because great training only works when recovery is on point, Street X doesn’t miss a beat overnight. It automatically tracks your sleep duration, sleep quality, and sleep stages — including light, deep, and REM — and then folds all of that into Nightly Recharge™, giving you a simple read on how well your body bounced back. It goes even deeper with nighttime heart rate, HRV, autonomic nervous system activity, and nightly skin temperature measurements, so you wake up with a clear idea of how ready you are for the day’s training. It’s the kind of all‑in‑one recovery insight that makes training feel smarter, not harder.

Go to our Polar Street X deep dive to see all the details.

Pick your color

Street X is available in Night Black and Snow White, and Forest Green at a surprising price.

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POLAR Street X

The Urban Sports Watch

POLAR Street X is the urban sports watch for those who live, work, and train in the city. Tough, lightweight, and always ready, it delivers reliable GPS, a bright AMOLED display, precision heart-rate tracking, and 24/7 shock resistance for training, commuting, and everyday wear.

POLAR Street X

Polar Street X: All the features

• Urban‑ready, shock‑resistant build — reinforced polymer body with an eight‑screw chassis, tested to MIL‑STD‑810H for durability.
• 1.28” AMOLED touchscreen protected by Gorilla Glass 3 for clarity and toughness.
• Customizable quick-access widgets
• Integrated LED flashlight with quick switching between white and red light for visibility in low‑light city environments.
• Supports 170+ sports and activities, from strength and HIIT to running, cycling, and calisthenics.
• Customizable sport profiles via Polar Flow, letting you tailor training views to what matters most to you.
• Advanced heart rate and training guidance, including Polar Precision Prime™, Training Load Pro™, and long‑term cardio load insights.
• Comprehensive sleep and recovery tracking, including Sleep Plus Stages™, SleepWise™, Nightly Recharge™, HRV, and nightly skin temperature measurement.
• Built‑in GPS, compass, and barometer, plus route guidance for confident navigation in and around the city.
• Long battery life — up to 10 days in smartwatch mode, 43 hours with continuous GPS, or up to 170 hours with power‑saving settings.
• WR50 water resistance, ready for rain, sweat, and everyday wear.
• Lightweight design at just 48 g, comfortable for all‑day and all‑night wear.
• Polar Flow ecosystem integration for training analysis, planning, and progress tracking.

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Street X: FAQ

What is an urban sports watch?

Polar Street X is an urban sports watch, a multisport watch designed for people who train, commute, and move through the city every day. It blends durability, everyday comfort, and reliable training features into one device built for constant movement.

How is an urban sports watch different from a regular sports watch?

Unlike traditional sports watches made mainly for running or outdoor endurance, an urban sports watch is built for mixed training — strength, HIIT, cycling, commuting, and everything in between — while still being comfortable for all‑day wear.

Why do hybrid athletes need a multisport watch?

Hybrid athletes switch between different types of workouts throughout the week. A multisport watch tracks each of those sessions accurately and shows how they add up, helping athletes understand both performance and recovery across varied training.

What does MIL‑STD‑810H mean, and why does it matter?

MIL‑STD‑810H is a tough durability standard originally developed for military equipment. In everyday terms, it means the watch has been tested against things like shock, drops, temperature changes, humidity, and general rough treatment. For an urban sports watch, passing MIL‑STD‑810H basically confirms that it can handle the knocks, bumps, and unpredictable conditions of city life without missing a beat.

How does the optical heart rate technology in Street X work?

Street X uses an enhanced version of Polar’s Precision Prime™ optical heart rate sensor, which combines multiple LEDs, advanced light‑penetration sensing, and improved algorithms to deliver more accurate readings. It also tracks nightly skin temperature as part of its sensor package, giving you more reliable data both day and night.

How many sports can Polar Street X track?

Street X supports more than 170 sport profiles, so whether it’s gym training, functional fitness, running, cycling, or team sports, there’s a profile tailored for that activity.

Why do sport profiles matter?

Sport profiles let you customize the data you see during training. Each sport uses different metrics, so having the right layout helps you get more accurate, useful insights during and after your workouts.

Why is sleep tracking important for training?

Sleep is when the body does most of its recovery work. Good sleep tracking shows how well you’re recharging overnight and helps you understand whether your body is ready for more training or needs rest.

What are the main metrics I should look at to understand my recovery?

Recovery on Street X is built around a few key signals: your nightly heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), sleep stages, autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity, and nightly skin temperature trends. These feed into tools like Nightly Recharge™, Sleep Plus Stages™, and SleepWise™, giving you a simple, at‑a‑glance view of how ready your body is for the day — and whether it’s a good idea to push or take it easier.