![]() ![]() TomTom Spark 3 - £119 - no heart-rate monitor, no music, no headphones.The TomTom Spark GPS sports watch was unveiled at IFA in Berlin back in September.TomTom Spark 3 Music + Headphones - £149 - Bluetooth sport headphones, 500 song storage.TomTom Spark 3 Cardio - £169 - heart-rate monitor.TomTom Spark 3 Cardio + Music - £199 - heart-rate monitor, 500 songs storage.TomTom Spark 3 Cardio + Headphones - £249 - heart-rate monitor, Bluetooth sports headphones, 500 songs storage.All models offer GPS tracking, 24/7 activity tracking, different sport tracking and the new route trace feature. Here's how the TomTom Spark 3 models break down. It also commands a lofty £249 price point, which sounds a little high, but it does offer a wide range of features. This is TomTom's top device and the complete package, as you get the Bluetooth headset in the box (more on that in a minute). We've been using the TomTom Spark 3 Cardio + Music. TomTom Spark 3 review: Different watch versions There's no Fitbit on that list, but you can sync Fitbit with MyFitnessPal to get your data through. The app will at least let you nominate connections to various other tracking platforms, so you can share your efforts with NikePlus, Strava, Endomondo, MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal, TrainingPeaks and others. It's here you'll get software updates and more functions, so the Spark 3 is still very much a device that needs to be connected by wire at some point in its life. You can ignore that, if you want, but for the best results you'll need to connect up and sign into your TomTom MySports account. To get started is a bit of a fiddle, as you'll be invited to register the Spark by connecting to your computer. ![]() Whether you're a beginner wanting to track your weekly distance gains, or an advanced runner wanting to see how your heart responded when you started those hill repeats, stats are for champions. No device is complete today without an app and with any sportswatch you want a method of examining and compiling your data. TomTom Spark 3 review: MySports app and website Of course that's dependent on lots of factors, like whether you play music, how far you runs are and for how long, and if you're using it all the time for tracking or just for specific sport. TomTom's official figures say five hours of HR, GPS and music 11 hours of GPS capture or several weeks of activity wear. We've found the battery life to be good for about three or four runs before you'll want to charge. TomTom's upgrades have made the Spark 3 a better device over the past model in terms of functionality its weakness is the smartphone app which could be a little more engaging, more stable and should really replace the required wired device-to-PC link. The same can be said of Polar: there's a little more excitement in places, but again at a higher price point. Garmin's rival devices might be a little more engaging, with the use of colour and some more advanced functions, but they are also pretty expensive by comparison. That makes the TomTom Spark 3 a device that's worth considering for someone wanting a running or general sports companion. At that price though, there are a lot more rivals - from Garmin to Polar, even Android Wear pretenders and the Apple Watch - although few offer the combination of phone-free music, heart-rate monitoring and GPS with the same kind of battery life. Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Nintendo Switchįurther up the range the combination of music and heart-rate monitoring is good, but we'd baulk at the TomTom Spark 3 Cardio + Headphones £249 price if the Bluetooth headphones weren't as good as we found them to be.Pocket-Lint Recommendations: Xbox Console.Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Google Nest.Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Amazon Echo Devices.Pocket-Lint Recommendations: Fire TV Stick. ![]()
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