Scientific Comparison of Different Online Heart Rate Monitoring Systems

Table 5

Summary of all scores.

Category	Maximum attainable score	Acentas	Activio	Polar	Suunto
Hardware	150
Instruction manual	10	9	10	5	0
Packing	25
Quality	10	7	5	10	7
Handling	15	14	5	5	6
Chest belt	65
Storage	10	0	0	10	8
Battery	10	9	9	6	8
Quality	20	17	17	18	15
Wearing comfort	25	14	14	11	13
Receiver	50
Power consumption	5	5	5	3	5
Quality	25	19	19	23	17
Handling	15	13	8	10	13
Connectivity	5	3	3	5	3
Software	150
Installation	10	10	5	4	4
Menu navigation	40	35	38	30	35
Features	100	75	85	90	50
Measurements	200
ECG-deviation	30	26	22	24	20
Distance	70	70	28	20	21
Failure quota	100	94	80	90	0
Overall score	500	420	353	364	225
Relative score (in %)		84	70	73	45
Price (in EUR)		ca. 3.500	ca. 6.000	ca. 3.500	ca. 3.000