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Garmin Bounce 2 vs Polar Street X
Product A: Garmin
75 of 150 known
Product B: Polar
79 of 150 known
64 of 141 fields differ
- 42 different values
- 22 known for one only
- 19 the same
- 58 missing for both
Biggest differences
Each bar uses the scale of all 101 smartwatches.
- Battery lifeA: 48hB: 240hPolar is 5 times higher.
Size, drawn to scale
Front and side.
- AGarmin: 43 × 43 mm
- BPolar: 45 × 45 mm
Weight
0 to 80 g
Weight (case only)
A26.5g
B28g
Weight with strap
A40.4g
B48g
All 150 fields
Every value links to where we found it.


General
7 of 10 differ
Series
Model numbers
010-03399-00, 010-03399-01, 010-03399-02, A050011Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 20262Owner's manualwww8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-ED045F09-4EC3-41F5-AAAC-42B3A3836894/EN-US/Bounce_2_OM_EN-US.pdfRead 20 October 2026M/N A05001 is printed on the manual's last page.
6J, 900116713, 900116714, 9001167151Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Store feed SKUs 900116713 (Night Black), 900116714 (Forest Green) and 900116715 (Snow White). The manual and the regulatory sheet give the model 6J.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Model 6J.
GTIN / EAN
Not available
725882070766, 725882070773, 7258820707801Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Store feed gtin12: 725882070766 Night Black, 725882070773 Forest Green and 725882070780 Snow White.
Announced
Status
Predecessor
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Successor
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Launch price (US)
Launch price (EU)
Markets
Colours
Slate Gray, Light Purple, Turquoise1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 2026
Night Black, Snow White, Forest Green1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Colour options: Night Black, Snow White, Forest Green.
Segment
OS updates promised
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Security updates until
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Case
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Case size
Case shape
Case material
Fibre-reinforced polymer1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 2026
Fibre-reinforced polymer1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: case material and bezel material Bio-based plastic. The launch release says reinforced polymer body. The manual lists PA11+8GF (glass-fibre reinforced polyamide 11) among the device materials. Stored as fibre-reinforced polymer.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Device materials list PA11+8GF, a glass-fibre reinforced polyamide.
Case material (as published)
Back
Not available
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Case dimensions
Height43Width43Thickness12.4mm(1.7 × 1.7 × 0.5 in)1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 2026Specs tab, General, Physical size: 43 mm x 43 mm x 12.4 mm. One size only. Whether the thickness includes a sensor projection is not stated.
Height45Width45Thickness13.8mm(1.8 × 1.8 × 0.5 in)1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: width 45 mm, height 45 mm, thickness 13.8 mm.
Weight (case only)
Weight with strap
Durability
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Water resistance
5ATM1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 2026Specs tab, Water rating: 5 ATM.
5ATM1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: water resistance WR50. The manual says 50 m, suitable for swimming.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Water resistance 50 m (suitable for swimming).
Water resistance standard
Not available
Dust and water rating
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Dive rating
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Max dive depth
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MIL-STD-810
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MIL-STD-810 tests
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Operating temperature
Display
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Display type
Display type (as published)
Screen size
Resolution
Pixel density
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Display area
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Touchscreen
Max refresh rate
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Min refresh rate
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Peak brightness
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Minimum brightness
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Always-on display
Display cover
Display cover (as published)
Chemically-strengthened glass1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 2026Specs tab, Lens material: chemically-strengthened glass. The brand is not named.
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (AF + DLC coating)1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Manual tech spec: Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (AF + DLC coating).3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Watch materials: Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (AF + DLC coating), PA11+8GF, aluminum, stainless steel, PMMA. Wristband: silicone with an aluminum buckle.
Platform
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Platform
OS at launch
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Software
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Latest OS
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Works with
Phone requirement
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iOS 17 or later, or Android 8 or later with Bluetooth 4.0 capability, running the Polar Flow app15Maker product pagesupport.polar.com/ie-en/polar-flow-app-and-compatible-devicesRead 15 October 2026Street X: iOS mobile devices with iOS 17 or later. Android mobile devices with Bluetooth 4.0 capability and Android 8 or later.
App store
Not available
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Voice assistants
Garmin on-watch voice commands1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 2026
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Chipset
Not available
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Process
Not available
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CPU cores
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CPU configuration
AGarmin Bounce 2
Not availableBPolar Street X
| Max clock (GHz) |
|---|
| 0.275 |
Max CPU clock
Not available
0.275GHz
GPU
Not available
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Low-power coprocessor
Not available
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Memory
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RAM
Not available
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Storage
Health sensors
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Heart rate sensor
Not available
Polar Precision Prime optical heart rate sensor (OHR GEN 3.5)1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: Precision Prime, OHR GEN 3.5.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Sensors: Precision Prime, Skin Temp GEN 1, OHR GEN 3.5.
ECG capability
Blood oxygen sensing
Skin temperature sensing
Blood pressure feature
Not available
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Body composition sensor
Not available
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Skin conductance (EDA)
Not available
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Medical clearances
Not available
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Motion and environment sensors
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Accelerometer
Accelerometer range
Not available
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Gyroscope
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Ambient light sensor
Depth gauge
Not available
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Depth gauge range
Not available
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Water temperature sensor
Not available
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Health and fitness
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Health features
Continuous heart rate, Heart rate variability, Sleep tracking, Sleep stages1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Features: continuous heart rate, nightly sleep stages (Sleep Plus Stages), Nightly Recharge, SleepWise. HRV is listed under heart rate. The Daily Readiness card and SleepWise give an alertness forecast, not a readiness score, so readiness_score is not stored. No stress score is listed. Not a medical device.4Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/introduction.htmRead 15 October 2026Introduction: Sleep Plus Stages, Nightly Recharge, SleepWise, continuous heart rate.
Fitness features
Pool swim, Interval workouts1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 2026Activity Profiles lists Pool Swimming for Kids. Training features list interval training (customizable for time and distance). No other advanced metric is listed.
VO2 max, Training load, Recovery advice, Running power, Pool swim, Open water swim, Interval workouts, Route navigation, Turn-by-turn navigation, Trackback, Climb detection1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Features and cards: Running Performance Test (VO2max), Training Load Pro, Recovery Pro, wrist-based running power, swimming metrics, interval timers and phased training targets, route guidance, turn-by-turn route guidance, Track Back, Back to Start. Hill Splitter detects uphills and downhills automatically (manual). The manual has separate pool and open water swimming sections.4Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/introduction.htmRead 15 October 2026Introduction: Route Guidance, Komoot routes, Track back, Back to start, Running Performance Test with VO2max, Walking test, Training Load Pro, Recovery Pro, running power, swimming metrics with distance and strokes also in open water, Hill Splitter.9Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/swimming-metrics.htmRead 15 October 2026Separate sections for pool swimming (distance, pace, strokes, SWOLF) and open water swimming (distance, pace, stroke rate for freestyle and route).10Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/hill-splitter.htmRead 15 October 2026Hill Splitter automatically detects all uphills and downhills from GPS speed, distance and barometric altitude. It needs a 1 second GPS recording rate. Stored as climb detection.13Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/track-back-and-back-to-start.htmRead 15 October 2026Track back guides you back to the start via the same route you came. Back to start shows the direction by beeline.
Sport profiles
Not available
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Dive modes
Not available
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External sensors
Not available
Heart rate strap, Power meter, Speed and cadence8Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/compatible-sensors.htmRead 15 October 2026Compatible Bluetooth sensors: Polar Verity Sense, OH1, H10 and H9 heart rate sensors, Polar speed sensor and cadence sensor, and third-party power sensors.
Safety
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Fall detection
Not available
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Car crash detection
Not available
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Emergency SOS
Not available
Emergency siren
Not available
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Live location sharing
Not available
Dedicated LED flashlight
Yes1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: front LED light Yes. Built-in LED flashlight with red light mode.11Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/flashlight.htmRead 15 October 2026Integrated LED flashlight with adjustable white light and a red light mode.
Positioning
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Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 2026Specs tab, Sensors: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou. No dual-band claim is made.
GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs, Geo location: GPS, Galileo, BeiDou and QZSS Yes. GLONASS is not listed.18Maker product pagepolar.com/en/guide/polar-street-x-vs-polar-pacer-proRead 15 October 2026Comparison table: GPS constellations GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS for Street X. GLONASS is not named.
Dual-band GNSS
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Connectivity
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
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Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi standard
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Wi-Fi bands
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Cellular
Network
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5G bands
Not available
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NFC
Contactless payments
Payment services
Not available
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Ultra-wideband
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Satellite
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ANT+
Audio
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Speaker
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Microphones
Not available
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Calls on the watch
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Music on the watch
Yes1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 2026Specs tab, Music: audio downloaded from a third-party provider (Amazon Music) is stored on the watch and plays through the speaker or Bluetooth headphones. See the manual, Music chapter.2Owner's manualwww8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-ED045F09-4EC3-41F5-AAAC-42B3A3836894/EN-US/Bounce_2_OM_EN-US.pdfRead 20 October 2026Music chapter, page 34: download audio content to the watch from a third-party provider and play it through the speaker or Bluetooth headphones.
Controls
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Buttons
Named operating buttons
Crown
Rotating bezel
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Gestures
Raise and turn the arm to turn on the screen, Cover the screen with a palm to return to the watch face and lower the brightness2Owner's manualwww8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-ED045F09-4EC3-41F5-AAAC-42B3A3836894/EN-US/Bounce_2_OM_EN-US.pdfRead 20 October 2026Touchscreen Tips, page 5: cover the screen with your palm to return to the watch face and turn down the brightness. Display and Brightness Settings, page 33: Gesture turns on the screen when you raise and turn your arm.
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Battery and charging
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Battery capacity
385mAh1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: battery capacity 385 mAh, Li-Pol.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026385 mAh Li-pol rechargeable battery, replaceable at Polar Central Service.
Claimed battery life
AGarmin Bounce 2
| Mode | With solar | Hours (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Smartwatch | No | 48 |
BPolar Street X
| Mode | With solar | Hours (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Smartwatch | No | 240 |
| GPS | No | 42 |
| Max battery GPS | No | 170 |
Source1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: performance training mode 42 h, eco training mode 170 h, smartwatch mode 10 d. The page text and the launch release say 43 h for the performance mode, which conflicts with the 42 h in the tech specs and the manual. The manual figure is stored.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Performance training mode up to 42 h (optical heart rate on, GPS recording every second). Eco training mode up to 170 h (GPS every 2 minutes, optical heart rate off). Smartwatch mode up to 10 days with continuous heart rate and phone notifications on. 10 days is 240 h.14Maker product pagesupport.polar.com/en/what-is-the-battery-life-of-street-xRead 15 October 2026Performance up to 42 h: optical heart rate on, GPS every 1 second, always-on display off. The scenario text says Dual-Frequency GPS ON, while the product page never claims dual-frequency GNSS and the5krunner says single-frequency, so the row is stored as plain GPS. Eco up to 170 h: optical heart rate off, single-frequency GPS every 2 minutes. Smartwatch up to 10 days with phone notifications on, always-on display off and Do Not Disturb 8 h at night. Stored eco row as the maximum-saving GPS mode, like the Vantage V3 file.
Smartwatch mode (claimed)
48h
240h
AOD battery life (up to)
Not available
Not available
GPS mode (claimed)
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42h
Solar charging
Not available
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Charging method
Charging guidance
The proprietary charging cable plugs into the watch. The other end plugs into a USB-C computer port or an AC adapter with a 5 W minimum power rating. USB charging temperature range is 0 to 45 C.2Owner's manualwww8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-ED045F09-4EC3-41F5-AAAC-42B3A3836894/EN-US/Bounce_2_OM_EN-US.pdfRead 20 October 2026Charging the Watch, page 37: cable to a USB-C computer port or AC adapter (5 W minimum power rating). Specifications: USB charging range 0 to 45 C.
Charge with the included Polar Charge 2.0 cable, which snaps on magnetically. A USB power adapter is not included. Polar asks for an adapter marked output 5 Vdc that provides at least 500 mA and has an approval mark such as LPS, UL listed or CE. The watch can charge during training. An optional charge limit of 80% is in the battery settings.6Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/batteries.htmRead 15 October 2026Charging the battery: custom cable snaps in magnetically. A USB power adapter is not included. Adapter marked output 5 Vdc, at least 500 mA, LPS, UL listed or CE. Charging during training is possible. Charge limit 80% in Settings > General settings > Battery.
Max charging power (watch)
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Fast charging
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Quick charge claim
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Charge 0 to 80% (claimed)
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Full charge time (claimed)
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Measured
None of 4 known
Peak brightness (measured)
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Battery life (measured)
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Battery tests (measured)
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Full charge time (measured)
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Strap
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Lug width
Quick-release strap
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Strap system
Standard 22 mm spring bars with a quick-release knob. No adapters needed7Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/changeable-wristband.htmRead 15 October 2026Standard 22 mm spring bars. Any band that uses 22 mm spring bars fits.
Strap material
Strap
Not available
POLAR Street Wristband, 22mm1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026What's included: POLAR Street Wristband, 22mm.
Strap sizes
AGarmin Bounce 2
| Size | Wrist (min) (mm) | Wrist (max) (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| Silicone band | 115 | 180 |
BPolar Street X
Not availableRegulatory
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FCC ID
Not available
SAR limb (US)
Not available
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SAR limb (EU)
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Other certifications
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In the box
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In the box
Bounce 2, Charging/data cable, Documentation1Maker product pagegarmin.com/en-US/p/1815501Read 20 October 2026In the Box tab: Bounce 2, Charging/data cable, Documentation.
POLAR Street X, POLAR Street Wristband, 22mm, Polar Charge 2.01Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026What's included: POLAR Street X, POLAR Street Wristband 22 mm, Polar Charge 2.0.
Links
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Product page
Spec sheet
Manual
www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-ED045F09-4EC3-41F5-AAAC-42B3A3836894/EN-US/Bounce_2_OM_EN-US.pdf2Owner's manualwww8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-ED045F09-4EC3-41F5-AAAC-42B3A3836894/EN-US/Bounce_2_OM_EN-US.pdfRead 20 October 2026Bounce 2 Watch Owner's Manual, July 2026 edition, M/N A05001, 50 pages. Printed page numbers are used below.
EPREL registration number
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Warranty
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Manufacturer warranty (source market)
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