This is better than most smartwatches, but on par
with other activity trackers.
The heart rate monitor and steps counter measurements are consistent
with other activity trackers, though the Huawei Watch is not a good fitness device.
Not exact matches
Mio, which is a heart rate monitor and
activity tracker, falls into the sports performance market along
with other companies like Garmin, TomTom and Under Armor.
The quantified self - movement —
with activity trackers such as Fitbit, Jawbone, and
others — has proven that people want frequent, measurable, visual and graphical feedback on their progress.
Nokia kick - started its digital health business about a year and a half ago
with the $ 170 million ($ 200 million in today's currency) purchase of French smart health gadget maker Withings, which had made a name for itself in
activity trackers, smart scales, blood pressure monitors and
other health and fitness devices.
Sporty types, such as runners and cyclists, are used to digital fitness
trackers and apps (such as Fitbit and Strava) that enable them to document their
activities and allow them to share their exploits
with others.
While
others compete for the title of cheapest
activity tracker, FitBit is back
with yet another no - nonsense fitness band called the Charge.
Unlike the Fitbit and
other popular
activity trackers, there's no social component here to let you compete
with your friends, and there's no tracking of your calories burned against your weight or what you're eating.
Even when compared
with other simplistic analogue
activity trackers, the Vivomove is in a league of its own when it comes to design.
Plenty of
other wrist - worn devices can track your outdoor running, hiking, cycling, or
other activities with built - in GPS, including some very good GPS watches and fitness
trackers.
Even when you close out of the app, the
tracker can continue to follow your
activities, like the
other sites you visit or the people you interact
with through status updates, according to Michael Priem, chief executive of Modern Impact, an advertising firm in Minneapolis.
That includes a step
tracker, integration
with Google Fit,
activity overviews (progress tracking), and support for
other apps and wearable devices.
Bluetooth and NFC are both supported which means you can pair up wireless headphones,
activity trackers or
other accessories
with a quick tap if they support NFC and standard Bluetooth pairing if not.
This
activity tracker will be compatible
with both iOS and Android, and just like any
other activity tracker, it shows notifications and incoming call alerts on the small display which it has on the front.
Again, Withings isn't the only company to do Wi - Fi scales,
with Fitbit's Aria scales providing a similar experience, but if you have a Withings Pulse
activity tracker, or any of the
other Withings gadgets, monitoring everything through the Health app is nice and easy and provides you
with all your measurements,
activities and goals in one place.
Even when compared
with other simplistic analogue
activity trackers such as the Withings Steel HR or Misfit Phase, the Vivomove is in a league of its own when it comes to design.
Everybody loves these Fuelbands and
other activity trackers because they supply you
with troves of data about your everyday life.
The company understands its smartwatches not only compete
with other smartwatches but also
with fitness
trackers from the likes of Fitbit, so it added GPS for improved fitness and
activity tracking.