Sports lifestyle: TOP 5 advanced fitness trackers

The seventh edition of the Huawei Band fitness tracker has retained the appearance of the previous generation, and the functionality has undergone improvements in it.

A frameless AMOLED screen with a diagonal size of 1.47 inches has spread over the entire plane of the front panel of the body of the wearable gadget. From now on, the display of the device supports the Always On function - the mode of constantly displaying data on the screen. The display can display one of four digital dial design options or an analog dial. We only note the fact that the always-on screen consumes a lot of the battery of the fitness tracker.

The model works under the control of the proprietary operating system Harmony OS. Huawei Band 7 has 96 preset sports training modes in memory. The device displays information about the activity on the screen, and in the associated mobile application, convenient graphs of the effectiveness of training are built based on the frequency of contractions of the heart muscle. Also , the tracker can measure the degree of blood oxygen saturation, determine the level of stress in the body, keep a women's calendar, track the quality of sleep. At the same time, the device slightly exaggerates the time of sleep - the gadget believes that the user goes to bed as soon as he takes a supine position.

Claimed battery life for the fitness tracker is up to 14 days. In fact, the user has the right to count on 6-8 days of gadget autonomy with the active Always on Display mode and regular use of training modes. The device is charged by means of a convenient magnetic charger. Finally, the quick-release fastening straps with a small slider to fix them deserve a mention. The closest competitors of the model can be called the “soul mate” Honor Band 7 and the hit fitness tracker Xiaomi Mi Band 7 Pro.

Honor Band 7 is an almost weightless fitness tracker with a large 1.47-inch AMOLED screen. On the wrist, the device is almost not felt due to its light weight - 18 g without the strap.

In comparison with the previous edition of the bracelet in the face of Honor Band 6, the model has significantly increased the number of supported training modes. On board the gadget provides 11 professional sports programs and 85 custom training modes. The associated Honor Sports and Heath mobile app is used to visualize user activity details. It displays a daily activity progress bar, data on the effectiveness of training and health status.

In terms of monitoring health indicators , Honor Band 7 registers heart rate, around the clock measures the degree of blood oxygen saturation, assesses the level of stress in the body, monitors sleep quality. The device also duplicates notifications from a paired smartphone, can be used to remotely control music playback and release the phone's camera shutter when taking a photo. A full charge of the battery lasts up to 14 days of battery life of the fitness tracker, which is a very solid indicator.

Xiaomi Band 7 Pro is a cross between a fitness tracker and a smartwatch. The wearable gadget acquired a rectangular display shape, acquired geopositioning modules and an NFC chip in a standard configuration.

The dial of the device is represented by a 1.64-inch diagonal AMOLED panel with a picture resolution of 456x280 pixels. The display supports the Always On function, 2.5D glass is installed on top of it. Two hundred different styles of dial design are kindly provided at the user's disposal.

In terms of activity tracking, Xiaomi Band 7 Pro has 117 sports training modes. Thanks to the satellite navigation system with support for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou and QZSS, you can now track your workouts without pairing with a smartphone. The model also registers the number of contractions of the heart muscle, monitors the quality of sleep, keeps the body's stress level under control, and determines the degree of blood oxygen saturation.

The built-in rechargeable battery with a capacity of 235 mAh is responsible for autonomous power supply of the fitness tracker. The device will last up to 12 days in normal use and about 6 days in intensive mode with active training. A separate line in the characteristics of the model is an NFC chip for integration into contactless payment systems.

Devices from the Garmin brand hold a high bar in the arena of wearable gadgets. Few people can impose worthy competition on sports watches of this brand. What about fitness trackers? Let's look at the example of the Garmin Vivosmart 5 bracelet.

The model was released in 2022, but it looks, frankly, outdated. A similar design was distributed about 5 years ago. The gadget was equipped with a small OLED screen with dimensions of 0.41 "x0.73", which displays a monochrome picture. The display contains relatively little useful information, however, there is enough space on the screen for key activity parameters and measured health indicators.

The fitness tracker tracks the steps taken, the distance covered, measures the pulse, determines the degree of blood oxygen saturation and the level of stress in the body. A signature feature of the model is an assessment of body energy, which allows you to determine the most appropriate time for activity and rest during the day. Garmin Vivosmart 5 pays close attention to the quality of sleep, monitors the maintenance of proper body water balance, maintains a calendar of menstrual cycles, and the model also has a built-in assistant for breathing exercises.

What they love about the brand's products is the Garmin Connect mobile app. The fitness tracker is also compatible with the program. Equal to her in the convenience of systematizing the measured parameters of training and health indicators simply cannot be found. By the way, the tracker takes information about the location when doing outdoor activities from the GPS sensor of the paired smartphone. The bracelet needs to be charged about once a week. Even if the model looks a little archaic, but in terms of functionality, it is a very strong player in the field of fitness trackers.

The Charge 5 is the first Fitbit fitness tracker to feature an AMOLED color screen. Yes, not simple, but with the non-fading Always on Display function.

In the context of fitness trackers, the device turned out to be very advanced. The gadget automatically determines the user's activity, measures the degree of blood oxygen saturation, stress level, and even makes an electrocardiogram. The ECG function helps to identify possible problems in the work of the heart muscle at an early stage. In parallel, Fitbit Charge 5 tracks the user's sleep phases.

Get the most out of your wearable with a paid subscription to the Fitbit Premium service. When purchasing a fitness tracker from an official retailer, such a subscription is given for a period of six months. The user receives Daily Readiness Score tools that recommend training intensity depending on previous activity, get access to a panel of medical indicators, sleep details, nutrition guides.

The fitness tracker was chipped with an NFC module to enable contactless payment for purchases in the Fitbit Pay system, and was also equipped with a GPS sensor. According to the geolocation module, you can link the routes of jogging or cycling to the map. The battery life of the gadget in normal use is at least one week, with the always-on AMOLED screen - about two days.