Xiaomi backed Huami has been very dominant in the health band/smartwatch market, especially with their very cheap Mi Bands. After releasing the recent Amazfit Pace, a $160 smartwatch, they have released the Amazfit Health Band for slightly less money.
The selling point of this health band is the ECG chip which reads and records your heart rate via an electrical signal instead of a green light. Apart from the ECG chip, the rest of the health band looks pretty ordinary, so unless the ECG chip does something extra-ordinary, the $120 price so far is unjustified.
rather expensive?
Chip Type | ECG |
Display | OLED 0.42” display |
Bluetooth | V4.0 |
Band material | TPU |
Operating System | Android,iOS |
Cameras | None |
Battery | 95mAh |
Physical Dimensions | 10g, 23.00 x 1.00 x 1.20 cm |
Big thanks to Gearbest for providing this review unit.
The underside of the watch features the ECG monitor and the power prongs. The watch band is TPU and feels harder than Fluoroelastomer, the same material used in the Apple Watch Sport Band.
Fine quality
I do have one complaint and that would be maximum brightness, it’s hard to see even in faint sunlight, and impossible to see in bright sunlight. This is one of the major problems with this band.
I’m no expert on heart monitoring technology, but I took it upon myself to read some articles about ECG/EKG and while all this reading doesn’t make me the foremost expert on this stuff, I know more than I did a week ago. An “Explain like I’m five” version of this would be; ECG measures heart rate by measuring electrical impulses between two points while PPG (the normal way) uses light to see how much blood is being pumped.
The second factor that reduces ECG accuracy would be the fact that its on a wrist. Most of the time ECGs are done with electrodes placed all over your body and these electrodes don’t move, providing more accurate readings. The wristband (unless you wear it incredibly tight like a tourniquet) is going to be somewhat loose meaning that the electrodes are not always touching your skin.
However, ECG does have its advantages, for example you can measure variables such as HRV and NBILI which you can’t using a normal heart rate sensor. However, I don’t know if that’s worth an extra $100 or so.
Battery life is fine, I don’t foresee many people having issues with this band, I drained about 16% battery in two days, so this thing will last a week easily.
Good battery life
To those of you who can read/stumble through it, the app keeps track of all your usual smartwatch things, number of steps taken, your heart rate, sleep tracking, and the like. It also comes with a dedicated section with exercise regimens to keep you healthy. You can also receive notifications on this smartwatch, however notification integration is very limited and is not a good experience at all.
The Amazfit Health Band in the end doesn’t do enough to justify its price tag, for most normal people at least. What we see is a rather niche functionality in the ECG reader that could be useful for those who are required to keep on top of their health, however, I’m not sure how accurate this ECG reader is and whether or not a doctor would take these readings as gospel.
Not worth it
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