When we did manage to get some data, it was kind of what expected. Average heart rate data and maximum heart rate data was largely off in comparison to a chest strap monitor. To process the one-tap measurement and other manual metric measurements, please wear the device tightly at one finger-width from the wrist, and keep your arm still for best results. Movement, and environmental and physical characteristics can affect speed and accuracy of monitoring and measurement. There's a similar capacity battery in the Amazfit Band 5 and that can give you 15 days in typical usage, 25 days in power-saving mode and a big 90 days in standby mode. It's a similar story to what you'll get from the Mi Band 6 on the Band 5. Use all of the features and you'll get closer to a week, but you do have the capacity to get a couple of weeks out of it. For the Mi Band 6, you're getting something with a similar sized polycarbonate case and plastic strap combo with the same style pin clasp that we can't say we absolutely love. That houses a larger 1.56-inch, 152 x 486 resolution AMOLED display. You're getting the same water resistant rating as the Amazfit Band 5 here too. Additionally, therean automatic activity detection option that can be enabled in the settings. This tries to figure out if you are doing exercise and automatically increases heart rate sampling if it sees that you are active.

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This is done by single swiping to the right from the home screen of the device. You’ll see a message “I’m listening”. Then it’s a matter of asking questions. You can’t control music but you can do many other things. There’s a microphone but no speaker, so all the communication from Alexa is done via the display.

As far as functionality, Amazfit Band 5 does everything that Mi Band 5 does and more. As mentioned, Huami manufactures both so the quality of readings should not differ. In terms of battery life, the good news is that you're not going to charge the Amazfit Band 5 every few days. The claim is 15 days in typical usage, 25 days in power-saving mode and a big 90 days in standby mode.

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The HUNT Fitness Study indicates that people who maintain a PAI score of 100 or higher show lower risk of hypertension, heart disease, and type-2 diabetes. HUNT Fitness Study: This study was conducted by Professor Ulrik Wisloff of the Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. It lasted for more than 35 years and had more than 230,000 participants. To use this function, all-day heart rate monitoring must be enabled. Amazfit Band 7 Power Beyond Peer 18-day Battery Life | Large HD AMOLED Display | 120 Built-in Sports Modes Heavy usage scenario: Heart rate monitoring is always on and measures at 1-minute intervals, high-precision sleep and all-day stress monitoring are enabled; 200 pushed messages a day; receive 15 call notifications per day, vibrations last for 10 seconds each time; raise wrist to see device time 500 times; sync with the Zepp App once per day; test blood-oxygen 2 times per day; exercise data is recorded for 90 minutes per week. Always-on Display: When the screen is illuminated, it displays system content. When the screen is in standby mode, it displays the time. This function requires users to manually set "Always-on Display". The user can switch on or off this feature through the device settings or in the Zepp App. You're also getting those SpO2 readings carried out by the same sensor that delivers the heart rate data. We tested it against a dedicated pulse oximeter and found that readings were identical.

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There are also a couple of additional features that measure stress or encourage you to engage in concentrated, meditative breathing for a minute or two. Both are welcome inclusions and ones that can help you stop and rest for brief periods throughout the day. What we found with the Band 5 is that it's a bit of a mixed bag in terms of what you can expect. When we took it running outside, you need to launch the app on your phone first before it can establish a GPS connection.