Testseek.co.uk have collected 164 expert reviews of the Jawbone Jawbone UP and the average rating is 72%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Jawbone Jawbone UP.
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164 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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57 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Not a bad price
Companion app is really good
Helps keep you motivated
Simple to use
Reasonably inexpensive
Good battery life
One button operation
10 day battery
Soft and flexible
8 different colours to choose from
No Bluetooth
Great looking app
Lots of insight
Works on both Android and iOS
Attractive design
Great smartphone app
10 day battery life
Excellent app
Detailed sleep tracking
The Up2 provides simple activity and automatic sleep tracking in a slim and fashionable design. The band has good battery life and can be worn in the shower. The Jawbone mobile app includes smart coaching and can be paired with many popular third-party ap
Sleek
Stylish design
Great app
Week
Long battery life
Tailored health tips
Quick charging
Great idea
Powerful analysis of activity and sleep patterns
Enjoyable to use
Great Design
Decent Price
Lots of cool features
Also monitors your sleeping patterns
Accurate step and sleep data
Smart alarm
Very cheap at the moment
Good looking and comfortable
Excellent accompanying app
Still offers a more insightful ecosystem than rivals
Battery will get you through a week's use
Second generation UP2 offers more secure fit
The editors didn't like
Can get in the way at times
Calorie counting and sleep tracking aren't hard sciences
Cap is easy to lose
App requires a constant data connection
Some sync issue between third party apps
App not compatible with many Android Tablets
Not fully waterproof
No Windows phone support
Design
At first glance the UP looks great. It's embossed
Expensive
Limited functionality
No wireless
Doesn't charge while syncing
Not waterproof
Doesn't really do a lot
Annoying clasp
It doesn't have a display to quickly check fitness progress and there's no heart-rate tracking. The sleep tracking tends to overestimate and the band can't be worn while swimming
Terrible charger
Temperamental touchscreen
Compatibility issues with Android
Water resistant not waterproof
No wireless synching
Complicated food logging
The end cap falls off too easily
Alarm often goes off just too soon
No wireless syncing
Naff clasp on strap
No heart rate monitoring
No heart-rate monitor
Doesn't count floors
New design not as elegant as UP24
Difficult to activate sleep tracking or switch modes
Published: 2014-08-14, Author: David , review by: theverge.com
Abstract: I sit at a desk too much. I drink too much coffee. I don't sleep very well. I have an odd feeling those three things might be connected. This thing on my wrist agrees with that assessment.After a few months of wearing and interacting with a fitness tracke...
Published: 2014-04-10, Author: Anthony , review by: tomsguide.com
Smal, svelte desig, Sleep tracke, Long battery lif, Comprehensive app
No Bluetoot, Expensive for feature, Cap can be lost easily
While the Jawbone UP set itself apart from the competition when it originally launched, it can no longer consider itself the leader of the pack, especially since the retail price of the UP remains unchanged, at $129.99. Although it's been pulled from t...
Smart sleep technology, Excellent mobile fitness apps, Moodtracking app
No wireless sync, No feedback screen, Limited devicesync compatibility
Reviewers rave over the Jawbone UP's clever alarm, in-depth sleep tracking and holistic fitness app. "Being lightweight, very comfortable to wear, and extremely durable, it's the easiest fitness tracker to operate that I've ever used," reports Brian Benne...
I was quite impressed by what the Jawbone UP delivered in the way of accuracy and encouragement for a more active lifestyle which, funnily enough, also includes keeping track of the most inactive period in our daily life: our sleep. For less than 145 buc...
Abstract: When Jawbone's UP wristband was released in late 2011, I was excited. Then I was disappointed. The motion-tracking band seemed like a perfect step into wearable tech at the time, but its companion app wasn't available for Android. Whether and why Jawbo...
Excellent and wide-ranging ability to track metrics for personal health. Comfortable. Includes a vibration alarm with a few unique functions. Gorgeous, well-designed iPhone and Android apps.
For iOS and Android only; doesn't work with personal computers. No data readouts on band itself. Doesn't sync with other devices such as connected scales or heart rate monitors. No wireless syncing. Not discreet to wear
The Jawbone UP tracks personal health and fitness very thoroughly in a stellar mobile app for iOS and Android, but it's not the best fitness tracker we've tested. A few unique features do give it special appeal, though....
Published: 2012-12-05, Author: peter , review by: gizmodo.com
Despite its problems, the second generation UP is a much improved activity tracker. Take a look beneath the rubber shell, and you can immediately tell that the company overhauled the manufacturing process, going so far as to invent their own standard for...
Published: 2012-12-04, Author: Matthew , review by: zdnet.com
Abstract: I have been on a mission to lose weight (lost 23 lbs so far) and improve my fitness in 2012 and have been using an assortment of different life tracking tools to help me out. Last year, I was excited about the Jawbone UP and then it failed a couple of tim...