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Lots of built-in sensors that measure useful metrics. The band gives you deep readings of some vital signs. Guided Workouts are a feature that could really help a lot of beginners get into shape. Love having an at-a-glance heart rate reading all day. Pret
GPS for accurate run tracking
Clear
Colour display
Smartphone notifications
The Microsoft Band works with Android
IOS and Windows phones
Tracks all-day heart rate
Has an impressive set of smart notifications
Has built-in GPS for runs and can download workout suggestions
Comfortable
Cross
Platform
Not too bulky
Sensor
Rich
Decent battery life
Heart rate
UV light and skin temperature monitoring sensors on board for accuracy
Built-in GPS can track your runs or bike rides so you don't have to take your phone with you
Communication apps give you smartwatch functionality
IOS
Android and Window
More functionality than rivals
Guided Workouts are great
Lots of data via the app
Continuous heart-rate monitoring
Built-in GPS is great for runners
Wonderful software
Bright
Easytoread screen
Custom workouts a unique addition
Consistent experience across mobile platforms
Lots of sensors
GPS
Rugged
Decent range of notifications
The editors didn't like
Overall
The touchscreen interface is a big disappointment. It's not very pretty to look at and notifications are almost more of a pain than they're worth. The band isn't waterproof
So tracking your swims will never be possible
Even if a developer wante
It looks awful
It feels awful
Battery life is poor
It has mediocre battery life
It's not swim-friendly
Bluetooth syncing and pairing can be buggy
The Microsoft Health app isn't that easy to use
And learned insights seem few and far between. Heart-rate accuracy seems to be a little inconsistent
Too
Microsoft Health app needs work
Expensive
Design is forgettable
Not waterproof
Needs more apps
Clunky and unattractive design which can be painful to wear
Especially at first
Short battery life means you'll not be able to wear it 24/7 as suggested
Pricey for a fitness tracker but probably more suited to the sportswatch or training aid sector
The Microsoft Band is the most Microsoft product imaginable. It does useful stuff. And mostly it does that stuff well. But it is ugly and uncomfortable and no-one is ever going to point at a Microsoft Band and say 'I want one of those'. Which is a shame, ...
Heart rate, UV light and skin temperature monitoring sensors on board for accuracy; built-in GPS can track your runs or bike rides so you don't have to take your phone with you; communication apps give you smartwatch functionality; iOS, Android and Window
Clunky and unattractive design which can be painful to wear, especially at first; short battery life means you'll not be able to wear it 24/7 as suggested; pricey for a fitness tracker but probably more suited to the sportswatch or training aid sector; hi
The Microsoft Band is a good product in part, if strangely branded. Microsoft calls it a fitness tracker but its best use is far beyond that. The company also claims that it is a 24/7 device, but its battery life and clunky size belie that ambition...
Published: 2015-04-16, Author: Lee , review by: Theinquirer.net
Abstract: Launched in the US in October, the Microsoft Band has a unique selling point when compared with many other wearables on the market as it works across iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms....
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Published: 2015-04-15, Author: Paul , review by: wareable.com
GPS for accurate run tracking, Clear, colour display, Smartphone notifications,
It looks awful, It feels awful, Battery life is poor,
In terms of design the Microsoft Band is a chunky beast at best and an absolute insult to the wearable tech movement at worst. We get the feeling that Microsoft cares more about getting its software onto as many systems as possible than it does about winn...
Published: 2015-03-23, Author: Mark , review by: digitalspy.com
The Microsoft Band is an ambitious device, no question.The computing giant has packed the accessory with as many sensors as it could hold, and clearly wants users to wear it every day as a lifestyle aid.While the amount of data it draws is impressive and...
Abstract: Microsoft first launched its band fitness tracker late last year in the US, and will now go on sale in the UK from April 15. It's an increasingly crowded market, with smartphones and watches encroaching on health and fitness-monitoring territory, and the ...
Published: 2014-11-12, Author: Scott , review by: CNET.co.uk
The Microsoft Band works with Android, iOS and Windows phones, tracks all-day heart rate, has an impressive set of smart notifications, has built-in GPS for runs and can download workout suggestions
It has mediocre battery life; it's not swim-friendly; Bluetooth syncing and pairing can be buggy; the Microsoft Health app isn't that easy to use, and learned insights seem few and far between. Heart-rate accuracy seems to be a little inconsistent, too
Microsoft Band is an ambitious first crack at a smart health wearable that throws in a ton of features and cross-platform support, but it's just not as easy to use or as functional as it should be....
Abstract: We've based this Microsoft Band vs Fitbit Charge HR comparison on some hands-one time spent with the Microsoft Band, and the known details of the Fitbit Charge HR. This means we know a lot more about Microsoft's wearable than we do the new Fitbit activity...
