Fitness Tracker/Smart Watch

[Jonas]

I have been using a chronograph and its strap got broken.

Wondering if switching to a smart watch makes sense? I am not sure if I am ready for the change.

My requirements are to check time and track physical activity. I am not too sure if I am ready to receive push notifications on my wrist yet.

Do people get a little overwhelmed when they receive notifications without even trying?

 

[Sushubh]

I was pretty happy with the notifications on the pebble watch. Especially otps for online payments and such.

 

[manu1991]

I am using the Amazfit GTS 2e. Works quite well. Has a lot of functions for tracking physical activity. Has heart rate and Sp02 measurement as well. Has Alexa support as well

 

[Sushubh]

as for the model... amazfits products are quite nice. @Nishant i believe is very happy with his.
i do not want to a watch for myself. pebble was nice. but it was also small and lightweight. and had a decent battery life.
i would probably get the fitbit charge 5 if it lands in india.

 

[manu1991]

just check the battery life before you buy. Most of the ones with full google wear or tizen os have very poor battery life. I had a Galaxy Active before this and battery barely lasted 3 days

 

[Sushubh]

i have a feeling fitbit charge is not with wearos despite google ownership. they are probably still using their own os.

but yeah... official battery life is still stated at 7 days. and with all features enabled, it probably won't last for 24 hours.

 

[Nishant]

The Amazfit Pace that I had bought back in 2017 still works. Gives approx 3 days battery life per charge.

Currently using Amazfit GTR (bought back in September 2019) that gives around 7 days backup per charge with always-on display and 24/7 heart rate monitoring.

There's no way I'm touching a smartwatch that cannot give atleast 5 days battery per charge.

 

[MadAxe]

@Nishant Long term experience of Amazfit GTR?

 

[Jonas]

The webpage doesn't mention anything about the operating system. Amazfit GTS 2e | Where Style Meets Health

But it's running Amazfit OS, I guess.

 

[manu1991]

It’s their own custom os. You can’t install any apps etc. Battery life does last 15-20 days for me which is the only thing I wanted