I have been using the watch for about a month and a half now and think it’s a good value. I got it to track sleep and a more accurate way of seeing pace/mileage on my runs without my phone. For those purposes, it works great! I also love the alarm feature for the morning.
The step counting feature is pretty accurate, however it will also count a wrist rotation as a step. I was *grinding herbs* while sitting down and my step goal alarm went off.
Additionally the heart rate monitor accuracy varies greatly. It’s pretty par for the course while I’m running outside or on a treadmill. However when I’m doing an activity that doesn’t initiate as much upper body movement, the heart rate isn’t even close. For example, I use the stairclimber and get my heart rate to 155-166bpm for the majority, but the watch only clocks 90-115 bpm.
My only other critique is that the watch will pause your workout if you click the side button- it seems to always pause itself while I’m doing yoga or lifting weights simply due to wrist movement- so I wish it were a feature you could turn off.
I’m overall happy with the purchase, but got it on sale for 19. I’d be disappointed if I spent more, but my expectations were pretty low so I was pleasantly surprised !
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