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If you love smartbands and watches, we've got the top 5 budget options.
Buy one for yourself and get another as a gift. And tell yourself that the fitness tracking part will help you shed those extra pounds as you feast on beef and mutton this Eid.
Mi Band 5
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Price: BDT 2,590 (official), BDT 1,899 (unofficial)
Battery Life: 7 days (with all features active) – upto 14 days with only basic features turned on.
Features: 4/5
Reliability: 4/5
Get it because:
- Unbeatable value for money, consistent and accurate step, sleep, stress, and heart rate tracking.
- Now it can track naps during the day.
- Competitive pricing from a renowned brand, one of the few smart fitness trackers which can be purchased with official warranty.
- Currently the most popular fitness tracker in the market from a reputed brand.
Think again:
Lacks the capability to measure Spo2 levels, firmware updates can be a hit or a miss in terms of stability.
Mi Fit app's integration with 3rd party apps is limited.
Honor Band 6
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Price: BDT 4,490 (Unofficial)
Battery Life: 10 days with all features turned on- upto 14 days with basic usage.
Features: 4.5/5
Reliability: 4.5/5
Get it because:
- 1.47 inch big colourful amoled display, great outdoor sunlight visibility, ergonomic and futuristic smart band design.
- accurate step, sleep, Spo2, heart rate and stress tracking.
- Records short naps during the day.
- Automatically can detect 6 workouts, though it is a little buggy.
- Impressive battery life
Think again:
Proprietary replacement strap hard to find, limited functionality for widgets, lack of theme options- most are too childish, still relies upon the Huawei Health app, lack of continuous Spo2 tracking.
Amazfit Neo
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Price: BDT 2,575 (Unofficial)
Battery Life: 4.5/5
Features: 3.5/5
Reliability: 3.5/5
Get it because:
- 1.2", STN monochrome screen.
- Always-On Display.
- Retro Casio design.
- Somewhat rugged build quality.
- Can be passed off as a digital casio watch.
- Lightweight.
Think again:
Monochrome display might not impress many.
Lacks vibration for alerts.
The sound alert might be annoying to some.
Amoled screen smart bands available at this price point.
Haylou LS05 Solar
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Price: BDT 2,350 Unofficial)
Battery Life: 5/5
Features: 3.0/5
Reliability: 3.0/5
Get it because:
- Long 30-day battery life.
- Solid Battery Life.
- Straps are 20mm and can be replaced easily.
- Excellent Metal Alloy build quality.
Think again:
Not many watch faces to choose from.
TFT sceen might be a turnoff for many.
Sunlight visibility is poor.
IMILAB KW66 Smart Watch
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Price: BDT 2,690 Unofficial)
Battery Life: 5/5
Features: 3/5
Reliability: 4/5
Get it because:
- Accurate step tracking.
- Attractive curved 3D display.
- Heart rate and sleep tracking very accurate for the price.
- Customised Watch Face options available.
- Highly accurate sensors.
Think again:
Poor sunlight visibility.
Lack of features.
Not many activities it can track.
Average TFT display quality.