Hi everyone! welcome to wesknows tech news and reviews! today we've got a head-to-head comparison
between the samsung galaxy fit 2 as well as the amazfit band 5. both of these trackers have tons
and tons of premium features but which one is more desirable? and which one actually brings more
value to the table? well, that's what we're going to find out today! if you are new to wesknows tech
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and tricks along the way! samsung has actually brought a great fitness racket to the market,
the price is surprisingly budget friendly for premium specs and the word "galaxy" in its name
suggests this is a serious piece of kit! while amazfit is huami's own brand of wearable tech
and amazfit band 5 comes to the market with a bang! it's better than xiaomi mi band 5,
it's got a superior heart rate sensor, it gets on-board alexa as well as an spo2 monitor!
both of these trackers are actually sold for just $40 but which one should you
get? so we're going to compare them. first going into the design, then the display,
then the features and functions! without further ado let's get into it. design is always key
because we do judge a book by its cover! galaxy fit 2 is quite bland, plastic, rectangular but
pops out of the rubber strap with ease to charge or to change straps. now getting different color
straps is a bit of a nuisance as you can only buy the samsung official straps. amazfit bands' case
is also made of polycarbonate. design of the case is more curved though but dimensions are largely
the same as on the fit 2. it also pops out of the strap with ease if you need to change the straps,
the tpu straps are similar in quality both flexible and rather soft but the Amazfit strap is
a little wider and just a little bit more velvety to the touch. i've been wearing both to the gym,
on my daily walks and jogs and no sign of any skin irritation noticed so far.
i particularly want to mention clasps, amazfit opts for its standard clip and clasp - it's a
simple principle, not particularly innovative but it does the job by fastening securely and quickly.
while samsung's clasp is simply atrocious! the plastic clip in is actually a moving part,
on top of that it looks extremely cheap it is hard plastic, getting the tracker on is just
as much hassle as taking it off! forget about quickly slipping it on or off during a workout.
now let's step away from the design of the palette-like tracker cases and focus our
attention on the display panels. you'll notice that both use rectangular 1.1 inch amoled panels,
the amoled display resolution is identical on both at 126 by 294 pixels. the 1.1 inch
display panel is a good effort, well i suppose, but look at all the empty space. these tracker
faces are huge but the display panel is tiny why couldn't they just be stretched out further?
now straight away i'm thinking about the honor band 6. a 1.47 inch amoled display, brim to brim.
both screens are touch activated with a capacitive button just below the screen both displays manage
to keep similar amount of smudges from your fingertips so a good wipe is needed quite often.
both displays are also very bright and offer deep blacks, bright colors and offer easy visibility in
practically all light conditions inside or out. the fit 2 has just over 70 watch face styles you
can download from the app while the amazfit band 5 has way much more and if the fit 2 faces are quite
greedy in terms of data you can put on the screen the amazfit band 5 takes this round with ease!
not only are the faces customizable you can choose which data you want to showcase.
on top of that amazfit now allows photo watch faces and it's available on android and ios
smartphones after all these two trackers are budget and hence there's no auto brightness
but the samsung galaxy f8 gives you 10 levels while the amazfit band 5 just gives you 5 levels
really it's just the same thing here there's a breakdown of 5 levels here's the breakdown in 10
levels whatever's better i don't know but you still have the same gauge plus minus the main
difference of operating the trackers lie in the direction of swipes if the fit2 takes you
around its functionality from left to right the mi band 5 takes you for a spin with vertical swipes.
now we're going to be talking about the features and functions and let's start off with the basics,
so of course they do your step counts, they do your continuous heart rate monitoring,
there are weather widgets, there's alarms, time and stopwatch, all the rest of it.. all
the basic stuff is here because after all they are considered "premium budget trackers" but now we're
going to get into the exciting stuff.. we're going to be looking at the overlaps and the gaps between
these two trackers in the advanced features and functions! the fit 2 has a huge range of sport
modes available from the samsung fit app and you can store up to 10 as favorites on your watch.
the band 5 has 11 sports available but these are not adjustable, also band 5 is capable of
auto detecting either running or walking while the galaxy fit 2 is capable of auto recognizing
5 workouts. these are rowing elliptical workouts dynamic workouts in the park or in
the gym as well as walking and running both trackers are waterproof up to 50 meters so
jumping in the pool is no issue with these ones but the amazfit band 5 is just a little bit more
user friendly and you can customize pool length right from your watch face both of these track
is actually showing their premium in terms of sleep stages both of these trackers actually
monitor your light your deep and rem sleep so all three sleep stages but the samsung galaxy 32
does it in less style than the amazfit band 5. so you do get a nice plot in the samsung health app
but there's no sleep scores there's no advice on how to actually improve your sleep quality
while the amasfit band 5 gives you a detailed breakdown of your light deep and rem sleep as
well as giving you a sleep score and advice on how to make your sleep quality better.
both have stress monitors, also both offer breathing apps that will calm and relax you
during the day. but the fit2 also gets a hands washing monitor and reminder throughout the day
if you are using an android smartphone the fit2 allows for quick replies to incoming text messages
the amazfit band 5 trumps the fit 2's efforts with the wash hand monitor as
well as the quick replies. it's got three features which are quite astounding!
firstly you got alexa, can you believe this a tracker that costs 40 dollars has amazon's
alexa to tell you joke, the weather, directions, set your alarms or record your shopping list!
this is a premium feature that began with fitbit's versa but that thing cost 250 dollars. i can't say
i use the feature all that often but just knowing it's available makes me feel a little bit better.
secondly amazfit band 5 actually calculates your PAI and this is your cardiovascular health in one
number, it basically takes all your activity records from the past week,
it takes your breathing, it takes your heart rate into account and then there's just one
value and as long as you keep that value above 100 - that means that statistically
you're 25 percent less prone to getting heart disease! thirdly band 5 gets an on demand spo2
aka blood oxygen saturation monitor, yes it's on demand but it's there! the manufacturers claim
that these two trackers will last about two weeks, well i've done my testing and you'd be
lucky if you squeeze eight to ten days out of any of them. so now we come to the main question which
of these trackers should you go for, is it the samsung galaxy fit 2 or is it the amazfit band 5?
personally i think both trackers offer plenty of basic and premium features design and displays are
also very similar but a mass fit does have more bang for the buck you get alexa spo2 monitoring
better sleep stages monitoring and analysis as well as the pai metric which is actually
becoming the norm in the health insurance market. if you have enjoyed the comparison and review
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