so right here we have in my opinion two of the best fitness trackers you can buy right now first
being the samsung galaxy fit 2 and the second being the recently reviewed honor band 5. now
the honor band 5 is a year older than the galaxy fit 2 but some things may surprise you especially
when you consider the price point so let's take a deep dive into their features and take a look
at which fitness tracker steals a crown for the best fitness tracker of 2020 and even 2021 in
this galaxy fit 2 vs honor band 5 comparison hello everyone welcome back to Tech it easy so i hope
you're doing well in the run-up to christmas i appreciate it's been a pretty bumpy year so
right here we have the galaxy fit 2 and the honor band 5. now i appreciate the honor band 6 is on
its way but i actually think the honor band 5 is a solid competitor to the galaxy fit 2 and still
will be once the underband 6 has been released especially if you're looking to pick yourselves
up a decent bargain now initially they are very similar fitness trackers both the galaxy fit 2 and
the honor band 5 came with the same charger i hate so much like seriously why can't they just do what
xiaomi did with the mi man 5 so much easier anyway for the most part they do exactly the same thing
but there are a few things that set them apart from each other well it might surprise you to hear
that the honor band 5 despite being the cheaper of the two and being a year older than the galaxy fit
2 does have a leg up over the fit too so the first focus for this comparison video will be the honor
band 5's spo2 monitoring capabilities a feature that's absent on the newer galaxy fit too and this
really is a shame on samsung's part i don't think it would have taken too much to add it in and it
does actually work really well on the honor band 5. it is consistent with my galaxy watch 3 results
which is obviously a much more expensive and more advanced device so that's one point to the
honor band 5 right can the galaxy fit 2 scrape back a point when it comes down to the price
nope the galaxy fit 2 is currently going for 39 pounds and i picked the honor band 5
up for a mere 27 pounds so off the bat the honor band 5 is looking like the better choice
also before we move on do check out the links in the description to check the latest prices of the
honor band 5 and the galaxy fit 2. well it's not all plain sailing for huawei on this next topic
workouts now this is arguably one of the most important topics for a fitness tracker because
that is arguably what they're really meant for keeping fit and the galaxy fit 2 definitely blows
the honor band 5 out the water in the workout section the underband 5 is severely lacking in
choice most people will do at the very least three different types of workouts whether it be running
skipping or weights training and the galaxy fit 2 gives you all those options and more you can
get really specific with your workout choice to tailor the experience to better your needs
the honor band 5 selection just seems a bit lazy and it's just a shame because it feels like to me
something that's quite easy to add in if the honor band 5 had the same workout section as a galaxy
fit 2 it would be casting a serious shadow over samsung's fitness tracker now let's quickly move
on to another really important topic the battery life now with the samsung galaxy fit 2 it says
you're going to get 15 to 21 days of battery life with low usage whilst the honor band 5 says 14
days however that is 14 days of standby time so if you're gonna be using all the monitoring features
you're looking at around six to eight days which is enough but it's nothing in comparison
to the galaxy fit two so if you're looking for something that's got a bit more battery life
then i'd definitely recommend the galaxy fit 2. to me it's definitely showing that it can last as
long as it says i found the honor band 5's battery to drain a lot lot faster than the galaxy fit 2.
now let's move on to the accuracy of the honor band 5 and the galaxy fit 2 another
commonly asked question but do bear in mind that to be able to say that you can track heart rates
and steps you need to go through some sort of certification and that does show to me both of
them are really accurate especially compared to the galaxy watch 3 and galaxy watch which i
know for a fact are accurate as i've tested them myself against hospital equipment with the heart
rate monitor there were only one or two beats out sometimes they were bang on too which is
absolutely fine in my opinion as you do have to leave some margin for error so yes nothing stood
out to me here and i wouldn't say do or don't buy one of the other because of their accuracy
now let's talk about the user experience on both the honor band 5 and the samsung galaxy fit 2.
now in my xiaomi mi band 5 vs galaxy fit 2 video i said i didn't really like the vertical scrolling
but it's actually started to grow on me and i think it was something to do with xiaomi mi band 5
slow ui the unbound 5 is actually quite smooth and actually i think that vertical scrolling is better
for when you're exercising but this will all be down to personal preference one issue the honor
band 5 does have which i mentioned in my recent review is the touch accuracy sometimes it picks up
a swipe as a touch and you end up going into apps you didn't really want to go into not a major flaw
but it is something that doesn't really happen on the samsung galaxy fit 2. now both uis are quite
smooth i have no issues there and they both seem quite well thought out there is just something
that stands out in the samsung galaxy fit too it just seems a little bit better well placed
with everything and it has a little bit more to it i think that everything just had a little bit
more detail to it compared to the honor band 5 but that's not always necessarily a good thing
especially if you're not a techie one thing i will commend the honor band 5 on is its simplicity
and also the fact that the icons are a lot easier to read from a distance if you haven't got the
best eyesight all the icons and text on the galaxy fit 2 are a lot lot smaller and harder to read so
the honor band 5 does have a leg up on the galaxy fit there now while we're talking about the ui i
just want to quickly mention about watch faces for both the honor band 5 and the galaxy fit 2.
having the ability to change your watch face around really does make the whole experience a
little bit more fun and personal so the galaxy fit 2 does have a choice of well over 70 watch faces
in the galaxy app however the honor band 5 does also have really nice selection of watch faces but
they're a lot more unique compared to the samsung galaxy bit2 choices so if you're wanting to get
closer to a smartwatch experience on your fitness band the honor band 5 might actually be a little
bit better choice for you here i'm not saying the galaxy fit 2 watch faces are bad they're just all
very samey and not very unique and i feel like you can add more of a personal touch to your fitness
band with the honor band 5's choices now before we wrap things up and decide which fitness tracker is
best for you i want to go back to the fitness tracking and monitoring capabilities obviously
earlier i mentioned that the honor band 5 has the spo2 monitoring which the galaxy fit 2 is lacking
but the galaxy fit 2 does have something that the underband 5 is lacking and that is stress
management so on the device itself there is no option for stress management on the honor band
5. however you can do it through the app but not having the convenience of it being on your wrist
is a bit of a downside again not a huge thing but i feel like with these devices you want to
be able to do everything from the device itself or it sort of defeats the object other than those
two things i've just mentioned they do both have steps counting calories counting sleep tracking
heart rate monitoring and of course that workout section a couple of other useful features that you
might be wanting to find on a fitness tracker is the find my phone app both the galaxy fit 2
and the honor band 5 have that feature as well as a camera shutter app which is actually really
impressive to have on a smart band fitness tracker they also both come with the ability to receive
notifications on calls and texts which again is something i'd expect from a modern fitness tracker
so to conclude the galaxy fit 2 vs honor band 5 comparison i'm just gonna say that i hold both
of them in very high regard i do love both fitness trackers i think they each have something to add
and they've both got something the other one is lacking for me the honor band 5 having that
sp02 monitoring is such a big thing and it does make it stand out from the crowd and especially
considering it's one year older than the samsung galaxy fit 2. that being said i do feel like the
samsung galaxy fit 2 is a little bit more complete than the honor band 5. it has a
little bit more detail in its ui and a lot more workouts to choose from which is primarily what
you're going to be using a device like this for so really it just boils down to price the honor band
5 is actually cheaper but is it enough to make me say go and buy that over the galaxy fit too
honestly that's not really down to me that is down to you and what you're gonna use it for
and what your budget is really what i'm trying to say is that they're both really really good
and they both have really useful features that i'm sure you will find useful yourselves neither one
would be a bad choice here the only thing i will say before we go is that the samsung galaxy fit 2
does have a significantly better battery life so if not having spo2 monitoring doesn't bother you
then possibly consider the galaxy fit too but really there is not much in it and i just couldn't
decide for you so please do discuss in the comment section with each other and also feel free to ask
me some questions and i'll try and get back to you so that's going to wrap things up for the honor
band 5 vs galaxy fit 2 comparison do let me know in the comments section which one is your favorite
and why also if you do own either one please help each other out in the comment section
if you did find the video helpful do consider subscribing i'm planning on getting my hands
on an honor band 6 for you so i've got that on the way and plenty more planned
but for now thank you so much for watching and hopefully i will see you in the next one
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