Category: Fitness Trackers

Worldwide Wearable shipments reach 32 million units, up 21.7% YoY in Q3 2018: IDC

According to IDC, the global shipments of wearable devices reached 32.0 million units in the Q3 2018, up 21.7% from the previous year. New products from the likes of Fitbit, Garmin, and Huawei helped the basic wearables category return to growth during the quarter. Another factor was the growing demand in markets like Asia which accounted for more than half of all shipments and grew 21.4% compared to the previous year. Continue reading “Worldwide Wearable shipments reach 32 million units, up 21.7% YoY in Q3 2018: IDC”

Withings Pulse HR fitness tracker with OLED display, heart rate sensor announced

Withings Pulse HR

Withings has launched the Pulse HR traditional fitness tracker that packs a polycarbonate build with an OLED screen. It packs a stainless steel casing and changeable silicone wristband straps. However, doesn’t come with always-on-display.  Continue reading “Withings Pulse HR fitness tracker with OLED display, heart rate sensor announced”

Amazfit Cor Review

Across price bands, there’s no dearth of fitness bands in the market. From basic trackers with no displays and simple step tracking to devices that can follow your runs using GPS and present dozens of metrics to assist your fitness goals. Amazfit recently introduced a number of their products in the Indian market. We reviewed the Amazfit Bip a while back. The latest entrant in the series is the Amazfit Cor, here’s our review. Continue reading “Amazfit Cor Review”

Amazfit Verge smartwatch, Health Band 1S with ECG Sensor, Huangshan No. 1 AI wearable chip announced

Xiaomi’s eco system company Huami just introduced new Xiaomi products – Verge smartwatch, Health Band 1S and its first Huangshan No. 1 SoC for wearable devices. Both the smartwatch and smart band are water resistant, and have continuous heart rate monitoring. The band also comes with ECG  sensor to gather ECG data to identify health risks. The smartwatch has NFC support for payments.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 3 sales cross 5 million globally in 3 months, NFC Edition available from September 19

Xiaomi introduced the Mi Band 3 along with the Mi 8 in China back in May, and the fitness tracker when on sale on June 5th. The company already announced that it has sold 1 million units of the Mi Band 3 in just 17 days. Today the company has announced that the sales have now crossed 5 million units globally in just 3 months of launch. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 3 sales cross 5 million globally in 3 months, NFC Edition available from September 19”

Amazfit Cor fitness band and Amazfit Pace Multisport GPS Smartwatch launched in India for Rs. 3999 and Rs. 9999

After the BIP and Stratos that were launched in July, Huami’s Amazfit has launched Cor fitness band and Amazfit Pace Multisport GPS Smartwatch with support for tracking 12 different sports. The Cor has 5 ATM water-resistant rating and the Pace has IP67 ratings.

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Amazfit Cor water-resistant fitness tracker with heart rate sensor launching in India this September

After the BIP and Stratos that were launched in July, Amazfit is gearing up to launch a Fitness band in India. According to teasers on social media channels, it will be the Cor, a fitness band with heart rate, activity and sleep tracker, and 316L marine-grade stainless steel housing and 2.5D Corning Gorilla glass body. Continue reading “Amazfit Cor water-resistant fitness tracker with heart rate sensor launching in India this September”

Honor Band 4 with 0.95-inch AMOLED color display, 50-meter water resistance and Honor Band 4 Running Edition announced

Huawei’s Honor brand along with the Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max, also introduced Honor Band 4, successor of Honor Band 3. It has a 0.95-inch AMOLED color 2.5D curved glass touch screen display in addition to Home button, comes with continuous heart rate tracking and is also water resistant up to 50 meters with Swim stroke recognition.

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Global wearable market continues to grow, up 5.5% YoY in Q2 2018

According to the latest IDC report, the global wearable market continues to grow during the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18) as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5% from the previous year according to data. Continue reading “Global wearable market continues to grow, up 5.5% YoY in Q2 2018”

Indian wearables shipments cross 1 million in Q2 2018, Xiaomi leads with 45.8% share: IDC

According to the latest report from International Data Corporation (IDC), the wearables market in India has witnessed a growth in the second quarter of 2018 (2018Q2) as the overall wearables market grew 66% year-over-year (YOY) and 40% sequentially, making it the biggest quarter for the wearables category in India. Continue reading “Indian wearables shipments cross 1 million in Q2 2018, Xiaomi leads with 45.8% share: IDC”

Fastrack Reflex 2.0 water-resistant fitness tracker with OLED display launched for Rs. 1995

Fastrack has launched its Reflex 2.0 fitness tracker, successor of last year’s Reflex. It has an OLED display, which enables users to be notified of incoming calls, SMS, WhatsApp messages and shows physical activities as well as calories consumed. It has IPX6 ratings for dust and water resistance and promises up to 10 days of battery life. Continue reading “Fastrack Reflex 2.0 water-resistant fitness tracker with OLED display launched for Rs. 1995”

Smartron t.band Review

Bangalore based Smartron calls itself India’s first global OEM and IoT brand. True to their name, the company has dabbled in a range of products including the t-book and the t.phone. The products might not have been smash hits in the market but they’ve certainly proven that Smartron has some good ideas and the capability to deliver on those. The Smartron t.band is the company’s entry into the wearable space and here too, the promise goes beyond what the competition offers. The Smartron t.band claims to track not just the standard measurements like steps, exercise, heart rate and sleep but also your blood pressure. Does it deliver? Let’s find out in our review. Continue reading “Smartron t.band Review”

Lenovo HX06 Active Smartband water-resistant band with OLED display launched in India for Rs. 1299

Lenovo today launched  HX06 Active Smartband, couple of months after launching the HX03 Cardio and HX03F Spectra bands. It is water-resistant and comes with OLED Monochrome display that shows activity, time, date and more. It doesn’t have a heart rate sensor. Continue reading “Lenovo HX06 Active Smartband water-resistant band with OLED display launched in India for Rs. 1299”

Xiaomi Mi Band 3 sales cross 1 million in just 17 days

Xiaomi introduced the Mi Band 3 along with the Mi 8  in China last month, and the fitness tracker when on sale on June 5th. Now the company’s  CEO Lei Jun has announced that the company has sold 1 million units of the Mi Band 3 in just 17 days. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 3 sales cross 1 million in just 17 days”