Best fitness bracelet in 2021 - Honor, Xiaomi or Samsung?

When such devices were just beginning to appear, they could be quite different from each other. Now the situation has changed. If you lay out the devices on the table in one row, it becomes extremely difficult to understand which companies produced them. Even the super-popular Xiaomi does not stand out in anything special. All devices are about the same size, and black plastic was used for their production. Even if the manufacturer offers several color options, the case will remain black - only the silicone strap will differ.

Only the Honor product stands out from the competition in any way. Here, instead of rounded edges, slightly pointed ones are used. Also, the device received a clearly visible round button and some curvature. As for the workmanship, the bracelet in this regard does not cause any complaints. However, the rest of the devices included in this comparison too.

The strap used by the device from Honor should also be noted. On its outer side there is a well-defined texture. The straps of the rest of the fitness bracelets are absolutely smooth, and therefore boring. Therefore, we dare to give this model a slightly higher rating.

Finally, we note that all devices turned out to be very light.You quickly forget about their presence on your wrist. Honor and Samsung are heavier than the rest, but the difference is not felt at all.

As you know, a fitness bracelet must be much smaller than a smart watch. Moreover, such a device should last longer on a full charge. In this regard, their manufacturers have to excel. They cannot endow their creation with the perfect screen familiar to us from smartphones and tablets. In the case of the devices we are considering, a tiny AMOLED panel is used, based on organic light emitting diodes. The number of colors is strictly limited so as not to overload the battery in vain. Reduces power consumption and the absence of a separate backlit layer. However, it has become a habit.

If the manufacturing technology of the display for bracelets does not differ, then you cannot say the same about other parameters. For example, Honor has a very small diagonal curved screen. This is important for those who are going to read the messages coming to the smartphone. However, competitors in this regard are not able to boast of anything. Except Xiaomi. On the fitness bracelet of this company, there was a place for a display with a diagonal of 1.56 inches. As a result, the screen is able to boast a higher resolution.Not surprisingly, most of the messages on it are displayed in full. At the same time, it cannot be said that the device itself has become much larger.

Under the body of such babies there could not be a place for an abundance of all kinds of sensors. And not only because of the size, but also based on the fact that all these are budget devices. Let's start with the body. In all models, it offers a serious degree of water protection. With any of the fitness bracelets, you can scuba dive to a decent depth. Not to mention swimming in the pool.

Since this is not a smart watch, you will not be able to answer an incoming call with the purchased device. Notification of an incoming message is carried out only by vibration. The amount of built-in memory in devices is literally one megabyte. However, there is nothing to worry about, because you cannot install additional applications or download music on such a device.

Of the significant sensors in all fitness bracelets, there is only a heart rate monitor. And not everywhere he is able to measure heart rate in a constant mode - only devices from Honor, Xiaomi and Samsung can boast of this. But usually buyers disable this feature, as such frequent use of the heart rate monitor causes the battery to drain much faster.

Miniature gadgets use Bluetooth to communicate with a smartphone.In this regard, Samsung performs a little better, as it uses a more recent version, which is a little more energy efficient.

As you already understood, the selected devices are able to measure the pulse at any time, and many of them do this on a continuous basis (this can be useful when playing sports). The device also calculates the amount of calories burned.

Three of the four devices we reviewed measure the level of oxygen in the blood. Only a gadget from Samsung does not know how to do this. Of course, a comparison with the readings of real medical devices leads to the conclusion that the accuracy of fitness bracelets is not the limit of what is desired. However, with some diseases, the level of oxygen is reduced very much, and gadgets will definitely show this. By the way, by default, Honor does not have such a useful feature, but it appears after a firmware update.

The remaining features of the devices will seem familiar to you if you have already used a similar gadget. From the unusual, we can note the notifications about the female cycles present in Amazfit. All fitness bracelets also have sleep monitoring. There is also control over a variety of types of training - in this regard, the devices differ from each other the most. Here you already need to focus specifically on the activities that you are most actively involved in.

The Xiaomi bracelet is notable for the fact that it exists in two versions: with NFC and without this chip. The global version, which is sold in Russia, does not have it. A comparison of the two options shows that the device supplied to our country has a much more capacious battery. If you get your hands on the NFC version, then at best you can count on 10 days of battery life.

In fact, Amazfit and Honor are also not able to boast a capacious battery. And Samsung, apparently, has poorly optimized firmware. As a result, 10 days of work provide all four bracelets. Despite the promises of the South Korean manufacturer and the capacity indicated on the box with its product. But a few years ago, such devices could boast of a more serious result. Apparently, it was influenced by the introduction of a color display.

Virtually no one will buy any expensive fitness bracelet. Everyone is already accustomed to the fact that such devices belong to the budget price segment. No matter how many types of measurements they carry out, people will not give away big money, they will simply buy smart watches. That is why the devices considered in this comparison are asked for around 2500 rubles. Even if after a couple of weeks or months you realize that the accessory is not very interesting for you, this money will not be a pity.

I am glad that the cheapness did not affect the quality of workmanship. But we do not recommend waiting for elite materials from the device. A silicone strap with a soft-touch coating is all you can count on. Do you want to make the accessory look expensive? You will have to consider buying smartwatches that will have more impressive dimensions.

Finding the best fitness bracelet is not easy. It just so happened that all the options considered have an almost perfect price-quality ratio. They all have approximately the same measurement accuracy. The buyer will be pleased with the variety of available workouts. And budget devices are not afraid of diving under water.

And yet, the Xiaomi product is not in vain so popular. This fitness bracelet stands out slightly from the competition, which is why it has a higher average score. For example, the device received a larger display. Only the lack of a home button can confuse the buyer. Alas, swipes sometimes register as taps, especially when the fingers are wet. This affects the ease of management. But you get used to it pretty quickly. And it cannot be said that competitors in this regard behave much better.