How does OPPO band compare with the fitness bands of Honor, Mi, and OnePlus?
Launched on the 8th of March, the OPPO Smart Band Style will give many of its competitors a run for their money. With this product, the OPPO brand has ventured into the budget fitness tracker segment in India. Priced at roughly Rs. 3,999, this fitness band sports a simple design in a capsule-shaped module inside a silicone strap.
A 2.5D curved glass accompanies the 1.1-inch AMOLED display for protecting the screen. The fitness band is water-resistant up to 50 metres, with a 5ATM certification.
It is capable of tracking 12 workout modes that include reduced-fat running, training assistant, indoor running, outdoor running, walking, cycling, indoor cycling, swimming, elliptical machine, rowing machine, badminton, free training.
However, the major highlight of the OPPO Smart Band Style is its continuous Sp O2 monitoring, which helps you track the oxygen level in your blood. The best part is, this function is active even when you are sleeping, which can detect drops in oxygen level at night.
This in turn, is highly crucial in identifying sleep breathing problems, and providing alerts whenever the band senses potential health risks. This is all the more important for brain workers, snorers, and senior citizens.
Backed by 16 months of continuous research and development, OPPO could incorporate this technology in this fitness band. Unlike most blood oxygen monitors available in the market, this does not depend on isolated readings reflecting the blood oxygen level of a single instant.
It also offers features like sleep monitoring, besides daily activity trackers such as steps taken, calories burnt, distance travelled, and sedentary reminder. Additionally, OPPO has equipped the product with a host of innovative features such as notification mirroring, caller ID display, reject calls, stopwatch, alarm clock, weather, music control, and find my phone.
In terms of battery life, the 100mAh battery unit will last for about 12 days on a single charge. However, it also depends on usage habits. The charger in the package will be able to charge this product fully in 90 minutes. What’s more, the OPPO Band supports over 40 watch faces, depending on the requirement.
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Let’s look at some of the wearables from other players that the OPPO Band will take on.
1. Honor 5 Fitness Band: This fitness tracker flaunts a 0.95-inch AMOLED display and can track sleep patterns as well as heart rate. Water-resistant up to 50m, this fitness band also has multiple watch faces to choose from.
It offers a simple, easy-to-use UI and can display the number of steps you’ve taken, your heart rate, sleep duration, workout details, and other notifications. It also buzzes you if you have been inactive for a considerable period of time. You can choose from nine workout options from the workout tab, including a free training mode.
You can track indoor as well as outdoor runs, besides swimming. Thanks to a recent update, it now boasts music controls and SpO2 (blood oxygen level) tracking. Going by the claims of Honor, this fitness band will deliver 14 days of battery life, while the charger takes about 1 hour 20 minutes to charge the Band completely.
2. Mi Band 5: This latest offering from Xiaomi in the fitness band category sports a 1.1-inch AMOLED colour display and comes in 5 strap colours. Thanks to the 5ATM waterproofing, you can use it in a swimming pool and also in the shower.
It offers 11 professional sports modes, including outdoor running, treadmill, cycling, indoor cycling, walking, elliptical machine, rowing machine, yoga, jump rope, pool swimming, and freestyle. You can also keep a tab on your steps taken and calories burnt, PAI index, heart rate stats, notifications, stress level, breathing level, and menstrual cycle monitor.
There are 100 watch faces to choose from. Tracking stress and menstrual cycles are the newly added features that make this fitness band stand apart. You can expect two weeks of battery life, and the wearable takes a little more than 2 hours for a full charge.
3. OnePlus Band: The first fitness band from OnePlus, this product comes with a 1.1-inch AMOLED display and offers 5ATM of water-resistance. It is capable of SpO2 tracking, besides letting you check your daily activity, heart rate, sleep duration, and the weather. Powered by a 100mAh battery with 14 days of battery life, it can store up to 5 watch faces at a time.
The dual colour band is one of the key design elements. This fitness tracker supports Bluetooth 5, lets you access notifications, read incoming messages, etc.; it is also equipped with a Breathe app for guided breathing exercises. The multiple workout modes cover outdoor walking, cycling, running, cricket, badminton, and swimming.
