OnePlus Band review: Stick with the Xiaomi Mi Band 5
ReviewsJanuary 12, 2021
Bottom Line
The OnePlus Band is the company s first foray into the fitness wearables space. OnePlus is playing it pretty safe with a predictable set of features, and yet the end results is too unpolished to be taken seriously. Between the terrible battery life, iffy fitness tracking, barebones app, it is hard to take the OnePlus Band seriously as an alternative to more mature products on the market.
OnePlus Band
by OnePlus
The OnePlus Band is the company s first foray into the fitness wearables space. OnePlus is playing it pretty safe with a predictable set of features, and yet the end results is too unpolished to be taken seriously. Between the terrible battery life, iffy fitness tracking, barebones app, it is hard to take the OnePlus Band seriously as an alternative to more mature products on the market.
OnePlus Band with 1.1-inch AMOLED display, SpO2 monitoring launched in India for Rs. 2499
OnePlus just launched the OnePlus Band, the company’s first smart band in India, as expected. It has a 1.1-inch AMOLED colour touch screen display with a range of watch faces. It has 13 dedicated exercise modes and is also IP68 + 5ATM water resistant so that you can take it for swimming under 50 meters.
In addition to real-time heart rate monitoring, the OnePlus Band is equipped with sensors that monitor your blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) level via red and infrared light sensors. You can also check your SpO2 levels on demand or activate continuous SpO2 monitoring while sleeping. It packs a 100mAh battery with up to 14 days of battery life.
OnePlus has launched its first fitness band in India. The OnePlus Band is another budget wearable that goes up against the likes of Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 5. It comes with an AMOLED display and supports blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) and heart rate monitoring. The company has also introduced a OnePlus Health app that can be used to track a user’s daily activities, heart rate, and sleep data. The band also includes 13 exercise modes.
The OnePlus Band features a 1.1-inch AMOLED display with 126×294 pixels resolution. Sensors onboard include blood oxygen sensor, three-axis accelerometer and gyroscope, and an optical heart-rate sensor. It can track 13 types of sports, which include Outdoor Run, Indoor Run, Fat Burn Run, Outdoor Walk, Outdoor Cycling, Indoor Cycling, Elliptical Trainer, Rowing Machine, Cricket, Badminton, Pool Swimming, Yoga, and Free Training. Moreover, it is rated IP68 for 5ATM water-resistant and resist dust to some extent.
OnePlus Band - the first wearable of the company is official in India. The main highlight OnePlus band is 2-week battery life and colored AMOLED display.
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Both feature real-time heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking and more
OnePlus Band also equipped with SpO2 monitor OnePlus Band vs Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 5: Features and pricing compared
OnePlus Band has made its debut in India kickstarting the company’s wearables journey and sets the stage for the much-rumoured OnePlus Watch. The OnePlus fitness band goes up against the might of the Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 5 that was launched in September 2020 in India.
The smart wearable segment in India has seen a wave of fitness bands launches in the past few months and now OnePlus has joined the bandwagon. The OnePlus Band is affordable and has features like a SpO2 monitor, OnePlus Health companion app, to name a few. The Mi Smart Band 5 is no slouch either with its personal health assistant called PAI and women’s health tracking features.