Wearables have seen a tremendous growth in the past one year and almost all mobile OEMs are into making smartbands and smartwatches. The best use of smartbands is for health and fitness. These bands helps you keep healthy by tracking the steps and calories burned everyday.
Smartbands comes in different features and pricing and based on this, the hardware changes as well. While advanced health and fitness tracking bands are still costly, there are quite a lot of bands which are also affordable. Here is the list of best smartband or fitness bands below Rs 5000 in India.
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1. GOQii:
GOQii smart band is an activity tracker is a very simple smart band that analyzes your fitness activities to give you an idea of how well you are performing. This smart band is sweat proof and water resistant, allowing to train harder with longer sessions. It also has a touchscreen OLED display which shows the watch’s functionality and time. This smart band uses a low energy Bluetooth technology to connect to your smartphone. The band comes with a lithium-ion battery a 7-day battery life and comes with the USB charging cradle to recharge the device.
The band also comes with three months of plan where you can get advice and coaching for your fitness. The band is priced Rs 2399.
2. Runtastic Orbit:
With Runtastic Orbit, you can use it on wrist or strap it to your belt and track your daily activities, sleep and fitness. Monitor your everyday activities and personal habits with this smart wearable. The Runtastic Orbit comes with an integrated ambient light sensor for sleep tracking, a long lasting battery life, Time and Alarm modes. It is waterproof and comes with 7 day battery life. The band is priced Rs 2999.
3. Mi Band:
Mi Band is one of the cheapest smart band offered in India from Xiaomi. The Mi Band does not have any display, but it can track your steps, sleep and also connect with the phone to sync details. It does notify you of incoming calls and messages on the paired smartphone. If you are using a Xiaomi phone, you can also unlock the phone using the band. The band is waterproof and comes with decent features as well. It is priced Rs 999.
4. Yu Fit:
Yu Fit is yet another affordable band from Yu Televentures. It is again similar to Mi Band but comes with a small display. It comes with activity and sleep tracking and also has two apps to manage your health and fitness. It does come with more features than the Mi Band, but the accuracy levels of the band is not the best. It connects to your phone and you can get notification on calls and messages on the band.
5. Fitbit Zip Activity Tracker:
Fitbit Zip is yet another activity tracker which tracks your steps, distance, and calories burned, then automatically syncs the data to your Fitbit account through your computer, selected smartphones, and tablets. Whether online or through the Fitbit App, you can set goals and stay motivated to keep on your path to fitness with graphs, badges, and friendly competitions.
You can use it in the pocket or strap on to your clothing.
6. Razer Nabu X:
Razer Nabu X is a simple band with no display and similar to Mi Band. It simply vibrates when you get an incoming alert from your phone, and the LEDs light up in customizable colors. It can track your activity and also gesture recognition like Shake to Dismiss. The band comes with 5-7 days of battery life. The smartband is priced Rs 4,990.
7. Garmin Vivofit:
The VivoFit band records all your activities and suggests daily goals accordingly. This smart band assigns attainable goals to you based on your current activity level. If you succeed in meeting your goals, Vivofit will adjust your goals accordingly for the following day, pushing your limits little by little. Vivofit stores your data on your wrist, you can wirelessly sync with Garmin Connect by pushing a button and glance at your data. The band is water resistant and also comes with sleep monitoring.
The band is priced Rs 4999.