If you’re looking for a fitness tracker that doesn’t dent your pocket, here are the top 5 priced under Rs 5,000.
“Health is wealth, so keep track on your fitness with these devices without breaking the bank”
The original Mi Band — launched a couple of years back — opened up the floodgates for affordable fitness trackers. At a time when fitness bands mostly meant Fitbits or Garmins, Xiaomi’s offering found a lot of takers. Fast forward to today, and we have a plethora of budget-friendly options in the market. So if you want to up your fitness game without pinching your wallet, then this article is for you as we round up the best fitness trackers that you can buy below Rs 5,000.
The Xiaomi Mi Band 3 ships with a large OLED touchscreen. The bigger display is aimed at accommodating app notifications, SMS, and the ability to view and reject calls among other features. As far as fitness is concerned, the tracker offers calorie indicator, pedometer, sleep monitoring feature and continuous heart rate sensor. The brand claims that the Mi Band 3 will last anywhere between 15 to 20 days with heart rate detection off, and you’ll be able to get a backup of up to three days with this feature switched on.
That apart the band also lets you set vibration alerts and view weather forecasts for the next three days. The Mi Fit app is another reason why the Mi Band 3 is among the best fitness trackers as it offers a number of options. Of course, the fact that the tracker is priced at Rs 1,999 makes it the best value-for-money product in this segment.
Related read: Xiaomi Mi Band 3 review
GOQii has been around for quite some time and the Vital is the latest and greatest offering from the company. Unlike other fitness trackers in this segment, GOQii focuses on lifestyle management as it assigns individual coach. The band in itself comes with the usual set of fitness-centric features like a step counter, activity tracker, calorie indicator and a heart-rate sensor. What is unique though is the fact that the Vital can measure your BP (Blood Pressure). The battery lasts anywhere between four to seven days and the band offers a colour display. Priced at Rs 3,499, the GOQii Vital comes bundled with three months of coach subscription.
Related read: GOQii Vital review
Released almost an year ago, the Honor Band 3 is still a compelling device. The fitness band comes equipped with a 0.91-inch OLED monochrome display. Fitness features include calorie indicator, pedometer, distance, swim time, continuous heart rate monitor and sleep tracking. Other functions include time/data, Smart Alarm Clock, Notifications and a 100mAh battery that requires juicing up after three to four days.
It’s worth mentioning that the Honor Band 3 offers a superlative sleep monitoring feature in this segment. That’s because, instead of directly showing the quality of sleep, it breaks it down to deep sleep, light sleep, and REM cycles. Priced at Rs 2,499, the Honor Band 3 is available in bright colours like Blue and Orange.
The Huawei Band 2 offers a handful of high-end features at an affordable price point of Rs 3,999. The tracker features an ergonomic design and a display with dual coloured bezels. The best part is that the Huawei Band 2 includes a professional motion analysis algorithm that is aimed at helping users develop stamina and stay fit at the same time.
Other fitness-oriented features include a step counter, calorie indicator, continuous heart rate monitor, and VO2Max estimator. Please keep in mind, only the Pro edition of the Huawei Band 2 comes with VO2 Max, GPS and Professional Running Algorithm.
Smartron t. Band is the only fitness tracker in the list that features an ECG (electrocardiogram) sensor. Yes, users can simply place the tip of their fingers on the probe and the tracker will generate your ECG on the companion app. Additionally, the band also features a BP monitoring feature. Smartron’s t-health app is also aimed at offering a comprehensive set of health indicators.
With regards to features, the t. Band comes with usual options such as a step counter, calorie tracker, activity tracker, smart alarm, sleep cycle, and a health index score. The surgical steel grade outer frame is fitted with a magnetic charging dock that works with any micro-USB charger.
These are the best fitness trackers that are available to buy under Rs 5k. Which one caught your attention? Let us know by dropping a comment below.
