O Amazfit 7 Band It has tons of features and an impressive battery life for just $50, but how does it compare to Garmin’s fitness tracker, the Vivosmart 5? Both Zepp Health and Garmin have decided to release new fitness trackers in 2022 after several years of hiatus. Garmin’s latest fitness tracker was released in 2018, while the latest Amazfit band was released in 2020.
The arrival of fitness trackers is a welcome addition as both brands have already made several smartwatch announcements this year. Garmin’s 2022 line of wearables includes the next-gen Fenix 7 and Quatix 7 series, the Forerunner 255 and Forerunner 955, the Vivomove Sport hybrid smartwatch and the Venu 2 Plus. In turn, Zepp has launched three new Amazfit GTS watches, the Amazfit Bip 3 series and the Amazfit T-Rex 2 rugged smartwatch.
The Amazfit Band 7 cannot be confused with the Vivosmart 5 as they are remarkably different. The former has a large rectangular design, while the latter has a more compact form factor. The Amazfit Band 7 is available in beige and black, while Garmin’s Vivosmart 5 is available in black, mint and white. Both bands have a water resistance of 5 ATM and users can choose to change the band whenever they want.
Heart rate, SpO2, and stress monitoring
When Garmin announced its fitness tracker in April 2022, one of the major updates was a larger screen. However, the 0.8-inch monochrome OLED screen pales in comparison to the 1.47-inch AMOLED color screen of the Amazfit Band 7. Vivosmart 5. Both wearables have sensors that monitor heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and stress levels throughout the day. measure the day. They also have women’s health tracking, sleep tracking, breathing exercises, and water reminders.
For activity tracking, the Garmin Vivosmart 5 can track the basics such as walking, running, cycling, and swimming, as well as strength training, elliptical, HIIT, Pilates, and yoga. It also has incident detection for certain activities. The Amazfit Band 7 can track not only the above activities, but also much more, with a total of 120 sports modes supported. However, it has no incident detection. Neither fitness band has a built-in GNSS chip and both depend on connected equipment.
Amazfit and Garmin fitness trackers support apps and call notifications with quick replies, alarms, stopwatches, Find My Phone and music playback controls. Both also include stopwatch, weather and calendar information and can connect to Android and iOS devices via Bluetooth. As far as battery life goes, the Vivosmart 5 lasts up to seven days on a single charge, which falls short of the 18-day battery life of the Amazfit Band 7.
Overall, the two fitness trackers are more similar than different in terms of features. However, the Amazfit Band 7 excels with support for more sport modes and a significantly better battery life as a result. It also retails for just $50, while Garmin’s Vivosmart 5 retails for $150. It’s hard to justify why a Garmin fitness tracker costs so much and why anyone would choose it over a cheaper one. Amazfit 7 Band.
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