Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Recently got rid of a fitbit force because of the "rash" and went with this instead. Had this for about a week and definitely like it better then the fitbit. Pros: -looks good and is very comfortable. May be too large for many women however. -the habits with daily/weekly goals and earning points to unlock more habits is definitely more motivational than the fitbit goals/software -sleep tracking is the best I've seen. Shows details about sleep quality and type. Automatically senses when you are asleep and awake. No buttons to push -watch feature is always on. You don't have to push a button every time you want to see the time -website shows a lot of useful ways to view your data -very accurate. Seems like more accurate then the force was for counting steps -able to tell if I'm simply taking steps, waking at an intensity to qualify for cardiovascular activity, running, or biking (real biking only-cant sense stationary biking) automatically. It then automatically records my activities that were greater than 10 minutes for record keeping as well as providing detailed data for review -hr monitor is very accurate compared to manual pulse taking and with a pulse oximeter. Cons -hr monitor looses the ability to pick up hr with vigorous activity. The same thing happens with a pulse oximeter (uses similar optical technology). If you are moving to much it can't consistently get the heart rate. It will pick up various points during your exercise which you can view on the website later. If you want continuous feedback on hr during exercise you will need to wear a chest strap type monitor. In general with non vigorous activity it does well but does loose contact occasional with other arm movements and walking as well. I would like to see this improved. -doesn't show distance traveled. I could see them adding this in a future firmware update hopefully. Should be a simple software code to convert your number of steps to distance based in guys height which they already have you input into your profile. -can't download your data outside of the website. Not everyone cares about this but some do. I have seem on the basis website that they are planning to make this feature available. Overall I think it is the best fitness tracker currently available.