When comparing Microsoft Band vs Samsung Gear Fit, the Slant community recommends Microsoft Band for most people. In the question“What are the best smartwatches?” Microsoft Band is ranked 21st while Samsung Gear Fit is ranked 31st. The most important reason people chose Microsoft Band is:
There is a built in heart rate monitor that is always monitoring and for the most part it is consistent in its tracking. This way people can get a full view of what their daily heart rate is at any given time.
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Pros
Pro Always-on heart-rate monitor
There is a built in heart rate monitor that is always monitoring and for the most part it is consistent in its tracking. This way people can get a full view of what their daily heart rate is at any given time.
Pro Allows downloading workouts
Users can download workouts to their devices from companies that have partnered with Microsft such as Gold's Gym or Men's Fitness. This allows for one to find workouts that fit their needs that are created by people familiar with what should work the best.
Pro Shows email, sms and call notifications
No matter the device being used, Android, iOS or Windows Phone the Microsoft Band is able to show ones connected devices emails, SMS and call notifications. This makes it easy to see what ones alerts are without having to pull the phone out of their pocket.
Pro Has smartwatch-like functionality
With Gear Fit you can view emails and texts, get notifications from apps, dismiss calls and reply with preset text snippets.
Pro Colorful, curved touchscreen sAMOLED display
The Gear Fit has a vibrant sAMOLED display that's bright enough to be easy to use in a bright environment. It also allows switching the orientation of the display layout from the default horizontal to vertical.
Pro Virtual coach
Based on live readings, the Gear Fit app provides real-time suggestions during your workout.
Cons
Con Finess tracker heart rate monitoring
Fitness tracker
Con Slightly too big and heavy to be unnoticeable
Like most smart watches the Micorsoft band is big and heavy (due to their screens) and will be hard to forget one is wearing it due to the weight size and shape.
Con Sometimes unresponsive touchscreen
The Gear Fit has been known to have an unresponsive touchscreen at random times, while a restart may help this is a worry that users will have to deal with from time to time.
Con Inaccurate step counter
The step counter is often inaccurate with it over recording the steps one makes, this basically makes the feature useless if accurate readings are necessary.
Con Heart rate monitor is slow and inaccurate
The heart rate monitor seems to be often all over the place with its tracking. Often it will be reading an extremely higher rate than what the user has, which will not only throw off their data but could also interrupt ones exercising.
Con Very difficult to find
The newer version of this tracker has been out for some time. It's quite difficult to find this version new, though you can still get it refurbished.
Con Poor battery life and clunky battery charger
Gear Fit last about two days of active use and requires an extra battery charger adapter to charge.
Con Requires Android phone for alarm
The Samsung Gear Fit will serve as a notification device for Android phone alarms, but has no alarm feature of its own.
Con No way to overview sleep activity
There is currently no way to see an overview of ones sleep activity. There is also no automatic tracking of sleep, one needs to set the watch to the time they want it to start tracking sleep which is unreliable due to it being difficult to nail down the exact time one actually falls asleep.