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Clean and easy user experience
Good software and app integration
Easy setup
Lots of built-in sensors that measure useful metrics. The band gives you deep readings of some vital signs. Guided Workouts are a feature that could really help a lot of beginners get into shape. Love having an at-a-glance heart rate reading all day. Pret
Excellent sound and noise cancellation
The Microsoft Band works with Android
IOS and Windows phones
Tracks all-day heart rate
Has an impressive set of smart notifications
Has built-in GPS for runs and can download workout suggestions
Brigh
Colorful display
Useful smartphone notifications
Easy-to-follow guided workouts
Built-in GPS
Packed full of features. Tracks steps
Workouts
Runs
Calories burned
Heart rate
Sleep. Includes some smartwatch functionality. Customizable screen.
A wide array of advanced sensors packed into a competitively priced wristworn device
Integrated GPS is a significant for running
Biking and other outdoor activities
Strong iOS integration with syncing
Informative health data readouts
And basic smartw
Feature rich
Respectable battery life
Multi-platform support
Collects a tremendous amount of data
Guided workouts are awesome
Simple
Easy navigation
Cross-platform support is crucial
Platformagnostic sync apps available for Windows Phone
Android
IOS
Mac
And Windows
Display offers us quick glances at relevant data
Compatible with Android
And Windows Phone
Accurately measures calorie burn thanks to its alwayson heart rate sensor
Microsoft Health app is diverse and comprehensive
Offers some smartwatchlike fun
Exhaustive number of sensors Requires proprietary charging cable
Support for iOS
And Windows Phone Notification acknowledgement not synced back to phones
Capability to fill nearly any wearable role No desktop software and limited access to dat
Works on iOS
Android and Windows Phone
Lots of data
Thanks to a raft of sensors
App has a clean design and shows promise
Connects to Cortana on Windows Phone
Guided workouts are extremely helpful
The editors didn't like
Pricey
So-so battery life
Awkward design
Overall
The touchscreen interface is a big disappointment. It's not very pretty to look at and notifications are almost more of a pain than they're worth. The band isn't waterproof
So tracking your swims will never be possible
Even if a developer wante
Slightly uncomfortable
It has mediocre battery life
It's not swim-friendly
Bluetooth syncing and pairing can be buggy
The Microsoft Health app isn't that easy to use
And learned insights seem few and far between. Heart-rate accuracy seems to be a little inconsistent
Too
Short battery life
Microsoft Health isn't smart enough yet
Wildly uncomfortable. Not suitable for petite people. Lackluster app. Touch screen is difficult to manipulate while in motion. No tracking for bicycling. Requires a mobile phone
Currently no computer syncing or Web interface. Lacks calorie-logging system
Clunky design could be improved to be more comfortable and durable
Bulky
Uninspired design
Lacks diet tracking
Not enough battery life
No waterproof = no good
What am I supposed to do with all this data?
Big
And expensive
Band doesn't allow your skin to breathe very well
Only twoday battery life
Microsoft Health app lacks integration with Cortana
Windows Phone theme colors
Live tile
Secondary live tiles
Transparent tiles
And lockscreen integration
No speaker for au
Hefty size and odd fit makes it uncomfortable to wear
Expensive for a dedicated fitness tracker
Poor battery life
Needs to be manually set for tracking sleep
Weak water resistance construction
Requires proprietary charging cable
Notification acknowledgement not synced back to phones
Published: 2014-11-16, Author: Neil , review by: appleinsider.com
A wide array of advanced sensors packed into a competitively priced wristworn device, Integrated GPS is a significant for running, biking and other outdoor activities, Strong iOS integration with syncing, informative health data readouts, and basic smartw
Clunky design could be improved to be more comfortable and durable
Priced competitively at $200, the Microsoft Band is clearly not trying to go after the same market as the Apple Watch, or even Android Wear. This is intended as a fitness and health device, and it's very much first-generation hardware, with a clunky desi...
Published: 2014-11-13, Author: Matthew , review by: zdnet.com
Exhaustive number of sensors Requires proprietary charging cable, Support for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone Notification acknowledgement not synced back to phones, Capability to fill nearly any wearable role No desktop software and limited access to dat
Requires proprietary charging cable, Notification acknowledgement not synced back to phones, No desktop software and limited access to data
Dedicated daily activity trackers, smartwatches, and GPS sport watches excel at their specific functions. The Microsoft Band compromises in each of these areas, as follows, but you won't find another product that can do it all as well as the Microsoft Ban...
Published: 2014-11-12, Author: Scott , review by: cnet.com
The Microsoft Band works with Android, iOS and Windows phones, tracks all-day heart rate, has an impressive set of smart notifications, has built-in GPS for runs and can download workout suggestions
It has mediocre battery life, it's not swim-friendly, Bluetooth syncing and pairing can be buggy, the Microsoft Health app isn't that easy to use, and learned insights seem few and far between. Heart-rate accuracy seems to be a little inconsistent, too
Microsoft Band is an ambitious first crack at a smart health wearable that throws in a ton of features and cross-platform support, but it's just not as easy to use or as functional as it should be....
Works on iOS, Android and Windows Phone, Lots of data, thanks to a raft of sensors, App has a clean design and shows promise, Connects to Cortana on Windows Phone, Guided workouts are extremely helpful
Hardware is uncomfortable and poorly designed, Microsoft Health is mostly promise, Smartwatch-like battery life, Does too many things, many of them poorly, Seriously, the Band is really uncomfortable
Despite having spent the last three years in development, the Band still feels like a proof of concept. The abundance of tech crammed inside makes it seem like Microsoft was focused on showing off all the capabilities of its new health-tracking platform, ...
Published: 2014-11-11, Author: David , review by: yahoo.com
Abstract: It has GPS built in — also a first for a wristband this size. If you're a runner, that could be a deal-maker: It means you don't have to carry your phone to track your run. Once the device has a chance to connect with your smartphone, its app shows you a...
Packed full of features. Tracks steps, workouts, runs, calories burned, heart rate, sleep. Includes some smartwatch functionality. Customizable screen.
Wildly uncomfortable. Not suitable for petite people. Lackluster app. Touch screen is difficult to manipulate while in motion. No tracking for bicycling. Requires a mobile phone; currently no computer syncing or Web interface. Lacks calorie-logging system
The Microsoft Band may be teeming with features not found in most other activity trackers, but none of that matters if you can't stand wearing the thing....
Microsoft's first play into the wearable segment is a device that needs a few more minutes in the oven. The ideas and execution work well together but it's the little things that keep the Band from being a truly remarkable device. The hardware is exc...
Published: 2014-11-11, Author: David , review by: theverge.com
Collects a tremendous amount of data, Guided workouts are awesome, Simple, easy navigation, Cross-platform support is crucial
Not enough battery life, No waterproof = no good, What am I supposed to do with all this data?, Big, bulky, and expensive
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
Abstract: The Microsoft Band is a fitness watch that also has some smartwatch features bundled in. Let's look specifically at the fitness and health features of the Band. To see how the Band compares as a smartwatch, check our separate smartwatch review.Overall, th...
Clean and easy user experience, Good software and app integration, Easy setup
Pricey, So-so battery life, Awkward design
Microsoft's first jump into wearables is a good one: it has the software down, but the hardware has room for improvement, especially when it comes to size, style and display...
