Amazfit Band 5

This fitness watch is easy to use and tracks my steps, workouts, and daily activity accurately. The battery life is good, and the display is clear. A great value for anyone looking to stay active and motivated!

I started a new job that required me to be on my feet all day, move around a lot, and wash my hands constantly. It was important to me to have a waterproof watch so I could time certain aspects of my job. I wanted a cheap waterproof watch, and after trying two different 20 dollar watches from The Mart of Wal that both lasted less than a week, I decided to purchase this. I didn't care about tracking anything, I just wanted something cheap but durable that could handle being roughed up and exposed to water that would still tell the time. This thing is amazing for that purpose, but I wouldn't want to rely on it to accurately track biometrics. I've knocked my hand/wrist/arm into walls, pipes, sinks, toilets, desks, doorways hard enough on multiple occasions to wince and be convinced I accidentally cracked the screen. The screen is still flawless, and I didn't put any sort of protector on it. I've washed my hands enough to turn them red, submerged this watch, wiped it with lysol orisopropyl alcohol to disinfect it, accidentally slathered it in lotion, and it's come clean and still works perfectly every time. In fact, after a few months of use, it looks just the same as the day I bought it. 11/10 for durability. However, sometimes this thing misreads. One time I had it sitting in the pouch on the front of my lunchbox at work for a few hours, and it decided my heart rate was 40 BPM during those hours despite me not even being in the same room. (Unless my lunchbox has come to life?) Sometimes the device decides my heartrate is 120 while I'm sitting down, or 50 while I'm on my feet, and when I check my pulse with a blood pressure cuff I have in the house, it is most definitely normal. Overall the baseline pulse seems somewhat accurate, it just spikes and falls once or twice a day seemingly at random. The blood oxygen sensor seems to be bamboozled if I'm sweaty or have just washed my hands. One time I was sitting watching TV, and when I got up the watch decided that during the time I was watching TV I was actually asleep and it cheerfully informed me of my 'nap' biometrics. The one set of readings that seems pretty accurate is the step counter / pedometer. It wasn't a feature I was looking for but now that I have it I like to wear it even when I don't need a watch (mowing the lawn, etc) just to see how many steps I'm putting it. If you have a health condition that requires accurate information, or are serious about tracking, look elsewhere. If you want the world's most durable waterproof watch, this is it. If you're curious but not serious to see your pulse or other readings, and don't need them to be medically accurate, this is probably a good place to start with a basic tracker. The custom backgrounds are a nice perk, but I like having my pedometer information and the current weather displayed on the face, and none of the custom watch face templates have that so I've stuck with the default one. Customize-ability in this is basic but still way more than I was expecting since I bought this just looking for a cheap watch. It's also been EXTEREMELY comfortable to wear. I hate having jewelry on me, won't even wear my wedding ring because I hate the feel of something on my skin like that, but this doesn't bother me unless I'm particularly sweaty. Highly recommend, unless you're looking for accuracy.

Last year I switched from an active/mobile job to a sedentary one. So I got this watch to track the steps and to alert for an hour of immobility. I am active overall; 5 runs and 6-8 gym sessions a week. I did NOT get this watch to track my workouts or runs. For under 40$, the watch provides absolute good value for the price. I like the different watch face options, but the watch was hanging up while using different faces. so I stuck with the original cover. I like the sunrise and sunset times on the display, it helps me plan my workouts. Battery life is longstanding. I charge once a week. The only workout options available are walking, running, treadmill, cycling (indoor & outdoor), yoga, swimming, elliptical, rowing, jump rope and freestyle. The watch doesn't auto-detect. I miss not having a hiking option. The watch is a bit unreliable for heartbeat and elevation tracking. The watch doesn't track the heartbeat in the middle of the workouts. The heartbeat tracking response is also a bit slow; I would be in the middle of a workout where my heartbeat is hiking through the roof but the display would be in the 90s. I've attached two workouts in the same course; one where the elevation is tracked and another where the watch did NOT track the elevation (it wasn't my choice to track and not track, the watch didn't track right). It is a basic watch to track steps and basic activities, no more than that.

NEW UPDATE!! Ok so I got my Amazfit 5 watch 7 months ago. It still works fine...BUT HERE'S THE KICKER....I was gifted a fitbit charge 5 which retails around $119 at the moment..but I'm sure was higher upon release....anyways...I LOVE MY AMAZFIT MORE!! So much more . I love the details on the app better...and it's laid out way better. The amazfit alerts me to my heart rate over a certain limit..perhaps the fitbit does but it's so confusing at times...it seems to check heart rate periodically. Also on my amazfit 5 I can check my oxygen level anytime...fitbit only gives a reading after so many hrs of sleep... and that's it. Also I don't see anything about daytime naps...or details about sleep on the fitbit..although it tracks rem deep and light(I never got a rem reading on amazfit but that's fine) The amazfit isn't as big and bulky as the fitbit...it actually looks more sleek to me than the fitbit charge 5.....even though the face isn't as big...and the graphics are an (irrelevant) tad bit lower pixel than fitbit. I have showered with amazfit..with the fitbit you cant...the fitbit has a few features that amazfit doesn't like skin temp and afib measurer..but you actually have to initiate it(afib)...I don't even use these so no deal breaker...also...the fitbit has functions that seem to come with (amazfit for free) that you only get if you subscribe to premium on fitbit. So overall I love my 38 dollar watch...not sure of the price now...but a 38 dollar watch which you can buy multiple bands to switch it up... for under 15 bucks is, for me, a winner. The amazfit 5 never failed me. As a matter of fact I believe I will be putting IT back on..because I've been wearing this fitbit for a couple weeks and it's just not as good. It takes long to sync and seems to disconnect from blue tooth on my phone...and has repairing issues which are ongoing.. While I appreciate the present... I just had to let you guys know. Amazfit 5 is worth it... PS...I didn't get paid to say these things. It's just true. And as a second update to intial review...I could have just bypassed...but this Amazfit is def worth trying. This is an update to my poor review of the watch. It finally worked after I figured out I had to actually touch the pair first symbol. It then paired. The features are actually good for a low price watch and the screen although is little..works for me. I don't know how accurate it is but it seems ok. It alerts when you haven't moved lately so that's a plus. It also has a breathing exercise function which is useful. ..which guides your breathing for like a minute. Yeah I like the watch. Its an ok to good buy for me. However the company needs better directions. That way we know if it works or not. I know it may be an older watch..bit if people are still buying then we deserve a better manual. Not everyone is techsmart. I vocoder myself to be savvy and I had a heck of a time. So maybe better instructions. Overall great gift buy. Good watch. Nice price.

I've had this tracker now for almost 2 years, and have used it on and off throughout that time. Most recently I've started to use it very consistently, as part of my 2024 fitness goals. I have since noticed that its accuracy isn't the best. It doesn't pick up all of my steps, for one. I use an app to track/map my walks/hikes and the steps captured by that do not match the steps captured by this. I also know the steps from my bed to my bathroom, then down my stairs to my kitchen for coffee, and some days it picks them all up, other days it does not. It will often alert me that I have been sitting too long when I'm actively moving around, and had been for at least 5min prior to being alerted that I need to get up and move. Other times I will have been moving around for 15min and then sit back down, only to be alerted a minute later that I have been sitting for too long. Sleep tracking is decent enough. I use it to get an idea of my sleep quality, basically. Accuracy issues stem from it not picking up every time I wake up, but if I am awake for longer than 10min it does seem to capture that. It captures my sleep time as when I am laying down and not moving for at least a minute, and captures my wake time as when I am moving my arms. I question what it labels as "deep sleep", as there are times I will have woken up, moved around to get more comfortable, and then felt like it took me a bit to fall back asleep, but the tracker will show I'm in "deep sleep" 2min later. Heart rate accuracy seems to be fairly good. Battery life works for me; I can get two days of consistent use out of it before I need to recharge. My routine is to charge it while I'm sitting at the desk working - takes maybe 30-45min to reach full charge - then I'll use it for the rest of the day and night, and the 2nd day I'll charge it again in the afternoon while sitting and working just so that I make sure it's ready to go for sleep tracking. Overall, this is a decent enough tracker. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles that the fancier ones have (I had a smart watch that I absolutely loved but eventually stopped charging; this is what I opted to replace it with due to budget reasons), but it's enough to work for the price-point it's offered at. I at least get notified of incoming calls and texts. And it does yell when my heartrate spikes in what it considers an unnerving way.

****UPDATED REVIEW**** So I am about a week or so from the last review. ONE cool thing I will note is that (at least on iPhone) there are widgets you can place on your phone screentop. I left off the last review on 1/27 with 57% battery, recently charge on 1/25. Battery died on 1/29, I charged it on 1/30. Wore my iWatch on 1/30 and 1/31. Put the Amazefit Band on 2/1. It's 2/3 (8am) I am at 51%. As I've mentioned previously aside from the original charge, I've had to sync up with the app every time for all the feature to work/work properly. This is highly annoying. The last 2 charging times, the band is not syncing or remaining synced. For example it's telling me it's 60/64 degree's and sunny, sorry its 43 degree's (65/40) and raining. Or it's told me I haven't walked at all - literally 0 (ZERO) steps today - I've been up wrangling kids for the bus since 5am. Three hours I haven't taken a single step? When did I learn to fly? My iPhone pedometer which hasn't even been on my person the whole time, has registered 218 steps. I have to open the app and swipe the sync for it to sync, it doesn't automatically do it. It's literally just NOT functioning in the basic capacity. And I'm about 3 days out of the return window.....of course. Guess my kids just got a new toy. Back to the have to charge every night iWatch. At least I can answer calls on it, and it has a calculator and memo recorder. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Has everything you want, maybe more so. Lacks accuracy. (Review is in compared to an iWatch.) The main reason I wanted a watch/band is: a watch, a pedometer, a rudimentary fitness tracker (including walking, treadmill, cardio and swimming), a sleep tracker (including duration, REM, # of times awaken during the night, and quality) & continuous heart rate monitor. The stress monitor would be a plus, but only useful if the information is recorded. And of course - and LONG battery life. Compared to the iWatch/iPhone technology, the AmazeFit Band 5 is Watch - Hello it's a watch - they both probably pull time from the NIST. Pedometer - Well not only did I measure the iWatch, the AmazeFit Band 5, the Xaomi Mi Band 6, the Garmin VivoActive 4S, and my Treadmill (ReeBok GT40x). I reviewed both steps and mileage. They were all wildly different. I ultimately chose the AmazeFit because it was the closest to meeting the treadmills numbers. However, after about 4 weeks, this band has become quite different than the treadmill. Almost 1/2mile to 3/4mile off from the treadmill. After each workout the band does let me calibrate the workout, and some times I can "match" it up to the mileage I did on the treadmill - but oftentimes I cannot match the total workout, which for me is very annoying. I didn't do all of that for nothing. * I am unaware of whether that only affects my "workout" mileage, or if it affects my daily step total also. I have not been able to see a correlation to daily steps - since that continues on through the day after my workout. (And the treadmill doesn't tell me steps, of course) ** One other thing to note about the pedometer while in "workout" mode that really bothers me is that, if I am not CONTINUOUSLY swinging my arm it will go in to "PAUSE" mode and stop registering my movement. And I DO MEAN CONTINUOUSLY. Like if I literally just not swing my arm or if I take a sip of water or brush my hair out of my face I have use the hand that doesn't have the band or it will "PAUSE". That is very annoying. *** I have not had a chance to use it in the pool yet, so I cannot attest to its stroke counting or water durability. Rudimentary Fitness Tracker - I personally do not enjoy the presentation of the information in the APP. (I do not particularly enjoy it in iHealth either) Sleep Tracker - Again, the presentation in the APP is not ideal. I understand there are a lot of tid-bits presented. However, if you don't look at it each day, you are unable to view some pieces of information, such as REM, Times awake, Amount of Deep Sleep or Light Sleep. You can see they are there - just not the individual data. Which makes it redundant. When you select the date it only tells you the total amount of sleep for that day. Continuous Heart Rate Monitoring - As similar with other reports - if you don't check it that day and get whatever information you need, you wont be able to access. For today only, you can see what time your heart rate was at "xyz," - but yesterday or any day prior you will only see the lowest and highest readings, with no timestamps. There are no alerts for spikes or dips either. Stress Monitor - I can manually run it on my band, but the APP doesn't recognize it. The last registered reading was 1/1/22. Battery Life - Finally the MAIN Reason I chose this, and did not continue on with my old iWatch. In late December it had a 15 day battery life. * You have to reconnect with the APP after each charge or some functions will not work, or sync back to the APP. My iWatch had buckled down to about 18hours of battery charge, which was useless to me and with it's pedometer seemingly unfixable with every re-calibration trick tried, I was ready to move on. This was approximately $40, it had a "15day" battery life, it was the closest pedometer accuracy I could find and the app wasn't terrible. As of late January, 4 weeks later - I have had to charge this band 3 times. Charged when received 12/28 wore AmazeFit Band 12/29 - 1/13, (14 days) charged 1/14, wore the iWatch. wore AmazeFit Band 1/15-1/24, (10 days) charged 1/25, wore the iWatch. 1/26- (2 days and at 57% currently). * It does NOT take all day to charge, I just did not want to interrupt my step count once the day started by change watches midday. ** I do not know, nor assume that it is a trend, that the battery life will continue to drop. It's only been 2 charges post full usage, so a lot of factors go in to that. I let the battery drain completely down, because I understand that it the best way to preserve the battery. If this is a significant trend I will update. Conclusion: As most people say - it's a good watch for $40. Don't expect an iWatch or a Garmin. Don't ever expect to compare a $40 item to a $300 item. That said if you're frustrated with the APP or interfaces of iPhone or Garmin or Samsung and want something more straight forward this could work. Or if your resigned to not be fully on board with anything/everything, then you'll be happier to pay less at less for a fully functional (in the overall sense) product such as this than paying gobbloads for Apple, Garmin, Samsung, etc. I will say this - I do like the construction of this product. I don't feel like I need to buy a protective layer for it or worry about my clumsiness. It's hearty and fits well on my wrist without being too bulky.

I was a FitBit user for close to 10 years and the last one I purchased, the Charge 5, was in March 2022. The battery life on it was so disappointing that I had to keep bluetooth on my phone off just to keep it from draining every 24 hours and sync it once a day. After 1 year, 9 months the bluetooth stopped working. Luckily, I purchased a protection plan and received $130 refund (Amazon gift card). I was searching for a new tracker and the Amazfit 5 was on sale for $28.00 (I would have paid the full price of $40) and I thought, why not give it a shot. I am incredibly shocked by this tracker compared to the Charge 5. I've had bluetooth on continuously, it's been three full days and the battery is at 71%. I am not a fan of the band style, but I purchased traditional clasp replacement bands. This is strictly preference and does not lower the 5 star rating. The only thing I am unsure about is the sleep tracking. While the times I go to bed and get up are recorded correctly, it was only recording light and deep sleep only. Then I found out you need Sleep Assistant on and it started recording REM. I don't know how helpful sleep breathing quality monitoring would be if turned on because to measure Sp02 and get an accurate reading it states, "Wear the band tightly, so that you an appropriate sense of pressure on your wrist. Place your arm on a tabletop or a stationary surface with the band screen facing up. Remain still during the measurement process and focus on the measurement." It even recommends tightening the band one notch. Since you are not going to tighten it, stay still, etc while sleeping, I do not see the purpose of the Sp02 being on while sleeping. I still will not lower my rating due to this. As far as longevity, I will update this review when that time comes, but so far, I am impressed with this tracker after paying just $28 (I'd be just as impressed at the $40 full price).

After Amazon abruptly discontinued the Halo, I found myself in the market for a Smart band/watch. I was primarily looking for something that would track steps and heart rate and also provide me with text notifications. (I'll confess that having additional watch faces and/or the ability to customize watch faces was also important to me - I like being able to put my own spin on things). I'd love to pickup a Wear OS watch, but they are far too expensive and just not worth their price. I abhor Apple and would never get the Apple Watch. I had narrowed my choices down to several of AmazFit's watches around the $100 price point (I was wooed both by their sleak appearance and the offer of voice assistant functionality) or a Samsung Galaxy Gear, when I bumped into this band on sale for less than a quarter of the price. It has almost all the functionality of those more expensive models but in a simpler looking band. For the price, I HAD to pick one up, and I am not regretting it at all. The band was a little tricky to setup, but once setup it works great. The sensors work well and are intuitive to operate. The watch face can be customized within the app (don't be alarmed by the "purchase" header on the customization screen, you're not buying anything - I think this is just a translation error). I get all of my notifications (and unlike on the Halo, I can actually read them all the way through). The data syncs with Google Fit (my preferred fitness tracking program). The Alexa integration is awesome. My home is Google Assistant based (not Alexa), but the Alexa Assistant is more than adequate for setting reminders on the go (it's great not to have to pull out my phone to set a reminder to perform a task while out running errands). Alexa does have a problem listening to JUST my voice on this device. If the TV is going, or if there are a lot of other people talking in the background, then Alexa will try to listen to them as well (and will usually express confusion or otherwise error out). If your surroundings are relatively quiet though, Alexa does great. In short, this watch does everything that I want / need it to. I have no regrets for having purchased it instead of the more expensive options.