Surely you have heard of smart watches and smart bands, and you may own one or be thinking of buying one and do not know the difference between a smart band and a smart watch. Many people believe that a fitness tracker and smart watch are the same thing. Therefore, we will get to know in this post by comparing between the smart band and the smart watch, and which one is better. What many do not know is that there is a strong competition between smart watches and sports bands, or smart bands, which were available before smart watches, helping them to take a large share of the wearable devices market.
– Smart Watches
We can start with the saying “every smart watch is a fitness band, but the reverse is not true.” The smart watch is a small phone or computer that you wear on your wrist, it works like a regular watch and a tracking device, and a smart phone, and that is why it is able to provide a lot of functions and features that include what is present in fitness tracking devices. At the same time, the smart watch functions as a regular watch and a mini smart phone, allowing you to check messages and notifications, answer calls, listen to music, and make calls on versions that work with a SIM card, so it can work independently of the phone where you can use some apps without any problem. Smart watches also have an advantage in terms of screen display because most of them rely on an LCD screen, some of them have an OLED screen.
– Smart Sports Band
Although its functions are less than smart watches, it can measure oxygen levels in the blood, heart rate, track sports activities like calculating the number of steps and other exercises. It has captured a large share of the wearable devices market because it comes in a smaller size than smart watches, it is comfortable and lightweight, and its price is much lower than smart watches. It comes in various and elegant designs, like smart watches. Recently, smart bands with advanced screens have appeared to compete with smart watches.
Finally, fitness trackers are designed with a long-lasting battery life (two weeks or more) because their functions are limited and simple unlike smart watches, which cannot work for a full day. Despite the advancements in fitness trackers, they are still designed to focus on maintaining your health and monitoring your daily activity, and your choice depends on your needs and preferences.
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By / Al-Bahi
