Fitness tracker has been very popular among consumer nowadays. Most of the fitness come packed with heart rate monitor and can double as a watch as well. There are huge different between fitness tracker and smart watch. Smart Watch contains more functions and the price is more expensive. An alternative way to somehow own a “smart watch” is the the more budget fitness tracker.
We got a product from GearBest is one the budget fitness tracker that has most of the fitness needs and essential smart watch functions pack in one small device wearable on wrist. It is the Alfawise B7 Pro Fitness Tracker.
Main Features
- 0.96 inch TFT color large screen, wrist-up display
- 24h real-time heart rate monitor to keep track of the intensity of activities anywhere and anytime
- Various sports modes, including running, cycling, jumping rope, ping-pong, badminton, tennis. Auto detection of running
- Sleep monitoring for improving your sleep quality
- 7 – 10 days use with built-in 90mAh LiPo battery, 20 days standby time
- USB direct charging for convenient use
Specifications
- Brand: Alfawise
- Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 4.0
- Language:Arabic,English,French,German,Italian,Japanese,Korean,Portuguese,Russian,Simplified Chinese,Traditional Chinese
- Waterproof: Yes
- IP rating: IP67
- Screen type: TFT
- Operating mode: Touch button
- Compatible OS: Android,IOS
- Compatability: iOS 8.0 or above, Android 4.4 or above
Color Available :
- Black
- Blueberry Blue
- Red
Color TFT Screen
Not many fitness tracker come with a a color screen. But the Alfawise B7 Pro come with a 0.96inch TFT color screen which is considerably large for a fitness tracker which give you a clearer view and by just lifting the wrist you can view the time that doubles a watch for this fitness tracker.
Battery and Charging
Sometimes having a large screen in a device meaning the power consumption is high where the Alfawise B7 Pro is compensated with a 90mAh LiPo battery and can last for about 7-10 days of continuous usage. We tested it without any notification on the watch it last even longer at about 14 days of daily usage. Depends on the usage the battery consumption may be differ. For charging, the Alfawise B7 Pro has a very charging solution where just remove the strap and plug into a USB port and start charging, power brick or power bank works totally fine. The charging time only takes up 2 hours to enjoy a week battery life. There are no cable needed!
App : FlagFit 2.0
All fitness has a control app, the Alfawise B7 Pro is using the FlagFit 2.0 where is has simple app interface and connect to your phone using Bluetooth 4.0.
Homepage of the Apps.
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- Shows steps daily
- Monitor sleeps
- Monitor heart rate
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Smart Tab on the apps. User can adjust there settings to their own preferences.
Notifications setting to display on the fitness tracker.
User settings on the 3rd page.
Extra Features of the Alfawise B7 Pro
After weeks of test the Alfawise B7 Pro, is has many features that a fun to use.
Shake to Take Picture
One the example the shake to take picture with the fitness tracker. You can take selfie by holding your phone and your hand and the other hand just shake and it will give a timer to prompt the photo taking time. How to activate it is that . Just go the 2nd tab of the app and there is a “Shake to take picture” and it will open up its own camera app and by just shaking it, It will take picture on where your phones points to.
Steps Achievement
Another awesome feature it will give a achievement award when you reach your steps daily. The setting for this test is only 3000 steps daily and when you reach the 3000 steps mark, you will have the vibration on your fitness tracker and plus a color achievement logo on your screen.
Verdict
Like many fitness trackers, the Alfawise B7 Pro do has most the feature on the fitness tracker, added in with their very own feature. The special is that it has color screen and the price is below $20* (depends on GearBest Promotions). With the price it has more feature than the conventional fitness tracker. It is truly a best value for the fitness tracker.
Alfawise B7 Pro Fitness Tracker