Amazfit Band 7 Fitness & Health Tracker for Women Men, 18-Day Battery Life, Alexa Built-in, 1.47”AMOLED Display, Heart Rate & SPO₂ Monitoring, 120 Sports Modes, 5 ATM Water Resistant, Black (Renewed)

This smartwatch is a great product. I switched from a Fitbit Versa (the first version) and have had an Apple Watch in the past. For what I need, this watch is a far better one than the Fitbit, and is actually just as useful as the Apple Watch. The only thing I miss from the Apple Watch is the ability to send texts and reply to them from the watch. Other than that, this watch is perfect. There aren’t as many watch faces, if that’s something you care about, but there are quite a few. It’s lightweight and you can switch bands (20mm). The charge for me using it multiple times a day lasts about 10 days fully charged and it doesn’t take long to get a full battery.

To frame this review, I'd like to point out that I purchased this entirely for sleep and exercise tracking and am using a normal digital wristwatch for normal watch functions.This thing has great battery life, looks sharp, and is a great size for readability. The UI is fairly easy to use and the touchscreen is responsive.I haven't used all of the features but lets go over the ones that I have.SLEEP TRACKING:This is the first device I've used that does sleep tracking and it seems to do a good job of it. The graphs are informative and it has helped me tighten up my sleep schedule automatically. I'm not sure of the science behind how it detects different states of sleep but it seems to be at least somewhat accurate. On days that show that I had more deep sleep, I certainly do feel more rested.MUSIC CONTROL:I use this to control my music or podcasts when working out. It works great and includes all the buttons you would need for that.ALEXA:The Alexa feature works great using the built in microphone. I do miss the built in speaker of the Bip 5 and the dedicated button that allow you to access this feature quickly but you can only fit so much into a small package.I use the Alexa feature regularly to set a quick countdown timer, a nap alarm, or to create reminders. It has also been useful for settling debates quickly e.g. "What quarterback has the most passing yards of all time".WORKOUT TRACKING:I've only used this with stationary workouts on an exercise bike but it does a good job of tracking and graphing your workout.WEATHER:The built in weather app works well and includes sunrise/sunset data as well as a 7 day forecast. It's good info at a glance but lacks detailed forecast information such as hourly forecasts.NOTIFICATIONS:The notifications system works well. You opt-in to each service you'd like to receive notifications for and your band will vibrate when one comes in. It's great at a glance. You can deny calls from the watchface, and send preset text messages (that you can customize in the app) when rejecting the call. I really wish they had programmed it to where you could respond to text messages with canned messages as well. Simple "Yes", "No", "I'm on the way", "Running late" etc would be extremely helpful.APPS / WATCH FACES:I counted roughly 30 free watch faces in their app store. The vast majority are paid options but I was able to find several free that suited me.There aren't a lot of apps to choose from and I didn't find anything in the app store that seemed useful to me in my daily life.POMODORO TIMER:This is a very simple feature but it can be life changing if you use it correctly. Basically this is a timer where you alternate between focusing on a task and taking a break. A popular setup is 25 minutes of focus followed by a 5 minute break.I regularly use this in my work to make sure that I stay on task, while not sitting on a single task so long that I am spinning tires.

It's the right size to wear on my little wrist or I can put it on my ankle when I've got my hands full and can't swing my arms as I walk. It has so many features to use, but I mostly use the sleep, activity, O2, heart rate, and workout features. I can more accurately judge how mush effort I put in daily. The only bad thing is it comes apart after about a year. I suggest you get the insurance for it.

Huge upgrade over my old basic BIP watch. Now I can actually read the texts I get on the watch. This watch seems to do a much better job connecting with the smart phone and the Zepp app than the original BIP did. Battery Life seems exactly the same too.

UPDATE: I had such high hopes for this product (see original post below) but now that I have been using it for less than a month:1) I can no longer trigger it to come on through wrist activation-even after resetting etc2) The distance calculator for running is off by about .2 miles3) the brightness of the watch face (regardless of the background) has decreased overtime and nothing seems to be able to fix it4) The watch is hit or miss in terms of activating it with touch so now not only does it not wrist activated, you never know if you will be able to activate it or not with touchOriginal POST: I have used several fitness trackers (Fitbit, Garmin) and recently got fed up with my Fitbit because I could never read the watch face if I was outside. I wanted to try something new, but didn't want to spend a lot of money. I like to use my fitness tracker for overall steps, calories and to see overall mileage during a run as well as overall calories burned during other workouts. I decided to get a refurbed Amazfit as the price was incredible. Here is what I LOVE about the watch and a few comments about what I will need to get used to:LOVE-there are so many watch faces to chose from, and everyone I have tried makes it so easy to see the information no matter where I am-love the look of this watch, it's a bigger face than my old Fitbit and I think the design is excellent-battery life is great-it was so easy to set up and the app is easy to navigate-love all the different workout options that are included, I swim a lot in the summer and it was fun to track it-just love it overallGETTING USED TO-it presents calories as Kcals and there is no way to change this, so I am learning how to convert to regular calories burned, a little annoying but considering how much I love the watch overall, not a big dealAfter two days with my Amazfit, I can't imagine ever using a Fitbit again. Even if the watch lasts only a year (hopefully not the case) at less than $40 it was a great purchase.

I’ve been using it for a few days and honestly, it exceeded my expectations. It’s comfortable, easy to use, and the battery lasts a long time. For the price, you really can’t go wrong. Definitely recommend it if you’re looking for something simple but reliable