And "intelligent" is the trend nowadays, smart bracelet/smart watch is a member of the same smart health, indispensable in the healthy life. But the price difference between the two is large, a few hundred dollars of smart bracelets and a few thousand dollars of smart watches, which is more cost-effective to buy? And how to choose?
One, practical function
Most people buy smart bracelet/smart watch, is to rush to the practicality.
Simply put, the smart bracelet is very much like a life aid, it is lightweight with a small screen, and can locate, record heart rate, exercise, pedometer and health management, etc.;
Smart watch is more like a healthy life butler, not only record the heart rate, exercise, but also monitor the heart and blood pressure, sleep, electrocardiogram, blood oxygen and internal organs information and other health data.
From the function point of view, the smart bracelet single function, but the endurance is strong, generally can reach about 20 days; and smart watches can do 7 days even if excellent!
See here, many partners said: today the vast majority of new smart bracelets can achieve more than 90% of the smart watch function, while wearing more comfortable. In this case, there is still a need to buy a smart watch?
So it must be said that the degree of specialization of the smart bracelet / smart watch!
Second, the degree of professionalism of the device
Here for the time being, let's not mention the smart functions of the smart bracelet/smart watch, such as: making calls, music playback, alarm reminders, etc., because many people say: if it is just to make calls/payments with a smart watch, it would be more appropriate to change to a new cell phone!
So here we are only discussing the degree of specialization of smart bracelets/watches on health data monitoring, is the data monitoring of both reliable and "heart"?
Generally speaking, the standard of smart bracelet data monitoring is the "PPG photoelectric sensor", which generates heart rate data by sensing the change of blood vessel volume when blood flows through the reflected light; the blood pressure value is estimated through the sensor to collect the pulse wave of the wrist, and then use the specific formula to estimate the blood pressure value.
The smartwatch uses "PPG (photoplethysmography) + ECG (electrocardiography)" technology, which is currently recognized by the industry as a more rigorous measurement technique in wearable solutions.
Looking only at blood pressure data, some medical literature says: PPG photoelectric method of data collection, the current accuracy of the deviation is about ± 10mmhg, and to be in a specific scenario. The smartwatch's PPG (photoelectric method) + ECG (electrocardiography) technology, data accuracy will be higher than simply using PPG technology, its error can be controlled within ± 5mmhg!
In comparison, smart users will recognize the health data of smartwatches more than smart bracelets!
Third, the service system behind the product
Whether it is a smart bracelet or a smart watch, many people believe that it is a health data collection tool, why is the pricing of smart watches generally high? In addition to monitoring data more professional and accurate, there is another point that many people directly ignored.
We all know that smart bracelets/watches can visualize health data, but smart watches have another identity, it is also a part of the health management ecosystem, in the data visualization at the same time, for abnormal data, combined with big data analysis, to give professional health conditioning advice.
So it looks like you're just buying a smartwatch, but the core of a smartwatch is the service system behind it, which includes "health data analysis", "professional doctor health guidance", "disease early warning" and "professional health management".
Compared with smart bracelets, these smartwatches currently have an irreplaceable core value of real-time disease warning and predicting the risk of disease in the long term, while the APP background daily and weekly updated health reports, including: daily reports, exercise, sleep, internal organs health, mental health, etc., and to give targeted health conditioning advice, so that users can better realize their own health status monitoring and management; When the user encounters a sudden emergency, the smartwatch's positioning and SOS emergency call function can provide timely and effective professional treatment services.
It can be said that there is no comparison, there is no harm!
So a few hundred dollars of smart bracelets and a few thousand dollars of smart watches, in the end how to choose? This scores personal needs, if you usually just jogging clock and simple data monitoring, smart bracelet lightweight and long battery life, already enough; if it is more concerned about their own health information and focus on health management, smart watches are obviously more appropriate!
Which sports function is better for bracelet and watch?
Sports bracelets and sports watches are typical representatives of smart wearable, bracelet price is relatively cheap, from one or two hundred dollars up to a few hundred dollars, while the price of sports watches compared to the bracelet is a lot more expensive, the cheap ones are also a few hundred thousand dollars, the expensive ones are several thousand dollars, they are in the end, what is the difference between the two? How should runners choose a bracelet or watch?
The bracelet represents the low-end
Does the watch represent the high-end?
In the eyes of many people, bracelets often mean cheap and simple functions, while watches are synonymous with high-end atmosphere, is this really the case?
If placed a few years ago, there may be such a situation, because the bracelet of that era is almost only step counting function, but today's bracelet, has completely got rid of the defects of a single function, smart wearable as well as the development of the sensor's own technology, so that the smart bracelet has realized the technological upgrading of bracelets have been achieved, bracelets have realized more than 70-80% of the functions that can be realized by the sports watch.
For example:
Watch is color screen, bracelet can also be color screen;
Watch screen pixel is high, bracelet can also be high pixel;
Watch can watch the time, the bracelet can also watch the time;
Watch can measure the heart rate, the bracelet can also measure the heart rate;
Watch can record the mileage of the run, the bracelet can also Record running mileage;
Watches can be mobile payment, bracelet can also be mobile payment;
So from the function alone, it is not too much to say that there is no essential difference between the bracelet and the watch, in fact, from the engineering point of view, the integration of the chip, integrated circuit boards, sensors together is called smart wear.
Some people say that the bracelet and watch are mainly different in appearance and shape, the round is a watch, the ring is a bracelet, which is probably due to the earliest watches and bracelets manufactured into the current shape, so we agreed to call it so, the shape is one of the characteristics of the product, but not to judge the product is good or bad, grade, function of the essence.
Bracelets and watches are the most important and core hardware components of wearable devices for a long time to come, and there will be more wearable forms, such as smart hardware worn on the ears, arms, legs, or other parts of the body, now or in the near future.
But in general, from the user experience, wearing comfort, accessibility, and the user at any time to view the point of view, the bracelet watch still has an important irreplaceable advantage.
From the wearing comfort
Hand ring may still have some advantage
Watch due to the dial is larger, so from the wearing fit may not be as good as the hand ring, especially some outdoor or triathlon watch dial is huge, due to the built-in a variety of sensors is also particularly thick.
For men, there is a more obvious sense of heaviness after wearing, of course, many people also enjoy this feeling, while the bracelet is different, the bracelet is born with a ring-shaped appearance, the core of the bracelet can be designed as a curved, which can be better adapted to the wrist, so wear feel more lightweight and comfortable.
If there is little difference between the overall experience of a watch and a bracelet when worn on a regular basis, then the sleep mode measurement of a bracelet is slightly more advantageous than a watch, and the feeling of sleeping with a slightly heavy watch is not as good as that of a lightweight bracelet.
Functionally speaking, the watch is relatively more powerful
But not all the functions users can really use
Whether there is a difference between the function of the bracelet and the watch, this is a key question.
Smart watches on the market can be roughly divided into two categories:
One category is based on mobile operating systems such as Android and Apple, with independent call and Internet functions, which is essentially a scaled-down version of a smartphone, and can be regarded as a cell phone in the shape of a watch;
The other category does not have an independent mobile network module, and must be connected to other smart devices. The other type is one that does not have an independent mobile network module and must be connected to other smart devices to receive notifications of incoming calls/text messages from smartphones and to realize Bluetooth transmission with cell phones. Bracelets are broadly similar.
Watches are usually more expensive, from the point of view of meeting the user's feelings, manufacturers will also be in the functional design compared to the bracelet, to provide more functionality, the watch round dial relative to the bracelet strip design is larger, so you can build more sensors, while the bracelet is relatively limited in the internal space and can not be made the more thick, so from the functionality, the watch in the design of functionality is still a little bit better than the bracelet.
Of course, being powerful is one thing, but whether users can fully utilize the rich functionality of the watch becomes another industry pain point - how to let users make full use of the powerful features of wearable to get a better user experience.
In fact, a significant proportion of users in the actual use of the watch, or only 20-30% of the functions, many of the functions of the user basically rarely used or simply can not be used, so for many pragmatic consumers, more simple, more direct bracelet, but also to achieve most of the sports watch has the function, the key is the price is also cheap, why not do it?
Which one measures heart rate and other indicators more accurately
Measuring heart rate, distance and other important parameters is not accurate depending on the bracelet watch itself, but depends on the measurement accuracy of the sensor technology and algorithm optimization.
As a modern bracelet and watch mainstream use of photoelectric technology (PPG), let's just say that everyone is not very accurate in high heart rate measurement.
There are many factors affecting the accuracy of heart rate measurement of photoelectric bracelet watches, including the displacement of skin, muscles and these non-beat physiological substances, skin color, light signal data is usually in the same interval with the swing frequency or step frequency (140-190 steps/minute), wearing parts, etc. These factors often lead to the lack of photoelectric technology in the measurement of the accuracy of the high-heart-rate range, and in the medium-low heart rate range are generally accurate. range is generally accurate.
Continuously optimizing the heart rate algorithm to improve the accuracy of heart rate detection is also a problem that wearable manufacturers are trying to solve.
Measurement of running posture
Watch bracelet each show their skills
Whether it is a watch or a bracelet, worn on the wrist, is destined to be able to measure the running posture parameters are very limited, generally can only provide the step frequency stride parameter (stride frequency according to the arm swing cycle or induction of the vibration cycle, stride according to the speed, stride frequency inverted), then the runner would like to get more running parameters should be How to get the manufacturers to show their skills, show technical strength of the time.
Some manufacturers have built-in motion sensors in the heart rate belt or fix the sensor in the waist, as this time fixed in the torso, so that the center of gravity can be measured to vacate the height of the running posture parameters such as time to touch the ground.
As a top domestic high-tech enterprise, Huawei has always had a pretty good performance in the wearable consumer market, Huawei officially launched a running bracelet to the market in 2018, that is, Huawei Honor Bracelet 4Running Edition, and the latest version is Huawei Bracelet 4e.
Huawei's solution is to wear it as a normal bracelet on the hand usually, and when you're running through an accessory that snaps onto the laces of your shoes to measure your running form.
The bracelet can measure running posture parameters such as landing mode, impact force, touch time, flopping amplitude, swing angle, etc. Especially for the measurement of the foot's movement pattern during running, the data is rich and comprehensive, which can effectively help the public to evaluate the running posture.
And Huawei in the bracelet algorithms also continue to innovate, Huawei bracelet 4e in addition to running to measure the running posture, playing basketball when fixed on the shoes, but also can measure the height of the jump up, the number of jumps, and other data, Huawei will develop more in the future based on the measurement of the mode of different sports projects bracelet.
Force wearable later on Huawei to lead the industry
In the field of wearable, Huawei is not the earliest entrant, but Huawei joined, relying on the strong R & D manufacturing capacity, Huawei, whether in terms of shipments or product quality, etc., undoubtedly has become the industry leader, Huawei is the minority of the bracelet and watch side by side, are able to provide users with hard products, Huawei is a minority of bracelets and watches, both can provide users with a hard product. Walking on two legs, both legs are walking fast and good one of the manufacturers.
As a high-tech enterprise with a strong engineer culture, Huawei's extreme pursuit of product innovation and willingness to invest in research and development are the fundamental reasons why Huawei's bracelets and watches are rapidly iterating and continue to amaze users.
In the Huawei Xi'an Research Institute Sports Health Science Laboratory open day activities, many media, including Wisers, were invited to visit one of Huawei's professional laboratories currently engaged in the research and development, testing and validation of wearable products, and we have witnessed a large number of Huawei Sports Health Science Laboratory's advanced scientific research equipment.
Zhang Wei, President of Huawei's Wearable Product Line, looks at the future of wearable products
Mr. Dai Jiansong, author of the Injury-Free Running Method, was invited to participate in the Wearable Roundtable Discussion
The exercise cardiopulmonary test platform is mainly used for aerobic capacity and walking and running tests
The optical capture test system is mainly used to analyze complex sports movements
Golf simulation equipment provides a basic test platform for the golf function of Huawei's bracelet. Golf simulation equipment provides a basic test platform for Huawei's bracelet golf function
In the Wearables Reliability Test Lab area, engineers use mechanical equipment and software tools to simulate many extreme use scenarios, and carry out destructive tests on the service life of Huawei's smart wearable products' hardware and software.
There are hundreds of these tests. A quarter of these tests are extreme destructive tests, which effectively help to improve the product and enhance product reliability and performance, and after reading this, you know why Huawei's products are of such high quality.
It is in the strong R & D support, in the past year or two, Huawei wearable product line of richness and iteration speed have made great progress, Huawei GT series watch has become one of Huawei's explosive products, and established a good user reputation.
What are Huawei's innovative features compared to other wearables?
The vast majority of Huawei's bracelet watches now offer a unique heart health detection function, which on the one hand allows for long-duration heart rate detection, and on the other hand allows the public to further measure the heart's workings when the heart is feeling unwell, as well as when it needs to be on a regular basis, thus providing a practical tool for early screening for atrial fibrillation.
The results were released at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology and the World Congress of Cardiology, which is undoubtedly an important fruit of the perfect combination of wearable technology and public health, the future of wearable not only provides exercise testing and recording, but also provides a powerful tool for the public's daily monitoring of health behaviors and health risk screening.
In addition, Huawei's soon-to-be-launched WATCHGT2ProECG model is equipped for the first time with ECG detection, which can directly measure ECG signals through the dial back electrode and side electrodes;
On this watch, Huawei has integrated and innovated photoelectricity (PPG) and electrocardiography (ECG) technologies, and established the vascular detection function, which, after being compared with atherosclerosis detection
Vascular function is an important indicator of cardiovascular health, which used to be tested only with the help of expensive equipment, but now this watch can directly measure your vascular health, which is a great innovation brought to people's healthy life by technological progress.
Engineer demonstrating the accuracy of the WATCHGT2ProECG model's vascular function detection
Huawei attaches importance to the user experience, and in response to some runners' feedback that the accuracy of Huawei's bracelets or watches sometimes drops when measuring high heart rates, Huawei said at the open house that it will make a big improvement to the accuracy of its heart-rate measurements for new products that will hit the market next year.
There is no such thing as a perfect product, but only a manufacturer that listens to its users' opinions and continues to reflect on and improve itself!
It is also hoped that Huawei will provide the public and sports enthusiasts with more accurate, smarter and more diversified wearable products in the future!
Should runners choose a bracelet or a watch
Finally, we'd like to answer the key question for runners, should they choose a bracelet or a watch?
Watches don't necessarily mean high-end, and similarly, bracelets don't necessarily mean low-end. Bracelets are becoming more and more powerful, and have become virtually indistinguishable from watches in terms of their functionality.
For the 60-80% of ordinary runners who just use it to record their running mileage and heart rate, a few hundred dollars of bracelet is enough to meet the functional requirements;
And for the 20-40% of senior runners who need more complicated functions, such as setting up a training program and so on, then a more complete and more powerful watch is the best choice.
Because a watch is still much more powerful than a bracelet in terms of interaction design and functional diversity, which is also reflected in the price.
But, unfortunately, 80% of the mass runners only utilize 20% of the functions of the sports watch, and the remaining 80% of the advanced functions are not used, so manufacturers are not only to sell the product, but also to pay more attention to user service.
How to make users better use of the product, so that they can enjoy the healthy and beautiful life brought by science and technology, for all manufacturers is not a small topic.
Because the consumption of people's aspirations, trends and expectations for a better life, from a general rational consumption point of view, the beginner runners bracelet is good enough, and the watch is more suitable for mature or senior runners.
Summary
The bracelet and watch are constantly upgrading, and their functions are becoming more and more perfect and powerful. The sports bracelet is enough to meet the general public's needs for general sports records, and the watch is more powerful in terms of interactive experience and function settings, which is more suitable for in-depth sports enthusiasts.
The bracelet and watch are both classic representatives of wearable, their positioning, functions, adaptable users, etc. will have certain differences, the two can not replace each other, so as to meet the needs of diversified users.
Do you choose a bracelet or a watch?
Tell us your opinion and your choice.
Smart bracelets would be better, right? Smart watches have more functions, but more but not specialized. Smart bracelet is a kind of wearable device, is the perfect combination of fashion and technology, in addition to wear jewelry there are many practical functions. Currently on the market smart bracelet generally have tracking function, that is, you can record the movement, sleep data, by binding with the smart terminal to show your walking, running, calorie consumption data, deep sleep light sleep time and so on. Foreign smart bracelets such as JawboneUp also have diet tracking function, to take pictures of food and scan the code to record your diet. Domestic smart bracelets also have some personalized features, such as Huawei bracelet additional Bluetooth headset function, millet bracelet can automatically unlock the millet phone. But most of the current domestic smart bracelet function is relatively modest, basically focusing on sports health tracking, so the accuracy of the tracking data has become the biggest killer, friends of this kind of product is more feverish, according to his test said that the data on the market at present is relatively more accurate is a bracelet is even love smart bracelet. Now smart hardware is very hot, there should be more bracelet function is developed, look forward to ~
Watch and bracelet which is good? What is the difference between a watch and a bracelet?
Watches and bracelets are now timekeeping tools, worn on the wrist above the special good-looking, but also can be connected to the phone, record our usual sports and health, but many people in the buy will be very entangled in the end is to buy a watch or to buy a bracelet.
Watch and bracelet which is good
Smart bracelet through the built-in sensors, you can record the daily life of exercise, sleep, part of the diet and other real-time data, and will synchronize these data with the phone, tablet, through the analysis of the recorded data, the role of guidance for a healthy life.
Smart watches are wearable smart devices with information processing capabilities that meet the basic technical requirements of watches. In addition to indicating the time, it should have one or more of the functions such as reminder, navigation, calibration, monitoring, interaction, etc.; the display mode includes pointer, numbers, images, etc.
The two have their own characteristics, and can not say which one is good, we buy according to their own needs is good.
The difference between watches and bracelets
One, the price
Smart watches: most of the market price of about one thousand dollars, which is the general price of smart watches. Of course, there are also brands such as Apple and other brands that focus on fashion connotations are higher in terms of selling price. September 7 this year, the latest release of AppleWatchSeries2 in aluminum alloy material priced at 3188 yuan, stainless steel material priced at 4588 yuan, precision ceramic priced at 9988 yuan.
Sports bracelet: low-end market is the main driving force of the current sports bracelet, of which 40% of the selling price of less than $ 100, such as domestic to millet smart bracelet (MiBand) price of only $ 15. Of course, this does not include professional sports bracelet products, to some extent, the smart bracelet has become a typical popularity of smart wearable market products, hundred dollar level market has become the main market of domestic smart bracelet.
Two, market sales
Smart watch: IDC report pointed out that the global smart watch sales in the second quarter was 3.5 million, shrinking 32% year-on-year.IDC predicts that the global smart watch market will rebound by 2017.
Sports bracelets: according to the relevant data organizations forecast, it is expected that by 2017, the global annual shipments of smart bracelets will reach 36 million units.
Third, the function shows
Smart watch: two forms, one is based on Android and other mobile operating systems, while having independent call and Internet functions, essentially a scaled-down version of the smartphone; the other smartwatch, based on a real-time operating system, does not have an independent mobile network module, and must be used in conjunction with other smart devices, which can receive smartphone It can receive incoming call/text notifications from smartphones and control certain functions of smartphones. Both types of smartwatches have additional features such as health indicator detection, exercise logging, and the ability to synchronize and analyze data using paired smart devices. Enhance health and quality of life on monitoring heart rate and reminding to take deep breaths regularly every day. Built-in pedometer to remind, when to exercise and when to rest. Some smart watches also support mobile payment.
Sports bracelet: you can record real-time data such as exercise, sleep, part of the daily life and diet, and synchronize these data with cell phones, tablets, ipodtouch, play a role in guiding a healthy life through the data. In detail, the bracelet will be worn on the wrist, through the motion sensor, monitoring the user's daily exercise, calories consumed and sleep quality. Can also be in the usual simple training, to provide users with health advice on exercise, and at the same time can urge the less active office workers to get up regularly to exercise, generally through Bluetooth to send data to the phone. Such products are suitable for office workers and sports enthusiasts.
Watches and bracelets brand recommendation
General smart watch brands: domestic, millet, Huawei, Asus, Meizu, HTC and other big brands; foreign, Samsung, Apple, Fitbit and other major brands involved.
Sports bracelets: domestic, Huawei, glory, HTC, millet and so on, such as glory smooth play A1 bracelet, HTCGrip smart bracelet, Huawei TalkBandB2 smart bracelet, millet MI smart bracelet and so on. Abroad, Samsung, JawboneUP, Fitbit and so on.
Watches and bracelets applicable to the population
Market research company KantarWorldpanelComTech survey of about 11,000 consumers in late August last year, the smartwatch in the 25-34 years old, 35-49 years old age group of people with the highest popularity rate (34%).
Apple claims it is the most recognizable smartwatch brand. Of respondents who are aware of smartwatches or smart bands, 92% associate Apple with them.Fitbit came in second with 47%, with Google and Samsung at 34% and 33%, respectively.
Similar to smart bracelets, the smart bracelet demographic also applies to young people, so the elderly and children have far less access and time to use their smartphones in their daily lives than you and I do. That's why products such as bracelets have not become popular among these two groups of people. Also these two groups of people should not be making their own decisions to buy such devices, but rather from their parents and children. That's why most companies also don't focus their campaigns on the elderly and children themselves, but rather on convincing their children, their parents.