heart rate monitor

[laroktheblock]

Does anyone else feel that the heart rate monitor is useless.

 

[Mahdy89]

Does anyone else feel that the heart rate monitor is useless.

true.. i wish they replace the sensor with a bigger battery.. or a compass at least
even if it work.. i still dont know.. why we should know our hear beat?! to make it useful it should work as heartbeat loop!

 

[Lepa79]

I don't think it's accurate and yes, I can easily live without it.

 

[sequan]

I find it handy when going for a run. I wish it would send the data to google fit or keep the heart rate data in-conjunction with weather, incline, steps etc...

 

[Fauert]

I have dobbel checked my heart rate, and HW Censor works fine ! For me all ok .

 

[player911]

Yes. Heart rate monitor is retarded. I guess if you use it for working out but if your serious you would have a more accurate dedicated unit.

The pedometer is also stupid to have on your wrist. I can be at me desk all day working and it says made like 6,000 steps. A pedometer should be at your waste.

Useless stuff like that are just gimmicks. Watches are for assisting with notifications.

 

[Und3adShr3d]

From doing comparisions with a proper heart rate monitor the one on the W1 does seem quite accurate to be fair. None the less I don't really see the pint in having one on such a high end smartwatch, I can't imagine I'll ever wear this thing whilst working out.

 

[jpflaw00]

I find the heart rate sensor to be useless if the band is not tight enough. Other than that, it stops working if too much sweat builds up.

 

[esselite]

Yes, this is useless for me at least. If it does not monitor during workout it can not alarm you on reaching your limit.

 

[ceramista01]

Not quite related but does anyone know why there is such a big discrepancy in step counts between Huawei fitness tracking and Google fit? Google gives me about 1000 steps more then Huawei.

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[player911]

Step counter is stupid on a wrist. I work at my desk and it says I walked 5000+ steps. Bahaha yea right.

The heart rate monitor is also a gimmick. I honestly never used it. I guess some people would.

 

[digitaldodd]

I was hoping to ditch my fitness tracker and have the Huawei watch be my single wearable, but the heart rate monitor is not up to the task. It does give a pretty accurate reading for me, but only at rest. I've tried exercising with it a few times and the monitor just stops recording after a few minutes. Sigh. I've gone back to using the Garmin Vivosmart HR for workouts.

As for step counting, the problem is exacerbated by being left handed. Doing things like brushing teeth, eating, etc. will add bogus numbers to my step counts. Since most, if not all, watches are designed to be worn on the left wrist this is a problem for us lefties. I started wearing the Garmin on my right wrist and find the false step padding to be less of an issue.

Bottom line is I'm still pleased that I got the watch, it's just not as useful as I was hoping for. Looking forward to the Marshmallow update...

 

[galaxys]

^ditto! I mostly use this cool watch for exercise! Bring on marshmallow...

 

[boboki]

I use it for my sleep tracking, Sleep like android is great for this and does full all night tracking. I can have my watch on me all day, and tracking at night (double click to turn screen off so the battery lasts) and it charges in the AM while I get ready for work. My only issue is being on all night sometimes seems to start to burn my skin. I have to take it off my left, and put it on my right at night so my left can "heal".

 

[shinral]

i have used hearth rate only a few times in 1 month but now it don't works anymore ( like wrist gestures). I Will wait 1.4 firmware before sending it back to amazon. factory reset was useless

 

[esselite]

I use it for my sleep tracking, Sleep like android is great for this and does full all night tracking. I can have my watch on me all day, and tracking at night (double click to turn screen off so the battery lasts) and it charges in the AM while I get ready for work. My only issue is being on all night sometimes seems to start to burn my skin. I have to take it off my left, and put it on my right at night so my left can "heal".

Sorry for off topic, but what is your thougths after tracking your sleep, did it change your quality of life or you are more aware of something than without this feature? what is adres value of this, do you sleep better, deeper, longer?

 

[Dima_2005]

I use sleep monitors for already a few years (started with sleep as an droid, then miband, now hwatch). And yes: it improves hugely how i wake up. It awakes me earlier than alarm, but i feel less tired when I wake up, compared to without monitoring...

But it depends on how your personal sleep-habits are. If you almost always sleep well and feel good in the morning, you'll likely not have the benefit of the feature.

As for the skin: regularly clean your watch on the skin side with isopropyl alcohol.

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