Review of Lenovo Cardio Plus - fitness band, who wanted to become better Mi Band 2
Devices / / December 19, 2019
Fitness bracelet Mi Band 2, which became the most popular wearable device of all time, Xiaomi has brought not only a good profit. The most important thing - it is millions of grateful users who subscribed to the Mi-ecosystem in the future, most likely, will also acquire other companies products.
The grand success of the small band was left without attention of competitors. Countless clones Mi Band 2 filled online shops. I could not resist the temptation and such a large company like Lenovo.
She released a fitness bracelet Lenovo Cardio Plus HX03WWhich at first glance it is not inferior to Mi Band 2. Layfhaker understand how this impression is false.
Specifications
materials | The impact-resistant engineering thermoplastics, silicone strap, IP68 |
CPU | Nordic 52832 |
functions | Heart rate measurement, a pedometer, count the distance and calories burned, sleep monitoring, alarm clock, about calls and messages notification |
sensors | Three-axis accelerometer, heart rate monitor optical |
Indication | Monochrome OLED-display with a diagonal of 0.96 inches, the vibrating motor |
Battery | Integrated lithium polymer, capacitance - 85 mA · h |
Stand-alone operation | Up to 7 days |
Wireless connection | bluetooth 4.2 |
Compatibility | Running Android 4.4 or iOS 8.0 and higher |
The size of the strap | 28 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm |
Weight | 22 g |
Contents of delivery | Fitness bracelet instructions |
The specification in the first place should pay attention to protocol support Bluetooth 4.2, which should provide fast data transfer between the band and the smartphone. I am glad the availability of a complete protection against water IP68 standard. This fitness bracelet must withstand not only splash the soul, but also a full-fledged diving.
built-in battery capacity was 85 mA · h, which is even somewhat greater than that of Mi Band 2. However, battery life Lenovo Cardio Plus HX03W is only about seven days, while the main competitor can stretch almost three times longer. It's no good, so we send the first big minus in the treasury of the new gadget.
Design and construction
Lenovo Cardio Plus comes in a small cardboard box black. On its cover is a beautiful silver letters of the company name is derived. The rear surface has bar codes, specifications and coordinates of producer.
Inside, we found only the bracelet and two thin booklet with accompanying information. The box also has an empty compartment with a lid, which remained unknown destination. Whether the manufacturer wanted something else to put, but then changed his mind, or use a universal packaging into several different models. Do not worry, of course, but there was a sense of some understatement.
The device itself looks great. The screen takes up almost the entire front side, so it was able to place a large, well readable even from a distance numbers.
That's just easy to read they only indoors under artificial light. If we go out, the display completely fades. Disassemble the numbers on it becomes absolutely impossible. It is necessary to close the screen by the light from all directions palm of the other hand and hold the device to his eyes. It looks like this, you will agree, somewhat comical and totally unworthy of the gadget is so big and reputable company.
Unlike Mi Band 2, Which is a rounded capsule inserted in a special recess in the bracelet, Lenovo Cardio Plus has a rectangular shape. Two halves of a silicone bracelet attached to the gadget with the help of special fasteners, one of which hides complete the USB-port for recharging.
This design has an important advantage: you do not need to take care of a special adapter to recharge the bracelet. You can simply detach the silicone strap and connect the device to any available USB-port. In addition, if you get tired of the color of the strap, or it is broken, it can be replaced by another.
Functionality
The main functions of Lenovo Cardio Plus - time display, counting steps and calories burned, sleep monitoring, Measuring the heart rate. For each of these functions is highlighted own screen. Switching between them is performed by a single touch of the touch button at the bottom.
To display the time highlight the main screen, which shows the large hour and minute by default. There are several display modes, including a round analog clock face. To move to the desired mode should hold your finger on the touch button for a few seconds.
The next screen is for training. First, it is simply displayed on a running man, but if you make a long tap, the training mode is activated. In this case, the screen will always be displayed during the current activity and heart rate readings. You can also switch to display overcome kilometers and calories.
Mode walk marked by the image of sneakers and the number of steps taken. Here, too, there is an alternative mode, called long tapom. It provides information about the mileage and energy costs during the walk.
At the heart rate is displayed and the heart symbol is the last value of the heart rate. To start the next measurement, simply wait a few seconds. In the program, talking about which goes just below, you can also activate the automatic measurement of the heart rate every 15 minutes. However, it should be borne in mind that the regime leads to a rapid battery.
If you set up in the Annex at least one alarm (and all them can be up to five pieces), the clock will be one extra screen. On it you can see a list of installed signals and time of their operation.
In addition to the above features, the bracelet can keep track of the quality of sleep. This happens automatically, and no user action is required. The collected data is transmitted to the mobile application, where they can accumulate in the form of graphs and tables.
Lenovo Cardio Plus can also display notifications of incoming calls, but this feature is not the best way. During an incoming call the bracelet vibrates and shows the handset icon. Neither the name of the caller, not even a phone number is not displayed.
With notifications messengers, SMS and email even more sad story. Bracelet can only work with a limited number of applications, which include Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and a Skype, but does not include, for example, Telegram. So that fans of alternative messengers have reason to get this gadget side.
application
To make full use of all functions of the bracelet you will need to install a special mobile application. It is called Lenovo Healthy and exists in versions for Android, and for iOS.
Lenovo Healthy has almost the same capabilities as the Mi Fit.
On the Home screen displays the number of steps, kilometers and burned calories for the current day. you can drill down to detailed information or for previous days accumulated data from this screen.
The second tab of the main screen is devoted to sleep. Here you can learn during your bedtime and rise, the ratio of deep and light sleep, as well as view the statistics for the last week or month.
The next tab is populated with data from the heart rate sensor. Bracelet can automatically check your pulse rate every 15 minutes, and you can run your own dimension. In addition, you can enable alerts based on a preset value you, that can be useful in training or monitoring the status of the patient's health.
The whole look and feel of Lenovo Healthy job application can be estimated on the weak C grade. Although all the most necessary functions are present and even work, can not help feeling that the programs are developed, several students in their spare time activities. Graphics faded, translation is lame, low-speed operation. And no fresh ideas, alas.
results
Frankly, before testing, we had high hopes that Lenovo Cardio Plus will be able to outdo the old man Mi Band 2. Still, this is the third version of the sport bracelet from a major manufacturer, successfully issuing such complex products like smartphones and laptops.
However, the miracle did not happen. Despite the decent appearance and fine quality materials, everything else Lenovo Cardio Plus is not anything special.
Functionality weak, poorly debugged software and low autonomy leave this bracelet no chance of winning. You may want to buy Lenovo Cardio Plus only if you are an ardent fan of the brand Lenovo or never heard about Mi Band 2, which in principle is incredible.
At the time of this writing, the cost of fitness bracelet Lenovo Cardio Plus is 1576 rubles.
The author expresses his gratitude to the store GearBest for providing the test device.