Amazfit - Helio Strap

Will tell you for sure Helio definitely isn’t for you, sleep tracking is cooked. Can’t even recommend Whoop bc the Step tracking on that is generationally bad. First world problems

I have the Amazfit Helio strap but it’s just so noticeably bad, in terms of the app, and in terms of the Sleep tracking - the main feature I want a screenless tracker for. So I am baffled.

By sleep tracking do you mean when you fell asleep and woke up or do you mean you felt like the sleep stage tracking was accurate?

Bc it’s supposed to be best in class. I have the Helio now, I’ve had it for 3 weeks and I can safely say the app UI is ass, and the sleep stage tracking is the furthest thing from accurate.

I wear Garmin, Fitbit, RingConn and Helio Strap 🤣

I just went with the Helio. So far so good, but it's only day 1 😂

I don't think it does, i was sitting in the garden yesterday and chased around my nephew for 2-3 minutes which definitely would have raised my hr, it completely missed it. After that we played a bit of volleyball it did detect that as an activity and recorded it in the app tough which is really nice. I want something i can just wear without thinking about it... I would have loved integration wih myfitnesspal tough, altough their own food logging is pretty solid.

I bought an Amazfit Helio strap because I thought it would be better than my inspire 3. It's not better. I wear my inspire 3 on my bicep and have done so for years now. Best value for money wearable and about as accurate as an iwatch. I went back to my inspire

i love how the helio strap/band looks and the app is gold. for sure alot more tuning is required, but it will definitely improve. i dont use the auto activity function(like apple watch, i select the activity before starting the workout).Day to day and sleep, the helio strap is killing it.

https://preview.redd.it/fa6e6r7mimcf1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ffb55e0e0ba9bde09ff6ab34cfa16f10bedc89ef just loving it. the hardware is sleek & super light and looks good on the wrist. the software is clean and easy to navigate.

i have been using it for almost a month, love every bit of the helio strap. the software will just keep getting better.

got it. am loving my whoop so far. i used helio strap for 1 month, great device, but just prefer the whole whoop app and how the hardware feels on my wrist. im not hard core athlete, play pickleball 2-3times a week.

https://preview.redd.it/b1lf0ufdexcf1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bcb60aa806295711122473e7c381a6980560080 have been using for the past 5-6days, just love it. the way it looks and feels on the wrist, the ever improving zepp app. the sleep tracking is accurate even with napping. i dont use the auto activity function, as i will always manually activate. highly recommend.

i personally dont think its nicer than whoop. especially the app. the price point is in no mans land, people can go with helio strap which is even cheaper and provide good value too.

i really wanted to love the polar loop, but i’m sticking with my helio for now. i love tracking my HR during heavy weightlifting and HIIT, and helio (worn on bicep) does that very well. pretty much on par with H10, and far superior to AW or whoop. once the polar loop reviews come in, and if they’re overwhelmingly positive, especially the HR tracking, then i’ll pull the trigger. if the reviews are just meh, then my helio stays.

I switched to helio and love it for what I need.

A few weeks ago I mentioned I’d be racing an olympic distance triathlon with a stack of wearables strapped to me. Well, I did it, and here are the (raw) results. **TL;DR:** Raced a tri with WHOOP, Polar360, Helio strap, Garmin Instinct 3, and Oura Ring 4. Polar was the most reliable, WHOOP decent but spiky in swim, Helio finicky about placement, Garmin surprisingly messy, Oura useless for sport. For anyone not familiar, Olympic distance triathlon is: 1. 1.5km swim 2. 40km bike 3. 10km run On the right arm I had the (from top) **WHOOP MG, Polar360, and Helio strap** stacked up. On the left, the **Garmin Instinct 3** and **Oura Ring 4**. I looked ridiculous (but not more than everyday since I wear them all constantly), but I was curious to see how they’d compare across swim, bike, and run in real race conditions. [Hybrid athlete xD](https://preview.redd.it/9cm22jzi1rmf1.jpg?width=2784&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1612dd2a8e3c8635dce07ca55eebcdae111b9dc5) Here’s how it went: * **Swim:** I got both legs cramped at 1km mark. Thoughts of DNF were running through my head, but I really wanted to see the comparison (:P), so I prevailed and swam the last 500m with my arms only, dragging my uselessly cramped legs behind me. * WHOOP thought I was hitting 200 bpm most of the time (I wasn’t). * Polar, Helio, Garmin seem all decent, in similar range, although knowing my HR from many other swims, I'd say that Polar was the most accurate. * Oura basically zoned out for the full race. * **Bike:** When I finally got my legs moving again, the bike leg went smoothly. Hit a steady 34km/h avg pace. I could've pushed more, as my HR was between 150-160, but I was afraid of losing my legs again. * Helio struggled at first, underreporting HR badly (I noticed on my bike computer that it was connected to), until I moved it higher up my arm mid-ride. After that it snapped back in line. * Polar and WHOOP held strong. * Garmin was all over the place with noisy spikes. . * **Run:** This was actually the easiest leg for all wearables, and myself. By the end of the run the different devices were surprisingly aligned, except Oura that was again useless. https://preview.redd.it/ksy9407u2rmf1.png?width=1041&format=png&auto=webp&s=1166550aacc3f9fa1a3ef6103ac11df633f907f9 https://preview.redd.it/fb61lg483rmf1.png?width=1054&format=png&auto=webp&s=a5c716a5d4c68f3b38dffa08797792eac9cd2045 Overall impressions: * **Polar360** was the most reliable of the bunch. I was definitely not expecting that! * **WHOOP** is decent but not flawless, especially in water. It had the best arm placement of all the wearables, so there should be no excuses (I know some people will find many). * **Amazfit Helio** started with a disadvantage of being the lowest on the wrist, when moved up, was decent. In my opinion better than WHOOP, worse than Polar360. * **Garmin Instinct 3** really surprised me with how messy the HR data was. I am very negatively surprised with these results.  * **Oura Ring 4** confirmed what most of us already know: great for sleep and recovery, not for sport. My current band rating: 1. Polar360 2. Helio strap 3. WHOOP 4. Garmin 5. Oura Why did I do this? Mostly curiosity — and partly because I’m working on a side project (reThrive) where we’re digging into how different devices capture performance and recovery. I figured some of you here would appreciate raw, messy comparisons like this too. Next on my list is to look at how each of these devices calculates **recovery scores** over the last month and see if they align at all. If you’re interested, I’ll share those results too. I will also be racing a half-marathon later this month, also wearing them all. And will post the update here as well.

They don't want to lose out on watch sales. It's the only explanation. Garmin watches are getting away with huge margins and screenless can't charge 1000$+. That's why they made the "sleep band" instead. Polar also has made the band as more of an accessory to the watch than anything. As to not make people not want to also buy a watch. Good job Amazfit on this one. Just doing their best and making a great product. I might be fully switching to their ecosystem because of it.