going to unbox and review the cheap M2 fitness band which aims to dethrone the Xiaomi Mi
Band 2 as the budget smartband King. Before we start, I request you to subscribe
to my channel and click the bell Icon to get notified whenever I upload a new video. With that said, Lets get started. The M2 fitness band that I have here is sold
on amazon.In for a price of just 800 Rs, The link to which will be in the description box
below.
The price is very good when you compare it
to the Mi Band 2 which retails at 1800 Rs on Mi.Com. Let us see what information do we get on the
box. It is written Intelligence Health bracelet,
Track your day and Night. Immediate action, Enjoy the quality of life,
It immediately will be able to live a Healthier life.
Tall claims for a fitness band!! Also written on the box, M2 my device My life,
marvelous tone quality, comfortable fit and ergonomic design. Basically it is gibberish and probably some
one did a bad job at translating chinese to English. On back of the box, it says that there is
a touch screen and a heart rate sensor. Also you can pair the M2 fitness band to bands
of different colours which can be purchased separately.
Interestingly, there is no information about
the manufacturer. It can cause a problem if there is a problem
with the band, and you want to claim warranty. Let us open the box. In the box we get a manual which is in chinese
and english.
Here we get a look at features of the M2 fitness
band. It can cycle the display between the date
and time, the heart rate, battery percentage, the number of steps that you walked, the distance
and calories burnt. You get a USB type A charging cable which
you can plug in any charger to charge the band, a adjustable band with 9 holes for different
wrist sizes and the M2 fitness unit itself. To the front, there is a display and to back
there is a heart rate sensor.
To the side there are charging pins. The charging cable does not seem to adequately
hold the band in place and band seems to pop out once you let go. So that is a negative point. So lets charge the band and connect the band
to the phone.
I have charged this band. To connect the band to the phone, you have
to download the Fundo application from the playstore. I will leave a link to that application as
well in description box below. I have downloaded the application and also
registered myself.
To connect the band you will have to go to
the ME tab, select bluetooth connection, click on the searching button. As you can see M2 band appears in the list
of available devices. Select the band. The bluetooth icon appears on the band and
there is a notification that the band is successfully connected to the phone.
As soon as the phone is connected to the band,
the Band date and time gets updated The application displays firmware version of the band, the
battery percentage of the band and some other parameters of the band. It also shows calories burnt, distance traveled,
time spent while active and number of steps that I have walked. The band also has a sleep tracking function
and shows detailed stats about hours spent in deep sleep, light sleep and total duration
of sleep in a night. The band can also measure heart rate and the
heart measurement seems satisfactory.
The downside is we cannot initiate heart rate
measurement from the application. In the settings menu, you can choose the band
to vibrate when you receive a phone call or a SMS. There is also an option for do not disturb
mode, where the band will not vibrate in that time period. You just have to set the time.
We can also choose to set a sedentary reminder,
where if you sit for extended periods of time, the band will vibrate to tell you to get up
and stretch your legs. Now lets us test the IP rating of the band. I will dip this band in a bowl of water to
test if it can survive being submerged in water. The band survives the test of water and is
fully functional.
So there you have it guys. The M2 band has all the features of the more
expensive Mi band 2 which is available for 1800 Rs. The Pros for this band are that it is cheap
and has all the features of the Mi band 2. The cons are that appears to be no warranty,
nor any information about the manufacturer.
The long term reliability and battery life
will have to be seen. So that is it for today. All the links will be in the description box
below. If you liked this video, dont forget to
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