Below, a quick summary of the + and - after a few weeks of use of the new bracelet and more details then.
(+++ / To)
- No regular charging (battery life 1 year)
- Water resistant (50m depth 5ATM
- Call Alerts dinactivité
- Backlight (screen visible even at night and constantly)
- Display of date and time
- Customizable screens of application
- Ingenious wristband fastening system
- Manual Trigger timers of activities
- Not customizable Goals
- Connection possible for a chest strap (heart rate monitor)
- Bluetooth connection (or USB dongle)
- Customizable strap (detachable sensor strap change)
(--- / Against)
- Application garmin slow and unattractive (iOS)
- Very intuitive application interface
- No customizable dalarmes (alarm)
- No "vibration" mode for alerts
- No-warning reminders when long dinactivité
- Manual Synchronization
(The differences between 6 and Vivofit Vivofit 2)
- Backlight
- Attache bracelet with button
- The timers of activities (Manual)
- The auto synchronizing the opening of lappli
- Alerts (it's time to move ^^)
- The interchangeable strap
* Point General view *
The vivofit 2 is actually a complete choice. Garmin One feels that launched late on the market dactivité bracelets, took the opportunity to incorporate user feedback and correct the main known flaws or shortcomings. The fact that the band need not born BE recharged and that it is waterproof fact that it becomes the perfect companion which we didnt need to get rid of, even temporarily. Rain, aquatic activities, shower, dishwasher, sport, it supports all conditions. After two days I métais already used to wear it all the time.
* Backlight & Sleep mode *
Javais this function from my first bracelet on the Within. Alas, the first Vivofit was unprepared. Fortunately, there Garmin has remedied in this new version where you just with a simple long press to activate it. The screen is well visible in any environment needed as it easily allows lactivation and disabling sleep mode. In this regard, Garmin has just released an adaptation that makes this almost obsolete activation since sleep mode is detected automatically. I bet more than that saméliore in the future with the development of firmware and / or The application.
* Bracelet *
Very practical, the new bracelet is comfortable to wear and has a built new daccrochage very well designed system that allows the opening and closing very easily and one-hand. Another aspect very convenient, the tracker comes off the bracelet and allows to change at will as long as lon has bought other bracelets;) There are already many very different basic bracelets but also a little more luxurious versions that I have not been the opportunity to test.
* Screens and functions of tracker *
Japprécie particularly lheure to read on the bracelet and the fact of having timers dactivité releasable at will by a simple click. In addition, all screens accessible from the trackers are configurable from The application Garmin Connect. All Garmin fitness watch dune owner already knows the principle. If this is not the case, manual and online help will be of great help because everything is not clear and application is not very intuitive.
* Objectives *
By default, the tracker provides objective which then evolve with the with and without the target and that on a daily basis. Fill the goal daffilée several days and will evolve upwards. Conversely, it will decline slightly after several failures. Beyond this default behavior, you can set your own goal in The application Garmin Connect.
* Alerts *
One of the disappointments of the tracker will briefly summarize puisquelles a beep after 15 minutes dinactivité then another at the end of a time. After this time, nothing Furthermore, no alerts or custom alarm nest possible. Alerts are not transposable to vibrate, which would have made more discreet too. Too bad. On that score, Garmin could have (the) do better.
* Get Garmin Connect ™
The application is relatively simple to use even if it is far from perfect, and what seems to date from another age. There are many table configuration options for edge that it fits exactly what you want to drive. Being accustomed to the interface, so it does me no problem but it can be confusing to more than one.
The tracker automatically synchronizes when The application is launched but I havent been able to determine how frequently, all the more when the instructions are vague and evokes a "periodic" synchronization. I who was used to having an app always updated with the tracker Within, I was rather surprised here.
* Relations with other apps *
Everything goes well the next exchange and synchronization between and / or with other applications such as MyFitnessPal, Runtastic and RunKeeper. The runners can rest easy;)
* Conclusion *
Overall a very good material but suffers of a lack daboutissement on some points and that does not represent a revolution in the market. Garmin is rather low on sleep and party jaurais appreciated to have an awakening kind of functionality gentle vibration. Finally, its price is rather high compared to prices charged by competitors.
Chris Alyde (on Amazon.com)
