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Any Android smartwatch? (programming.dev)
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I liked the Fossil Neutra and then saw it's from Texas, so... My research started. A quick glace through a search engine didn't return anything... Hence, I'm asking you

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[โ€“] taladar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I suspect from other comments I found about it online that it is a design that fundamentally does not take the existence of body hair into account, much like pretty much all the other details about the device are flawed (no indicator if it is on or battery indicator, no rechargeable battery, no switch to turn it on, difficult to put on and take off, reliance on wet skin,...). People also reported it cutting out after 30-40 minutes of use. I have no real interest in babysitting a device while I am exercising, especially one that literally has one job.

[โ€“] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago

You sound like someone who's never used a HRM before. Chest straps are simply the HRM design that's been around the longest, and is the most accurate and responsive.

All chest straps have exactly the same limitations if they don't work for you or your use case I'm sorry to hear that. You bought the wrong product, and a different vendor would have made no difference at all.

Just wash it well and resell it on eBay, I'm sure you can recoup a good fraction of your loss.

By now also the LED based readings, which you get from either a wristwatch or an armband seem to have reached a decent level of performance, so that may serve you better.

[โ€“] ijon_the_human@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

You seem to be unfortunate enough not to be in its target demographic but that doesn't make it flawed.

As electrical conductivity is essential for the proper function of this hrm strap as much as it is with any other model or brand, it hardly makes it the problem of this specific device. Hair, dry skin, it's the same problem and has to do with how the technology works on these kinds of straps.

Furthermore none of the features you mention, from a physical power button to a battery indicator exist in any hrm strap I've seen. In other words you would regard a similar strap from any other brand equally as bad.

Why should it rely on electric current then? Because compared to measuring heart rate optically, it's far more accurate. They also work much more reliably under water.

As to the cut outs you mention, that is simply anecdotal and in this instance third hand information. Not to say it's not true, just saying it's impossible to put something like that into perspective. There are faults with all devices and without reliable statistics of return rates or failures it's not particularly fruitful to form a view based on that kind of evidence.

In all fairness, perhaps using the in-built optical hrm on your watch just is the best option for you.

There's also armband hrms which are optical but iirc somewhat more reliable than wrist based ones. For instance the Polar Verity Sense and OH 1. They even have rechargeable batteries and a physical button.