Lenovo HW01

Lenovo HW01 Review

If you want to monitor every step during the day and want to keep track of your heart rate, you need the Lenovo HW01 smart wristband. This is not because we are trying to sell the item, but comes highly recommended by different consumers. The fitness tracker has a pedometer and sleep monitor to help you improve your well-being.

Pros / What Customers Like:

• What most athletes found helpful with the HW01 is that they could use it in two modes. According to one user, they could set it to use as a heart rate monitor with pre-defined intervals. In addition, if you become more active you can use it in the Sports Mode and automatically detects your heartbeat every 15-minutes. The standout is the vibration alert when your heart reaches the threshold to tell you it is time to slow down.
• For the busy athletes wanting to take an early morning run, they found the anti-sleep mode helpful. This feature woke them up automatically and many found it helpful when driving at night. Not only does the band wake you up it tracks your sleep pattern as well and is very accurate.
• When it comes to keeping track of steps and your heart the majority of health fanatics found it accurate compared to other leading brands.
• One runner found the notification feature helpful while out on a run as it notifies them on calls, email, social media notifications, Whatsapp, and message notifications.
• For some users, the social sharing, music control, and Selfie features are outstanding as they can now share their achievements with other athletes in their running group. The fact that it is compatible with iOS and Android devices is a plus.
• The majority of professional sports user found the 3rd-party sign on to different apps outstanding as it synchronizes to Google Fit and the Apple Health Kit to keep track of your fitness reading.

Cons / What Customers Don't Like:

• Some consumers found it would be great if they could set the heart rate monitoring to continuous and not only every 15-minutes.
• The other negative that some sports fanatics noticed is the display of the time and date that is incorrect and you need to keep it connected to the Lenovo Smart Bracelet app.
• Furthermore, one fitness trainer found that the music control feature needs frequent updates to work.

Verdict:

If you need an affordable smart band to keep track of your basic steps, burnt calories, and heart rate, the Lenovo HW01 is perfect. The device has a lightweight design with a long battery life and remains a highly recommended wearable from different consumers.