Re:Microsoft Band
by piotrkaminski on Thursday October 30, 2014 @12:59AM
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They claim a battery life of 48 hours under "normal usage" (read: no GPS), with a charging time of 1.5 hours. Though if it's supposed to be used as a sleep tracker, I kinda wonder when we're supposed to charge it.
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> I kinda wonder when we're supposed to charge it.
I already keep a charger at my work desk to charge my phone, that's when I would charge it and it would not be a hassle in the least.
It would be great if it had wireless charger antenna in the strap and the charging surface would double as mouse pad. Then the right hand would make sense.
If you compare it more closely to a Garmin than to a Fitbit, this is reasonable/comparable battery life. A Garmin GPS watch will track 8-15 hours of activity, if you're lucky ... but without GPS and in pure watch mode will last a couple of weeks.
I'd buy this to replace a Fitbit any day of the week.
Unless you compare it to a Garmin Vivosmart, which does notifications and lasts about 7 days. No GPS, but fully waterproof.
Or if you compare it to the just-announced but not yet available Fitbit Surge, which claims 5 days without GPS.
Two days is not much time in this space.
Much like a fitbit or UP, you charge it when you're doing nothing (physically) in front of your computer.
I wonder if they'll sell a giant charging pad you can slip under your mattress?
I wouldn't buy one, but at least you could have all your devices on you as you sleep!