
The dollar has affected many of us. Some gadgets have become for a couple of months, not just expensive, but very expensive. Well, if necessary, you can save, and saving does not necessarily mean the acquisition of low-quality things. This is especially true of fitness trackers - among the variety of such devices there are devices with a low price and fairly good functionality.
Over the past year, many budget activity trackers have been released, some of which are very good. Most companies understand that not everyone can (or want) to buy trackers for 200-400 dollars, so the developers offer economy options.
Pivotal living
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In a world where most fitness trackers cost over $ 100, there are exceptions. Among them is the Pivotal Living tracker, the price of which is only about $ 12.
This device can determine the quality of sleep, count the number of steps, as well as wake the owner at the most appropriate time for him. The financial model of the device is interesting - for the money, it’s not the tracker itself that is being sold, but a subscription to software that analyzes the data and displays it in a viewable form.
Polar FT1

The company Polar produces several models of trackers, among which you can choose the one that best suits you. The most inexpensive model among all those proposed is the Polar FT1, a device that can determine the heart rate, sleep quality and calculate the distance traveled.
Fitbug orb

The Fitbug Orb tracker is not only inexpensive, but also the easiest among all the devices presented. Like all other devices, the Fitbug Orb can count steps and calories burned. Plus, the device can determine the quality of sleep.
The positive quality of the device is also its ability to calculate the number of calories consumed. True, it does Fitbug Orb with the help of a partner application.
LifeTrak Zone C410

The device is made in the clock form factor. Due to the monochrome display, battery energy is consumed very economically - in offline mode, the device can work for several months.
As for functionality,
LifeTrak Zone C410 can work as a kind of sleep quality detector, tracking all movements of the user, including the position of the hands. According to this data, the tracker calculates how much time a person slept, and how much - was active. In addition, there is a fairly accurate accelerometer that filters out false steps.
There is a heart rate detector. LifeTrak Zone C410 can also calculate the distance traveled and count calories burned. The price of the device is about $ 100, and the tracker does not quite fit into the conditions of the article (cost less than $ 50), but its functions are comparable with some much more expensive devices.
Xiaomi Mi Band

Fitness bracelet Chinese company Xiaomi appeared on the market quite unexpectedly.
Xiaomi Mi Band can do a lot of what more expensive models are capable of. For example, the device determines the number of steps taken, the quality of sleep and the number of calories burned. In addition, the battery provides the device with energy for a whole month, after which the device needs to be recharged.
Conclusion : as we see, among all the variety of this kind of devices there are those, the price of which does not exceed 15-30 US dollars. At the same time, the functionality of budget gadgets remains quite high. By the way, budget trackers are not 5, there are more of them - you can find the second part of the selection
here .