"South Korean Fitbit" and a set of random numbers from the Mi Band with a heart rate monitor

Croise Band, or Partron, is a gadget of a South Korean company, a participant in two major exhibitions, IFA and CES, and quite a worthy competitor to the well-known "unsportsmanlike" trackers, say, Xiaomi or the same Flex, and with much wider opportunities.



Despite the fact that it costs on average twice as much as the Chinese “colleague,” I want to compare it precisely with the Mi Band, putting the nose to the nose of two Asians.


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In terms of design, they can look for common features: a removable sensor, which is removed from the bracelet, and the principle of charging, during which this same sensor to invest in a special “dongle”.



The only thing that distinguishes the new bracelet is the presence of a display, though not a touch one! However, this parameter immediately takes Croise a step higher, where he can compete with Lifetrak, Microsoft Band, Striiv Bio.



And given that the delivery of Striiv trackers with a heart rate monitor is likely to be frozen in the near future, Croise can easily take its place in price and quality.

Soft

In terms of software, the device is understandable, and all information is easily retrievable. In total, the device has three menus:

• Urban Mode - the usual fitness tracker mode with counting steps, calories and distance
• Extreme Mode - training mode, where you can choose the form of activity that needs to be fixed: walking, hiking, jogging, cycling
• Measure Mode - measurement mode: pulse, temperature, hitting golf, ladder

From the main screen, you can get to the detailed statistics for the current period and a longer period, including sleep statistics. Also, their own statistics is provided for each type of training.



In the "fitness heart rate monitor" mode, the tracker captures the heart rate with an interval of three minutes, however, you can "call" yourself at any time.

Some moments, however, were not intuitive. To see the current statistics, it turned out, you need to click on the multi-colored man. I got it from the second time ... Although, maybe the problem is not in the tracker.

Pulse

Frankly, given that working with the software of a gadget of this class will not cause anyone in 2016 questions, it was crucial to look at the values ​​of the pulse that Croise will give out, especially since they themselves mark the category of sport.

In order to understand how far it falls - it does not fall, we compared it with the optical Microsoft Band and the non-optical Lifetrak, the accuracy of which no one has so far criticized, rather the opposite. And at the same time and compared it with Xiaomi.

The measurements were made in two positions: recommended for Xiaomi, when the hand with the tracker is on the chest, and “author's” - with the hand on the table. This is what is obtained by numbers:

At the chest:

First measurement: Xiaomi - Croise:

X: 103 and 165
C: 97 and 99

Second measurement: Croise and Microsoft Band:

M: 98 and 110
C: 102 and 113

The third measurement: Xiaomi and Microsoft Band:

X: 171 and 64 and 137
M: 97 and 96 and 93

The fourth measurement: Xiaomi and Lifetrak:

X: 157
L: 125



In the usual free position of the hand, for example, on the table , the numbers more or less coincide:

Xiaomi: 82
Croise: 87

Xiaomi: 88 and 85
Microsoft: 86 and 85

Xiaomi: 82 and 97
Lifetrak: 89 and 93



Here are some pulse dynamics: Croise and Lifetrak



Croise and Microsoft Band:



Measurements were held in pairs, all the time under the same conditions. As a result, the pulse even had to be checked with a blood pressure monitor on the wrist, which is recommended to be held at the chest during the measurement, and it also usually fell within the interval of 86 - 90, never going up to the Mi Band.

Temperature measurement

The temperature measurement function is in the ecosystem of the devices and in a separate gadget, but for some reason it was decided to add it to the fitness bracelet. The measurement takes place not in the automatic mode, but in order to determine the temperature, it is necessary to apply the bracelet to the body. The role of the thermometer performs the "eye". Data is recorded in two units at once:



The measurement takes seconds, and therefore it is not necessary to sit or stand for a long time with a hand near the forehead.

Control

The only thing that was difficult to get used to at first was to control, since the Croise screen is not touch-sensitive, and the choice between the menu items is done with a button, where one press is “flipping”, two short ones in a row - “selection is fixed”. This is the way to measure the pulse:



Traditionally, the most discrepancies between trackers are in steps:



As a result, I would like to say that the device seems to be reliable, practical, meeting the stated functions and quite succinctly becomes on a par with a fitness clock, fitness heart rate monitor and activity trackers, without pretending to an audience of professional athletes.

For the city, for life, for periodic physical exertion - yes. For other things - there is another category of devices. Actually, the second one, facilitated by Croise, is a good confirmation of exactly what niche the South Korean developer aimed to “fight”.