Amazfit Band 7 Fitness & Health Tracker for Women Men, 18-Day Battery Life, Alexa Built-in, 1.47”AMOLED Display, Heart Rate & SPO₂ Monitoring, 120 Sports Modes, 5 ATM Water Resistant, Black (Renewed)

Excellent Value, Limited Watch Face and App Ecosystem
To frame this review, I’d like to point out that I purchased this entirely for sleep and exercise tracking and am using a normal digital wristwatch for normal watch functions.This thing has great battery life, looks sharp, and is a great size for readability. The UI is fairly easy to use and the touchscreen is responsive.I haven’t used all of the features but lets go over the ones that I have.SLEEP TRACKING:This is the first device I’ve used that does sleep tracking and it seems to do a good job of it. The graphs are informative and it has helped me tighten up my sleep schedule automatically. I’m not sure of the science behind how it detects different states of sleep but it seems to be at least somewhat accurate. On days that show that I had more deep sleep, I certainly do feel more rested.MUSIC CONTROL:I use this to control my music or podcasts when working out. It works great and includes all the buttons you would need for that.ALEXA:The Alexa feature works great using the built in microphone. I do miss the built in speaker of the Bip 5 and the dedicated button that allow you to access this feature quickly but you can only fit so much into a small package.I use the Alexa feature regularly to set a quick countdown timer, a nap alarm, or to create reminders. It has also been useful for settling debates quickly e.g. “What quarterback has the most passing yards of all time”.WORKOUT TRACKING:I’ve only used this with stationary workouts on an exercise bike but it does a good job of tracking and graphing your workout.WEATHER:The built in weather app works well and includes sunrise/sunset data as well as a 7 day forecast. It’s good info at a glance but lacks detailed forecast information such as hourly forecasts.NOTIFICATIONS:The notifications system works well. You opt-in to each service you’d like to receive notifications for and your band will vibrate when one comes in. It’s great at a glance. You can deny calls from the watchface, and send preset text messages (that you can customize in the app) when rejecting the call. I really wish they had programmed it to where you could respond to text messages with canned messages as well. Simple “Yes”, “No”, “I’m on the way”, “Running late” etc would be extremely helpful.APPS / WATCH FACES:I counted roughly 30 free watch faces in their app store. The vast majority are paid options but I was able to find several free that suited me.There aren’t a lot of apps to choose from and I didn’t find anything in the app store that seemed useful to me in my daily life.POMODORO TIMER:This is a very simple feature but it can be life changing if you use it correctly. Basically this is a timer where you alternate between focusing on a task and taking a break. A popular setup is 25 minutes of focus followed by a 5 minute break.I regularly use this in my work to make sure that I stay on task, while not sitting on a single task so long that I am spinning tires.

Good Value
I had an Amazfit Band 5 that was unfortunately lost after several years of use. This updated model is great! It has a bigger screen, has more monitoring capabilities, and seems to better record steps, sleep, etc. It connects to the app seamlessly, but does seem more prone to accidental touch / activation such as random settings occurring in the shower than the prior version. Overall, it’s a good item for a decent price.

Band breaks! Unusable after 10 months
The band in this is sweaty—but the price is right and I muddled along with it for many months without any serious complaint. Be very careful to dry your skin under the band and wear it loose to sleep and the irritation is quite manageable.However it is now unwearable and there is no justification for an unwearable step tracker taht cannot be worn. I purchased my Amazfit Jan 2, and I have worn and used it every single day. It works perfectly as a step tracker, and that is all I asked of it to be. The sleep tracking is ridiculous, the PAI formula is impossible to attain, and the app is a constant upsell for their paid service. Fine. I don’t care, just count my steps and I am happy.Problem is in that three weeks ago the end of my watch band FELL off. No warning. No catching it on something. No damage causing event preceding. I’m not mountain climbing, I walk—sometimes with a cane. This thing was taken care of like a valuable electronic device—disclaimer I am an adult and both frugal and responsible. I have no idea how or why the end of the watch band loop fell off—but there it was on the floor.I’m frugal, remember? I simply got a bunch of small hair elastics and used them as a watch band and muddled along another three weeks.Today it fell off, and I discovered today that the band is breaking. I have two tears in the band and that is why it has been loosening in my wrist.I am SO frustrated with the quality and design of this watch. I can’t replace it and it definitely can’t be repaired.Don’t be me, don’t buy this tracker and expect it to last a year. I now have to tape this thing together until a new step tracker arrives. Abysmal quality and planned obsolescence.