Two-minute Review
The Realme Band 2 is the updated version of the Realme Band
that launched in India back in the month of May 2020. The new fitness tracker
from Realme comes with some obvious improvements over its predecessor. healthnutritionhints
To start off the Realme Band 2 has a larger 1.4-inch
touchscreen display which is housed in a rectangular frame compared to the
0.96-inch display on the original Realme Band. Display on the Realme Band 2
offers 500 nits brightness and sports 167 x 320-pixel resolution.
To top, it off it comes with tracking support for up to 15
modes and the company says that the band will be able to track 90 working modes
after an OTA update. The Realme Band 2 will be able to track walking, running,
swimming, cycling, etc. and can track almost all the popular sports including
outdoor Run or Walk, cycling, Indoor Run, football, horse riding, hockey, table
tennis, badminton, Indoor cycle, Elliptical, Yoga, Cricket, tai chi, badminton,
boxing, Basketball and many more. techgeeksblogger
In terms of sensors, it comes with a continuous heart rate
monitor and Blood Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) which has become the basic
requirements of a fitness tracker. The Realme Band 2 supports personalized dial
faces, is water-resistant up to 50 meters, can track sleeping patterns and
offers a 12-day long battery life.
Realme Band 2 price and obtainability
The Realme Band 2 has been valued at Rs 2,999 in India which
makes it one of the cheapest devices from the company in India. It is currently
available for purchase on Realme’s own website along with Flipkart.
Realme Band 2 Design
The Realme Band 2 has been designed with the elements of the
Realme Watch in mind while trying to keep true to the slim aesthetic of the
Realme Band’s first iteration. It has a rectangular 1.4-inch display with a
167×320 pixel resolution. Right below this display is a slim touch button that
is again similar to the previous generation.
Unlike the previous generation, the Realme Band 2 features
swappable bands which gives it a lot more flexibility. Users can now match the
band to the watch face with universal 18mm strap support. The default band is
black and has the ‘Dare to Leap’ branding. There are no physical buttons on the
device and the underside of it features the sensors that allow it to keep a
track of the vitals. techiescity
The smartwatch comes with as many as 50 watch faces within
the Realme Link app. Although it could do with a little more variety and
colour. The TFT LCD has a peak brightness of 500 nits which is pretty bright
and seems to do the job well and is efficient even in outdoor conditions. the
extra real estate on the display also makes for more legibility.
One of the few grievances that I had about the Realme Band 2
is related to the band where it wasn’t the most comfortable to wear all day.
Besides that the loop on the band to keep down the extra band has a sort of
notch to lock onto the grooves which makes it rather difficult to get the band
into. The band weighs about 27.3g only. But the ability to swap it out with
another pair seems like a good way to avoid any issues with the band.
One positive about the design is that it supports water
resistance up to 5ATM. Which means that it can be submerged in fresh water and
is rated to withstand water pressure up to 50 meters. This means that it is
safe for some swimming with the dedicated mode along with a mix of sports
activities.
Realme Band 2 Features
The Realme Band 2 has a pretty convenient interface which
allows you to easily access all the different features of the device. It comes
with a GH3011 sensor which enables it to continuously monitor the heart-rate.
This is a useful features and I expected it to guzzle on the battery but it did
not.
It also with the SpO2 sensor which helps you keep a track of
your blood oxygen levels. Besides this, it also measures stress levels, sleep
patterns, the typical steps, calories, along with the distance traveled using
the phone’s GPS besides other metrics.
The Sleep Quality analysis is something that is a hit and
miss, and it has difficulty keeping an accurate track of your sleep cycles.
Although I found that it was able to detect correctly the duration of the sleep
if not much else.
The SpO2 tracking is also not the best and provides spotty
results that I compared with a regular SpO2 meter. This also goes for the
steps, which are sometimes accurate and at other times feels like a tad more
than what I really covered in a day. healthbeautystudio
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But one of the strongest feature of the Realme Band 2 is its
battery life with the 204mAh battery that is built into the device. With a full
charge and wearing it as much as possible each day the Realme Band 2 lasted me
for about a week and a half, which is admittedly good for a fitness band at
this price range. This included fitness tracking, flexible brightness, and
continuous heart rate monitoring.
Fitness Tracking
On to one of the most important features of the Realme Band
2, fitness tracking is again an average feature for it. The smartwatch reminds
you to take breaks when you are sitting down for a while as well.
I wore the smartwatch for a number of different fitness
exercises during the review period although could not come close to trying all
90 modes available and while it did seem to be somewhat accurate in terms of
how many steps I had taken and how far I have traveled, the calories burnt and
other such data were not the most accurate. It always seemed to underplay the
number of calories that I burnt in a run.
Considering that these are a combination of heart rate
monitoring, SpO2 levels, and the stress monitoring, these could potentially be
fixed with software updates. Another thing to worry about is that the Realme
Band 2 can apparently be fooled by shaking one’s hand to think that the wearer
is doing some form of exercise.
Companion App
The Realme Link companion App actually shows quite a low of
relevant information and is quite convenient when setting up the device and
pairing it with the smartphone. More than half of the features of the
smartphone can be toggle from the Realme Link app itself which is rather helpful.
Navigating the app is as simple as swiping and it shows
information about the daily exercises, the sleep, heart rate chart, SpO2 chart
as well as pressure chart. If the user was engaged in specific fitness
activities the app also shows the results.
Users can also change the watch face of their Realme Band 2
from the Realme Link app which shows the whole collection that has been made
available by the company. hollyhealthfitness
