Amazfit - Helio Strap

Will tell you for sure Helio definitely isn’t for you, sleep tracking is cooked. Can’t even recommend Whoop bc the Step tracking on that is generationally bad. First world problems

I have the Amazfit Helio strap but it’s just so noticeably bad, in terms of the app, and in terms of the Sleep tracking - the main feature I want a screenless tracker for. So I am baffled.

By sleep tracking do you mean when you fell asleep and woke up or do you mean you felt like the sleep stage tracking was accurate?

Bc it’s supposed to be best in class. I have the Helio now, I’ve had it for 3 weeks and I can safely say the app UI is ass, and the sleep stage tracking is the furthest thing from accurate.

I just went with the Helio. So far so good, but it's only day 1 😂

i really wanted to love the polar loop, but i’m sticking with my helio for now. i love tracking my HR during heavy weightlifting and HIIT, and helio (worn on bicep) does that very well. pretty much on par with H10, and far superior to AW or whoop. once the polar loop reviews come in, and if they’re overwhelmingly positive, especially the HR tracking, then i’ll pull the trigger. if the reviews are just meh, then my helio stays.

They don't want to lose out on watch sales. It's the only explanation. Garmin watches are getting away with huge margins and screenless can't charge 1000$+. That's why they made the "sleep band" instead. Polar also has made the band as more of an accessory to the watch than anything. As to not make people not want to also buy a watch. Good job Amazfit on this one. Just doing their best and making a great product. I might be fully switching to their ecosystem because of it.

Helio has skin temp, vibration alarm, bluetooth sharing - works great with my Fenix - workout detection works great since the last update BUT does not define the type of workout!

I own the helio since June and am really happy with it. It's way more accurate than my Garmin watches and - after the last updates - works great with automatic activity tracking. Nevertheless I was looking forward to the loop release and really liked the look of it. But the polar loop has two fatal flaws that are dealbreaker for me. 1. No Vibration Alarm - which I really like on my Helio 2. The loop does not push heart rate to other devices (Garmin watch) as the Helio does. That means I would have to use a second device that creates a second (and most likely not as accurate) set of data.

From my experience the Helios has way better sleep tracking then my Fenix 7 or 255m. The HR is much more accurate especially during lifting. For 99€ I don’t see why anybody wouldn’t get it.

Mit dem Helio Strap kann man bei dem Preis nichts falsch machen, aber wenn du dich noch 1-2 Wochen gedulden kannst, würde ich noch die Testberichte zum Polar Loop abwarten

Just bought Amazfit Helio Strap after waiting months for this new Polar band. SpO2 and skin temprature is missing, along with lackluster app.

Polar Loop doesn’t have vibration sensor. That’s something which I liked in Whoop/Helio. I can wake up without disturbing my wife.

Whoop is the biggest ripoff in fitness. as for bands, get a Helio strap - it has 99% of what you need, $100, no sub. It was tested by the quantified scientist channel and found to be just as accurate as the AW/Whoop where it matters. Its only going to get better as its all about software

Go for Amazfit Helio Strap. one time 99$ purchase and no sub. HR measurement is at least on par with whoop. I regret that i upgraded to 5.0 from 4.0 just to see my whoop age for buying another 12 months sub. That upgrade wasnt free as they promised. i tell everyone to avoid whoop when they start doing fitness trackers.

I would definitely go with the Amazfit Helio strap. I have one and tested against my Whoop MG and it was pretty dang close and I’ve tested my whoop against multiple FDA approved devices and at my doctors and has been highly accurate. Was really impressed with Helio strap

I'll keep my Helio strap after seeing nothing really impressive in the DC video. Also, not buying based on the promise of software updates. Just hope Amazfit will release the new band designs/colors soon.

Helio Strap is awesome for your needs. Non intrusive, no screen and it can even connect to your treadmill (haven't check if it actually does because I don't treadmill :P). You can export the workout data straight from the app if I'm not mistaken and you can start workouts from your phone (no more extra screens just that one or you can always let the strap autodetect and then edit in app). The HR data is solid! I am currently testing it agains the Morpheus recovery system chest strap and it is almost a 1 to 1 comparison. If you feed your needs and goals into ChatGPT it can actually tell you how the Helio Strap is far better suited than a Garmin for example. Plus you can wear it on your wrist or bicep or anywhere for that matter if you get creative.

I waited untill the release of Loop to decide. Mainly waterproof only being WR30 is a killer for me. Sensors not updated, and no alarm. Battery life is better on Helio as well, so for those reasons I'm going with the helio.

i like polar, i have a polar sportwatch. but i went from whoop to helio, because its better :/ but the polar definitely looks better

He’s probably expecting to be a Whoop’s copy for $99. I’ve come to realize that people are just broke and divas. Want all the features of a Fenix 8 on a $200 Watch, and now they want all the features of Whoop on a $99 brand new device. It’s clear that the Helio Strap It’s still not ready to replace the Whoop features. But It’s a hell of an alternative. I’m really happy with my Helio Strap, it gives me All the data I actually need, and I haven’t had issues with accuracy. Would I like it to have more features and insights? Sure, who wouldnt? But Im not expecting a $99 brand new product to have absolutely everything… Even Whoop with all this years of development and their awful and expensive suscription model still have a lot of flaws.

So It’s just a faulty device, It does not mean is a bad device. It only means you need to apply your warranty. Even a $1000 Watch can come with issues, you just need to contact the company for a replacement…

Exactly! I’ve been wanting to get a whoop for years, but the idea of a suscription model is just horrible. I can’t even wrap my head around buying a $800-$1000 smartwatch, eventhough I can easily afford it. I was just waiting for the first brand to give us the option to wear 2 devices as one (smartband and watch). I tried wearing my Garmin FR245 and a Vivosmart 5 but the data tracked by both didn’t merge. And the first one who did it was Amazfit, so now I’m an Amazfit user and I’m really happy. Helio Strap has been really accurate and my Active 2 has been doing pretty much the same that my Garmin and Apple Watch use to do in terms of workout tracking (I swim, run and go to the gym).

Am i late to the conversation? Guys i use both the Whoop 5.0 Peak and the HYROX Helio for about 45 days now. I'm ready to get rid of the Whoop. Seriously, the last updates for the Helio made a huge difference, but the thing that makes me furious it that the Whoop has an awful sleep tracking. Naps less than an hour? Forget them. Night sleep? Many times off. On the other hand the Helio tracks everything. To give you an example. Last night i fell asleep on the couch, then got up and went to bed. The Helio tracked this activity and found the total sleep time, Whoop never tracked my couch hours. So now Helio says i slept 8h24m and Whoop says 6h16m. So it gave me a 71% recovery while my Helio Biocharge sits at 85. If you're not an athlete DO NOT buy the Whoop. I made the mistake for you. I don't have the Polar and i probably won't buy it, because Helio is excellent.

I like the Zepp app compared to many competitors. Honestly kind of a knockoff of whoop which is a good thing. My sleep tracking and naps were spot on with the Helio strap.

Start and end times. None of the companies are that accurate with stages compared to an actual sleep study so I only care about duration which many brands are terrible at.

Not true. Terrible readings during sleep. I opened a thread and found many users with the same issue. Active runner with 45-50bpm during sleep… skyrocketed to 140bpm for entire hours….I returned it.

A colleague at work had the same issue. He kept it longer to try the newer updates, but the problem persisted, so he returned it last week.

Helio strap HR readings are amazing, the rest is shit. I don`t even bother to use it, it`s so way off that it’s insane. One hour indoor cycling zone 2 give aerob training effect 5.0 and anaerob 2.8 and resting time 72 hour’s.

Well they could add a chest strap lol even sell it and profit instead of bands but would me acknowledge their innacurate reads Yeah to be fair I think one is enough of those I just have many since I have free lifetime on Oura so its free to use and nice to just have another data source but I think Helios does the job for the price specially in accuracy on all these whoop, Oura. Was amazed how good helios was on wrist since day 1 but the data could be better presented in the UI for sure

Whoop Sexy aber teuer, würde ich aus prinzip wegen abosystem nicht holen. Hab das amazfit, ist inzwischen echt gut, app hat auch alle wichtigen funktionen, trackt wohl (laut tests) sehr gut, fühlt sich aber in vielen bereichen schon nach billig-whoop an. alleine der name ist cringe. hätte ich das noch nicht geholt würde ich vermutlich noch bisschen auf die polar testberichte holen, und falls es da gut abschneidet das holen.

i had garmin but i sold it, i'm not a diva, i'm using iphone and huawei watch and i bought helio strap mostly for sleep. But It's nonsense it doesn't measure anything after 1 day, no sleep no heart rate no spo2 no anything, it says it's connected, when i start workout on the phone in the app it shows helio is connected and shows my heart rate but nothing, in the automatic workout detection section there no more "activity" part anymore it's gone who knows to where... i'm waiting the first bug fixes update and i hope. So i know it's cheap but not 10 USD cheap, right now i have a 105 +shipping EUR bracelet which is a joke. https://preview.redd.it/i70ept0ypkcf1.jpeg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6f53c01541c030f6ee0977fe1272e03a4a8db88

If you are still wanting some insights in to core metrics I might suggest Helio strap. Another screenless wearable that provides things like sleep, resting heart rate, HRV etc. at a one time fee vs a subscription. It has its flaws just like whoop but it doesn’t sound like you’re are looking for extreme accuracy either. I had it before whoop and was fine with it. I was kind of in the same boat, just someone who goes to the gym and does some cardio and I think it did the trick for me.

I received both trackers today and will compare the data over the next days. First impression: Polar Loop looks way better and has a smaller fit. Comfort is similar, but Helio is maybe a bit more comfortable (more elastic).

correct, also I remember waking up a few time in the second half of the night, which Helio didn't pick up

https://preview.redd.it/4r13egwcr3pf1.jpeg?width=2020&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0bf6e6696b8dd631b70969b50bd97b8d0d6a4cf0 Went for a jog: Loop top | Helio middle | Coros Pace 2 Bottom Loop: HR\_avg =148 bpm HR\_max =174 bpm Helio: HR\_avg = 155 bpm HR\_max = 175 bpm Coros: HR\_avg = 152 bpm HR\_max = 174 bpm Helio seems most realistic (alligned with the times I had to stop)

https://preview.redd.it/evjqqkgdkhqf1.png?width=1832&format=png&auto=webp&s=f99934465571e428d37f164a76a155e7e594a1c7 Last 4 Nights: Helio on Top, Loop on bottom there are some similarities in sleep stages, except Night 1 is pretty off I think. But Helio got better at detecting awakenings. Fall-asleep time and wake-up time are very similar Sleep-Score doesnt make much sense on either device

yup exactly. preordered out of excitement, then got my head on straight and canceled to wait for the final app to come out and reviews haha. chillin with the helio in the meantime

I'm an early adopter of the Helio.. I do like it surprisingly,

I've had a bunch of watches/trackers in the past. Now I got the Amazfit Helio strap, it's like a cheap version of the Whoop, no screen and no "smart" nonsense, just health/sports data, pretty happy with it so far.

Amazfit Helio is 99 bucks and provides more than enough data for a "regular" person like you. Accurate HR, HRV and HR zones all available and many other stats, I also really like PAI, you score points on heart rate, so you have to do enough exercise every week to score enough points.

I use samsung Fit. Got it for 3.5k. It's pretty accurate. If you can extend the budget by a little bit, get amazefit helio strap. It has accuracy of apple watchs but does not have a screen. You have to use the phone.

Long term AWU 2 user. Stopped training, so I gave my AWU 2 away to a friend. I have a Whoop and Helio strap now. I miss the AWU 2. It did everything the Whoop done whilst allowing me to keep my phone at home and limit my distractions. I loved how I could change songs from it, glance at texts without bringing my phone with me etc etc. Only thing the Whoop does better is picking up activities. Whoop feels like a large gimmick if I’m honest whereas AWU 2 felt like an extension of my phone that does fitness too…

I have the Helio strap and the Whoop, I was a big fan of the Whoop until a $100 strap without a subscription is giving almost identical readings… across all the genres. I’ve noticed a 2% discrepancy at most. Majority of the time they’re the same. Now I feel a lot of resentment towards Whoop… hence why I see it as an App and now, abit gimmicky!

Whoop is a great all-round device and works great for me as a general fitness and recovery tracker. Probably not the best for Running or cycling as you don't get the detailed stats like you would in other devices like Garmin or Apple Watch and no GPS data unless you carry your phone with you. If those are not issues for you I'd say stick with it if you can stomach the cost. If you want to save money get the Amazfit Helio strap. It's 99 USD, has great battery life and has most the functions of the Whoop but the app UX is not as polished as Whoop's app.

Was waiting for the Polar, but ordered the Helio today. Helios has blood oxygen, skin temperature and a vibration motor. Helio seems to be very precise with heart rate. Also Amazfit really tried to improve the product with new updates. The only thing I dont like about the Amazfit is the design. But I am not willing to pay nearly double the amount for a technically worse product.

Kann nur fürs Helio sprechen. Fand es anfangs irgendwie quatschig, aber je länger man es trägt, desto besser wird es (subjektives Gefühl). Messergebnisse sind auch relativ genau (abgeglichen mit Smart Watch und Herzmonitorband). Ich war letztens beispielsweise krank und man konnte anhand der Daten des Helio Straps genau erkennen, wann es los ging und wann es mir wieder besser ging.

Ist mEn besser geworden, aber hin und wieder immer noch "hit or miss". Letzte Woche konnte man ganz gut am Schlaf erkennen, wann ich krank war und wann ich überm Berg war.

Whoop opened up the premium market for fitness trackers and proved that the model works. Garmin actually had the perfect chance to deliver a better and more affordable alternative – but instead they slept on it and stuck to their old concept. Then came Amazfit with the Helio Strap. Two months before Polar. And in this game, whoever delivers first obviously grabs the market share. Polar showed up with the Loop way too late, twice the price, and technically far behind Amazfit. Sure, the design looks nice – but looks alone don’t cut it. To be fair: Polar isn’t a billion-dollar giant like Amazfit, which has a massive R&D budget and a global supply chain. But if you’re already late to the party, you need to make up for it with value for money. That’s just not the case here. On top of that, the Polar app sometimes feels like Windows XP – nostalgic maybe, but definitely not competitive. I’m using the Helio Strap myself: \~90% of Whoop 5’s performance at just a fraction of the price. Bottom line: Amazfit delivers, Polar has potential – but in its current state, it hardly stands a chance to keep up.

Amazfit helios band because it can be worn on wrist or biceps, the battery lasts for more than a week (parents don't want to charge their fitness band everyday so apple/samsung/pixel watches are out of the question). Any friction they get like having to charge daily or complicated settings means they won't use it which makes the entire point of tracking moot. The helios band is comfortable enough to be worn even while sleeping so it'll track sleep as well.

I switched from Whoop to the Helio Strap. It’s a screenless competitor that looks a lot like Whoop aesthetically, and it does almost everything Whoop does. Not perfect, but it’s getting better with every update. Biggest win for me is no subscription hell (one time purchase for 99$). Definitely worth checking out before considering the renewal.

the HR on the Whoop is terrible .. only way to make it accurate is on Bicep, wrist HR is miles better on Helio. Plus the price is insane for what you get.

I’m in the same boat ass you. However I’ve had the helio strap, and I wasn’t as satisfied as I’d hoped to be. Polar sticks out with its algorithms. That’s why I’m giving the loop a fair chance

I waited for it, but I must admit that whoop is superior (functionalities, data analysis and the application etc…) and even if the loop sensor is surely a little more precise than whoop, we remain quite similar and the difference is minimal (vs 360) Helios, I don't talk about it, even if the application is not bad. I just sent mine back, it's crazy cheap and the bracelet is crap. I will therefore keep the whoop MG, which I had the opportunity to try (the only big problem ultimately with whoop is the price).

The sensors it’s missing are important to what I need to track. While it looks good, I feel it came up short. For now it looks like the better budget friendly option is the Helio. Hopefully they make a pro version or something.

8 days which propably are 7 in the end.. didnt the 360 have this as well? Maybe i’ve overheard it in the Video, but doesnt Change much.. i‘ll Stick to the Helio untill they release a pro or whatever with the elixir

I kinda grew to Like the Zepp App, been using the Helio for 2 month now and it’s ok. No Whoop ofc, but ok. Sleep Tracking, yeah well. Wake up and sleep time is very accurate, but the different phases, idk, but on the other hand, even medical Equipment isnt that accurate regarding the phases.

Ok thats weird, how Long have you been wearing your helio? Didnt have any Problem with that whatsoever, just the awake times during sleeping were off the First few weeks but then it got pretty good

Skin temp is also a good indicator for illness and a chance to prepare yourself. Well, it’s a device for Fitness and Health Tracking, thats the only purpose, and a lot of people, myself included, do Sports which also Take Place in higher altitude (for me it is cycling, 2 Times a year i visit the alpes for example) and for that it can be a good indicator and it works pretty good with the Helio. So yeah, we can sugercoat the Loop or Call it by its Name, „360 in a different packaging“

Id go with the Helio if I were you then. Better battery, more Funktionality, better app and lighter.

Been wearing it for 7 weeks now, Sleep is on Point regarding going to bed and waking up, Sleep phases, well, wear 7 Brands get 7 results 😂 Yeah the strain and biocharge are just gimmicks for now, but they listen to the Community Feedback and put effort into it. You‘ve got training Status, Fitness Level and the exertion which is pretty accurate tho. Just their way to present it in a easy way is Not there yet

Caveat that I am NOT a Whoop owner. I have been a Garmin user for many years, I’ve been wanting to wear a watch I have that’s very sentimental so I’ve been lurking in the Whoop space for a bit. I grabbed a Helio about a week ago and I have to say I’m incredibly impressed and not just for the price point. I have a few close friends using Whoop so we’ve been comparing notes. I’m giving the Helio 30 days but at this point I don’t see how Whoops subscription can give me that much added value. I’m not missing my Fenix 6 yet

bin mit dem helio strap bis aufs armband auch sehr zufrieden

Amazfit kannst du alles komplett kostenfrei nutzen

Probier doch den Helio Strap

The Loop definitely doesn't seem to be worth twice as much as the Helio (in its current state anyway) imo. Especially when factoring in the lesser battery life, lack of vibration AND 50% higher weight.

I couldnt wait, i got the amazfit helio strap and it's quite amazing 😎 i know that i will not be able to resist the polar band when it's released

Also the Loop isn’t able to track SpO2 and skin temperature. I can’t understand why they didn’t even try to make a better product then the Existing one‘s… Last but not least. The Heard rate is very precise @ the amazfit helio. Check the video of „the quantified scientist“ about the Helio @YT. It is better an cheaper than the loop.

It's a bad deal because why buy this when you can get the Amazfit Helio for half the price which tracks even more.

Well this was a huge disappointment after the hype they built up with this. Did they get the memo that Amazfit Helio was released earlier this year with better sensors for half the price? All they needed to do was have a improved sensor and a competitive price. Swing and a miss, nothing to see here.

I would not wear the amazfit helio on my wrist. The post even says it has better tracking than the whoop when he moved it up his wrist. And I would wear it on my bicep where it has excellent HR tracking

In the Chase the Summit video he mentions that he asked polar if they were planning on releasing bicep bands for the loop and he said the answer was unclear. Which seems absurd considering that yes, they already have wearable hr monitors for your bicep. But my point is that you can get very accurate heart rate data from the amazfit helio

The amazfit Helio has worse tracking, horrible sleep detection (not stages, it actually always misses you waking up), and horrible recovery/load algorithms. https://www.reddit.com/r/whoop/comments/1n6iznn/ultimate_wearable_showdown_whoop_mg_50_vs/

Pasting my reply The amazfit Helio has worse tracking, horrible sleep detection (not stages, it actually always misses you waking up), and horrible recovery/load algorithms. https://www.reddit.com/r/whoop/comments/1n6iznn/ultimate_wearable_showdown_whoop_mg_50_vs/

You could use a amazfit Helio it's a alternative for a whoop but cheaper and without the subscription. Ot does everything you mention in your post

After all the hype, I have to say I’m disappointed. \- The weight is higher than both the WHOOP and Helio, and the battery life is shorter too. \- On top of that, I haven’t seen any meaningful updates on the Polar Flow app. I was holding off to see how it turned out, but looks like I’ll be going with the Amazfit Helio instead.

Swim, poor app, and no vibration alarm. Those are part of Amazfit Helio for $99...

Whoop and Amazfit Helio.

I decided to get amazfit helio. What a let down. All that hype for an overpriced product that missed the mark

Amazfit have terribly inaccurate tracking of pretty much everything.

I had my lesson learnt when I pre-ordered Polar VV3. Fortunately, now it is good enough for me but at that time during the launch time, it is a pain. One big thing I learn is that Polar keep improving its product but they do it very very very sloooooowly. So now I am using Amazfit Helio and will come back again in a year or so to check Polar Loop again.

Get the Amazfit Helio. No subscription, good app and it does have vibration

Could be fake reviews. Amazfit (by Xiaomi) are legit and very cheap as well.