Amazfit Band 5 Complete Scientific Review

I tested the Amazfit Band 5 against a scientific sleep EEG device, and tested the SpO2, heart rate and step counting accuracy. Subscribe to my weekly Newsletter(!) on www.robterhorst.com

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The EEG tracker I used is called the Hypnodyne ZMax: http://hypnodynecorp.com/ from @HypnoDyne Corp

📹Fitbit Videos📹

Fitbit Charge 3/4 Sleep: https://youtu.be/NYRq4ahPJ2c

Fitbit Charge 4 Heart Rate: https://youtu.be/xAv6dyPd9ns

Fitbit Sense First look review and test: https://youtu.be/w6D_uUDUP2k

Fitbit Sense Heart rate: https://youtu.be/7-u8VTmeDF0

📹Apple watch videos📹

Sleep Cycle App: https://youtu.be/fjPng54_CtE

Steps: https://youtu.be/YbstQVHEVz4

Test: https://youtu.be/0Ub7qmZz9ec

📹First Garmin Venu Sq Video📹

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📹Oura Ring videos📹

Sleep Test: https://youtu.be/atWcp6FmnbE

HRV Test: https://youtu.be/AK47cav1i28

Temperature Test: https://youtu.be/VIfvRzP79Bs

📹Withings Scanwatch videos📹

Unboxing and first review: https://youtu.be/swQLhrdxEkk

Sleep test: https://youtu.be/lWPxpdUjLBI

Heart rate test: https://youtu.be/KjemOE2eHcY

Q&A with Withings: https://youtu.be/KtRh-_9kXgM

⏱️This comparison is part of a larger project where I spend over 11 hours a week tracking everything in my life. If you'd like to know more:

https://youtu.be/8iPWu0Cbq14 ⏱️

Timestamps:

00:00 General intro

01:02 Amazit Band 5 Basic Info

02:00 Results: Sleep Test Setup

02:42 Results: Sleep Test Comparison

07:10 Results: Sleep Test Overview

09:38 Results: Heart Rate Test

14:03 Results: Oxygen Saturation (SpO2)

17:31 Results: Step Test

19:51 Conclusions

20:26 Buy The Amazfit Band 5?

21:15 Limitations

🎵Music🎵

(1) Not Without the Rest by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

(2) Wonders by JVNA

(3) Can’t Sleep (YouTube Audio Library)

(4) Classique (YouTube Audio Library)

(5) Blurry Vision (YouTube Audio Library)

Person Waking up Video by Ba Tik from Pexels

Many thanks to Rob and Frederik (and his FUN:D SCIENCE FOUNDATION) for their help with the OpenBCI device.