With the dust of Xiaomi's new products falling, the noisy technology product release can finally make a small noise at the middle of the year, and we finally have a moment of breaking to take stock of the sports-related electronic products that were released in the first half of the year. After more than half a year of use and comparison, after gaining more usage data and experience, Ai Ranhao Sincerity brought recommendations for mid-2014 sports electronic products. Due to the large number of products and the different scopes of each, today we will first bring the GPS running watch.
Editor's Choice: Garmin FR620
Maybe this is not the latest product, because as early as last fall, Garmin announced that it would launch this new flagship running GPS product. But I have to say that this is the best product in the past six months. The new sensor records more motion dynamic data, making you more professional in running; the wireless synchronization method of Bluetooth and wifi makes data transmission more convenient; more importantly, its size and weight can be controlled so small. All of these make the FR620 the number one choice for our GPS watch when we are on the road.
cost-effectiveness choice: Garmin FR220 or TomTom Cardio
If you have a limited budget and do not have excessively strict training requirements, these two products will be good choices. They are similar in prices and have similar functions. The biggest difference is that the heart rate detection methods are different.
FR220 is Garmin's running product second only to FR620. In addition to lacking professional dynamic data collection, it is also light and reliable and has the function of wireless data synchronization. The advantage of TomTom Cardio is that it uses optical heart rate detection technology, which can record continuous heart rate data without wearing a heart rate band.
Another factor that needs to be considered is the cloud background of sports data and the user experience of mobile applications. At present, Garmin still has a great advantage, and TomTom still has a long way to go.
Getting started: Garmin FR15 or Bryton Cardio40
If you are just starting to run 5KM, or want to spend the least money to experience the experience brought by the most basic sports electronics, these two are good choices.
FR15 was just released not long ago. The newly added function to support the external heart rate belt instantly raises the value of FR15 to a quasi-professional level. The compact appearance and intelligent health tracking function also add a lot of points to this entry-level new product. The basic, simple but not simple function is a good choice for getting started.
Compared with FR15, Bryton's Cardio40 seems a bit outdated, but it is precisely because of the test of the market and the adjustment of multiple rounds of price that it highlights its extraordinary value. It can be said that Cardio40 is the most powerful product in the same price range. For entry-level runners, the functions of Cardio40 can be fully met.
best off-road: the discounted Suunto Ambit2 or the normal price Garmin Fenix2
is different from road running. Cross-country running has more requirements for GPS watches, including altitude record, more demanding three-defense requirements, longer battery life, etc. Therefore, there are not many products that are competent for cross-country running GPS watches, and the more prominent ones are the Ambit2 and Garmin Fenix2 of the old outdoor watch factory Suunto.
In terms of product performance stability, we prefer the rigorous Ambit2, because it shows super reliable and stable in actual use regardless of height, trajectory recording and standby time; in terms of function, Garmin Fenix2 is more advantageous, and the addition of dynamic motion data also allows Fenix2 to show its unique technical advantages in local functions.
Ambit2 has been on the market for nearly a year and Fenix2 has been on the market for more than half a year. Therefore, the prices of both have become an important criterion for us to choose a cross-country running GPS watch. If we can get a price of less than 20% off, we will definitely choose the more stable Ambit2; on the contrary, if the price is based on normal pricing, Fenix2 is obviously more cost-effective.
