{"id":226048,"date":"2025-06-30T07:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T07:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/226048\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T07:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T07:25:13","slug":"finally-i-found-a-cheap-smartwatch-that-provides-extensive-health-data-and-its-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/226048\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally, I found a cheap smartwatch that provides extensive health data (and it&#8217;s on sale)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assoc-redirect.amazon.com\/g\/r\/https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0C7VWDX6J\/ref=asc_df_B0C7VWDX6J1751194800000?tag=cnet-mobile-20&amp;creative=395261&amp;creativeASIN=B0C7VWDX6J&amp;linkCode=asn\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asin=\"B0C7VWDX6J\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"zd-buy-button-20\" data-aps-asc-subtag=\"__COM_CLICK_ID__|null|dtp\" class=\"c-reviewCard_topButton\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745927049_888_amazfit-bip-5-2a.jpg\" alt=\"amazfit-bip-5-2a.jpg\" width=\"456\" height=\"306\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>  <\/a>  ZDNET&#8217;s key takeaways <\/p>\n<ul class=\"c-keyTakeaways_listElement\">\n<li>The Amazfit BIP 5 is typically sold on Amazon for $89.<\/li>\n<li> It&#8217;s a solid budget smartwatch that integrates with the Zepp app, providing a breadth of health and fitness data.<\/li>\n<li> It&#8217;s not the most precise health tracker on the market, and its competitive price is most evident in its physical design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Amazon, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazfit-Bluetooth-Calling-Tracking-Monitoring\/dp\/B0C7VRZ4Q7?tag=zdnet-buy-button-20\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asin=\"B0C7VRZ4Q7\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"zd-buy-button-20\" data-aps-asc-subtag=\"__COM_CLICK_ID__|null|dtp\">Amazfit BIP 5<\/a> in Pastel Pink and Soft Black is on sale for $75 ahead of July 4th.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/best-smartwatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crowded marketplace<\/a> of expensive smartwatches, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazfit-Bluetooth-Calling-Tracking-Monitoring\/dp\/B0C7GJDZD7?tag=zdnet-buy-button-20\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asin=\"B0C7GJDZD7\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"zd-buy-button-20\" data-aps-asc-subtag=\"__COM_CLICK_ID__|null|dtp\">Amazfit&#8217;s BIP 5<\/a> is an inexpensive option that uses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zepp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">Zepp<\/a> app to provide lots of health data. Amazfit&#8217;s lineup of smartwatches runs the gamut of price points from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/why-i-wear-this-220-smartwatch-even-after-testing-garmin-and-samsung-watches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Balance<\/a> to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/one-of-the-best-rugged-smartwatches-ive-tested-is-also-one-of-the-longest-lasting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T-Rex 3<\/a>, and the BIP 5 is the latest budget option.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/best-cheap-smartwatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The best cheap smartwatches: Expert tested<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, what do you get from a $90 smartwatch? What you might expect from a low-cost device, but with some good surprises, too. The BIP 5 is informed by Amazfit&#8217;s lineup and is carried by Zepp, the comprehensive software that works more or less the same across all the tech giant&#8217;s smartwatches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I went hands-on with the BIP over two weeks, wearing it regularly to the gym, as well as on a work trip to Europe, and found this watch to be a solid fitness companion. Even though the watch doesn&#8217;t have the most high-end hardware, the Zepp app makes up for it with loads of metrics and customizability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first thing I&#8217;ll say about this watch is that the battery is great. I didn&#8217;t even bother bringing the charger when I went to Europe for six days, nor did I need to. I&#8217;ve been getting away with charging it about once a week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The physical design is the other immediate thing that stands out about this watch. It looks like a sub-$100 smartwatch, but that isn&#8217;t necessarily bad. The 1.9-inch face is chunky, and the wristband it comes with is basic, but at least it&#8217;s customizable. The display doesn&#8217;t compare to high-end AMOLEDs found on other smartwatches, but it&#8217;s functional and stutter-free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/this-samsung-galaxy-watch-design-feature-might-be-returning-soon-and-its-good-news-for-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Samsung Galaxy Watch design feature might be returning soon &#8211; and it&#8217;s good news for fans<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s ultimately a neutral-looking watch that neither attracts nor repels attention, and there&#8217;s something to be said about that fact when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/best-smartwatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other smartwatches<\/a> insist on selling themselves as style pieces.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of durability, this is not a watch you want to take with you into the pool or shower. It has an IP68 rating, making it splash-proof, but not submersible. Even though I love the outdoors, I&#8217;m not someone you&#8217;ll find running in the rain. Instead, I prefer a smartwatch that offers solid fitness measurements in the gym, coupled with good sleep tracking.<\/p>\n<p>I had mixed results with the BIP&#8217;s fitness tracking. I took the watch to the gym and found that the &#8220;workout mode&#8221; doesn&#8217;t really work for me. When in this mode, the app wants you to keep your heart rate up in a certain range, and will alert you to keep moving when it gets too low.  <\/p>\n<p>The problem, in my experience, is that the heart rate monitor is not entirely accurate. The device constantly insisted my heart rate was too low, urging me to &#8220;keep moving&#8221; even though I was mid-stride on the treadmill or mid-squat on the rack. I can see this being useful for someone focused on high-intensity interval circuit training, but unless you adjust the parameters, it might be too intrusive for athletes who know their way around the gym.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the device can&#8217;t always tell when I&#8217;m sitting or standing. I use a standing desk in the office and at home, so I&#8217;m standing at least half of the day, but the BIP can&#8217;t always tell the difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Amazfit BIP 5 Smartwatch\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>   Kyle Kucharski\/ZDNET<\/p>\n<p>There are over 120 different sport measurement modes on the BIP, so there&#8217;s no way I could try them all, but the ones I did try &#8212; like rowing &#8212; were helpful but not necessarily game-changing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That said, the watch measures a wide array of metrics with Zepp&#8217;s PAI score. The &#8220;personal activity indicator&#8221; is a metric that awards you points every day based on cardiorespiratory measurements from all sources (not just designated workouts) with the goal of totaling up to 100 for the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I really like Zepp&#8217;s PAI system and think it makes sense to evaluate your health and fitness levels from a broad perspective, not just as random metrics in a vacuum. Runners will also love the built-in GPS, which can generate maps of your routes and a set of metrics surrounding your workout, such as records, achievement predictions to chart progress, and workout templates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/you-dont-need-to-spend-over-300-for-a-good-smartwatch-this-android-proves-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You don&#8217;t need to spend over $300 for a good smartwatch &#8211; this Android proves it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The core features of the BIP 5 are health-centric, so there aren&#8217;t too many special features here in the way of connectivity, but the ones it does have are at least useful. For example, if you&#8217;re playing music on your phone, you can control playback with the watch, and it does have Alexa support, allowing you to give commands via the watch if you have a smart home setup.<\/p>\n<p>As for its sleep-tracking capabilities, the BIP 5 is again carried by the Zepp app, which is comprehensive and packed full of data. This makes it a great budget option for people who are primarily interested in monitoring sleep, but don&#8217;t necessarily want a full-fledged fitness watch.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Amazfit BIP 5 Smartwatch\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720.2133333333334\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>   Kyle Kucharski\/ZDNET<\/p>\n<p>Every morning, Zepp produces a progress report with a grade, including extended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/what-is-ai-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI-generated<\/a> narrative reports that put your sleep habits into context. Unfortunately, the metrics are not wholly accurate. Zepp often thinks I&#8217;m asleep when I&#8217;m not, and sometimes says my sleep was worse than it actually was.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One thing that Zepp emphasizes is routine sleep and wake times, and it can harshly judge deviation from that pattern, even if you get a good night&#8217;s sleep. There were nights when it would give me a 75 to 80 score rating and chastise me for shifting from my sleep schedule, even though it was a weekend, or I felt well-rested.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/best-smartwatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The best smartwatches 2025: I wore these for weeks and found the perfect one for your wrist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, the device does a good job of catching things that disrupt sleep, even if you&#8217;re unaware. For example, in one instance, I had a late-night cocktail, and the next morning, it asked me, &#8220;Hey, I noticed your heart rate took a while to drop last night. Did you eat late or have alcohol before bed?&#8221; Busted.  <\/p>\n<p>In this case, it did disrupt my sleep, so this level of insight was surprising and smart when I didn&#8217;t necessarily expect it: an overarching theme to the watch&#8217;s capabilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ZDNET&#8217;s buying advice<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a budget smartwatch that can do a little bit of everything, but your life doesn&#8217;t depend on ultra-precise monitoring, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazfit-Bluetooth-Calling-Tracking-Monitoring\/dp\/B0C7VRZ4Q7?tag=zdnet-buy-button-20\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asin=\"B0C7VRZ4Q7\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"zd-buy-button-20\" data-aps-asc-subtag=\"__COM_CLICK_ID__|null|dtp\">Amazfit&#8217;s BIP 5<\/a> is one of the best on the market. Its integration with the Zepp app immediately makes this $59 smartwatch feel like it&#8217;s double the price.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, if you&#8217;re someone who doesn&#8217;t want to wear a smartwatch 24\/7, the battery life on the BIP 5 is fantastic, and although it&#8217;s not the classiest smartwatch on the market, it gets the job done.<\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published on September 19, 2024, and was updated on June 27, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ZDNET&#8217;s key takeaways The Amazfit BIP 5 is typically sold on Amazon for $89. 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