The fitness trackers market is growing and gaining new models all the time. This is good because it makes the segment more competitive and diversified. Today, it is possible to buy a simple smartband, but which has a design as beautiful and elegant as more advanced models. This is the case with the Husky Sports 700.
The Husky Sports 700 is a smartband from Kabum that offers the main features of monitoring health and physical activities, and has built-in GPS. Its goal is to offer good features at an affordable price.
I tested this smartwatch-like fitness tracker for a few days and I tell you all about its features and operation in this review. Let’s go to the text!
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design and build
For me, the design of the Husky Sports 700 is its biggest asset. The smartband has a round plastic case that imitates aluminum in graphite color. The look is very nice and elegant, reminiscent of more advanced and more expensive smartwatches.
The device has two buttons for activating menus and starting monitoring. The top button opens the widgets menu, where there are various resources and health monitoring. The bottom button opens the physical activities menu.
The device makes a certain amount of volume on the arm, but it doesn’t get in the way when sleeping. The bracelet, on the other hand, is well fixed on the arm and has a very secure locking system. And speaking of bracelets, the smartband always comes with two. One of them is always black, and the second can be dark green, navy blue or gray.
The device does not have protection against scratches, but it is water resistant, supporting a maximum depth of 30 meters.
Bodies
The Husky Sports 700’s screen is unimpressive. It resembles older Chinese smartbands due to the low resolution. It is not something that bothers you, especially if the user is a beginner. But it is notable for users who already have some experience with newer smartbands.
Other than that, the size is quite suitable for all types of users at 1.69 inches. The screen manages to display several information at the same time, and in a very readable way.
But since the screen uses a TFT panel, it ends up consuming more power than AMOLED screens. And the brightness isn’t the best either. Indoors, the smartband does very well, but in open areas, the maximum brightness may not be enough to provide an adequate level of visibility.
configuration and performance
The Husky Sports 700 is a very simple smartband, which means not having advanced hardware or software. It also does not have a microphone, speaker, app store or user-accessible internal memory.
When the device does not support the installation of third-party apps such as Spotify, the internal memory can be used to store MP3 songs. In this way, it is possible to listen to music while running or walking without the need to carry your smartphone. This, of course, if the smartband has a music player and is compatible with this functionality.
As this is not the case with the Husky Sports 700, the device ends up offering only a player that serves to control Spotify running on the cell phone. For this reason, the device only communicates with the cell phone via Bluetooth 5.0, not being compatible with Wi-Fi networks.
The Husky Sports 700’s widgets aren’t as complete. This means that the displayed information is basic. The weather widget, for example, only reports the forecast for the current day and the next two days.
Smartband setup is also basic. There are no features like the screen always active (Always On Display) and the brightness adjustment has only three levels. There is also no theater mode. To sleep, I had to turn off the wake-up-screen-on-raise feature, and turned on night mode.
The device displays notifications received on the cell phone, such as emails, missed calls, calendar events, SMS messages, and from the Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and YouTube apps. Sync is above average for devices in this price range. Rarely is a notification missed, but it is not possible to reply to them.
About the accuracy of the sensors, they work fine most of the time. I only noticed something strange with the step counter, which reported many more steps than usual on days when I didn’t leave the house. For example, the Husky Sports 700 reported that during my tests, I averaged 4,380 steps a day. This does not match reality, as I used another more advanced smartband for the same period, and this average was much lower (3,068 steps).
While the information is basic on the Husky Sports 700, the Kabum smartband mobile app is very complete. One thing that really annoys me are slow apps to load information, but VeryFit is very light and fast.
In addition, the app is very complete and offers good practice tips to improve health in general. It has a feature called “Wellness Management” with the topics: developing sleep habits, improving running performance and weight management program. These sections have online information that loads quickly and still allows the user to create a monitored program.
As the Husky Sports 700 does not have the PAI feature, the smartband found a way to encourage its users to exercise through another feature: the Achievements system. In this way, VeryFit gives “rewards” to the user as he reaches his goals. PAI (Personal Activity Intelligence) is a fitness tracking system based on a score ranging from 0 to 100.
Another feature I found interesting – and somewhat strange – is the ability to add family members to VeryFit. I had no way to test this feature, but I was curious to know how it works and why it exists. I believe it is possible to compare the results with a relative, or even invite him to a competition.
The Husky Sports 700 comes with three watchfaces – or dials – pre-installed, but VeryFit makes it possible to download several models, for all tastes. Additionally, the Husky Sports 700 mobile app is very intuitive and easy to use, making it ideal for first-time users. To make it even better, the VeryFit interface just lacked a dark mode.
Exercise and health tracking
On the health monitoring side, the Husky Sports 700 offers the most essential features like continuous heart rate, stress levels, blood oxygenation, calories burned, menstrual cycles and sleep quality.
As for the monitoring of physical activities, the smartband allows monitoring of 14 types of sports, including swimming in a pool and in the open sea. The device still has automatic detection of physical activity and sends reminders for the user to drink water.
During a walk, for example, it is possible to respond to an automatic request from the fitness tracker, informing “outdoor walk”. During my tests, the device failed when trying to position the GPS, but it started the workout anyway. Then, through the app, it was possible to verify that the GPS was used correctly, as there was a measurement of the distance traveled, among other information.
It is worth noting that the smartband’s GPS is always activated, as even walks without recorded training have information about the distance travelled. Other than that, I found the device to have good accuracy. Your data does not differ much from that recorded by a more advanced smartwatch.
I only really noticed the disparity in the step counts in periods of rest. There was also an alert about the goal of an activity I hadn’t started, in this case climbing stairs.
battery and charging
The manufacturer informs that the battery of the Husky Sports 700 lasts up to 7 days. During my tests, after 4 days using the smartband, I had about 30% charge left. This result indicates that the informed total autonomy is correct.
It is only necessary to point out that the battery will drain much faster if the user makes heavy use of physical activity monitoring. Basically, if you train every day, your battery life will be lower.
Regarding charging, the fitness tracker loads relatively quickly. After 30 minutes on the charger, the device’s battery went from 30% to 68% charge.
direct competitors
Haylou Solar Plus RT3 is a good competitor for Husky Sports 700. It is also a smartband with round case and elegant design. The Haylou has all the features present in its rival, and even offers advantages such as the high-resolution OLED screen, the ability to answer calls and the Always On Display feature (screen always on).
Another option is the Colmi C60, which also has all the features present in the Husky smartband, but has an IPS screen and still allows you to answer and make calls via Bluetooth.
The Husky Sports 700 can be found from R$279 at Kabum. The Haylou Solar Plus RT3 costs from BRL 257 on AliExpress. The Colmi C60 costs from R$ 228 on Amazon, considering the national purchase. At Magalu, the smartband costs R$270, also as a national purchase, with a 1-year warranty.
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Is the Husky Sports 700 worth buying?
Husky Sports 700 is a smartband with basic monitoring features, focusing on health and exercise. Its biggest differential is the very elegant look, with the round case, reminiscent of a conventional watch.
I recommend the Husky Sports 700 for users who are new to health monitoring, and who also need to receive cell phone notifications directly on their wrist.
In this sense, there are several Chinese options on the market. However, the Husky Sports 700 appears as an alternative sold in Brazil, with warranty, support and fast delivery. The price of the device is worth it for its accuracy and mobile app quality. It can also be useful for users who have no experience with imports, or prefer fitness trackers with conventional watch designs.
? Buy the Husky Sports 700 at Kabum