Noise Colorfit fitness band review: Monitoring health is now fun
The wearable market has seen a consistent rise in popularity in the recent years, despite having a slow beginning. Part of that success has to be due to highly affordable fitness bands — the lot that manages to give half the thrills of the fully-equipped expensive ones for a fraction of the price. Xiaomi initiated the trend with its Mi Band, following which several other players started jumping into the bandwagon and cashing in on the opportunity. However, the affordable fitness band segment has seen stagnation in the recent months, with hardly any point of differentiation between the products — they look pretty much similar and offer almost identical features. Noise wants to change that.
After making a name for itself in the extremely affordable smartwatch segment, Noise has ventured into the fitness tracker market with its Colorfit fitness band. It costs Rs 1,999 and offers a ton of features, chief among which enhances its appeal is a segment-first colour display. But is it as good as the offerings from the established brands? Let’s find out.
Design
The only way fitness trackers distinguish themselves from each other is design. Fitbit does it with mostly square-ish designs whereas Xiaomi makes copious use of curves on its Mi Band trackers. The Colorfit has a more Fitbit-esque design for the tracker, especially with its rectangular shape, which when paired with the silicone strap, lends it more of a bracelet look. The silicon strap has enough adjustment options to fit even the healthiest of wrists. However, the tracker is pretty sizeable, which doesn’t sit as snug on the wrist. The strap is thicker and it often starts causing skin irritation once you wear it for almost half a day — at least in our case. Maybe the Silicone strap did not agree with our skin.
Coming back to the tracker, there’s a 0.96-inch colour display on top accompanied by a capacitive touch button similar to all other trackers. There’s a fair amount of bezel around the display, but there’s a very good reason for that. The Colorfit band uses an LCD panel, unlike monochromatic OLED panels on other fitness trackers. LCD screens need some space to house the drivers — this is the reason why smartphone with LCD display still have chins. It’s the same reason why the Colorfit band has to have thick bezels around it. The tracker is IP67 water and dust resistant, which means it can survive the occasional splashes and light rain without bothering you.
Display
Since the display is Colorfit’s USP and Noise has made sure the band excels in that regards. For an LCD panel, the colours and contrasts are high, which makes reading information on the tiny display very interesting and easy. It’s also easier on the eyes as the tracker can use colours to differentiate between image and icons.
The fonts are legible, although reading messages on this tiny display is preferable only if you aren’t in a circumstance to read it on your smartphone. Sunlight legibility is surprisingly good, considering the extremely pocket-friendly price. The tracker doesn’t support emojis, which is a bit of a letdown. But at such an affordable price, it is justifiable to be satisfied with what’s being offered.
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