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Mio Alpha 2 review

Mio Alpha 2

CHOICE Expert Rating

69%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Easy to put on and take off and adjust
  • Very easy to setup
  • Screen easy to read in sunlight
  • Accurate resting and active heart rate measurements
  • Excellent response in heart rate monitor to shifts in intensity during cool down
Bad points

Bad Points

  • No weekly, monthly or yearly summaries
  • Awkward initiation of workouts requiring the Android and iOS apps
  • Borderline accuracy for paces and and poor accuracy for distance when arm relatively immobile (eg pushing a pram)
  • Poor response in heart rate monitor to shifts in intensity during warm up
  • No sleep tracker
  • No alarm
  • No control of media playback
  • No phone Notifications
  • No social media sharing
  •   One year warranty

Type

Type
Fitness band

Recommended products

Recommended

Reliability

Satisfaction score
N/A
Reliability score
N/A

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
69%
Ease of use score
58%
Comfort score
72%
Step count accuracy score
93%
Distance accuracy score
55%
Resting heart rate accuracy
96%
Active heart rate accuracy
99%
Year tested
Pre-2022

Specifications

Waterproof or resistant claims
Up to 40m
Android app
iOS app
Screen
Digital clock
GPS
GLONASS
Weight (g)
53
Claimed battery life without GPS (days)
90
Bluetooth
4
Warranty (years)
1
Website
mioglobal.com
Claimed battery life
Not tested

Cost

Price
$299.00

Features

Notifications
Webpage tracker
Alarm
Altimeter
Heart rate monitor
Sleep tracker
Session tracker
Food tracker
Milestones
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