Best Value Smartwatch for Long Distance Runners | Below RS 11000 | 2018

Being a long distance runner myself I know how helpful a smartwatch is and how much costly it is too. So, I wrote this article to help all the runners out to improve their speed, keep an eye on their heartbeat without emptying their wallet.

Nowadays in 2018, there’s a lot of choices for runners to track their progress.

Most runners keep their smartphone with them while running and use Apps to track their progress.

This is what I used to do while running a marathon, but the disadvantage of carrying a smartphone while running are many like Rain damage, damage from sweat, bulky, the chance of dropping.

I used to track my runs with the help of a smartphone but used a water-resistant cover to keep it safe from sweat and rain. The cover helped me a lot to keep my smartphone safe but made it bulky so that was annoying.

Then after a while, I stopped using the smartphone in marathons but that was a bad idea I couldn’t track my runs and would get bored while running.

Then I researched a lot and found these smartwatches which have great battery life and are affordable.

Requirements of a runner: My perspective

• GPS, that’s must
• Water Resistant
• Waterproof if you are a Triathlon Runner
• Music playback straight from the watch
• Interchangeable Bands
• Good Battery Backup
• Sync with Strava or other fitness apps
• Good tracking software in a watch as well as in smartphone
• Visible in sunlight
• Minimalistic
• Show and read notifications

Kept in mind all these requirements I found these smartwatches which are the best under 160$ or RS 11000.

Xiaomi Amazfit Pace priced at $99

 

With a built-in GPS, heart rate sensor and smartphone notification support included a 4 GB memory for storing music, at $ 100 or RS 6700 Amazfit PACE is a great value for money smartwatch.

I am currenty using it as my daily driver and its there in my hand for more than 8 months. This is a great value for money watch. One more thing – the watch gets many updates and new fetures very often.

For full details visit this link

Amazfit Bip priced at $50

Amazfit Bip is another fitness watch which is basically made for runners, it comes in many colors, supports English, it is IP-68 water resistant, has 40 days of battery backup which is insane. It doesn’t have internal memory for music storage but looking at it price which is 60$ or Rs 4500 we can manage.

Its only drawback is that it dosnt have any internal storage for music, but looking at its price, features and battery life every disadvantage is neglected.

For more details visit these links: link 1, link 2

Amazfit Pace 2 or Stratos priced at $160

 

Amazfit pace 2 is the upgraded version of Amazfit pace. Amazfit pace 2 is waterproof, has a carbon fiber designed body and supports many extra features example: swimming, Vo2max, HIIT etc.

Best looking Amazfit watch in the market, English version will be available in mid April.

Amazfit Watch Pace 2 Specifications

• 1.34-inch reflective low-power color display
• 1.2 GHz dual-core processor
• 512M RAM
• 4 GB built-in flash memory, the user free space of about 2 GB
• Low-power GPS + GLONASS binary positioning
• PPG Heart Rate Sensor
• Triaxial Accelerometer
• Gyro
• Geomagnetic Sensor
• Barometric Sensor 4
• Ambient Light Sensor
• Three Hardware Buttons
• 280mAh lithium polymer
• 22mm Width

Battery Life

 

• 5 days (running 30 minutes a day, pushing 200 messages)
• 35 hours (full open GPS, full heart rate monitoring) 5

 

Waterproof Level

• 5ATM (50 meters waterproof)
• GB / T 30106-2013 / ISO 22810: 2010 standard

APP

• AMAZFIT Watch 2.0

Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro priced at Rs11000

With a built-in GPS, AMOLED screen, water resistant even in salty water, heart rate sensor and smartphone notification support included a 4 GB memory for storing music, at RS 11000 Gear Fit 2 pro is a great smartwatch for a runner.

Samsung’s new Fit 2 Pro smart fitness band is its own predecessor.

• Gear Fit 2 Pro comes with a rubber strap and two color options Black and Red/Black
• 1.5-inch curved Super AMOLED screen
• Water resistant up to 5ATM
• Touch screen device
• Bluetooth 4.2
• Wi-Fi
• GPS
• 512MB of RAM
• 4GB of internal storage
• 200mAh battery which gives you two days of backup

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Other than these smartwatches, if you want to read more about the “The Best SmartWatch of 2018” here is an awesome article was written by Reviews.com.

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Hope this article is helpful If you have bought any of these watches let me know in the comment below. Also, let me know which feature you love and most useful.