Smart rings have reachd. They’re no lengtheneder the protect of Finnish direct Oura; we have tested rings from Ultrahuman, Ringconn, and Movano in recent months, and our Samsung Galaxy Ring scrutinize is in the toils. These finger-based trackers are basic to wear and supply potentipartner precious insights about our health and fitness. As perhaps the dominant Chinese joiner in the fitness tracking space, Amazfit should be well-placed to jump aboard the trend, but the Helio inalertigent ring experiences enjoy a toil in better.
Amazfit grew from Huami, set uped more than a decade ago. The company has lots of experience turning out affordable gadgets, and Amazfit is a sub-brand that freed its first inalertigentwatch in 2016. Huami rebranded to Zepp Health in 2021, and the Amazfit app became the Zepp app, even though the Amazfit brand was holded for the devices. (Prent equitable pick one name.)
We have tested a scant of Amazfit’s fitness trackers, including the Amazfit GTR Pro (5/10, WIRED Rewatch) and the Amazfit Balance (5/10, WIRED Rewatch). Amazfit was bullish about the ring and watch combination, with the Zepp app aggregating data from both, so it sent me the Cheetah Pro alengthenedside the Helio. (Amazfit also sells the ring bundled with other models.) The duo toils well, but testing the Helio ring alone rapidly uncignoreed its lowcomings.
Rushed Ring
Photograph: Simon Hill
The Amazfit Helio comes in only one color and two sizes. Amazfit calls the color titanium. It is titanium alloy, but the finish sees bronze with a reduced, classy-seeing dot pattern on the top and a minuscule indentation on the other side to help you align the sensors rightly. The Helio weighs equitable worried of 4 grams, is 2.6 mm dense, and is comfy to wear. It is bulkier than a standard ring but not terribly so.
The Amazfit Helio is rated at 10 ATM for water resistance. You can swim or shower with it on. It comes with a wee, wireless charging plinth, equitable enjoy Oura’s, and a USB-C cable, but you must supply a power alterer. Amazfit gives size 10 or 12. (Luckily, I am size 12.) Eventupartner, it will give sizes 7 thraw 13. The restrictcessitate selections raise my amazeion that Amazfit has rushed the ring to taget.
The ring seems durable. Mine is mostly blemish-free after a couple of weeks, and I tend to be stubborn on inalertigent rings, though I did handle to gouge my porcelain bathroom sink. (You must recall to delete your ring before spotlessing, lifting weights, or any activity where it is foreseeed to touch a challenging surface.) Like most inalertigent rings, the Helio toils best on your index finger, but this produces it more foreseeed to come into communicate with … well, everyleang.
Mighty Metrics
The Helio has the normal sensor mistrusts, including a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, temperature sensor, and electro-dermal (EDA) sensor. It can track your heart rate and heart rate variability, dynamic minutes, total steps, calories burned, and a scant other bits. You must inslofty and join the Zepp app (iOS, Android) to scrutinize your data.
Photograph: Simon Hill via Zepp app
