The under Rs 5,000 price point is crucial to the Indian smartwatch industry since it is accessible to a lot of people. Over the years we have seen multiple manufacturers attempting to capture this segment by offering better Smart mode, watch faces , All Sensor , and better batteries,In order to be the best in this segment, manufacturers have flooded the sub-Rs. 5,000 price segment with a range of good smartwatch
The Blood Oxygen Saturation (SpO2), Heart Rate & Sleep Tracking sensor Sensor, Water Resistance,Bigger Battery which was earlier exclusive to smartwatch above Rs. 10,000 is now available under Rs. 5,000, giving users best features at a bargain price.
Good Sensor technology has also trickled down to the sub Rs. 5,000 segment over the years giving people the option to get Good sensor without paying a bomb for flagship smartwatch, Some of the recent smartwatches we have seen in this price point pack in as much as a Blood Oxygen Saturation (SpO2), Heart Rate & Sleep Tracking sensor, With so many options in the market, picking up a smartwatch isn’t easy, But we’ve put together a list of the best smartwatch under Rs. 5,000 for you,
1. boAt Xtend Smartwatch
It has Large Curved Display in this price category - 1.69 inch,
It has Battery with heavy usage and frequently waking up the screen,
It has alexa, alarms, notifications is about 3 days,
It has On standby while just checking the time occassionally is about 8 days, Pretty good,
The Full charging time is about 1.5 hours, Decent quality magnetic charging cable provided,
It has Use your own low power adapter, power bank or laptop,
It Has all the necessary health / workout tracking options,Spo2( Oxymeter), Heart Rate monitor,The Accuracy is 95-98%,
The Sleep tracking is pretty accurate too,
The Paedometer is accurate most of the times, but sometimes few hundred steps are added randomly without any activity, This happens randomly once in 3-4 days,
The Stress Monitor is also there but not sure how it's calculated,
The sensors are not fake most probably,
The Lift to wake up gesture works but with a 1 second delay,which is manageable,
It has Tap to wake functionality too,Works with most popular notifications: Whatsapp, SMS, Facebook, Instagram etc,
You Can read the entire SMS on watch and most of the other messages unless it's very long,Calls can't be picked up or silenced,
You can only see the caller id and reject the call, BT Music Control, Weather updates and Alexa are other usable smart features,
It has 50 different watch face are available on the Boat wave app,
Some of them are really good,You can also have customised wallpapers as watch faces , See the posted pictures,The Boat Wave app is neatly organized and syncs health data without any issues instantly,
The Watch app also has assisted GPS functionality which can track your running activities on a map, in case you need that data,The User Interface is smooth, Please note that it's not laggy,
Watch animations and transitions are a little slow but overall easy to use,
Watch Touch screen response is excellent and feels nice, Overall construction is sturdy and feels nice and comfortable to wear it,
Watch has water resistance of 5 ATM, Can take it for a short duration swim in a pool, under the shower or rain without any worries,
The Watch uppper body is brushed aluminium and under body is good quality plastic, The straps are soft and also of very good quality, It doesn't irritate your skin even after wearing it for long durations,
There are Four colour options available with equally matching straps, Straps can be easily replaced with fancy straps, Works both with Android and iPhone flawlessly, Tested on both
2. Noise ColorFit Pulse Smartwatch
IN THE BOX
፨ The smart watch module with screen protector applied,22mm wide TPU strap,Charging cable,Instruction Manual and Warranty Registration card.
FEATURES
Display is 1.3 inch 240x240 capacitive ,
Glass is Curved glass with anti-fingerprint coating,
It has IP68 Full dustproof and waterproof,
The battery is 210 mah battery - 7 to 10 days usage with 45 days standby,
Bluetooth is 5.0 BLE,
It has 24/7 heart Rate sensor, sedentary alarm, breathe feature, and usual health and sleep monitoring,
Notification is App, message, social media and call notifications supported,
You can Also control Music,
It has also Menstrual cycle tracking,
It has 9 sports mode - Walk, Yoga, Spin, Run, Climb, Workout, Bike, Hike, Treadmill.
WHAT I LIKED
The premium design this watch and great display quality is Much better than other smartwatches and bands in this category in my opinion,
The Battery life is about 7 to 10 days,
The Smartwatch has IPX68 dust and waterproof Not need to worry about water any more
It was Pretty accurate with fitness, health and sleep monitoring,
It has Better control & display of calls, messages and music from the band.
WHAT I FELT CAN BE IMPROVED
If it has More exercise or activities could have been included like Badminton etc it might be better
It has Only 5 watch faces available but heard there will be more added this year.
3. Noise ColorFit Ultra Bezel-Less Smart Watch
FEATURES
The 1.75” is TruViewTM display You can See that clear, bigger picture on the 1.75’’ touch screen with 320*385 pixels Crafted from Grade 6061 aluminium,
The ColorFit Ultra can withstand daily rough use with ease,Personal health assistant & NoiseFit App it can Take care of your health with features like blood oxygen (SpO2), heart rate, stress, REM & sleep monitors,
It Can Know more about your health, stay connected with the world and more via the dedicated NoiseFit app,
it has 60 sports modes & 100+ watch faces: With 60 sports modes, you are spoilt for choices just pick and play your sport,
You Change your look as per your preference with 100+ customisable and cloud-based watch faces (and straps),
It will stand 9-day on single charge the battery & IP68 Waterproof The powerful 9-day battery stays with you through your everyday hustle,
The Smartwatch ColorFit Ultra is ready to go with you everywhere, thanks to IP68 waterproof rating.
WHAT I LIKED
It is Claimed to have 1.75" display is excellent is near AMOLED Quality The Brightness is of acceptable level You can read fonts in daylight with proper watch faces.
The Some of measurements are good, Example Heart Rate, Oxygen SpO2 and somewhat sleep measurement.
Some of features are welcome for Example Drink water reminder, idle time reminder etc.
The Build of the device is good, Straps are holding on good, Watch has a nice heft to it, Oleophobic coating is holding on.
WHAT I FELT CAN BE IMPROVED
The Chinese company masquerading as Indian brand
The BIGGEST CON, is the Noise Fit APP You need it to even BOOT the watch the first time,
The App asking too many permissions, requires location and Network even if you want to open and see the stats, Started getting marketing calls + whatsapp messages from Chinese numbers
There is no Exit for this Noise fit App you will have to go to settings and kill it,
The Battery backup unpredictable, anything from 2 to 4 days. I only have idle time alert on,I Tried everything like Watch in Aeroplane mode, Brightness kept to minimum, continuous heart rate monitor, reminder to drink etc etc are all off DND on etc etc, Finally I believe I got a watch face that is holding a steady charge of at least 3.5 days
It has an Inaccurate calculations, Shows step counts, before I have even woken up. Awake times are not accounted for, in sleep calculations, Inaccurate step / distance count like upto 30% off, 2km walk shows as 1.4 kms etc
Just an expensive toy that's all, I would say, fitness band is better value for money,
It has a Very complex menus and the switch is designed too low, towards the wrist, difficult to press, Selecting a workout in itself is a workout,
It has a very Flimsy charging chord, may break at any moment, Magnetic not holding up as strong.
The fancy stuffs which like watch faces are not up to expectations, For a start, you can load only one watch face from the app, the rest you will have to be contended with your only 5 watch faces that comes with the device.
4. boAt Flash Edition Smartwatch
FEATURES
The smartwatch has 1.3"(33mm) LCD display with a round dial that sports complete capacitive and responsive touch interface for effortless control,
It has The health monitoring feature in the watch helps you keep a track of heart rate & blood oxygen levels,
The daily activity tracker records daily steps taken, calories burnt and distances covered,
It has 10 active sports modes that include running, walking, cycling, climbing, yoga, basketball, football, badminton, skipping & swimming.
It Loaded with features like the watch Flash offers 7 day (when in use) battery life so you never miss the fun Up to 20 days on stand by,
You can Easily Customize your watch with 6 watch faces to match your style, every day
You can Receive all important notifications, from calls & texts, to social media & sedentary alerts, all in one place,
You can Stay calm and relaxed in all situations with the guided meditative breathing feature, with DND to shush the outside world while you rejuvenate,
This smartwatch has IP68 Dust, Splash & Sweat Resistance makes it your perfect fitness companion.
5.Fire-Boltt Ring Smart Watch
FEATURES
The Bluetooth Calling Watch- Fire-Boltt Ring enables you to make and receive calls directly from your watch via the built-in speaker and microphone, This smartwatch features a dial pad, option to access recent calls & sync your phone’s contacts.
How you can to activate Bluetooth Calling- To enable Bluetooth Calling Function, first connect it to the compatible app, Once connected, manually go to the phone's Bluetooth settings and pair this smartwatch (Bluetooth Name: BSW005), Upon pairing, you will get a notification and you Connected for calls and audio.
There are SPo2 & Heart Rate Tracking is available , the Smartwatch tracks your real time Blood Oxygen Spo2 and has 24*7 Heart Rate Tracking,It also has Sleep and Fitness Tracking.
The 1.7 inch HD Full Touch - Industry Best Display of 1.7 Inches Size
The Full Metal Body with Changeable Strap- Sleek & Fashionable Metal Body The one-click control mode and honey comb menu helps you quickly navigate
The Battery Life- The watch can work for 24 Hours with Bluetooth Calling ( Normal Usage )*, 8 Days without Bluetooth Calling
The Music Experience On The Go- Equipped with an inbuilt speaker, this smartwatch lets you play your favourite tracks on the Watch without having to take out your phone.
There are Multiple Watch Faces & Smart Controls- The Smartwatch has multiple Watch Faces. It has Smart controls like Weather Forecast, Alarm, Remote Control Camera, Get a 1-year assured warranty from FIRE-BOLTT
6.Amazfit Bip U Smart Watch
FEATURES
It has (SpO2) Blood-oxygen Level Measurement
It has Stress Monitoring with Breathing Training
It has Heart Rate Monitoring and PAI Heath Assessment System
It has 60+ Sports Modes and 5 ATM Water Resistance
It has Smart Notifications for Incoming Calls, Text Messages, Apps, and Calendars
WHAT I LIKED
The watch special timer is effective for any focus work, I use this while reading.
it have a lot of exercise modes, Though I don't really use them.
the alarm is effective, Always get me up.
it can control songs and camera from this, Good feature.
the magnetic charger is very good and easy to connect
WHAT I FELT CAN BE IMPROVED
it's Unable to turn off full day heart rate tracking, It turns on automatically.
it's has a lot of spelling mistakes.
steps counter is about 80-85% accurate.
i tested myself watch heart rate feature while on my exercise bike and it showed only 70-75% accuracy.
I charged this watch to 95% on the first day and it have 50% battery on the 3rd day with full usage, So battery could be improved.
when I lifted my hand to see the time, it takes about 1 sec for the watch to light up, This can be a little frustrating if you're in hurry.
i tested it's spO2 and stress tracker as well but not sure about their accuracy,Though I believe it'll also be about 70-85% accurate.
sleep tracker is also not intelligent
7.Fire-Boltt 360 Pro
FEATURES
The Bluetooth Calling Watch- Fire-Boltt 360 Pro enables you to make and receive calls directly from your watch via the built-in speaker and microphone, This smartwatch features a dial pad, there is option to access recent calls & sync your phone’s contacts.
How You can activate Bluetooth Calling To enable Bluetooth Calling Function, first connect it to the compatible app, Once connected, manually go to the phone's Bluetooth settings and pair (Bluetooth Name: BSW017), Upon pairing, you will get a notification like this Connected for calls and audio.
The 360*360 High "PRO" Display Resolution- 1.32 inches HD Color screen Full capacitive touch, supporting taps and swipes,
The Temperature Monitoring- The watch can monitor your temperature.
The main features SPO2/ Oxygen, Heart Rate- Fire-Boltt 360 Pro Smartwatch comes with real time 24*7 SPO2 / Blood Oxygen tracking, Dynamic Heart Rate Monitoring
You can Connect to Earpods & Play & Save Local Music The smartwatch is allows you to connect your earpods and enjoy listening to music with this cross connection, and Store your favourite music in the watch as local music, and also Play favourite music on the watch with the in-built speaker
WHAT I LIKED
it's has good display and call feature no doubt,
it's has a very good bluetooth calling watch but rest is all shabby,
it's has unreliable sensors and so the outcomes.
WHAT I FELT CAN BE IMPROVED
The Da fit app doesn't display enough data, once I downloaded first time it had plenty of data to display like heart rate, temp sync, the watch faces online download etc but once I uninstalled and installed again these features vanished
The Cycling and other options not visible in da fit
There is No google fit sync either.
8. realme Smart Watch 2 Pro (Space Grey)
FEATURES
1.75" HD Super Bright Touchscreen Display for fine picture quality and vivid colors
The Heart Rate & Blood Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) Monitors
There are Dual Satellite for Low Power GPS supporting GLONASS and GPS provides accurate & independent path tracking for running, jogging, cycling, walking.
The battery life is Up to 14 Days (based on usage)
There are total 90 Sport Modes like Outdoor Run, Indoor Run, Outdoor Walk, Indoor Walk, Outdoor Cycling, Spinning, Hiking, Basketball, Yoga, Rowing, Elliptical, Cricket etca
WHAT I LIKED
The Display gives you premium watch experience.
The Display brightness is superb, using 20%(lowest) brightness shows all data in indoor, outdoor in sunlight also shows but you can use 40% brightness for full details (still 60,80,100 you have)
The UI experience is also smooth touch response.
The Notifications shows first in watch after in my mobile. I think late notification is my mobile defect.
The Battery performance is awesome, If continuous heart rate monitor is enabled gives you 8 days of battery backup.
The Easy gestures are more easy usefull, brightness, DND, raise to wake on/off, Torch etc
The Auto DND option is more helpfull while urgent sleeping, it will activate automatically.
The Heartrate and SpO2 result gives u near by accuracy compared to hospitalised oxymeter but this watch is not for medical measurements.
WHAT I FELT CAN BE IMPROVED
The watch counts wrong steps count in long traveling like in train,bus,etc.
The camera shutter only works if you set volume button as shutter
There is No smiley showing in watch
The mobile battery is Sucks more bcz of data sync
Using this watch which is paired with mobile and Mobile getting Heat little bit
9.pTron Force X11 Bluetooth Calling Smartwatch
The Bluetooth Calling Smartwatch feature is Make and receive a phone call directly using Force X11 via a built-in mic & loudspeaker, It comes with a dial pad, option to access call history and sync phone contacts.
The Track Health & Fitness - 24Hrs Realtime Hear Rate Tracking, Blood Oxygen, Meditative Breathing, Sleep Monitor, Sedentary Alert, Sports & Fitness Tracking, Step Count & Calories Burnt, Hydrate Alert
The Big and good looking 1.7" Full Touch HD Color Screen with Custom Watch Faces Slim & Lightweight Design, up to 7 Days Runtime,10-15 Days Standby,IP68 Dust, Dirt & Waterproof, it has Metal Body, it has a Changeable Silicone Strap
There are many Smart Features like Touch Control Smartwatch,Smart Notifications on Your Wrist, Listen to Music on the Watch, Camera Remote Control, Raise & Wake Display, Weather Info, Find the Watch; Stopwatch & Alarm
There are Multiple Watch Faces from App it has Bluetooth 5.0 with 10meters Wireless Range you can Use Da Fit Mobile App it is Compatible with Android 4.4 & above/iOS 9.0 & above you can fully charge from 0 to 100 percent in Just 3Hrs from Magnetic Charging it has 1-Year Warranty
You can Download & install 'Da Fit' App from Playstore/Appstore, connect watch & phone via BT, add smart watch in the App, Enable functions like notifications, watch faces, other, shutter & contact etc.
10.Noise X-Fit 1 ( HRX Edition) Smart Watch Fitness Tracker
It has a 1.52” TruViewTM display – Industry leading display with the best-in-class resolution of 360*400 pixels for a sharper, brighter viewing experience.
The Smart Watch is 24*7 wellness partner – Take a step towards complete wellness with Noise Health Suite, Track your SpO2 levels, heart rate, stress levels and sleep insights, right from your wrist.
The Smart Watch Multiple sports mode – Crush those fitness goals with your choice of workout from 15 sports mode, Monitor your performance with every step, lap and stat.
The Smart Watch has A new face, every day – Never run out of choices to match your watch with your look, thanks to over 100+ cloud-based & customisable watch faces.
The Smart Watch has Up to 10-day battery – Your hustle doesn’t stop, Neither does the Noise XFit 1 ( HRX Edition) Fitness tracker. It’s designed to keep up with you
WHAT I FELT CAN BE IMPROVED
The music control is not good, it only allows you to control if you're really lucky, JioSaavn didnt work well, neither did Spotify or youtube, Really disappointing since it is a prime feature
The Core Workout mode kept adding Calories even when I was standing still. Not sure about the accuracy,
The Battery backup is very weak. Went from 72 to 15 within 24 hours ,I am kept using it continuously for testing
The smart watch ring in the description is Silver, while it is actually Dark Grey. That's kind of a bummer,
WHAT I LIKED
It has a Best Display, just makes you happy with its Super Picture Quality
It has a Sufficient no. of watch faces.
The Heart rate, SP02 working really fine shows warning to wear it perfectly ,if kept on floor
The Alarm facility, drink water reminder, normal reminder are really a benefit.
The Call notifications, Message Notifications, WhatsApp Notifications work really well, once in 50 times lag spotted, which is ok at this price
The Find my device feature is good