boAt is known for its quality audio products but a smart band from the company is really surprising, two days back, on 9th July Amazon brought up the flash sale of boAt’s first smart band that’s boAt ProGear B20. Considering the high demand for this attractive product at an attractive price, we decided to provide you with the full report of it.
At the launch the offer price was Rs. 1,499 for all the three colours i.e. Active Black, Classic Beige, and Furious Blue. That stayed for a limited time and now, the price is Rs. 1,799 for each of the three smart band variants. So, here’s the complete review of the new wearable:
Specifications & Variants:
- Attractive display with a personalized dial face
- Activity tracker
- 24h Heart rate and sleep monitoring
- Smart Notification alert with vibration
- Intuitive Sports Modes
- Mindfulness Training
- Music Control
- Time Tracker
- Remote Camera Handling
- Call Alert
- Find my Phone
- USB Direct Charging
- IP68 Dust, Water, and Sweat Resistance
- Up to 10 days of battery life with 90mAh battery
- Bluetooth 4.0
As I mentioned earlier, there are three color options available on Amazon. Those are Active Black, Classic Beige, and Furious Blue.
In the Box:
The main box contains the band strap holding the main body, one-year warranty card, and basic papers.
Design:
The boAt ProGear B20 is a 24 cm long item that weights 22g in total. The strap is made up of rubber material that feels good on the wrist and easy to clean as well. There are branding at two points. First, the noticeable one is at the supportive strap holder and another one is under the main display body. The main body is around 4 cm long, in which around 2.5 cm touch screen is fitted. Just at the bottom of the screen, there is a white circle that is used as a ‘Back’ option.
Display:
The Display is approximately 2.5×1 cm. As there is a personalized Dial Face opportunity, it wouldn’t be boring and remain attractive to you as well as others. The provided Brightness is good enough in low lights and inside any room but in the case of outdoor lighting in the morning, you need to observe closely to figure out what’s on the screen. The touch response is very much smooth.
While using, you will get the first screen with the time and your footsteps count for that day. If you tap on the white circle at the bottom of the screen, the back option, you will reach to the watch face. It shows the day and date with the time.
To reach out to menus, you have to swipe up or down on the screen. To enter any one of them, just tap on that and for back, the white circle. If you tap on the watch face, the heart rate count, your steps, burned calories, distance, and time will come one after another.
Features:
Lets discuss if the Band is really smart or not. I tested all the functionalities rather than the sports modes for the pandemic restrictions. All are providing great feedback.
The footsteps tracking is working fine. As per my test results for 100 actual steps the smart band counts 85 to 90 every time. This is well enough.
The smart notifications and call alert with vibration is again impressive. You need to activate the option form the boAt ProGear mobile app. In the app go to Device -> select SNS Alert -> active the toggle buttons of which you want to see notifications. There are options for Calender, E-mails, SMSes, WhatsApp, Linkedin, and Instagram.
In this case, only one thing to say, the vibration feedback is reflecting at the band two to three seconds late. A tip for you – mute all your WhatsApp groups before activating the notifications. Otherwise, the band can turn into a mini wrist massager which is not good for the device.
There are eight sports modes visible in the band including walking but there are six more that you can access through the application. All those are walking, running, cycling, hiking, badminton, fitness, treadmill, basketball, climbing, spinning, yoga, football, tennis, and dance.
The Sleep monitoring part is more accurate than the footstep count. It shows exactly the same timing. The stat chart in the app even segregates the duration in deep sleep, light sleep, and awake hours.
The other services like mindfulness training, find my phone, stopwatch, remote camera access, music control, traveled distance tracker, and all are as smooth as you can expect. To access the music control, do check if the band is synced with your smartphone or not. Else you will not find the option. The controllable music players are Spotify, Hungama, Files by Google, and MX Player. You can choose any one of these from the app.
I also tested the waterproofing. I kept the band outside in rain for more than 15 minutes. No problem detected yet.
Connectivity:
The ProGear comes with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity. Though you need not to worry. The connection is stable enough and remains connected within 7 feet approximately.
To set up the connectivity with your phone you need to install the boAt ProGear app in your device and turn on the Bluetooth. Open the app, on the first page you will get your band name. Tap on that and you are done. The band confirms the pairing with a little vibration.
Charging & Battery Life:
There is a 90mAh battery inside ProGear B20. The company claims it needs 1.5 hours to be fully charged and it lasts for up to 7 days of working time. The duration can extend up to 3 days more without the app or Bluetooth connectivity.
After the unboxing, you need to charge it first. Just remove the main body from the strap and connect it to any USB port. It’s that simple. I charged it for 1 hour and currently using it for around 34 hours long. The battery level drops from 100% to 71%. The band was always connected with my phone. If the drainage continues at the same rate, it can run around 5 days. Without the app connectivity, you definitely expect one or two days more service.
Pros & Cons:
| Pros | Cons |
| Great built quality | Low display brightness |
| Good Battery Life | Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity |
| Useful workout modes | Notification Alert delay |
| Smart Notification | |
| Easy Charging | |
Verdict:
boAt maintains its all quality standards in this ProGear B20, same as its audio devices. Not only that but the price also good. The main purposes of a smart band, tracking your daily physical activities, health factors like heart rate, daily burned calorie, sleeping time, sporty movements are fulfilling and the output accuracy is also satisfactory. Besides, almost negligible compensation is needed. You definitely can go for it.
Unfortunately, this product is now available at ₹1,799 on Amazon.in. If you want to get your favorite one, the quick links are provided below.
boAt ProGear B20 Classic Beige: https://amzn.to/2ZOzWNq
boAt ProGear B20 Furious Blue: https://amzn.to/2ZLyV8I
boAt ProGear B20 Active Black: https://amzn.to/3iKaLUN
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