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Amazon Halo View review: A $80 Fitbit competitor

The Amazon Halo View is more affordable than most fitness trackers at $80. But you have to pay $4 per month after the first year to get most of its features. It’s a big improvement over its predecessor, which lacked a screen, but it still feels like Amazon is trying to figure out how to…

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The Amazon Halo View is more affordable than most fitness trackers at $80. But you have to pay $4 per month after the first year to get most of its features. It’s a big improvement over its predecessor, which lacked a screen, but it still feels like Amazon is trying to figure out how to make its fitness offering stand apart from the competition.

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  1. jj3

    December 8, 2021 at 2:01 pm

    wow!!!

  2. mightysilly

    December 8, 2021 at 2:21 pm

    almost as good as the ones from 10 years ago ..

    • Zakariya Tomal

      December 8, 2021 at 6:19 pm

      Go for Mi band 6.

  3. Luis ArellanoRN

    December 8, 2021 at 2:43 pm

    So many competitors….with uncomplicated and efficient service. Pass

  4. John

    December 8, 2021 at 2:52 pm

    I bought a Fitbit Inspire 2 for my gf and she didn’t use it so I started using it instead of my Inspire HR. The Inspire 2 is trash and doesn’t start GPS monitored runs unless you allow the app to track your location 24/7. The HR allowed me to keep GPS off until I was going for a run. That’s the reason I’m probably going to buy something else asap.

    • John

      December 8, 2021 at 3:02 pm

      Fitbit’s also impossible to view when you’re outside. How are they going to sell an Activity tracker so dim you can’t see the watch face outside? Whenever I go for a run I have to cup my hand around the watch to see if I’m selecting Run correctly.

  5. TV High-End

    December 8, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    ????

  6. Bitplaya

    December 8, 2021 at 3:23 pm

    How can you get the workout on a tv? These should be in your prime library.

  7. Alicia Gilman

    December 8, 2021 at 3:27 pm

    I’m looking for a budget fitness band and I honestly might try this one out

    • Patrick Romero

      December 8, 2021 at 11:50 pm

      I would try whoop

    • Tristan Stocker

      December 9, 2021 at 12:41 am

      Don’t have it myself but definitely have a look at the MI Band 6. It looks great and is insanely cheap

  8. C Alvz

    December 8, 2021 at 3:57 pm

    It doesn’t have Alexa support like the cheaper smarrbands like the Wyze band or Amazfit Band 5, etc which is off cause this is from Amazon

  9. santster

    December 8, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    Stick with the miband

  10. TheSardonicMan

    December 8, 2021 at 4:48 pm

    I asked for Halo Infinite for my birthday but got this instead. Thanks grandma ☹️

    • Rob Rirk

      December 8, 2021 at 5:08 pm

      Or you can just get game pass and get the game

    • TheSardonicMan

      December 8, 2021 at 7:00 pm

      @Rob Rirk (correct. Alas I was joking)

  11. John R

    December 8, 2021 at 5:08 pm

    An $80 Fitbit competitor

  12. Ernest Leong

    December 8, 2021 at 5:49 pm

    It just doesn’t worth it, especially when there’s better and cheaper alternatives out there.

    • Brian Nguyen

      December 8, 2021 at 7:35 pm

      It was on sale for a while at $50, pretty good imo

  13. foxroano9t

    December 8, 2021 at 10:45 pm

    I like the Original Halo vs this one, I like that it doesn’t have a screen as I use a smart watch as well

  14. Austin T

    December 9, 2021 at 12:12 am

    Typo in your title!

  15. Muaythaifighter1000

    December 9, 2021 at 3:24 am

    I searched for Halo Infinite not Halo View ????

  16. Erwin Gonzalez

    December 9, 2021 at 7:47 am

    more of the same 10 years behind

  17. John Doolittle

    December 9, 2021 at 9:33 am

    fake info. zero words on surveilance capabilities.

  18. N H

    December 10, 2021 at 11:17 pm

    Was $40 on black Friday weekend

  19. Joseph Fades

    December 11, 2021 at 9:53 pm

    I ordered this at the discounted price of less than $50. For that price tag and all that it includes, I’m perfectly fine with it. It will be great for the gym and work since I walk so much.

  20. T-Bug

    December 13, 2021 at 3:08 am

    Don’t know how I stopmed onto this. All in all Damn good video ????????. I also have been watching those rather similar from MStarTutorials and kinda wonder how you guys create these vids. MStar Tutorials also had amazing information about similiar make money online things on his vids.

  21. Diane S

    December 13, 2021 at 6:54 pm

    I also got it for $50

  22. physics77guy

    December 14, 2021 at 4:25 am

    amazon is like new walmart

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