I've done jawbone, Fitbit, shine and now MS band. Bad is far and away better than the others....jawbone being the worst due to always breaking. The MSB does a great job counting steps, logging runs on a treadmill or GPS and tracking sleep. As a big Apple fan, I was looking forward to the apple watch. But, with the battery life of less than a day. That was the deal breaker for me and I'm glad I took the plunge on the MSB. Looking forward to future updates on the band itself, app and the website tracking software.

wish it would work with the iPhone better . I can't answer text messages with with an iPhone .

Good product worth the money paid for it. One of the best activity trackers that support windows platform.

I purchased this as a fitness tracker and it has surpassed my expectations. It literally has everything... step counter, heart rate monitor, UV monitor with time to burn, weather, workout tracker, guided workouts (like having a personal trainer), facebook, twitter, txt, calls, emails, watch mode, even pay for your Starbucks with this thing (I'm not kidding!), customize colors and backgrounds. The app even syncs with other popular apps like RunKeeper and myfitnesspal so you don't lose any data and you are not forced to abandon your old stuff. There are too many sensors to list so I'll just talk about some of my favorites. Guided workouts. You can download workouts from fitness magazines like Men's Health, etc... directly from the band app and it not only tracks your heart rate and calories, but it tells you what to do and when to do it. It then keeps track of your reps, calories burned, etc so you can measure your progress. The Microsoft Health app allows you to select the workouts that you want to do and it will even show you how to do each exercise properly. Sleep tracker is pretty cool too. On the productivity side, I have to say that I had no intention of wearing this all day, but I've found myself doing just that. It's just way too convenient to glance at your wrist and see who's calling, read/reply to txts and read emails. It even has a tiny keyboard that somehow works! I love this thing! About the only negative thing I can ding this on is that I would recommend a screen protector as the bezel around the screen can be scratched.

As a minimalist, going from my FitBit Flex to this was an adjustment in size and weight. This becomes irrelevant when you consider the advantages in features and customization you get with the MS Band. The comfort curve was within hours (forgot it was on) and additional functionalities are appreciated like GPS, notifications from my phone (I surprisingly find myself using my iPhone less now unless calls come through), UV sensor telling the exposure duration until sun damage and for me the heart monitor is quite the treat; especially in workout and sleep tracking when you are trying to hit high intensity figures or resting rate. As I work in healthcare, I consulted with colleagues on my sleep data which they able to give interesting remarks versus the sleep data from the Flex. As for screen protectors and durability, I don't feel the need as I've already scuffed the band (top and bottom# but one has to be looking for them and in the right lighting conditions. But that's the point - this thing is constructed well. I've been exceeding battery life #3 days versus the rated 48hrs but obviously subject to usage#. The MS Health App, despite sluggish reviews #syncing issues) hasn't given me a single problem and the interface is clean. Had the unit over a week and enjoying the quality.