Amazfit Helio Ring Ultimate Scientific Review

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Support the channel by becoming a member🙏: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChNWxrTlmh4IRSevon1X93g/join ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬👇DISCOUNTS/AFFILIATES!👇▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🔴Best place to get the Amazfit Helio Ring* ;-) : https://geni.us/AmazfitHelioRing 🔴Whoop Strap 4.0*: https://join.whoop.com/QuantifiedScientist (best $$$ off any new WHOOP membership) 🔴Oura Ring Link: I recommend you search for a discount on reddit with the "Refer-A-Friend" program! If you can’t find one: https://ouraring.sjv.io/Oura4 * (affiliate link that supports the channel, but doesn't have a discount) 🔴Anything on Amazon*: https://geni.us/thequantifiedscientist 🔴Get a Sports Watch (USA)*: https://www.playbetter.com/rob-ter-horst 🔴Eight sleep best $$$ (€) discount*: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/TheQuantifiedScientist + add code “TQS” for full discount ☝️Amazon Affiliate* (paid) links. Supports the channel by earning me a commission, doesn't cost you any more!☝️ 🟢 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quantified_scientist/ 🟡 Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/5206985 🟠 Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@smartwatchshorts 🔵 Newsletter: www.robterhorst.com 🟡 Twitter: @QuantifiedRob * Affiliate (paid) links support the channel by earning me a commission on any sale, and it doesn't cost you any more! My opinions are completely my own, and this content is not sponsored. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Video edited by Alex: https://linktr.ee/allexb 📸My Gear* (paid links, supports the channel and doesn’t cost you any more)📸 Camera body (main): https://geni.us/SonyA6600_body Camera lens (main): https://geni.us/SigmaContemporary Camera (B-roll 1): https://geni.us/Sony_ZVE1 Camera (B-roll 2): https://geni.us/CanonEosM50MarkII and https://geni.us/Sony_ZVE10 Light: https://geni.us/Godox_VL150 Softbox: https://geni.us/NiceFotoSoftbox Light stand: https://geni.us/WalimexLightstand ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #amazfithelio #amazfithelioring #amazfit #oura #ouraring #thequantifiedscientist Reference devices: ZMax + Dreamento: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.18.553744v1 & https://github.com/dreamento/dreamento Polar H10: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31004219/ 🔴 Polar H10: https://geni.us/hnXc Timestamps: 00:00 Ring Basics, App Functionalities, etc. 03:50 Heart Rate Test 1: Indoor Cycling 08:40 Heart Rate Test 2: Running 11:58 Heart Rate Test 3: Outdoor Cycling 15:06 Heart Rate Test Overview 16:37 Sleep Stage Test 22:59 Conclusions At 170$ and no subscription for the basic functions, the Amazfit Helio Ring is the cheapest smart ring I’ve ever tested. But of course you guys want to know if it is any good, and that’s what we’ll find out in this video. And just to reveal some things up front, I do think for some people this ring could be the way to go, but it is very important you are aware of its limitations. But let’s start with discussing what this device can actually do. The Helio Ring is very similar to all smartrings on the market, it’s basically a smartwatch minus the screen on your finger. As most of you will know, Oura pioneered or at least popularized this concept, and they are the market leader at the moment with the Oura Ring. The Oura Ring is indeed the best smartring out of all rings I’ve tested, but it is also the most expensive. Not because the device itself is so expensive, but because they charge a 6 dollar monthly subscription. So, it would be great if there was an alternative like the Helio Ring, that would be amazing. But the helio ring has big shoes to fill if it wants to replace the Oura Ring. So let’s first look at the App it provides, is that experience any good. And luckily the app design is pretty good, it’s actually suspiciously similar to the Whoop app. The Whoop Strap is a very popular health tracker, similar to the Oura Ring and Helio Ring, but in the form of a strap. So it makes sense Helio would steal from the best. The Zepp app that the Helio Ring uses has 4 main tabs, “overview”, “readiness”, “sleep” and “exertion”; so let’s see what tabs Whoop strap’s app looks like. Whoop has 4 main tabs called “overview”, “sleep”, “recovery” and “strain”. So those are not exactly the same, but “exertion” is very similar to “strain ”, and “readiness” is very similar to “recovery”. And it’s actually the Oura Ring who uses the term “readiness” as one of their main metrics. The overall design and metrics in each of these tabs of the Zepp are also very similar to design of the Whoop strap, like very very similar. Let’s take a look at the sleep statistics of Whoop vs the Sleep Metrics of Zepp for instance. It’s more or less a carbon copy of the design of Whoop. So, that’s both good and bad, since I really design of the Whoop app, but it feels a bit unfair to just directly copy something. Now, this is me assuming that Whoop came up with this design first, which I think is pretty likely, but if I’m wrong, please let us know in the comments below, and I’ll add that as the pinned comment in this video.