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Testseek.com have collected 75 expert reviews of the Microsoft Band 2 and the average rating is 71%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Microsoft Band 2.
 
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The editors liked

  • Curved AMOLED display
  • Barometer for altitude tracking
  • Far comfier design
  • Comfier design
  • Lots of smartwatch-like notifications
  • Solid heart-rate monitoring
  • Step counting and automatic sleep tracking
  • Built-in GPS
  • Can track golfing
  • Biking and running
  • Works with Android
  • IOS and Windows phones
  • Builtin GPS
  • Smartwatch functionality
  • 11 sensors
  • Solid fitness credentials
  • Can use it on the golf course
  • Comfortable to wear

The editors didn't like

  • Nearly smartwatchlevel pricing
  • Battery life hasn't improved much
  • Still offers merely adequate 48-hour battery life
  • Expensive
  • Workout and coaching guidance isn't helpful or clear
  • Doesn't provide social connectivity and only makes a few health-based insights
  • No internal memory
  • Not waterproof
  • Scratchable screen
  • App nonresponsive at times

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  Published: 2015-10-31, Author: Chris , review by: engadget.com

  • Much-improved design, Microsoft Health is useful, thoughtful, Guided workouts are still great, Third-party app selectionis getting better
  • Battery life is still short, Interfacecan be a little obtuse, GPS can take ages to find you
  • Microsoft's first fitness tracker was a clunker, but the Band 2 is more refined, with a comfortable design and a thoughtful software platform that has gotten better over time. Even so, there are still some kinks Microsoft needs to work out, and the short...

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  Published: 2015-10-29, Author: Samantha , review by: mashable.com

  • Abstract:  If you don't look close enough, you may mistake the Microsoft Band 2 for its predecessor, the original Microsoft Band — the company's first attempt into the ever-crowded wearables market. Now the tech company is back with version two of its fitness tracke...

 
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  Published: 2015-10-29, Author: Travis , review by: gottabemobile.com

  • At $249.99 the Microsoft Band 2 definitely isn't an impulse buy. It firmly competes with the Fitbit Surge on every specification and sensor. They're also priced identical. The Fitbit Surge offers many of the same features as the Microsoft Band 2, while ma...

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  Published: 2015-10-29, Author: Valentina , review by: arstechnica.com

  • The Band's improved design makes it much easier and more comfortable to wear, Guided workouts are awesome—and having over 100 of them at your disposal means you might even say goodbye to your trainer, Build your own workout is even more awesome; it lets y
  • The clasp remains difficult to secure and is bulky compared to the rest of the Band, The Band only supports one guided workout at a time, so you must download each as you want to complete it, GPS can be slow, especially if you choose to start your workout

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  Published: 2015-10-29, review by: slashgear.com

  • Microsoft has played to its audience with the Band 2. Existing owners appreciate the breadth of data the wearable collects, and that has been increased in the second-generation version. It fits better, is more comfortable than before (if only a little), a...

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  Published: 2015-10-29, review by: cnet.com

  • Comfier design; lots of smartwatch-like notifications; solid heart-rate monitoring, step counting and automatic sleep tracking; built-in GPS; can track golfing, biking and running; works with Android, iOS and Windows phones
  • Still offers merely adequate 48-hour battery life, expensive, workout and coaching guidance isn't helpful or clear, doesn't provide social connectivity and only makes a few health-based insights
  • Microsoft's slowly improving fitness band remains seriously ambitious, but it still lacks the better battery life and helpful daily coaching needed to justify its price...

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  Published: 2015-10-29, Author: Timothy , review by: pcmag.com

  • Nice AMOLED display. Tracks calories burned, heart rate, runs, sleep, steps, workouts, and more. Delivers smartphone notifications.
  • Uncomfortable, bulky design. Not waterproof. Pricey
  • Like the original, the Microsoft Band 2 fitness tracker is full of useful features and valuable stat-tracking, but it's simply uncomfortable to wear...

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  Published: 2015-10-29, Author: Lauren , review by: theverge.com

  • Built-in GPS, Works with Windows, Android, iOS, Customizable workouts, Granular breakdown of activity data
  • Uncomfortable to wear, Two-day battery life, Data sync issues, Doesn't work with Bluetooth accessories
  • More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...

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  Published: 2015-10-29, Author: Adam , review by: Pocketnow.com

  • Huge imrovement in hardware design/quality over the original Microsoft Band, Platform agnostic sync apps available for Windows Phone, Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows, Constant heart rate monitoring, Customizable guided workouts, Built in GPS receiver all
  • New charging mechanism is more difficult to attach, Curved screen is practically unreadable outdoors, Microsoft Health app lacks integration with Cortana, Windows Phone theme colors, live tile, secondary live tiles, transparent tiles, and lock-screen int
  • The Microsoft Band 2 finally puts some real strength behind Microsoft's latest attempt at the wearables market. Rather than a “me too” product that copies Android Wear or Apple Watch smartwatches, the Band 2 is a fully-fledged health tracker with some...

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  Published: 2016-01-22, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com

  • sensorpacked, continuous heart rate, GPS, not sweaty, doesn't pull out hairs, good data visualisation, crossplatform, no monthly fee, great sleep tracking, custom exercise regimes/tracking, notifications
  • not waterproof, quite chunky, rubber shows signs of wear, battery life could be better
  • FacebookTwitterPinterestThe Band 2 can be worn inside or outside of the wrist, here showing heart rate. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs for the GuardianThe Microsoft Band 2 is not the most attractive, the cheapest or longest-lasting fitness tracker available. Bu...

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