MISFIT FLASH SLEEP TRACKER SERIES

The Shine had a small icon on the back to indicate which way the tracker should be positioned in the strap for it to be used as a watch, but annoyingly that’s not made it on to the Shine.

MISFIT FLASH SLEEP TRACKER SERIES

Those white lights are now replaced with a series of brighter red ones, which makes it easier to read the display. It’s still based around the same simplistic dotted LED display, which can switch between giving you an indication of progress and telling the time in the same slightly unconventional way. It also makes it easier to tag activities by pressing the button before and after a session. It’s not as fiddly as the Shine and is a more responsive way to quickly monitor progress. You still have the same versatile wearing options, but if you opt for placing it around your wrist, it’s both light and comfortable, not at all bulky.Īctivating the Flash, gone are the gentle taps needed with the Shine, with more purposeful presses now required. The bottom of the circular tracker can effortlessly be removed to display the small compartment for the small button-cell battery. There’s no need to worry about digging those fingernails in or using the small tool included in the box to prise it open. The battery’s much easier to remove and replace on the Flash. We didn’t have the same concerns with the Flash as we did with the Shine. Having to fit the the tracker from the bottom of the band instead of the top certainly helps as well. Having lost two of the Shines in the past with the tracker falling out, we were grateful for the thicker lip on the wristband around where the tracker sits in place, helping keep it more securely in place. It’s roughly the same size as the Shine, although slightly thicker with flatter edges, to fit more securely inside its thin, plastic wristband – and that’s an important factor here. That still covers fresh and saltwater, which isn’t something you always find with so-called ‘waterproof’ wearables. The Flash is water resistant, but the rating’s reduced to 30m from the Shine’s 50m. Plastic next to metal is nearly always going to finish second best, yet while it’s disappointing to see Misfit go down this route, the Flash carries its cheaper materials well.

The all-metal disc has been replaced with a similarly sized plastic one. We’ve already mentioned the big change with the Flash when you put it alongside the Shine. It still delivers data in a comprehensive and effortless way, but it’s what happens with that data that makes the Flash a tough sell for someone trying to make drastic changes in their day-to-day life. It’s not really a surprise, given that more affordable wearables, such as the $13 Xiaomi fitness band, are making the market more competitive. Why is it cheaper? Well, this time Misfit has dropped the all-metal design in favour of plastic. At £50, it’s half the price of Misfit’s first tracker and offers all of the same great features, including a six-month battery life, a fully waterproof design and the ability to track multiple activities. The Misfit Flash is the activity tracker follow-up to the Misfit Shine, arguably one of the most elegant ways to monitor step count, sleep and even dips in the pool.

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