War of the Sportsbands. Nike+ FuelBand vs. Jawbone UP vs. FitBit Flex.

So yeah, I bought them all, out of curiosity. Huft.

Lately I've becoming more & more curious about wearable gadgets, in this particular case, sportsband. As you know, or might have read, I already reviewed Jawbone UP vs. Nike+ FuelBand. There were plus & minuses with those 2 bands. I felt, wait, there should be more to this, so I ended up buying myself a FitBit Flex. 

FitBit Flex is another sportsband which works closer to UP than FuelBand. It measures your sleep, your meal and other measurements that shows your KPI daily (Key Performance Indicator), with several differences of course. KPI, Oh I'm getting corporate! Yeah!

Design

What makes it different is probably how the band is design. How good it looks can be subjective, but FitBit Flex has a "changeable casing". Its not a hard case tho, a rubber case. So, there's a chip (the brain) inside, thats moveable, to another color of the rubberband. Of course, you have to buy the other colors.

The way it sits in your wrist are also different. FuelBand clicks with the USB connector in it. UP just surround your wrist by shaping itself, while Flex is almost the same with FuelBand, clicks. Unfortunately, its not as easy as FuelBand.

Battery - Charging
The lifespan of the battery of the UP & Flex is longer than FuelBand, about 10 days. However, FuelBand is the easiest to charge, plugs in the USB. UP needs an adaptor to USB, Flex is a bit 1 step away. You ned to plug out the chip, put it on the special charger, then connect it to the USB.

Connecting to the Apps
They all have apps, of course, but which one is the best? UP is a bit different with the way it connects. It plugs via the earphone connector, while FuelBand & Flex connects via BlueTooth, which one works for you?

The Flex app is as complex as UP. FuelBand is much more simple. But I guess that was because UP & Flex are measuring so many other things besides just movement. (Sleep & Food). The UI design of the apps I feel UP is a bit more fun while Flex is a lot more serious. Someone who is seriously wants to get healthy, imagine that.

Flex offers rewards, some kind of badges when you reach certain milestone, just like FuelBand.

What good about Flex & UP is that their connectivity to apps. (again, more complexity). Flex has another several other products that relates to Flex, like Aria, a WiFi weighing scale, while UP connects to Whitings, same thing.

FuelBand connects to Path. Other don't. Is that a factor for you?

Availability
It sucks knowing that all 3 devices are not sold officially here. The easiest to get is actually UP, look up in your gadget store or simply go to Blibli.com. Better.

Oh well, I just buy them all, use them all, in dreams of getting myself a six pack! I'm thinking, I got more gadgets to work with compared to the fat I burn multiply by the food & drinks I consume. Douwn't!