Amazon Halo vs Whoop ( A Head-to-Head Comparison )

When it comes to fitness tracking,

Amazon Halo and Whoop are two heavy hitters.

But which one will come out on top?

Let’s examine the contenders and find out.

Fitness bands are a real deal these days and the competition among the top brands like Apple, Fitbit, Fossil, and Garmin, is fierce to capture a big portion of the wearable market this article talks about two of the most popular fitness trackers which are quite similar to each other but there is handful of differences that you must know to make an informed decision.

Amazon Halo vs Whoop

This detailed comparison talks about the features, benefits, advantages, and disadvantages of both Amazon Halo and Whoop, and with this head-to-head comparison you will see the clear difference between Halo and Whoop to choose the right one.

Before we dive deeper into the comparison, let me give you a sneak peek about the features of Amazon Halo vs Whoop to help you make a quick decision.

Related: Whoop vs Garmin

Amazon Halo:

Being a reputed and biggest brand, Amazon with its Halo fitness tracker aims to be the best possible fitness and health tracker which is true to some extent. Halo is a brilliant fitness tracker with next-level tracking and activity level measurement and is capable to track sleep,

Let’s kick off with a quick comparison table that will help you understand the similarities and differences between these two fitness trackers:

Features	Whoop 4.0 Strap	Amazon Halo Band
Display	No display	No display
Battery Life	Up to 5 days	Up to7 days
Water Resistance	Approximately 1 ATM	Approximately 5 ATM
Integrated Sensors	Temperature sensor, SpO2, respiration rate sensor, heart rate monitor	Heart rate monitor, accelerometer, skin temperature sensor, SpO2
Activities	Sleep	Sleep, microphone for voice tone
Membership Plan	$30 per month or $25 per month for a year’s subscription	$3.99 per month
Mobile Payment	Mobile payment is not included	Mobile payment is not included
GPS Integration	No GPS integration	No GPS integration

Features	Amazon Halo Band	Whoop 4.0
Display	No	No
Steps Counter	Yes	No
SpO2 Monitoring	No	Yes
Sleep Tracking	Yes	Yes
Body Composition Analysis	Yes	No
GPS	No	No
Water Resistance	Up to 50 meters	Up to 10 meters
Battery Life	Up to 7 Days	Up to 5 Days
Subscription	$3.99/mo	$30/mo

Initial Setup: Amazon Halo vs Whoop:

The initial setup of both fitness trackers is different from each other.

The setup of Amazon Halo is slightly longer than Whoop.

Whoop Initial Setup:

Body fat tracking it requires 3D body pictures to be scanned to figure out the body composition that’s better than BMI ( Body Mass Index ).

Similarly, When you try to set up Whoop it requires you to read things like sentences to track your tone so that the tone analysis feature can detect the pitch, intensity, rhythm, and tempo of your voice to give you the log of your emotional states.

Those concerned with privacy can toggle this button off from the side so no personal information is recorded. By the way, the information never goes to the Servers or Employees as it remains in the app for analysis and is deleted later on.

So if the initial setup seems complex or irritating, you can skip it for later.

Halo Initial Setup:

When you unpack the Halo Box the instructions manual says you instantly need to download the app from the Android app store or iOS app store if you are Apple iPhone or iPad user. The app shows you how to open the band and it can be slightly difficult in the beginning, but the app guides you and shows you the entire process and then asks you to wear the band for full four days before giving any assessment in the meantime app collects all the data about you to give you the best possible information.

Integrated Sensors:

both have multiple sensors, for tracking different metrics

Regarding sensors, both fitness trackers offer plenty of sensors for tracking different metrics so let’s see which fitness tracker is best regarding sensors.

Amazon Halo comes with an accelerometer, heart rate monitor, Sp02 sensor for tracking blood oxygen levels, skin temperature detector, and set of microphones for tone analysis, and with the help of these sensors, Halo keeps an eye on your vitals and gives you important data about your body composition and activity levels.

Whoop on the other end comes with a heart rate monitor that is much more advanced and better than Halo’s sensor and it can detect heart rate variability and resting heart rate as well which makes it a suitable option for performance-hacking athletes who are always trying to push harder so that they can know the peak of their physical performance. Similarly, the trackers also come with a Sp02 sensor for tracking blood oxygen levels, other sensors for blood oxygen saturation, a skin temperature sensor for illness prediction, and mic for your speaking and emotional states and with all these sensors combined, you get full control of your health and fitness.

So if you are a health-conscious data enthusiast, then Whoop has a clear-cut difference from Halo and it is a better option to maintain the ritual of monitoring health closely.

Fitness and Health Tracking;

Among the stream of fitness trackers on the market, Halo and Whoop are well-known for monitoring daily activities and both give you a detailed analysis of sleep and health having such wellness and activity stats right at your fingertips can be a blessing to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.

Halo:

Halo does a great job of fitness tracking and records heart rate, sleep analysis, active and sedentary time, movement intensity, and calories burned and then shows all the data in easy to understand way.

The brilliant feature of this fitness tracker is the body composition feature through which you take pictures of your body through your phone’s camera and then the app builds a 3D body model to detect body fat that gives way better measurement than BMI and ultimately you can keep track of the progress of your body. Plus, you are also provided with detailed nutrition insights with weekly menus, recipes, and workout recommendations.

Furthermore, HALO is intelligent enough to capture your activities automatically and the best part is that it categorizes your activities into Intense, Moderate, or Light. Plus, the biggest advantage you get is the list of home workouts which are in hundreds and there are guides about meditation and sleep as well all these training and guides are crafted by HALO fitness experts and other third-party partners like 8fit, Aaptive, Exhale, Lifesum, SWEAT, and Oragnetheory.

Halo does track heart rate but you don’t get to see some advanced cardiac metrics like resting heart rate, heart rate variability, and respiratory rate. Unfortunately, it also lacks Sp02 and ECD sensors so cannot also track irregular heart rhythm patterns.

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WHOOP:

Compared with Halo, you can get better wellness tracking features with Whoop as it collects large amounts of biometric data like heart rate, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, blood oxygen saturation levels, breathing rates, sleep REM cycles, skin temperatures for early prediction of illness, sleep scores, strain measurement, and recovery metrics. It not only collects the data but presents it in easy to understand way as well as suggests daily training based on the collected data to keep you emotionally, physically, and mentally healthy.

Whoop features 5 LEDs and 4 photodiodes to ensure data accuracy and takes around fifteen days to calculate the baseline of health and fitness according to your physiological performance it doesn’t have a steps counter ( Whoop doesn’t count steps as an activity element so joggers and runners can go with Halo for this ). The deep analysis allows the tracker to give you signs about your health and also notifies you if you need rest before engaging in intensive activities.

With Whoop, you get personalized insights on sleep, and recovery metrics, and it takes your sleep metrics to next level by categorizing them. Furthermore, some in-app virtual coaches assess your performance throughout the month and according to your physiological performance and progress, suggest your workouts, and exercise, and provide nutrition recommendations.

Apps & Integration:

Both fitness trackers have mobile apps for smartphone users and the lack of display in fitness trackers is somewhat justified with the app. Apps are extremely helpful and are a better replacement for smaller displays of trackers. On app, you can view data related to health and wellness, access tools, see fitness recommendations, and access a library of amazing workouts and meditation guides. Apps are available for both Android and iPhone users.

HALO:

HALO’s mobile app shows data in a super simple way and the navigation of the app is pretty intuitive. The best part is that you can access basic metrics like heart rate, steps, and sleep data without a paid Halo membership but unlike Whoop, you cannot connect with third-party apps.

Compared with Whoop, Halo has a nicely done app, the dashboard shows cards, a summary of a particular features, and upon clicking on it you will get details about the feature.

Whoop:

The downside of Whoop is that it shows nothing without a paid membership and having a membership gives you access to a simplified and advanced view of users’ wellness data. Along with that, you can see monthly graphs of your activities, a journal dashboard for logs. Additionally, Whoop Live lets you put an overlay of real-time heart rate, recovery, sleep, and strain data onto your videos. Finally, you get access to virtual coaching, AMA, and workout videos, and can integrate with third-party apps like Apple Health, Strava, and Google Fit.

Whoop’s app is also easy to navigate but it’s tough to find live heart rates, and hard to interact in the community, so this app requires a slight learning curve.

Sleep Tracking:

Sleep tracking has become one of the core features of such fitness trackers and users love the concept of how a wristband they put on the wrist can measure how long and how well they sleep every night along with the activity and fitness tracking.

HALO:

Halo monitors sleep in stages: Light, Deep, REM, and awake. With free membership, you get details about three stages and with paid membership you can get data about four stages. The tracker is smart enough to start tracking as soon as you fall asleep.

Amazon Halo has great sleep-tracking capabilities to track sleep patterns, bedtime, awake time, etc. It can monitor your environment which is super important to maintain a healthy sleep habits. Plus, it can sense the room’s temperature, light intensity, humidity, and other factors that affect sleep quality to make you aware of your surroundings.

Whoop:

Whoop has also segmented sleep into light, deep, slow wave sleep, REM, and awake. It also provides amazing insights about your sleep and how you can sleep better.

Whoop’s sleep tracking feature is a game changer as it not only gives you comprehensive data on your sleep but acts as a smart sleep assistant and gives you sleep time recommendations, recovery data, sleep time measurement, and things affecting the sleep score. The built-in speak coach gives you details of how you slept based on your baseline and tracks recent strain, sleep dept, and recent naps. Not only that, but it also monitors respiratory rate, breaths per minute while you were sleeping, and also measures the efficiency of sleep.

You can see that Whoop does an amazing job of tracking and improving sleep habits to ensure you get quality of ZzZz.

Step Tracking:

Step tracking is a feature that is slightly controversial because

Halo counts steps in real-time and shows steps for every single movement in the form of a log in the app.

While Whoop thinks tracking steps are useless so they miss this feature which can be important for some people. Plus, being a pricey fitness device it makes no sense why would they don’t keep this feature in the tracker.

Water Resistance:

In my analysis of fitness trackers, I haven’t seen any fitness tracker completely waterproof. Yes, almost all of them are water-resistant with different pressure levels but don’t expect them to count laps, distances, and strokes in the swimming pool. You can also wear all types of fitness trackers in the shower or at the beach but ensure you keep them away from detergents, lotions, and shampoos.

Halo is a water-resistant fitness tracker with a rating of 5 ATM which means it can withstand water pressure of 50 meters for 30 minutes.

Whereas Whoop can only resist water for 10 meters and it’s sensitive enough that taking it for just 32 feed deep will destroy it.

Band Design:

Talking about the design, the missing feature in both fitness trackers is the screen but they still look fancy & cool without the screen. Both of these are designed with tight-knitted fabric but a few elements differ.

Halo:

Halo is a nice-looking standard fabric band that’s slightly thinner or skinnier than Whoop and has no clip above the dial. It has a textured knitted velcro strap that’s comfortable for the skin. It has a minimal and slender design and comes in three colors: black + onyx, blush+rose gold, and winter+silver that both males and females can wear.

The weight of this tracker is just 23 grams which makes it a lightweight gadget that you can wear all day without any discomfort.

Band’s sensor capsule easily spans on and off which makes it easy to remove the sensor while changing the band.

It’s super comfortable to wear and you can feel a tinge of discomfort when you bend the wrist.

Whoop:

On the other hand, Whoop has a thicker band size than Halo and there are variations of colors and types ( Any-wear arm sleeve, Bicep band, Body apparel ) to wear away from the wrist. The band is threaded through the clasp that makes it easy to change. Types of bands make it easy for you to wear them for certain workouts and outdoor activities.

Whoop is tighter than Halo and even you can face difficulty in finger movements and accuracy with tightness is not worth it. So wear it with a loosened strap

Price:

In this one-to-one difference of wearables, both fitness trackers are excellent gadgets, both have a unique designs, and both offer similar things, but the notable difference is in price.

Budget can be one of the deciding factors for many users as both have monthly memberships and an initial fee for the band but there’s a huge difference in the price of Halo and Whoop monthly subscription that you must know.

Halo band price is a little more than the Whoop band price but for that, you get a charging device, annual free membership as a 12-month free trial and then you are liable to pay $3.99 a month unless you cancel the subscription. As mentioned earlier, you can use it without the paid subscription but you will get access to only basic metrics.

Whoop charges a $30 band price and then $30 per month if you get a monthly plan. Here’s a twist, for annual membership the cost becomes $24/month, 18 months membership for $18/m, and longer contracts mean a lower fee, but an upfront of $90 to get started. Unfortunately, you don’t get anything for free like Halo so that makes Whoop an expensive option.

Battery Life:

Batteries are always the most important part of electronic gadgets and both of these fitness trackers are equipped with powerful and reliable batteries there’s hardly any wearable with shorter battery life. So, let’s see which one gives you the best battery life on a single charge and which offers a runtime of at least a week.

Halo gives average runtime of 7 days and it takes around 90 minutes to charge it. The feature that eats the most battery is the tone analysis which you can turn off and it may last 2 days extra as well. But having it turned on will cause the Halo to get dead in 5 days.

Whoop on the other hand has a maximum battery life of 5 days and it can also last for an entire week depending on the usage. Overall, the battery life and charging aspect of Whoop are great. The best part is that you don’t have to wear off the band for charging as the USB-C port allows you to charge it while wearing so it will continue monitoring your body without missing a beat.

Conclusion:

Both have apps, and both are easy to use. But Halo with a one-time purchase and is reasonably-priced cost-effective than subscription-based Whoop. Whoop is a suitable option for athletes and fitness enthusiasts, obsessed with little details about fitness, Halo comes with body placement options

In the end, bands and apps work together and all the data gathered by sensors and motion detectors about your physiological signs and physical activities go into the app, and depending on that data you are recommended personalized workouts and meal plans.

Getting the insights from the app will make you feel best in the morning or prepare you for marathon training or just a daily dose of exercise. In a nutshell, fitness bands are good for making habits and improving well-being.

You can keep your cardiovascular activity and intensity levels during workouts in balance and manage stress, in fact combat stress. Plus, some advanced bands have built-in GPS and can also receive text and call notifications.

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Amazon Halo vs Whoop ( A Head-to-Head Comparison )