Timex iConnect Active: A no-frills watch that lags behind competition

If you are relying on data from a smartwatch to keep healthy or improve your performance, a bigger deviation could be detrimental

The Timex Active may have a slight design advantage, but the cheapest smartwatch from the US watchmaker is largely outmanoeuvered by competition in terms of features and fitness tracking abilities. Activity trackers that are even cheaper, such as the Mi Band 4 (Rs 2,299), make for a better investment if the goal is to simply track movement, performance metrics and heart rate. And if one prefers maintaining the illusion of wearing an actual watch, there’s also the Noise Colorfit Pro 2 (Rs 3,499) and, more recently, the Realme Watch (Rs 3,999) to consider in the price range.

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