WHAT’S INSIDE THE MICROSOFT BAND 2?

The light and the glass Lit by a gently curved AMOLED screen and protected by a sheet of Gorilla Glass 3, the touch-operated display is very durable: we wore the Band 2 for a month to review it, and there’s not a scratch on it Accelerometer, barometer, gyrometer The main body of the Microsoft Band 2 contains three sensors that can measure your distance in miles per hour, how high (in ‘floors’) you’ve climbed on a given day and track your footsteps. All good features, and all can be reviewed in the app Heart-rate monitor The heart-rate monitor works by shining a bright green light through the skin to measure your pulse. Using the Microsoft Health app, the Band 2 can work out average heartbeats per minute, or average daily…

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