![]() ![]() I end up running with just one ear in as the music is too loud and gets in the way of me hearing traffic etc as well as giving me a slight headache from time to time. My LG Tone HBS-730 works fine with it BUT unfortunately it can’t control the volume of the music well. The device is quite picky when it comes to bluetooth headphones and it seems to only officially support pricey ones. It requires you to set up a workout playlist on iTunes or Windows Media Player which you then sync to your device using the TomTom MySports Connect App. The watch doesn’t allow you to just drag and drop your music then play them. TomTom Spark Cardio Music Isn’t Music Friendly Even the map is off on these few occasions. I tend to run the same route everyday and on a few occasions the GPS tracking has been completely off either adding more kilometers to my mileage or removing some kilometers. The TomTom Spark makes use of some technology called QuickGPS to enable you get and lock down a GPS connection really quick but it sometimes doesn’t work as you can find yourself staring at the damn watch for like 3 to 5 minutes before it picks a GPS connection (Don’t know whether to blame that on the weather but the weather is always clear when I workout). TomTom Spark Cardio Music GPS Tracking Can Be Buggy Even after cleaning the sensor, it stayed misbehaving. The heart rate monitor in my opinion is only helpful when you want track your heart rate zones during workouts.įinally there were a few times when the heart rate monitor went berserk, i.e it was recording 50 beats per minute while working out intensely and I’m no athlete. Even some fitness apps like 5K Runner make use of MET tables. Why pay so much for such a device when there are trackers in the market that cost way less and use the same MET tables. The device apparently bases its calorie calculations during these activities on metabolic equivalent of task tables (MET or simply metabolic equivalent). The heart rate monitor’s tracking results aren’t used in the calculation of calorie burned for some activities such as Running, cycling, swimming, treadmill or indoor cycling. TomTom Spark Cardio Music HR monitor Is Kinda Useless I even charged it one night and left it for a week sitting on my desk and the battery lost over 80% of its charge without doing anything. In my usage, I can only work out with it in GPS, HR & Music mode for 2 and half hours before the battery drops to the minimum. TomTom officially rates the battery life as 3 weeks of Activity tracking OR 11hours of GPS OR 5hrs of GPS + Heart Rate + Music. TomTom Spark Cardio Music Battery life Sucks Big Time What I Like About The TomTom Spark Cardio Music.TomTom Spark Cardio Music Charging Point Is Tricky.TomTom Spark Cardio Music Has No Walk Mode. ![]() TomTom Spark Cardio Music Is Prone To Scratches.TomTom Spark Cardio Music Sync Is Annoying.TomTom Spark Cardio Music Isn’t Music Friendly.TomTom Spark Cardio Music GPS Tracking Can Be Buggy.TomTom Spark Cardio Music HR monitor Is Kinda Useless.TomTom Spark Cardio Music Battery life Sucks Big Time.The TomTom Spark Cardio Music features include GPS Tracking, 24/7 Activity Tracking, Built-in Heart-Rate Monitor, Audio Performance Feedback, Multisport Mode, Heart-Rate Training Zones, Water Resistance, Automatic Sleep Tracking, Goal Settings and 3GB of Music Storage/Playback. Some say Android Marshmallow is to blame but I’ll not be able to verify that now as I can’t bear the burden on lugging around my phone while exercising (which is another reason why I went for the Music version of the TomTom Spark).Īcquired on sale for $175, I would say it’s a good buy compared to other fitness gadgets I’ve used in the past but it has some major flaws which shouldn’t be so at its market price. ![]() They kept losing GPS signals during workouts thereby leading to unreliable data. The upgrade to the TomTom Spark came about mainly out of frustration with the faulty GPS tracking on my phones ( Infinix Zero 3 and Oukitel K6000 Pro). Since I joined the fitfam train, I’ve gone through various fitness gadgets such as the FitBit One, Xiaomi Mi Band and Mi Band Pulse (1S) and most recently the TomTom Spark Cardio Music. ![]()
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