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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Basis Activity Monitory (Health Tracker) Review}}
The [http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Health-Tracker-Fitness-Stress/dp/B00GJG5ZEA Basis] is probably the best activity monitor so far, but has some noteworthy flaws. Its superiority to other monitors comes from its broader range of sensors, which include heart rate, skin temperature, and perspiration in addition to accelerometer based movement detection. This gives the Basis far more information with which to evaluate activity, including sleep.
[[File:BasisActivity240614.jpg|none|thumb|500px|An example of the information from the Basis, showing heart rate, skin temperature, and perspiration .]]
=Pros=
These pros raise the Basis above the completion.
* '''Wirthings'''. This activity monitor can also record heart rate, as well as [[SpO2|SpO<sub>2</sub>]]. However, both of these measurements require you to explicitly take a recording rather than providing continuous monitoring.
* '''Smartphone'''. There are a vast array of activity monitoring apps for smartphones that use the built in accelerometers. These apps require you to keep the phone on you for monitoring, and are not as effective as a watch type monitor, but they are far cheaper. There are also apps that will detect sleep patterns by having the phone on the bed while you sleep. These are rather ineffective, but at least they record how long you're spending in bed.
* '''Zeo'''. The Zeo only functions as a sleep monitor, but it seems to do a much better job. Sadly it's discontinued. * '''Other activity monitors'''. There are many other activity monitors on the market, but without the extra sensors that the Basis has, they are poor substitutes. Unless you are after a smartwatch to act as a remote interface to your smartphone or a fashion accessory, stick with the basis.=Sleep Monitoring Compared with Zeo={| class="wikitable" |- valign="top"|[[File:Sleep140619.jpg|none|thumb|x500px|A poor match, with the Basis showing REM with the Zeo showing awake (I'm pretty sure I was awake.)]]|[[File:Sleep140620.jpg|none|thumb|x500px|Some similarity, but not a great match.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:Sleep140621.jpg|none|thumb|x500px|A closer match.]]|[[File:Sleep140622.jpg|none|thumb|x500px|The REM sections match, but the deep sleep is quite different. ]]|- valign="top"|[[File:Sleep140623.jpg|none|thumb|x500px|A good match other than the Basis missing some awake periods.]]|[[File:Sleep140624.jpg|none|thumb|x500px|Not much matching between the two.]]|}