Omron Evolv Automatic review
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verdict: Great features and accuracy
This monitor pairs impeccable accuracy and comfort with useful features, such as a companion app for monitoring your data. It’s one of the top-scoring models we’ve tested. For such an expensive device, though, it would be nice if it could be used to monitor blood pressure for more than one person.
- Accurate
- Comfortable
- Plenty of features
- Can be connected to an app on your smartphone
- Screen is awkward to read and font is small
- Can only store readings for one user
Boots Blood Pressure Monitor – Upper Arm review
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verdict: Keeps it simple but accurate
If you’re looking for impeccable accuracy, this is a great option. It’s no-frills though, so would suit someone who only cares about the quality of the readings rather than fancier features or advanced analysis.
- Accurate
- Easy to use
- Light on features
Omron RS2 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor review
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verdict: Very accurate and portable wrist monitor
This portable Best Buy wrist monitor is extremely accurate and is one of the lightest we’ve tested. It’s easy to set up and take your readings. At a mid-range price, it includes some extras such as a memory function.
- Accurate
- Quick to take a reading
- Comfortable to use
- Light and portable
- Fewer features than some
- Digits and start button on the small side
Withings BPM Connect review
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verdict: Worth considering
This is a good, portable blood pressure monitor that’s highly accurate and easy to use. Comfort levels could be better, however, and it falls a little short of the standard required to be a Best Buy.
- Very accurate
- Portable
- Easy to use
- Wi-fi and Bluetooth-enabled
- Arm cuff could be more comfortable
Braun ExactFit 5 Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor BP6200 review
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verdict: Expensive with plenty of features
This model is good overall for accurate blood pressure measurement, but some of its results aren’t as spot-on as our highest scoring monitors. You’ll be paying a premium price, but in return you’re getting a comprehensive range of basic features on a monitor that you’ll find easy to operate.
- Good accuracy overall for blood pressure readings (but not top marks on two of three tests)
- Comprehensive range of basic features including two cuff sizes
- Quiet
- Others achieve higher (top) marks on all accuracy tests
- It’s a heavy monitor
- You’re paying a premium for the features
Omron HeartGuide review
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verdict: One to avoid
The HeartGuide is a fantastic idea, but implemented poorly. It’s highly inaccurate, bulky and uncomfortable to wear. It’s a Don’t Buy.
- Innovative
- Easy to use
- Inaccurate blood pressure measurement
- Heavy
- Bulky
- Tricky to put on
- Very expensive
- Not waterproof
