If you’ve read some of the latest reviews of smart bands or smartwatches, you should be able to find similar questions in the comments: “Can it measure blood pressure?” “Can I use this smart band to measure my blood pressure?”. Yes, as a wearable smart device, many smartwatches have personal health monitoring as a major selling point. With the miniaturization of sensors, many smartwatches already support heart rate and blood-oxygen measurement, and even ECG functions, but for the more than 100 million people plagued by high blood pressure, there are few truly miniaturized wearable devices on the market to easily measure blood pressure. With the arrival of YHE BP Doctor Pro, a smartwatch with built-in blood pressure monitoring, people suffering from specific diseases have a super convenient option.
Unboxing and design
The packaging of the YHE BP Doctor Pro is very simple, the black box has only a logo and some brief information about the watch. The model we have is a black variant.
The accessories are pretty much the same as what comes in a normal smartwatch package. We have a quick guide, an instruction manual, a charging dock, a USB cable and a measurement strap. This strap is the only one that stands out from the accessories.
The watch has an oval body, made of integrated stainless steel, with 2.5D glass covering the top of the screen. The strap is a bit different from a normal watch, with an inflatable cuff attached to one side of the wristband to measure blood pressure.
On the right side of the watch, there are two physical buttons: the power button and the home button.
At the button, we can see an optical sensor module to measure heart rate and oxygen saturation, next to it are four metal contacts for charging with the dock.
YHE BP Doctor Pro is equipped with a 1.41-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 360X320, its display is as clear and vivid as the latest smartwatches, and the response speed is fast enough for daily operation.
Initial Setup
Before you start the initial setup for the watch, you should scan the QR code on the quick guide to download the BP Doctor Plus APP, when you set up the watch for the first time, it will automatically start Bluetooth pairing. You can see the watch waiting to be paired on the APP: click to confirm and then the pairing is done.
System UI
YHE BP Doctor Pro has three default dials (watch faces). You can long press the touch screen to switch dials. I like the most original one, it looks like a mechanical watch. More stylish alternatives are in the dial market of the app.
When you press the home button, you will enter a scrolling menu. On the first page, you can see some features of health monitoring, including BP(Blood pressure), SpO2(Blood-Oxygen) and HR (Heart rate). Scroll down and more useful functions will appear, such as workouts and sleep.
Press the button once more to go back to the home page. Swipe inward in four different directions to access four different pages, including Control Center, Notification Center, Activity Log, and Health Monitoring. Or the wearer can continue to swipe right to access the pages of HR and SpO2.
BP measurement
It’s time to explain how this measuring tape works. Before using the BP Doctor Pro to measure your blood pressure, make sure it’s properly on your wrist. For this you should place the tape about two finger widths from your wrist, you can see there are a total of 16 numbers on the tape when the tape fits my arm perfectly, the number the arrow points to is 5, so I should choose the fifth hole on the wristband.
The YHE BP Doctor Pro is probably the most convenient way to measure blood pressure, you can swipe right into the BP interface and click Start to complete a measurement, please note that before starting the measurement raise your arm until it is at the same level as your heart, the whole process is similar to the traditional measurement method, the air cuff will gradually expand and then calculate the systolic and diastolic blood pressure through the sensor.
Since I don’t have any other blood pressure measuring device, there’s no way to prove the accuracy of the data. But I saw a very close figure on my medical report last month, so I think it’s still credible enough in the way it’s measured and the results.
You can see exactly where your blood pressure is on the app, and luckily for me, it’s in a fairly balanced and healthy state.
As a home-assisted medical device, it may be shared by the consumer with other family members, so to ensure that the owner’s BP data is not interfered with, there is also a guest mode for temporary measurements for others.
Extended Health Monitoring
In addition to measuring BP, YHE BP Doctor Pro can also measure and record your HR and SpO2 as well as track your sleep status. By monitoring the daily data, you can better manage your personal health or get a more immediate and informative reference in the treatment of specific diseases.
Other Features
In addition to the groundbreaking BP measurement feature, the YHE BP Doctor Pro also has those features found on mainstream smartwatches, allowing you to check the weather, calculate your daily calorie consumption, set alarms, and more.
The watch also supports workouts, though it does support too few workouts with the current firmware version compared to a typical smartwatch, and doesn’t have built-in GPS, though that makes sense considering his target audience should be using it at home in most cases.
Battery life and charging
YHE BP Doctor Pro is equipped with a 170mAh Li-ion battery. According to my experience, it can achieve three days of use with all functions at default settings and two BP measurements per day, I think its battery life is acceptable, with the dock, it can be fully charged within 90 minutes.
Conclusion
The YHE BP Doctor Pro is a groundbreaking wearable designed for a specific group of people. It makes a lot of sense to put a blood pressure measurement device into a watch. For those with mobility issues, even though there are already much small blood pressure measuring devices on the market, they still need to be taken out from somewhere and put back on your arm each time you use it, but the YHE BP Doctor Pro truly allows you to take your blood pressure alone without moving a step and share the results with your family or friends for immediate help. The only improvement I expected was the battery life, while three days of use actually is reasonable for such a smartwatch. If it could achieve a longer battery life, it would provide more convenience for those with limited mobility.
