Get your walking shoes as Nokia releases Motion Monitor for the Lumia 1520

Nokia Motion Monitor beta

Did you miss this morning's bargain on the Fitbit Flex? That'due south a shame every bit Fitbit sets the standard for pedometer devices, but in that location's a great alternative now on the Windows Phone Store: Nokia Motion Monitor (beta).

Teased at Abu Dhabi, Nokia Motility Monitor is exactly what it sounds like. Similar to the recent Samsung Galaxy phones, this app uses the internal sensors to notice your walking patterns. It then tallies upwardly your steps in the app, optionally on your lockscreen (seen higher up) and it then adds some visually appealing graphs to show the corporeality. There are besides 'events' that signify the commencing of intense activity, all logged for you. You lot tin can also get back to other days to see your steps taken.

The app is super uncomplicated to use with no setup required. There is a brief tutorial to explicate how it all works and what the information ways, but for the almost part information technology's a set-it-and-forget-information technology app.

I took it out for a spin and while counting my steps and comparing it after to the app, I have to say it's quite accurate (if annihilation, it may over-estimate slightly). Is it as skilful every bit owning a Fitbit or Jawbone? No, as like anything else, having a gadget dedicated to a single purpose is better than a smartphone. For instance, I'm not sure I want my Lumia 1520 in my shorts when I go for my daily run due to its size. Having said that, this is complimentary, requires no setup and for the average user, it'southward a step into that big beautiful world of wearable practice applied science.

Currently, the app is but available to Lumia 1520 owners. That'south due to information technology having the Lumia Blackness firmware already onboard but too considering information technology has a Snapdragon 800 Quad-core processor.

Nokia explains that the app "uses (a) dedicated cadre on Nokia Lumia 1520 to off-load sensor data processing from principal processor, enabling algorithms to run using depression power". See what they did there? The Lumia 1520, which boasts that Quad-Core processor, allows this app to run on a low-free energy mode in the background while non disturbing normal core Bone performance. That'south a shame every bit it means that older Lumias may non encounter this app come at all.

The app will also take "10 days to learn your boilerplate 24-hour interval-to-day activity, then compares a solar day's activity confronting your whole activity history", so at that place'south a learning curve for the app (not y'all) before information technology gets a good thought of your boilerplate. Finally, Nokia notes that the app does use power but "consumption is low".

Information technology's very heady to see this app come up to the Lumia 1520, but what about Fitbit and Jawbone? Let'due south merely say Nokia isn't limiting themselves to just this app and come up early on 2022, we can look something from both companies on Windows Phone. Nokia is putting a renewed focus on wear engineering in 2022 and this is just the offset.

Desire to know more? Head to Nokia's Beta Labs folio, where they detail the app. And if you lot have a Lumia 1520, hit this Store link (or scan the QR lawmaking below) to download Nokia Motion Monitor beta.

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