If you’re looking for a Bluetooth tracker with the best Bluetooth range and loudest alert volume, and stronger and larger crowd network, invest in the Tile Sport (priced at $59.00) to get your money’s worth! Still can’t decide?ĭo you want to keep your tracker for more than a year and would like additional features such as separation alerts and family sharing? Purchase the slightly less expensive option (priced at $49.00), TrackR Bravo. With its advanced features such as its waterproof capabilities and durability, the Tile Sport features twice the Bluetooth range compared to its competitor.įurthermore, the larger Tile community increases the chances of you finding your misplaced item. It can withstand water up to 1.5m for up to 30 minutes. Only the Tile Sport features water resistance. It's perfect for shared items like the remote, shared car keys or the family pet. Track and ring the same TrackR Bravo from multiple phones. Whenever the Bluetooth connection between your TrackR Bravo and item is lost, your phone will ring to let you know that you have left an item behind. While the Tile Sport was designed with double the range the TrackR Bravo offers up to 60 meters! Separation Alerts (only for TrackR Bravo) TrackR Bravo offers the industry average of up to 30 meters. You will receive both an in-app notification and an email 11 months after your Tile was activated to remind you to replace your current Tile with an updated version of your product equipped with new and improved technology. Tile Sport’s battery is guaranteed to last a full year. International shipping charges may apply to free battery shipments. The mobile application notifies you via the ‘low battery warning’ and prompts you to order a replacement battery, approximately after a year. The TrackR Bravo uses a CR1620 battery which has to be replaced whenever it runs low. However, Tile does have a larger consumer base, making your search efforts slightly easier via the Tile community. With the help of either community, you will be able to find your items, fast. When another user is within close proximity of your item, you will receive a location update. This makes me feel that their advertised battery life is completely wrong.TrackR Bravo and Tile Sport not only allows you to find your items using your phone but it also enables you to find your phone using the device! This two-way item tracking starts with just a press of a button on either device and your phone will ring, even on silent mode.īoth devices also allow you to find your lost item via its crowd locating network capabilities. However, my average life is only 20% of 1 year and the longest lasting battery I've ever had was 28% of 1 year. Realistically, I expect to get below their advertised "up to" limit, but at least somewhere in the general range. They claim "up to 1 year" of battery life. So, I'd guess the real average is probably more like 60-65 days. This means the numbers I'm providing are actually skewed high, usually by days, sometimes by a week or more. Keep in mind that there is no notification of low/dead batteries so it often takes me some time to notice. The minimum life was 38 days, the maximum life was 103 days, and the average life was 71 days. Since I started collecting data, I have swapped 20 batteries. I now have enough data to get a pretty clear picture. 11 months ago, I decided to start tracking it to see just how bad it was. After putting 5 Bravos in use, it quickly became apparent I was getting pretty terrible battery life compared to what I expected.
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