Whether you go for the small (27g), medium/large (30g) or extra large (32g), it’s still extremely comfortable and lightweight to wear throughout the day and night. Clearly the obvious gap between the clasp and integrated USB port is the stumbling block from making the Fuelband swim-friendly. It’s a little bit of a disappointment considering the Fitbit Flex and Misfit Shine can be taken for a dip. The SE has a more water resistant design, which means it’s suitable for running in the rain or taking a shower but it’s still not made for swimming. Nike says there’s an ambient light sensor that gets brighter in brighter environments and while we can’t really say we noticed that, it’s definitely clear enough to see in most conditions.The built-in USB 2.0 is still intact so you can plug it straight into a PC, Mac or most USB chargers so you don’t have to revert to the dedicated USB charging cable. There’s the single black button to skip through the white LED display with the 25 coloured LED array just below to indicate progress towards meeting that daily Fuel point goal. Simple double tap on the button to show the time instead of scrolling

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You can now have splash of yellow, pink or red in the inside of the Fuelband, though it seems pretty pointless when it’s going to be concealed for most of the time. It still has the same low-key soft matte black finish where the clasp is now black instead of silver. There was actually very little reason to drastically overhaul the Fuelband’s design so we are glad Nike decided against ringing the changes. Do these improvements, and an upgraded mobile app, add up to enough for current owners to upgrade? Nike claims to have improved the algorithims used to monitor activity, too, so as to stop users from cheating the system. The main improvements concern the average battery life and the inability to automatically sync data, which has now been solved with the addition of Bluetooth 4.0 LE. It’s far less radical an upgrade than we had hoped, however, which could prove troublesome given there’s so much more competition now. The Nike Fuelband SE is the activity tracker follow-up and replacement for the Nike Fuelband.

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