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  • SLEEP BETTER AND STAY HEALTHIER – What you measure you can manage better, same goes with sleep and recovery. Better sleep means huge benefits where you’ll stay healthier, reduce stress, maintain healthy body weight, and lower the risk of health problems.
  • PERFORM AT YOUR BEST - Emfit QS gives you a detailed description of your sleep quality and progression of recovery. Armed with this information will enable you to make well-educated choices for daily workouts, meetings and other important events.
  • PREFERRED CHOICE FOR ATHLETES - The only contact-free health and sleep monitor that can provide whole night HRV for recovery and readiness analysis. The best for athletes along with people who like to follow their daily load and nightly recovery.
  • EASY TO SETUP AND USE – Nothing to wear and no need to turn the device on and off. Just slip the ultra-thin sensor under your mattress. Emfit QS automatically starts measuring, and data will be available for deep insight from any device with browser.
  • ACCURATE - Measures heart and breathing rate (highly accurate, clinically validated), heart rate variability, sleep cycle, movement activity, time in sleep and in bed. Data is available in the web application with any pc, tablet or mobile device browser.

Product Description

Sleep is paramount to peak performance – both physical and mental

It is essential to get enough sleep, but sleep should also be structured properly and contain enough REM sleep for the recovery of the mind, and DEEP sleep for the recovery of the body. EMFIT QS+ACTIVE records total amount and structure of sleep, the percentages of recuperating REM and DEEP sleep.

EMFIT QS+ACTIVE also records heart rate, breathing rate, and movement activity during the entire night. Overall, it enables you to find sleep affecting patterns and improve them. Results of training or lifestyle changes can be studied with the long-term trends feature.

sleep score under mattress sensor

Ensure you recover enough at night

EMFIT QS+ACTIVE is a powerful and automatic sleep and recovery tracker that will help you take control over your health and wellness, giving you more energy to shine in everything you do.

whole night heart-rate-variability

Automatic measuring

There’s absolutely nothing to wear and no need to turn equipment on and off. When you go to sleep it automatically starts measuring and in the morning after you leave the bed, the data is available for deep insight from your smartphone, tablet or computer.

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Heart-Rate-Variability Shows Your Recovery and Readiness

EMFIT QS+ACTIVE is the world’s most sophisticated ballistocardiograph. With incredible resolution, it records heart contractions, breathing and body movement bio-signals.

EMFIT QS+ACTIVE is the only contact-free health monitor on market that can provide recovery and readiness analysis based on whole night heart-rate-variability. This is why professional athletes, triathlonists, cyclists, football players and other sports enthusiasts have chosen to use EMFIT QS+ACTIVE.

•	Sleep stages REM deep light awake

Medical grade under-mattress sensor

The electro-active material itself is self-biased and does not use any power. Only the small electronics placed on the floor uses electricity and has the wireless WI-Fi transceiver. Under-mattress placement ensures longevity for many years use without need to regular replacement.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 8 x 3.5 inches; 1.85 Pounds
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ Emfit QS
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2015
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Emfit
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0158W3E2A
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 72 ratings

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3.7 out of 5 stars
3.7 out of 5
72 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, accuracy and quantity of the health personal care product. For example, they say it's a great tool for tracking sleep and recovery, it automatically tracks start/stop of sleeping and that the app is well-designed. That said, opinions are mixed on performance and ease of use.

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19 customers mention14 positive5 negative

Customers like the data produced by the product. They say it provides a terrific amount of information, and provides great access to your raw data. Some customers also say the reporting is extensive and thorough. Overall, customers say the product is great for self-quantification and provides incredibly helpful information.

"...And there is a ton of data it provides: sleep time/score, breakdown of light/deep/REM cycles, HRV w/ nervous system balance, avg and resting heart..." Read more

"...It gives you a lot of information, from which you can piece together how you're sleeping...." Read more

"The Emfit QS is amazing in two ways. One is the amount of data it provides...." Read more

"Pros: records a lot of information..." Read more

15 customers mention13 positive2 negative

Customers like the accuracy of the sleep tracker. They say it tracks their sleep wonderfully, provides a terrific amount of information, and is a great tool for tracking sleep and recovery. They also say it's an effective, non-evasive sleep trackers that automatically tracks start/stop of sleeping. They appreciate the amazing tracking detail and the fact that it can pick up your heart's movement through even a thick mattress.

"...results of the two devices, while not matching exactly, show a very clear correlation...." Read more

"...The other is how it works -- that it can pick up your heart's movement through even a thick mattress!..." Read more

"The tracking detail is amazing. The patterns and events jive w/ my Fitbit Charge 2, but with much greater detail...." Read more

"...The QS is all this. It tracks sleep without any intervention before or after you go to bed...." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the product. They mention that the Emfit unit is amazing, and the mobile web site is well done.

"...There isn't a mobile app, but their mobile web site is very well done and just as effective...." Read more

"...The online website associated with it where results are posted is well designed and provides a lot of data...." Read more

"Emfit unit is Amazing. Seeing my overnightSleep classHRV/RMSSDHRANS balanceSleep score..." Read more

"Super nice." Read more

13 customers mention7 positive6 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the sleep tracker. Some mention that it works amazingly well, is easy to setup and use, and provides good, valid sleep and recovery data. Others say that it doesn't do what it's supposed to do, is partially successful, and the web app doesn' t work at all.

"...It also does not pick up my wife's signals when she sleeps, even if we are up against each other...." Read more

"...It just is not a good product AT ALL with the inaccurate sleep tracking." Read more

"System works well except that I have to manually update my sleep time...." Read more

"It tries to do a lot with sometimes faulty or missing data. Partially successful. I take its information with a grain of salt...." Read more

8 customers mention4 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the health personal care product. Some mention it's easy to setup and use, with no long learning curve. However, others say that it'll be impossible to set up or use if you don't have an Android device. They also mention that the info is not clear and not user friendly, with an overly complicated UI.

"...Setup was super simple. I was able to connect it to WiFi simply by pressing the button on my router, then using a paper clip on the Emfit QS...." Read more

"...This was very hard to set up and required two sessions with tech support...." Read more

"...you just go to bed and get up normally, meaning there is nothing to set or turn on...." Read more

"...It's Android-only.It is physically impossible to setup or use this device in any way if you don't own an Android smartphone...." Read more

3 customers mention0 positive3 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the app. They mention that there's no native iOS app and that it doesn't work with their iOS devices.

"...Also, there's no app and no integration with iOS so I can't use it as part of the healthkit...." Read more

"...Learn to use and understand it. Other gripe is lack of app, but the web versions are fast and hold your logo for a week two...." Read more

"...No native iOS app but works great w/ Safari!" Read more

3 customers mention0 positive3 negative

Customers have negative opinions about the correlation of the product. They say that it doesn't have a strong correlation with their fitbit, and that it's not as accurate as connecting probes to their body.

"...Sure, it's not as accurate as connecting probes to your body, but it seems to as accurate as or better than the less convenient optical arm bands or..." Read more

"...levels, and the exercise I was able to do, I found there was no strong correlation (literally, like using statistics and graphs) among any of the..." Read more

"...I take its information with a grain of salt. Not much correlation with my fitbit charge for sleep stages and it sometimes misses my bed exits but..." Read more

Effective, Non-evasive Sleep Tracker
5 Stars
Effective, Non-evasive Sleep Tracker
I purchased the Emfit QS in January 2018 and have spent the last year sleeping with it. First, it is non-evasive. You don't have to put anything on your body, turn anything on or start/stop anything before and after sleeping. You simply lay in bed, it senses your presence, begins recording and uploads your data during the night to the Emfit servers. When you exit bed in the morning it recognizes it and begins to put together a picture of your night of sleep. By the time I have my coffee made, I can jump on my phone or look at my computer and get all the data. And there is a ton of data it provides: sleep time/score, breakdown of light/deep/REM cycles, HRV w/ nervous system balance, avg and resting heart rate, respiratory rate, movement/restlessness and finally a proprietary recovery score (that probably still needs some work).The next question people ask is: are the metrics accurate? I also wear an Oura Ring 24/7. It, like the Emfit QS, tracks all the metrics mentioned above. When comparing the results of the two devices, while not matching exactly, show a very clear correlation. They are identical in the sense that when one shows a lower HRV or high HR, the other device has recorded the same trend. Then you have to look at the results provided by the QS and compare it to what you think should be happening, I've found they gel. For example, I was in a bad bike vs car accident in April 2018 that knocked me out of triathlon training for about 5 months while I recovered. During that period the Emfit recorded much high HRV values while recording high resting heart rate values as I lost fitness and aerobic conditioning. Weeks after returning to training, HRV numbers began to drop while my resting HR lowered as well.I have tried several different sleep trackers and HRV/HR measuring tools. This and my Oura Ring are 1 and 1a on the list of effective devices. If you are looking for a hands-off biohacking/recovery measuring/sleep tracking tool I would highly recommend this.Let me cover some of the negatives. I had, and others have reported, some connection issues with their home WiFi. I did find it quirky when I first set it up and had difficulty getting it to connect. Once connected though, I have had no drops and there has not been a single night that data was not recorded. Next, there is no option to place it in airplane mode. There is no internal memory to record during the night and then upload the data later. The device it constantly reaching out to your WiFi every six seconds and uploading data while you sleep. For some concerned about having a WiFi signal that close to you every night, this may not be the device for you. Having said that, the Emfit QS does come with a long power cord and a transmitting device that you can place up to six feet from your bed. Nevertheless, a semi-easy update to this device would be a 2.0 model with internal memory that can turns itself off, record your data all night and then turn on and upload the recorded data once you out of bed. Lastly, if you spend a lot of time in your bed, say watching TV or reading before you sleep, the device night confuse it with you attempting to fall asleep unsuccessfully. I read for at least 30 minutes before I turn the lights off. I found that if I just get out of bed to check if the doors are locked after reading, the device recognizes my sleep patterns enough that it does not record the extra time.A couple of other side notes. I have a Tuff N Needle memory foam mattress. It provides no difficulty in getting any bio-metric signals through it. It also does not pick up my wife's signals when she sleeps, even if we are up against each other.Overall it has proved to be a solid device that provides good, valid sleep and recovery data.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019
I purchased the Emfit QS in January 2018 and have spent the last year sleeping with it. First, it is non-evasive. You don't have to put anything on your body, turn anything on or start/stop anything before and after sleeping. You simply lay in bed, it senses your presence, begins recording and uploads your data during the night to the Emfit servers. When you exit bed in the morning it recognizes it and begins to put together a picture of your night of sleep. By the time I have my coffee made, I can jump on my phone or look at my computer and get all the data. And there is a ton of data it provides: sleep time/score, breakdown of light/deep/REM cycles, HRV w/ nervous system balance, avg and resting heart rate, respiratory rate, movement/restlessness and finally a proprietary recovery score (that probably still needs some work).

The next question people ask is: are the metrics accurate? I also wear an Oura Ring 24/7. It, like the Emfit QS, tracks all the metrics mentioned above. When comparing the results of the two devices, while not matching exactly, show a very clear correlation. They are identical in the sense that when one shows a lower HRV or high HR, the other device has recorded the same trend. Then you have to look at the results provided by the QS and compare it to what you think should be happening, I've found they gel. For example, I was in a bad bike vs car accident in April 2018 that knocked me out of triathlon training for about 5 months while I recovered. During that period the Emfit recorded much high HRV values while recording high resting heart rate values as I lost fitness and aerobic conditioning. Weeks after returning to training, HRV numbers began to drop while my resting HR lowered as well.

I have tried several different sleep trackers and HRV/HR measuring tools. This and my Oura Ring are 1 and 1a on the list of effective devices. If you are looking for a hands-off biohacking/recovery measuring/sleep tracking tool I would highly recommend this.

Let me cover some of the negatives. I had, and others have reported, some connection issues with their home WiFi. I did find it quirky when I first set it up and had difficulty getting it to connect. Once connected though, I have had no drops and there has not been a single night that data was not recorded. Next, there is no option to place it in airplane mode. There is no internal memory to record during the night and then upload the data later. The device it constantly reaching out to your WiFi every six seconds and uploading data while you sleep. For some concerned about having a WiFi signal that close to you every night, this may not be the device for you. Having said that, the Emfit QS does come with a long power cord and a transmitting device that you can place up to six feet from your bed. Nevertheless, a semi-easy update to this device would be a 2.0 model with internal memory that can turns itself off, record your data all night and then turn on and upload the recorded data once you out of bed. Lastly, if you spend a lot of time in your bed, say watching TV or reading before you sleep, the device night confuse it with you attempting to fall asleep unsuccessfully. I read for at least 30 minutes before I turn the lights off. I found that if I just get out of bed to check if the doors are locked after reading, the device recognizes my sleep patterns enough that it does not record the extra time.

A couple of other side notes. I have a Tuff N Needle memory foam mattress. It provides no difficulty in getting any bio-metric signals through it. It also does not pick up my wife's signals when she sleeps, even if we are up against each other.

Overall it has proved to be a solid device that provides good, valid sleep and recovery data.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Effective, Non-evasive Sleep Tracker
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019
I purchased the Emfit QS in January 2018 and have spent the last year sleeping with it. First, it is non-evasive. You don't have to put anything on your body, turn anything on or start/stop anything before and after sleeping. You simply lay in bed, it senses your presence, begins recording and uploads your data during the night to the Emfit servers. When you exit bed in the morning it recognizes it and begins to put together a picture of your night of sleep. By the time I have my coffee made, I can jump on my phone or look at my computer and get all the data. And there is a ton of data it provides: sleep time/score, breakdown of light/deep/REM cycles, HRV w/ nervous system balance, avg and resting heart rate, respiratory rate, movement/restlessness and finally a proprietary recovery score (that probably still needs some work).

The next question people ask is: are the metrics accurate? I also wear an Oura Ring 24/7. It, like the Emfit QS, tracks all the metrics mentioned above. When comparing the results of the two devices, while not matching exactly, show a very clear correlation. They are identical in the sense that when one shows a lower HRV or high HR, the other device has recorded the same trend. Then you have to look at the results provided by the QS and compare it to what you think should be happening, I've found they gel. For example, I was in a bad bike vs car accident in April 2018 that knocked me out of triathlon training for about 5 months while I recovered. During that period the Emfit recorded much high HRV values while recording high resting heart rate values as I lost fitness and aerobic conditioning. Weeks after returning to training, HRV numbers began to drop while my resting HR lowered as well.

I have tried several different sleep trackers and HRV/HR measuring tools. This and my Oura Ring are 1 and 1a on the list of effective devices. If you are looking for a hands-off biohacking/recovery measuring/sleep tracking tool I would highly recommend this.

Let me cover some of the negatives. I had, and others have reported, some connection issues with their home WiFi. I did find it quirky when I first set it up and had difficulty getting it to connect. Once connected though, I have had no drops and there has not been a single night that data was not recorded. Next, there is no option to place it in airplane mode. There is no internal memory to record during the night and then upload the data later. The device it constantly reaching out to your WiFi every six seconds and uploading data while you sleep. For some concerned about having a WiFi signal that close to you every night, this may not be the device for you. Having said that, the Emfit QS does come with a long power cord and a transmitting device that you can place up to six feet from your bed. Nevertheless, a semi-easy update to this device would be a 2.0 model with internal memory that can turns itself off, record your data all night and then turn on and upload the recorded data once you out of bed. Lastly, if you spend a lot of time in your bed, say watching TV or reading before you sleep, the device night confuse it with you attempting to fall asleep unsuccessfully. I read for at least 30 minutes before I turn the lights off. I found that if I just get out of bed to check if the doors are locked after reading, the device recognizes my sleep patterns enough that it does not record the extra time.

A couple of other side notes. I have a Tuff N Needle memory foam mattress. It provides no difficulty in getting any bio-metric signals through it. It also does not pick up my wife's signals when she sleeps, even if we are up against each other.

Overall it has proved to be a solid device that provides good, valid sleep and recovery data.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2018
I would recommend, with caution. I bought this after reading a lot of reviews and determining this was the most accurate sleep monitor. My thinking was, If you can't trust the accuracy of a monitor, the data is going to be useless to you. I bought it for my sleep problems. I am not an athlete so I didn't use the heart rate variability data etc.

Setup was super simple. I was able to connect it to WiFi simply by pressing the button on my router, then using a paper clip on the Emfit QS. My sleep info gets sent to the internet automatically and reliably and it is always there in my browser when I wake up. The only problem I had with setup was I have a very thick mattress with no box so I basically had to slice my mattress open and put the sensor in under the mattress pad.

It gives you a lot of information, from which you can piece together how you're sleeping. However, as I found, you cannot rely 100% on the total sleep and sleep stage classification. The accuracy of these numbers is questionable. For instance, my child was lying in my bed reading for 2 hours and apparently not only did he get 1.5 hours sleep, but he got 1/2 hour of REM sleep! Pretty good for being awake!

Having said that, I have reason to believe the toss & turn data is accurate since the sensor for this is pretty basic so you can use this data to clearly figure out when no sleep is happening and do the math to figure out your total sleep. So in order to keep track of my sleep I need to analyze the data, add up the numbers, and keep a separate spreadsheet. Not everybody's willing to do this, but it works for me (so far).

I am planning to buy a Fitbit Alta HR so I can compare results.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2020
The Emfit QS is amazing in two ways. One is the amount of data it provides. The other is how it works -- that it can pick up your heart's movement through even a thick mattress! Sure, it's not as accurate as connecting probes to your body, but it seems to as accurate as or better than the less convenient optical arm bands or ring.

But it isn't for everyone. Though a sleep "score" is provided, you don't get the full value unless you are willing to invest in interpreting the data.

The other issue is that it's become clear that Emfit is a "small" company with a niche (i.e. small) customer base. Very friendly people on the phone, but don't expect a 24x7 team operations team behind the cloud service. I had the misfortune of receiving my unit on a day their servers were down and spent quite a bit of time wondering whether I did something wrong or received a defective unit. Eventually, we concluded that everything is set up correctly and should be working -- but had to wait until morning in Finland for the HQ team to check on the server. Sure enough, things came alive at what looked to be 6'ish AM UTC. So, you need to be willing to deal with a small team of dedicated scientists, etc., instead of a large scale mainstream consumer company.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Gute Idee - mangelhaft umgesetzt
Reviewed in Germany on November 21, 2018
Die vielfältigen Auswertungsmöglichkeiten dieses sleep trackers, die weit über die Analysen von Armbändern oder z.B. des Withings-Schlafsensors (die fand ich allesamt nicht sehr zuverlässig) hinausgehen, fand ich sehr spannend und habe das Gerät bestellt. Die Installation in das WLAN war ziemlich holperig; man muss am Router zunächst das 5 GHz-Band abschalten, damit die Erstkoppelung auf 2,4 GHz erfolgt. Dann noch darauf achten, dass die WLAN-Kanäle 12,13 und 14 vom Emfit nicht unterstützt werden - man muss also im Router zumindest bei der Erstinstallation einen Kanal <12 vorgeben. Irgendwann ging es mit meiner Fritzbox, und seitdem scheint die Verbindung stabil zu sein.
Für die Auswertungen der Daten gibt es keine App, sondern ausschließlich eine Website. Die passt sich aber den Smartphone- und Tablet-Formaten an, so dass man gut damit zurechtkommen kann.
Zu den einzelnen Auswertungen gibt es kurze Erklärungen, die aber nicht immer umfassend genug sind. Z.B. gibt es in Grafiken oft Balkenfarben, die keine Legende haben und deren Bedeutung man nur erraten kann.
Das große Problem ist die nächtliche Datensammlung - die hat bisher so gut wie nie funktioniert. In fast allen Nächten brach die Aufzeichnung entweder irgendwann ab (z.B. letzte Nacht ab 03:08 keine Daten mehr, warum auch immer), oder bei nächtlichen Unterbrechungen von zwei- bis drei Minuten wurde zwar das Verlassen des Betts, aber die Rückkehr in dasselbe entweder garnicht oder erst viel später erkannt. Das führt nun dazu, dass die Gesamtzeit im Bett und die Gesamtschlafzeit nicht stimmen, und damit dann fast alle Auswertungen unbrauchbar sind.
Ich habe das mit verschiedenen Positionen unter der (übrigens ganz normalen) Matratze probiert, ohne nachhaltigen Erfolg.
Der Support hat anfangs freundlich und blitzschnell geantwortet. Eine Aussage war, dass es bei einer Gerätecharge zu vielen Reklamationen kam, und man deshalb versuche, dies über Änderung der Sensitivität nachzujustieren - und dass mein Gerät aber nicht davon betroffen sei. Seit einigen Tagen, in denen ich nun noch Fehlerberichte und Screenshots an den Support sende, kommt leider keinerlei Antwort mehr.

Die Idee verdient eine bessere Bewertung, finde ich. Nun hilft aber die interessanteste Auswertung nichts, wenn Daten fehlen - und wenn der Support dann nicht einmal mehr Lösungsvorschläge aufzeigt, ist das Gerät für mich nicht verwendbar. Leider!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great investment
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2018
This device is fantastic. As a bioengineer and personal trainer, I love how much information it provides and that it also gives the option to provide the raw data. I'm not an elite athlete or anything, but it allows me to identify problems with my sleep and identify when stress or training is taking its toll. If only more people were aware of the importance of sleep, and how duration does not necessarily equate to quality, I bet we'd live in a much more productive society.

Issues:
It's a pain to set up (will probably vary based on network provider/ router firmware) but got there in the end and now it connects within a minute every time I turn it on.
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M B Williams
1.0 out of 5 stars Beware import duties!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2021
This is shipped from Germany so post-Brexit will be impounded by customs on pain of an extra 20% VAT+admin fee.

This should be reflected in the price (assume you are currently expected to pay VAT in Germany as well as the UK ) and potential customers buying on Amazon's UK site should be informed of customs fees.

Amazon will also not help you out if you parcel is stuck in customs as this is a marketplace item.

For this reason do not buy this product unless you are willing to add another £70 to the listed cost (currently £256.24 + £13.40 delivery as of 19/11/21).
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not reliable enough
Reviewed in Germany on October 17, 2018
I have bought the monitor but it didn’t work for me. Contact with support team was good. They have somehow managed to change the sensitivity of the device and it started to report data. But it is still not reliable enough. The monitor fails to detect that i am in bed sometimes. Not only for parts of night but for a complete night. All together I do not find the device reliable source for the sleep data.
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Alan Speirs
3.0 out of 5 stars Better than wrist based devices, but not perfect by any means
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2018
I should start this review by stating that I am a long time sufferer of maintenance insomnia (able to get to sleep easily but cannot stay asleep for more than an hour at a time) I have used many, MANY devices and gadgets over the years to get a better picture and understanding of my sleep habits. I've used wrist based devices, finger mounted trackers, bedside trackers, Sleep As Android etc etc. In fact, I've spent a hilarious amount of money over the years it's not even funny.

The comedy of most of these systems is they offer very little understanding of proper sleep requirements, usually relating to deep sleep. You actually require a lot less 'deep' sleep than you might be led to think and people can sometimes get a bit panicky when a device says they'e only had an hour of deep sleep. Your sleep is made up of various 'phases' including deep, REM and light sleep and the actigraphy based devices will simply estimate what phase you were in based on how little or how much you were moving. This is quite unreliable and does not offer meaningful feedback.

The Emfit QS is very easy to set up, the app is only used once on your phone to connect it to your wifi and after that it's a fire-and-forget system. Physically the device sits under your mattress and is slim enough not to cause any worries about it damaging the underside of your mattress or you being able to feel it. I have not had any trouble with the thickess or construction of my mattress which is quite bulky and has a latex topper. The Emfit QS connects to its base transmitter by a long cable, which you are supposed to leave near the edge of your bed so it can guarantee a good wifi signal. Obviously being mains powered it needs a socket nearby to operate.

The beauty of this device is that you literally do not have to do anything at bed time to 'use' it. Nothing. You go to bed, you get up and it does its thing transparently. The Emfit QS automatically transmits your sleep data once it has detected you've left the bed for a preset length of time in the morning. You then go to the website to look at your data. There is no phone app to go with this at all, it is all done through the website. I haven't found this to be any detriment to be honest as the website is very well laid out and offers much greater clarity for reviewing detailed graphing than a phone would. The data is processed around 5 minutes after you leave bed so by the time I've scraped myself together and gone for morning ablutions I can look at my sleep data.

The data itself is quite thorough indeed, a range of graphs and charts are shown to you indicating various things such as heart rate, breathing rate, movements and some more complicated data to do with recovery and ANS (Autonomic Nervous System) The data is well set out and relatively easy to understand and gives your night's sleep an overall score. Trends are easy to analyse on the website where you can look at a whole year's worth of data. I have correlated the heart rate data against other devices and found it to be reasonably accurate for a device that is not actually in contact with your body. I have found that data can get a bit misleading if you are prone to tossing and turning a lot, the heart rate and breathing can sometimes go astray or could lead you to believe you have signs of apnea as the breathing reading often drops quite low in conjunction with a rise in heart rate which is in fact usually just a wonky reading as you move around the device's detection range.

The majority of sleep 'gadgets' simply use actigraphy and maybe heart rate to analyse your sleep, which is in fact a very poor method that produces very misleading results. Seriously, don't even bother looking at your fancy Fitbit sleep data (had three of them; junk), it's not worth a toss I promise you. The Emfit QS uses ballistocardiography which is a more accurate system for estimating your sleep habits and as such does tend to be more useful than most available devices.

However, and this is where it falls down, I also use an EEG based device by a French company called Dreem which naturally gives FAR more accurate readings since it is monitoring brainwave patterns. My form of insomnia can mean that my awakenings are in fact quite short and I quite often forget I even woke up and the Dreem unit pretty much nails these every time. The Emfit QS....does not. In fact, it very rarely EVER knows that I woke up at all and will score me highly for a night's sleep where I woke several times and the Dreem unit scores me much lower since it can see what my brain was doing. The Emfit QS seems to score you very highly for simply being in bed for 8 hours and not moving much while controlling your breathing, all the while you could be staring at the ceiling.

All said and done, I can say that the Emfit QS is a good, if VERY expensive, device for those that want a generally more accurate idea of their sleep health than most wrist based devices offer. If you are looking for something that will track down and monitor specific sleep events/problems, this isn't reliable enough to do that unless like me you're using it alongside other more accurate equipment.

I should state I did not receive the Emfit QS for review so this is an entirely unbiased review.
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