Review: Zepp 2 Tennis Sensor - Wisetrips Travel Blog

I was always curious about tennis sensors and was set on purchasing the Babolat Pure Aero Play tennis racket with built-in sensor technology. Since it was costly - $350 - I decided to try a lower-priced option - the newly released Zepp 2 Tennis Sensor.

I attached the Zepp 2 to my 2017 Wilson Burn 100S tennis racket using the "insert mount." In the Wilson tennis racket, I popped out the "W" cover with a small screwdriver and inserted the Zepp-provided "insert mount."

After charging the Zepp 2 sensor, I attached it to my racket by turning it into the mount. It seemed secure to me, but it does stick out.

I installed the free Zepp app from the iTunes store on my iPhone 7. It quickly found and connected to my Zepp device.

After playing two matches, I checked the recorded stats on my iPhone.
The status screen looks like this:

In the Zepp box, there are 3 different methods for attaching the Zepp 2 sensor to the tennis racket. I used the best one (the insert mount).

Having played a few matches, I can now report my findings on this new Zepp 2 Tennis sensor.

Zepp 2 Tennis Report Card

Positives

• $100
• Work with my Wilson Burn 100S racket without any special adapters

Negatives

• The sensor sticks out at the end of the racket (and I find the extra length obtrusive)
• Why didn't the designers allow it to rest inside the racket? There is plenty of room on the racket's handle.
• Turning it off/on is really stupid:
• Holding the on/off button for 4 seconds turns the sensor off or on - but whether or not it's turned on or off is hard to tell. A separate OFF/ON button would have been nice.
• There is no "on" indicator - the designers should have used a blinking LED or something. Once, when I thought I turned it on - I actually turned it off.
• The charging cable is also poorly designed. Why invent a whole new connector when a micro-USB would have also worked?
• Zepp iTunes app was buggy. One time, it locked up while syncing with the Zepp sensor.