Dr Morepen BP-15 Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor vs Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer
What separates them
These two differ on 6 recorded specifications. The Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer is ₹800 dearer.
Dr Morepen BP-15 Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor vs Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer
Dr Morepen
Dr Morepen BP-15 Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor
₹1,499
Included because it is what most people actually buy, and because the gap it illustrates is the most useful thing in this department.
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Omron
Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer
₹2,299
A one-second reading without touching a sleeping child is worth the premium over a Rs149 stick thermometer, and plus or minus 0.2 degrees C is genuinely tight for infrared.
Full details →Who the Dr Morepen BP-15 Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting a rough at-home trend at the lowest price, who understands the reading is indicative.
Avoid it if: Anyone whose medication is adjusted on home readings. Buy a validated monitor instead.
Who the Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer is for
Buy it if: Parents of small children, and anyone needing a reading without waking the patient.
Avoid it if: Anyone who will not wait for the subject to acclimatise indoors -- readings will mislead.
Specifications, side by side
6 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Dr Morepen BP-15 Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor | Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,499 | ₹2,299 |
| Clinical validation | Not clinically validated. No listing on STRIDE BP and no published ESH or AAMI/ISO 81060-2 study | Clinical accuracy assessed to ISO 80601-2-56 |
| Measurement range | Pressure 0 to 299 mmHg; pulse 40 to 199 bpm | Body mode 34.0 to 42.2 degrees C; surface mode 0 to 100 degrees C |
| Power source | Four AA cells or optional adapter | Two AAA cells, approximately 2500 readings |
| Regulatory status | CDSCO registered; CE marked -- neither of which is a validation study | CDSCO registered; CE marked |
| Stated accuracy | Manufacturer states plus or minus 3 mmHg, unverified by an independent protocol | Plus or minus 0.2 degrees C between 34.0 and 42.2 degrees C |
| Stored readings | 120 readings across two users | 25 readings |
| Connectivity | None | None |
| Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Cuff size | 22 to 32 cm -- too small for many adult arms | not published |
| Distance | not published | 1 to 3 cm from the forehead |
| Inflation | Automatic, oscillometric | not published |
| Irregular heartbeat detection | Yes | not published |
| Known limitation | not published | A sweating forehead or a person just in from outdoors reads low; wait 10 minutes indoors |
| Measurement time | not published | 1 second |
| Warm-up | not published | None required |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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