I had the Band shipped from the US shortly after it's release. The inside covering is slowly peeling off and the rubber outer layer is starting to come away. I have a fitbit one and I am now thinking of getting the Surge unless anyone knows Band mark 2 is due anytime soon. Has anyone switched? If so is there anything you miss from the Band?
Yes, accuracy. I had an awful time getting accurate hr tracking with my Surge. Worked fairly well for running, but terrible on the treadmill, cycling, or strength training. Chronically low readings and lots of drop-outs. It may be arguably better looking than the Band, and might last longer, but in my opinion, that's all it had going for it. I've several different trackers, and for my money the Band has the best solution for 24/7 wear, and is pretty good for activity tracking. There are better activity trackers out there (think Garmin/Suunto watches), but they lack for all-day hr tracking. One possible exception would be the Garmin VivoSmart, which is one that I have no experience with.
Yes, the inner rubber battery covers are pretty well shot on mine, and its getting beat up, but its still working fine. I'm hoping version 2 will improve on the original. Without benefit of any inside info, I'd be looking for the new version to launch before the end of the year......at least that's what I'm hoping for.