Hi guys ,
Has anyone used any no name smart watches coming from Chinese suppliers ? I was reading on XDA dev forums there are a lot in the market these like D5 , N10 , K8 etc ?
Any feedback/reviews on theses spec features , battery life.
Ideally I am looking for smart watch in sporty look that has fitness tracking features with decent battery life in it if possible under $200.
Thanks much mate , Sorry I shall have mentioned I am after a round face watch , something that looks like a sports watch.
Try the older generation moto 360 or pebble time round
Or pay more for Lg urbane
How's Gen 2 Moto 360 Sport ? And its battery life ??
Thanks , I have seen some reviews of 360 sport . I was more interested in knowing from someonw who owns spec about battery status
Just Velcro your phone to your wrist…..that's what these things are
If you are thinking about Xiaomi Miband but willing to pay more, I thought newer Misfit Shine looked cool, has more features and it should be within your budget.
It offers more features as in, as recognises touch (it doesn't have a screen though, it has 12 LEDs on a round face), you can use it start playing music on your phone. It also can display time on the watch (slightly cryptic it looked, but still), so that's a plus.
Outside your budget by around $100, Gear S2 in my opinion is good. I am not sure how it compares to other contenders in the market, that said, other than how fat it is, it looks like a watch. The build quality is great. Battery life is OK I guess (not sure what'd happen if my gf uses always on feature, but without always on feature, my gf comes back home with 70% of the battery left from work). I do remember hearing that the apps are limited, which I think probably is true, but I am not certain about; My gf hasn't been complaining and she's so happy that she'd buy me one as well.
Any comments on Jarv Advantage ??
I bought several and while the build quality is very good, the software experience is not.
I could not get my sms's to my watch and I bet I couldn't get the app notifications either. I could make phone calls, take photos and would look like I eas wearing an Apple watch if I'd wear it whem going out. Also i could measure my heart rate when a pretty girl walks by. Thats pretty much it :D
So I listed it to eBay and hope to get rid of it.
I bought 1st gen Motorola from Mobileciti few months back and I am awesomely happy!
Thanks datafellows for your genuine comments , How is battery life on Moto Gen 1 by the way , How much you get out of it ?
I don't use the ambient mode and for my use I get full day out of it. I get heaps of notifications and some times use navigation.
Normally I am left 25%-30% at the end of the day. Then I leave it on my table and charge it about half an hour before I go out. It charges pretty quick.
I do not charge it over night even it has the night clock feature. It gets a bit warm while charging soni guess if I leave it over night it just wastes power :)
I don't see any point buying the 2nd gen watch, it doesn't provide much more than the 1st gen. The looks is different though, but I am very satisfied with my 1st gen.
Cool . Thanks for that . I'll go n see which one appeals me more Gen 1 , 2 or Sport
I personally wouldn't bother with all the cheap chinese watches with no brand-name. Apart from build quality issues, there's the software side of things which can either make or break the experience. You have zero tech support, and asking for help on the internet is mostly fruitless when nobody else has the device.
My first vote goes to the Pebble Time which is available still via Dick Smith, but it's probably better to just buy it from Pebble website. It has a 7 to 10 day battery life, an ecosystem of it's own, and Pebble Health. Plus, you can actually go swimming with it.
Second vote: the Xiaomi Mi-band is probably one of the best value 'smart-watch' you can get. You only charge it perhaps, once or twice a month.
I know it technically isn't a smartwatch since it doesn't really run any apps, nor can it tell time, so its more accurate to describe it as an activity tracker. But just $20~30 dollars with heart-rate sensor, it's a cheap disposable device which won't break your bank (or heart, if you manage to lose it)
The Elephone W2 is also a decent one, at just around $100 AUD. It's a nice looking simple analogue watch that has only a few smart features — mostly LED indicators and vibration when a call comes in (which incidentally, is not very powerful but is noticeable enough). It doesn't need recharging, but you do need to swap the battery out when it runs dry.
Battery life is 3 months per battery — and battery replacements are very cheap.
However the Elephone app is still fairly bare-bones, while it does a decent job of fitness tracking there's almost no customisation for notifications.
[NOTE: I own all the three products mentioned above]