I obtained this smartwatch for two reasons. The first reasons was because it had a metal band, I am sensitive to silicone. The most important reason is because this will work without having to use an app on my phone.
I have a Fitbit. I like it, but do not like the app and monthly charge. I do not like the permissions you have to give to companies that are truly unknown entities when using apps for smartwatches. Their names are ones I have never heard of. Have you ever read even a portion of the agreement they want you to sign? The information they collect and keep on you? I have, and I am not sharing the plethora of information that they want!
So I was holding hope that this watch would be satisfactory in performance. I was even willing to give it some grace because itbwould give me some privacy. I don't need perfection, I am not an athlete training for anything. I simply want to improve my quality of life.
This watch has the best battery life of anyone thatbI have tried. I am wearing this now for the eighth consecutive day again and it has 28% battery remaining. It typically lasts nine to ten days before charging.
There are many options under the workout category. But I question it's accuracy in measuring any of the biometrics aside from time. When at rest, I am sure they are very close to accurate, as my jurse friend checked them when we were together.
Yet when I am doing any kind of activity, this watch will not give any reading. None at all. I have to stop completely to take a reading, and this takes a fairly long amount of time to measure heart rate. My heart rate drops significantly while it is being measured, which defeats the purpose entirely.
I know for certain that this watch does not accurately count steps. How do I know this? Because I counted them. Then I used my Fitbit on one wrist and the smartwatch on the other. The smartwatch measured 120 steps less than the Fitbit.
I had my friend reprogram the watch to her height and weight and wear it against her Apple watch. It was 121 steps less than the Apple watch.
I had another friend reprogram this and compare it to their Samsung watch. It was 123 steps off. At least it is consistent in it's rate of inaccuracy. This was I know the ratio I have to use to calculate the real amount of steps I took every day.
But who really wants to do that much math every single day?
It does not accurately measure sleep because I spend much of the night laying awake, but meditating. The watch records this as sleeping. I find this odd as other watches track this as wakefulness, even my cpap machine app tracks this as being awake. This watch may just not be very sensitive.
So basically I have a very attractive watch that doesn't work quite right in the ways I need it too. But it is free.
The size is a bit large, but I have a very small wrist. The metal band is not comfortable because the adjustable band slips underneath the closure and sits against the skin. This grows quite irritating.
If you are looking for a basic smartwatch to give you a general idea of where you are at, then this is for you. I am unsure if using the app or using the subscription would make this perform better.
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