I was just looking for a heart rate monitor, and this watch was the same price as any monitor out there, plus does so much more. I honestly wasn’t expecting much from this, especially at this price point. I was very wrong…and have been pleasantly surprised! It has some issues which I’ll list below as cons, but the pros really make up for the minor cons.
PROS:
– VERY fast and easy to set up. Probably the easiest Bluetooth thing I have ever set up in my life and super fast.
– Comes with (or links to) a great app called VeryFit. The app is very easy to set up, but had one issue, which I’ll list below
– Looks very much like an Apple Watch
-Bright screen and easy to read and navigate
– LOTS of features, like Sleep monitoring, heart rate, blood O2, different watch faces, etc
– The sleep monitor seemed to work well. It measured my sleep time, my REM and my deep sleep times. Not sure if other sleep monitors give you more data(?) but that is what this one gives you.
– Connected it to my iPhone 15 and works great
– Connects to Alexa as well. The process to connect Alexa and the iPhone were very fast and easy too.
CONS:
– very lightweight. Now this could be a pro too, and maybe it should be in my book, as last night was the first night I slept with it to monitor my sleep. Being light it doesn’t feel like much on my wrist…so that’s a good thing. But if it were heavier, maybe it would feel more solid. So it’s a toss up.
– The sleep portion of the app didn’t work. It worked on the phone, but the data is not in the app. Not sure why.
-The strap feels very cheap. Hoping maybe I can replace it with an Apple Watch band, maybe(??). or some other band. It’s just very light rubber. But it’s also comfortable….I will give it that.
– raise to wake doesn’t always work. Sometimes I’ll lift the watch to look at it and the screen remains black. It’s supposed to turn on when I lift it to look at it. Sometimes doesn’t turn on, so I have to tap the screen or push the bezel.
– Seems to take a long time to fully charge. It was at 100% when I went to bed. About 10 or so hours later, it was at 87%. So I plugged it in during the day. About 8 hours later, it’s still not at 100%.
– Does not have wireless charging, and must use this proprietary type plug to charge it. Would be nice if I could charge it wirelessly, or at least have it charge via a more universal plug like USB-C. If this charging cable were lost, I would not charge the phone any other way.
But overall, it’s surprisingly a great watch and at a great price. I have not worked out yet with it, but looking forward to seeing how it does. The CONS are minor and that’s why I gave it 5 stars.
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