FTW7010
Great hybrid Watch
25/06/2021 14:37
I was excited to try this watch, been thinking of upgrading to one from my normal watch... I've tried a fossil smartwatch but was very underwhelmed by battery life.
No such issues with this watch at all, lasts for a long time between charges, several weeks which is brilliant. I had no real issues with the setup, the app is basic but gives you the useful info that i want. l like how easy it is to see notifications easily as the hands move horizontally. No fancy display but this makes it easier to see notifications and the back light makes it easy to read as well. Its a nice half way between a full smartwatch and normal watch. I love fossil watches and it fits in with my other two. The messaging notifications work really well, in particular the vibration setting so i can have my phone on silent and I can see who has messaged me, and a preview of the message, which is perfect for letting me know if I need to stop what I’m doing and pick up my phone. Fitness and step counts synced with google fit as well to help me track it in various other apps.
Downsides are that the buttons to switch between menus was a tad too fiddly. I found the step count way off compared to my other fitness step count/ band tracker , several thousand off (see picture)- this was the same on my fossil smartwatch - that was pretty annoying as i calorie count... so went with the higher step count! i sometimes get delayed or late or repeated notifications, which may just be glitches, but can be a bit annoying. Regarding the campaign i was a tad disappointed about the 45% discount - i guess it is, off of rrp - you can get it for what i paid for it, but i was thinking about getting one anyway, so thats not too bad.
For me it was what i wanted, not a full on smartwatch, but a normal watch upgrade with some additional smart functions which lasts a long time between charges. if the step count could be fixed (i assume its due to it not having its own GPS) it would have gotten full marks from me - though i guess that wouldve led to a higher price! .
ickle59
Frodsham , Spojené království
Age: 43
Gender: Female