Like the watch, the app is very basic. I often found the user interface to be a little confusing and the translations to English were poor. However, this didn’t seem to affect overall functionality too much once you have familiarized yourself. I have reviewed other smartwatches in this price range that have had 30+ watch faces and many customizations so I was disappointed by this limited choice. It is powered by the Nordic NRF52832 processor with acceleration sensor, g-sensor and heart rate sensor. The device has a 64 MB of ROM And 512 KB of flash memory. The smartwatch has Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity compatible with Android and iOS platform. Firstly, the Amazfit Bipwhich we rated top of our guide to the best budget smartwatches. It has a better user interface with customizable watch faces, GPS, and can integrate with other fitness apps like Strava. As well as appearing on the screen when they first come through, the notifications are also accessible from a notification feed by swiping down on the home screen.

Aside from this, there are a few other utilities that came in useful from time to time such as the stopwatch and countdown timer. These are useful for simple tasks such as boiling an egg, however, you cannot set laps so you’ll still be reaching for your smartphone.

The watch also has basic media controls with play/pause/skip for songs playing on your phone. There’s no built-in music storage or third-party streaming apps so you cannot play music directly on the watch. Because of our findings, if you decide to buy one of these – we’d recommend you buy whichever model is the cheapest. Being lightweight and with a silicon rubber band, the watch is comfortable to wear, even when working out. You can also wear it whilst swimming or in the shower thanks to an IP68 waterproof rating which can withstand up to 1.5m of submersion in water. I put the watch to the test and have been wearing it for an entire week now and it still hasn’t dropped below 60% battery so I’d say it will comfortably last 2 weeks, if not more. Verdict I noticed that most of the features are turned off by default so I would recommend spending some time in the device tab to set it up when you first connect. Battery Life

With such few features, the user interface was simple to navigate and I could reach most screens within a few taps. Watch Faces The screen is 1.3” with a TFT touch screen display. The colors are vibrant and the resolution is well suited to the features of the watch. The display isn’t always-on but does come on whenever you lift your wrist so you can still use it as a regular watch for telling the time. Disclaimer – We bought several of the bestselling budget smartwatches. We did not disassemble the watches to conclude with absolute certainty that they are identical. The watch face only displays the date, time, and a battery indicator. Unfortunately, there’s no option to show your daily fitness goals within the watch face itself as you’d usually expect to find. Notifications Swiping down on the watch will cycle through a few screens that show your progress towards daily goals. You can also view these in the companion smartphone app, although there’s no integration with popular fitness platforms like Strava and Google Fit which may be offputting to some.

The charger only had a USB connection so you’ll need to source a wall adaptor if you don’t already have one. Design & Build Quality