Whether it is daily life or outdoor sports, more and more people begin to choose smart watches as their auxiliary equipment . Compared with the popular smart bracelets five or six years ago, smart watches have been greatly upgraded in terms of appearance and function.
Today's smart watches can not only monitor health, mobile payment, sedentary reminder, exercise data measurement and recording, but also send and receive information, link with smart home devices, enable independent calls after eSIM function, and use various apps on the watch.
Whenever I want to change a smart watch/bracelet, I will make a guide carefully. compares the existing models on the market and chooses a few with high cost performance. combines my needs and budget to choose the most suitable smart watch for me.
In addition to the difference in function, smart watches and bracelets also have very big differences in the following aspects. The battery life of the smart bracelet is not a problem at all because of its low power consumption.
2. Wearing aesthetics: There is no doubt that smart watches are far superior to smart bracelets in terms of aesthetics and comfort. With the addition of various dials with different styles, your watch can instantly become extremely cool.
3. Operation experience: The large screen will be excellent both in appearance and operability.
4. Price: The price of smart watches is generally around 1,000 yuan, Apple Watch is usually 3,000 to 5,000 yuan, and the price of smart bracelets is generally 200 to 300 yuan.
I have been using smart watches for several years, and I have a lot of experience. If you just want to record heart rate, steps, or swipe an access control card, then the cheaper smart bracelet can fully meet your needs. If you have more needs on this basis, such as sending and receiving messages, making and receiving calls, using apps, etc., then I suggest you buy a smart watch.
In the field of smart watches, there are many subdivided categories, which can be roughly divided into three categories:
Smart watches suitable for the elderly and children generally only have GPS positioning and real-time calls.
is suitable for ordinary users' daily work and study, that is, the smart watches I mentioned.
·The "sports smart watch" suitable for outdoor sports people will do better in sports recognition and recording waterproof performance, while other functions will be weakened accordingly.
The following is the purchase guide I compiled, copy homework quickly.
brandIf a smart watch wants to do well, the brand behind it is very important, Apple, Ticwatch, Huawei, Samsung, OPPO, Xiaomi These brands have been deeply involved in the field of smart watches for many years, and their technical strength and influence are also very deep. If you are hesitant, I suggest starting from these Choose the brand according to your budget.
Suppose you are using an Apple mobile phone, the most compatible and suitable one must be the Apple Watch. Similarly, if you use a Huawei mobile phone, it is recommended to buy a Huawei watch, and if you use a Xiaomi mobile phone, buy a Xiaomi watch, so that the compatibility of functions can be the best. Ticwatch is very interesting, it does not choose the system and brand, whether it is Android system or ios system, it is very compatible, and it is a versatile model.
battery life
The battery life of smart watches is a point that everyone is very concerned about. After all, the longer the battery life, the less frequently we charge the watch and the less battery anxiety. When major manufacturers introduce the battery life of smart watches, there will be several proper nouns, namely , typical usage scenarios 2, and heavy usage scenarios. How the two scenarios of
are defined, many authors who write watch recommendations have not mentioned it, so I will add it here for you.
track number refers to: Bluetooth call 30 minutes/week, music playback 30 minutes/week, heart rate always on, use scientific sleep at night, exercise 90 minutes on average per week (GPS turned on), enable message notification (50 messages, 6 calls, 3 alarms per day), and turn on the screen 200 times a day.
heavy use scenarios refer to: Bluetooth calls 30 minutes/week, music playback 30 minutes/week, heart rate always on, use scientific sleep at night to turn on stress detection, turn on heart health and sleep apnea function, exercise on average 180 minutes per week (GPS turned on), turn on message notifications (50 messages a day, 6 calls, 3 alarms), and turn on the screen for 30 minutes a day.
The thickness of the wrist should match the size of the dial. If the wrist is too thin and the watch has a large dial, it will not only look ugly but also affect the wearing experience. At present, the weight of mainstream smart watches without strap is generally around 35g-50g.
Before buying a smart watch, we must first determine what functions we need. If we need esim independent call function, but this smart watch just does not support it, then ignore it.
Generally, the waterproof level of such electronic products will be marked with IPX, which is an international universal waterproof level certification system. The IPX waterproof grade is divided into 8 grades, from IPX-1 to IPX-8, and the waterproof ability gradually increases.
IPX-7 is the anti-immersion type, which can be soaked for 30 minutes under 1 meter of water. Generally speaking, it is enough for outdoor equipment to meet this standard, while the IPX-8 underwater type is completely waterproof and can be used after being submerged in water for a long time.
There is also a common one is ATM waterproof, simply speaking, it has good waterproof performance under 5 standard atmospheric pressures, and can generally be used for water sports in shallow waters such as swimming pools or beach swimming.
Next, according to different price points, recommend several useful smart watches:
1. Ticwatch GTW eSIM Generally within 10 days.
supports 00+ sports mode
, including various sports such as rock climbing, sailing, cycling, etc. The waterproof level has reached IP68, and water-related sports can also be easily handled.
2. Huawei WATCH GT3
GT3 will be launched in November 2021. It is still a good choice for cost performance, but it does not support eSIM communication function, which is a pity.
comes with dual-frequency five-star precise positioning (GPS, Beidou), healthy clover and smart running plan, but in terms of cost performance, personally thinks that the price/performance ratio of 46mm size is higher than that of 42mm. Maybe because of the difference in battery life, it can make me no longer anxious.
Respiration monitoring, blood oxygen monitoring, sleep breathing monitoring, and heart health monitoring are all available. There is a "trajectory return" in the exercise function, which can record the trajectory and then return to the original route according to the navigation instructions. I guess it will be very useful in the city of Chongqing. The rotating crown on the side can be used to zoom desktop applications and adjust volume and time, which is very convenient and practical. The battery life of
is pretty good, with 14 days in typical mode and 8 days in smart mode. It also supports wireless reverse charging.
3. Xiaomi WATCH S1
watch frame is very narrow, providing leather, fluorine rubber strap, and stainless steel strap optional. The battery life is not bad, 14 days in typical mode and 10 days in smart mode. also supports wireless reverse charging. supports GPS, Beidou, Glonass, Galileo, Qzss navigation, but does not support eSIM function. It provides a variety of third-party apps such as NetEase Cloud and Baidu Maps, but you need to go to the Xiaomi Sports Health app to download.
not only can be connected to mobile phones, but also supports connection and control of various smart devices of Xiaomi, such as Xiaomi speaker and Xiaomi TV. It is very convenient to control smart devices with a watch.
Other health monitoring configurations are also basically available. Its positioning is basically the same as the GT3 above. My personal suggestion is that if you use Xiaomi for your mobile phone, buy Xiaomi for your watch. If you use Huawei for your mobile phone, buy Huawei for your watch.
When choosing a smart watch, you first need to look at your own needs. If you don’t have a need, don’t create it.
Then check what kind of mobile phone you are using, and try to choose the corresponding watch, so as to ensure a better ecological experience. Ticwatch is an exception, which has very good compatibility and performance under both Android and ios systems.
Finally, choose according to your actual budget. This is the end of this issue of smart watch recommendations. If the article is helpful to you, I hope you can like it and support it. If you have any questions, please leave a comment.
