Wizard of Technology

Android wear is, in my opinion, the best os to have on a smartwatch, the simple user interface is pleasant and reliability is solid. The biggest annoyance with this watch is the battery life, with most notifications turned off for the watch and minimal use (replying to the occasional text message and changing tracks on spotify) i am able to make the battery life last about 10 hours. This is just about a full day, however, if i go out after work my smartwatch becomes a useless black screen on my wrist that can’t even tell me the time as it has died. I have to charge this watch every night, sometimes twice a day. I went on holiday recently taking my watch with me, it died in the evening of the first day and due to the hassle of remembering to charge it every time i got into my hotel room i decided not to use it and leave it in my bag until i got home (very dissapointing). Bought as a gift for my husband, who is a bit of a techie, and is therefore hard to please. He has been very happy ...

Kickstarter backer too, overall fairly happy with the watch. I liked the look of it, as most smart watches look like a ‘smart watch’ where as people didn’t realise my watch was a smart/hybrid watch. It’s a great idea – but the software isn’t great (still). Steps and heart rate are not accurate (compared with other dedicated smart/sports – but then again it’s not trying to be a dedicated smart watch). The quality of their straps is appalling. I bought 3 extra straps, and have had two leather straps break (buckle, and fastening loop), a nato style strap stretch due to the weight of the watch which leaves me wearing a silicon strap, which has holes punched in it at different lengths compared to the other two – so it’s either too loose or too tight. The strap stretches somewhat obviously, but this in turn leads to decreased accuracy for step & hr counts. Overall i’m fairly happy – i think they have learnt a lot from this build and i’m sure there’s a lot of takeaway lessons for their n...

This product is a good replacement for the original strap. Proseasy to fitcomfortable, i. It isn’t a direct replacement. It does look slightly different. The strap is thinner than the original, which isn’t an issue for me but be aware. Also the clasp is black whereas the original was brushed metal. You can see this in the product picture. Good value functional replacement and would recommend. A great price for two replacement bands. These were bought after the original started to split after about 18 months (which seems common). These bands are great replacements – identical design but in a softer, more flexible material. It’s fun to have a colour in there (i got the red) and at a fraction of the official garmin price i’m very happy. Product comes with two posi-drives to remove the spring bars. Note that, unlike some replacement band packages, this does not come with replacement spring bars (which is no problem given that you already have some. )edit: score reduced to four stars on no...

I honestly love these smart watches. Got this in brown to wear for a wedding yesterday and it just looks great. The quality of the watch and the strap screams like a watch that’s so much more expensive. The main reason i go for smart watches is that it also syncs up with my fitness pal so i get my steps in. I can operate my phone and texts from it as well as a handful of other apps on my phone. For the price i honestly cannot recommend enough. I like the design of the watch and my husband loves it. I have tried a few cheaper smart watches and this is by far the best. For the money it’s an excellent watch. I love the styling and it seems quite robust (i’ve had it a couple of months now and knocked it and scratched it and it still looks like new)functionality is excellent for the price and the speaker/ microphone quality is very good. On a single charge mine lasts 3 days. I haven’t tested how water proof it it (didn’t want to risk it), but it is definitely splash proof. If this broke f...

A great strap very comfortable and looks very classy. Great strap looks and feels great, really durable and very easy to take links in and out with the little tool that comes with it. I’ve bought 2 straps now from fintie and both have been great i’ve had my first one for 6 months the mesh one with the magnet and it’s never failed so i’ve no doubts for this one. If you like the look of it just buy it you won’t be disappointed. Does what it needs to but is a few mill short for my watch had to uses existing pins to like chain to watch. Excellent service, ordered at 10. 30 am delivered same day at 19. 00quality is superb as wellwould highly recommend. After much apprehension i bought this but i’m delighted with it. Makes the watch feel like a watch rather than the rubber strap you get with it. Will definitely use again when i feel like changing things up. Great value for money, didnt expect it to be so well made, really impressed with the quality. Very good strap that looks very sma...

Great for my 9 year old son. I got it next day with primegood quality better pricejust need a sim card and you can start make callsi got it for my stepson, he is just 9 years and wanted a phone but we didn’t want to allow him to get data and starts with the world wide net as his age. Its a excellent watch, you can make call,game,calendars and many other options. The watch is good but doesn’t make any calls. I have just activated a sim card, credited with £10. However, the watch doesn’t seem to recognise the sim and does not connect to any network as a result. Has a large screen and nice silicone strap, not too expensive. Really nice gift, slightly inconvenient as you have to have sim card in the back instead of connecting it to phone but can’t complain, would recommend. Would appreciate other colours for future purchases as only saw blue. Fantastic product great service. This is just the coolest children’s gadget there is. My dad refuses to use a mobile phone so when takes my 9yo...

It’s ok the item on this price, although i must say even if i’m not using a lot the watch its discharges very quick. As fast as usual, amazingly large screen in light weight, easy to connect to my iphone and it does notify me when notice coming in, especially my health records such as how many steps do i have and how far do i go each day, it helps to proof my health plan, i like it. Love the watch for the price of it does everythink i wanted it too. Not great to use, had problems getting it to do anything other than tell the time. Still can’t get it to ring in silent mode. Look very sharp on the wrist, and really easy to link up to mobile. Not sure if anyone notice that the camera view is upside down will need to read up on that to see if i can set it right but for the price its still worth it due to the fact it has many features especially it came with an additional battery. Still need to try out the sim function with this watch. You can call if you put a sim card in this watch,...

It functions really well, which fits my need totally. This type of watch can make a phone call and also accept others call. Absolutely great for the first few weeks used as a phone for my son until the sim stopped being read. Waiting for new one as advertised with a lifetime guarantee. It’s a great little watch, just a shame the software you install to your phone is rubbish. Doesn’t connect properly as well as data not transferring from watch to phone. I have other smart watches that work perfectly with different software. Very easy to use and looks very stylish. Good qaulity and an amazing purchase made. And cheaper alternative to the high end watches out there as they work exactly the same. It’s a great smart watch , with plenty of useful functions. Just have to take time and set it up properly. I have iphone, i like it and will be adding a sim card to it to make it a fully functioning second phone. Very good item but a little bit small made for a woman or a child can’t give a ...

Technically perfect but not the simplest to set up or use. The biggest failing is that this model is advertised as an aid for seniors who suffer from dementia but the tiny low-vis buttons and technically complex interface are very hard for anyone a bit shaky or confused to get to grips with. So helpful as my husband has had a brain injury, this has been so helpful when we are out and about. Any problems i have had, have been answered so quickly and efficiently by eimear from their help team. Way beyond what i was expecting. Very pleased with this watch so far. The set up is straight forward, instructions were email and i followed the 6 simple steps and was able to see my dad’s location within 1 hour of setting the watch up. There is a monthly subscription of £8. 99 but this is common for the other gps products i looked into. It’s well worth it for the piece of mind i’ll get for using this. I’ll do another review after a month, but on initial impressions i would recommend this watch. ...