In short, in my limited experience this seems to be the best smartwatch you will find under $40. What sets this watch above the rest are ease navigation/ use, very useful watch faces, fairly accurate biometrics, and an ability to hold 100 phone numbers. Things that could be better are: the display resolution, music control/ information, and the need for dual Bluetooth connections to make calls.
I never owned a smart watch. This was my first and I bought it because it was one of the most purchased and best reviewed smart watches on Amazon. Since then I have tried others, and while each may be better in one or two ways, this seems to be the best overall at this price point.
Packaging was simple in a slim cardboard box. It came with the watch, a charger, an extra strap and instructions. The watch needed some charging, for about two hours, before use.
The watch requires the “Gloryfit” app on you phone. So far, the app and the watch have worked. Through the app you can sinc 100 contacts, change weather and biometric data from metric to imperial units as well as log activity much like you can on the watch. Addition watch faces are available for download via the app as well.
The watch itself has five standard faces plus one or two downloadable faces and five themes to arrange the apps. I have to say while the standard faces aren’t the most artistic, at least a couple present all the health and date/ time information you’d want on a single face. The watch will hold a charge for 7-14 days, though that depends on use. The watch is water resistant to the IP68 standard, which is enough to handle water sprays, but submersion is not recommended. So far I have not had issues with water intrusion during hand washing and cleaning. I have not swam or showered with the watch on, nor do I plan to do so.
The watch health features include a heart rate monitor, step monitor, distance monitor using your phones GPS. I believe it uses the step/ distance to calculate calories burned each day. The watch has a blood O2 monitor that when activated takes a minute to read your blood O2. There is a sleep monitor that somehow monitors and calculates deep sleep and light sleep. The pulse, step/ distance monitor all seem to be accurate. I have no way to know if the O2 monitor is accurate and the sleep monitor is a bit hit and miss on me. Some nights it’s accurate (I think). Other nights it doesn’t register any sleep for me, though in fairness I am a light sleeper and I wake several times a night.
The watch also displays the current weather or at least temperature in degrees Celsius but you can change it to Fahrenheit in the app. If you scroll down from the weather display, you will also see the six or seven day forecast.
The music player is limited to play/ pause and track skipping forward and backwards. The song playing does not transmit to the watch or at least it is not shown. And honestly, this is my one of few complaints about the watch.
You can make calls from the watch and the microphone and speaker are surprisingly good. My calls were clear and the other parties had no idea I was using a watch. Making or answering calls does require a connection both through the app and Bluetooth (or a double Bluetooth connection) If you lose the Bluetooth connection, you will not be able to answer calls from the watch. I found the easiest way to reconnect Bluetooth if it is disconnected is to simply power cycle the watch. Contacts do appear for / on calls, but only if they are on your 100 contacts that you can sinc in the app.
The watch also receives texts. Again, you only see the sender’s name if they are in your watch’s contacts. You can’t type a text response, but I’m not sure who would want to on a watch. Notifications from Facebook or what’s App the other hand actually always show the sender.
Overall the watch has nice features for the price. But the ease of use, intuitive menu and functions, ability to hold 100 phone numbers, and accurate bio data set this watch apart from other watches at this price point. I do wish the music functionality was better and I could see the song playing on my phone. I also would appreciate a better screen resolution and a one-click connection. Still given the functionality and execution of the features you do have, this is the best smartwatch you will find under $40. Five stars.
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