Easily one of the best looking watches I’ve ever owned. Classic, timeless look, with just a subtle nod towards being a ‘smart’ watch.
The e-ink type background works extremely well in bright sunlight, probably better than any other smartwatch I’ve ever owned, but it definitely struggles when the lights go down. You can (usually - it is somewhat hit and miss for me) activate an ‘old-school’ type backlight with a double-tap of the watch face, but it’s not overly effective; it helps, but my eyes still have trouble reading the screen.
Speaking of the screen, the fonts are pretty small, and offer very little options to increase the size. If you normally wear reading glasses, you’ll probably struggle with this display, particularly when it comes to reading any notifications that come across. I don’t wear glasses on a regular basis, and only wear reading glasses occasionally, and I sometimes struggle reading the display. This is even more pronounced in low-light situations.
Battery life is very impressive. I’ve been wearing the watch constantly (excluding shower time) for over two weeks now and the battery is at 36%. Based on that, it should easily surpass the promised 18 day battery life, which is also a welcome departure from the usual over-promise & under-deliver for most battery estimates.
Speaking of shower time, I’m really disappointed that this watch is only ‘Splash Resistant’ rated. Given that this watch is advertised as a “Sport” smart watch, the lack of a more robust water resistance rating is a huge miss on their part. Factor in the price of the watch & this is almost unacceptable.
As for sport functions, it does have workout tracking, albeit somewhat limited. It offers choices for run, walk, hike, treadmill, bike, spinning, weights, row machine, elliptical, and a generic workout option. It seems to use GPS (if connected to your phone) to track distance for walking (and I assume the other non-stationary workout types) activities, but it doesn’t track your route. Not really a big deal to me, but something to be aware of if you typically go back and look at your routes. The other fitness tracking aspect that I was disappointed in was the heart rate monitoring. It will report on your average, and max, but doesn’t report on the amount of time in each zone.
The Smart YouQ app (at least for Android) is still a work in progress, but I do know that they’re working to improve it. If you have the patience, and the commitment, to take the requisite Alert Check tests at the prescribed times of the day, it will eventually populate with various insights. I’ve added a few screenshots that may help illustrate some of the insights.
Overall, it’s a beautiful watch, with great battery life. If you’re looking for a classy watch, with limited smart functionality, you’ll probably be happy with it. However, and it pains me to say this because I LOVE how it looks & the battery life, it just doesn’t satisfy my needs for a smart watch, so I couldn’t recommend it to a friend.