Amazfit Bip Fitness Smartwatch, All-Day Heart Rate and Activity Tracking, Sleep Monitoring, Built-In GPS, 45-Day Battery Life, Bluetooth, Onyx Black
Brand | Amazfit |
Model Name | W1608US1N |
Style | Bip |
Color | Onyx Black |
Screen Size | 1.28 Inches |
Special Feature | Alcohol-Free |
Shape | Heart |
Target Audience | Unisex Adult |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
About this item
- 45 Days Battery Life: Equipped with a lithium polymer battery with a 190mAh charge, you can use the Amazfit Bip up to 30 days on a single 2.5-hour charge
- Lightweight and Thin: Amazfit Bip only weight about 32g with the watch band and is 11.5mm in thick. The Bip can be worn all day
- Health Tracking: Optical heart rate monitoring and built-in GPS allow you to accurately track in real-time your steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, and quality of sleep
- Multisport Tracking: Outdoor running, Indoor running, Outdoor cycling, Walking
- Receive Messages, Call & APP Notifications: Receive notifications for incoming phone calls, SMS messages, emails, and other apps such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and other mobile apps right on the color touch display of your Amazfit Bip
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Battery life | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Sleep tracking | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Mobile App | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Accuracy | — | — | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Sold By | — | Jiant Solutions | Jiant Solutions | Jiant Solutions |
size | Bip | Bip U Pro | — | Mini |
operating system | Amazfit OS | Amazfit OS | Android | Amazfit OS |
display size | 1.28 inches | 1.43 inches | 1.69 inches | 1.55 inches |
connectivity tech | Bluetooth, GPS | Bluetooth | Bluetooth | HDMI |
supported applications | Alarm, Calendar, Contacts, Elevation Tracker, Email | Calendar | GPS, Heart Rate Monitor | Alarm, Calendar, Calorie Tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, Distance Tracking |
input interface | touch screen | touch screen | touch screen | touch screen |
wireless standard | bluetooth | bluetooth | bluetooth | bluetooth |
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Product Dimensions | 7.9 x 12.1 x 18.1 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.1 ounces |
ASIN | B07CRSK5DM |
Item model number | W1608US1N |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
Customer Reviews |
4.0 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #109,778 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #2,157 in Smartwatches |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | Yes |
Date First Available | March 25, 2018 |
Manufacturer | Amazfit |
Language | English |
Item Weight | 1.1 Ounces |
Standing screen display size | 1.28 Inches |
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Product Description
Amazfit Bip smartwatch is the perfect daily companion to keep you informed and active. Daily step, calorie and distance tracking are a given and motivate you to get up more often. The reflective always-on display is easily readable in bright sunlight or indoors and shows all of your phone's app notifications like calendar alerts, text messages (you can read the full text), emails, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, WeChat, LinkedIn, snap, slack, you name it. Currently Bip supports outdoor running, treadmill, cycling and walking with more sports modes and apps being added with subsequent software updates. Every Sport tracking mode provides detailed stats and GPS maps to track time, speed, pace, stride length, heart rate zone, elevation, burned calories and more Depending on the Sport mode selected. When you regenerate the watch can provide detailed sleep tracking like Duration, deep sleep and light sleep phases as well as awake times. Bip is simply an all around great smartwatch! technical specs always-on reflective 1. 28 inch color touch display> 2. 5D Corning Gorilla Glass generation 3 + AF coating> optical heart rate sensor for heart rate zones> geomagnetic sensor (compass) Air pressure sensor (barometer) for elevation GPS + GLONASS for route tracking> 20 mm standard width changeable Watch band IP68 rating - resistant to dust, rain and splashing 190mAh li-polymer battery> 1.1 ounces (31 grams) total weight.
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Customers like the battery life and value of the wireless accessory. They mention that it has great battery life, and it's worth the purchase. Customers are also satisfied with the quality. However, some customers have reported connectivity issues with the watch and phone. Customers disagree on heart rate monitor, ease of setup, performance, and accuracy.
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Customers like the battery life of the wireless accessory. They mention that it has a great battery life and an always-on screen.
"...this watch is everything i wished the pebble watch was. ridiculous battery life, always-on screen, nice-looking..." Read more
"...I charged it on Nov 20, 2019. WOW!I'm simply amazed at the battery life, the watch face with time and accurate weather at a glance, and..." Read more
"...Still, the very best part is the battery life, even if it won't reach 30 days. I'm OK at 21 days...." Read more
"...BEST part of this watch is the “e-ink” type display that has a battery life of WEEKS. I’m well into my second week with 41% left...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the wireless accessory. They mention that they love the simplicity of it, the various watch faces to choose from, and the user-created faces. They also like the customizable icons on the watch face, and that the watch is spot on.
"...heart rate, GPS, pedometer, sleep tracking, thousands of watch faces, nice fitness tracking info in the app, and syncs with Google..." Read more
"...There are literally thousands of watch faces to choose from and all are free unlike the ones you can get for the Samsung watch. That's a bonus...." Read more
"...Selecting PROFILE provides options to change watch faces and make watch specific settings (in the Amazfit sections)...." Read more
"...The bad - The elevation seems way off, wish it had an "activity" for erxercising at the gym besides the treadmill, calories seems too low,wish the "..." Read more
Customers like the value of the wireless accessory. They mention that it has a lot of features for little money, and is worth the purchase. Some mention that the faces are free and that the built-in GPS is good for the price. Overall, customers are happy with the value and features of the product.
"...There are literally thousands of watch faces to choose from and all are free unlike the ones you can get for the Samsung watch. That's a bonus...." Read more
"...The bip can connect from 100s of feet away.3. built in gps good for the price...." Read more
"...This is an excellent product and a great value! I'll update if there are problems...." Read more
"...My search is over for now. Most bang for the buck. I can only suggest giving it a try and seeing if it meets up with your needs...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the wireless accessory. Some mention that the find my device function works perfect, and the Smart Lock works just fine. However, others say that the watch has very basic functionality and has not performed properly for a workout in a long time.
"...GPS and HR monitors work great, and the pace/stride info seems very accurate- the display is always clear and always on..." Read more
"...Then, weather stopped working all together and says 'connect to MiFit app to update.' App says, 'everything is up to date.'..." Read more
"...It's also very basic watch. No added widgets, a few menu selections, and that's about it...." Read more
"...GOOD ADVICE!! Anyhow, it was working flawlessly. Checked my BP. NOTE: Allow about 10 -15 seconds for it to read...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the accuracy of the product. Some mention that it tracks their steps really well, while others say that it over counts by a little. The basic fitness tracking works well enough for their purposes, but some customers say that the steps are a bit off and the elevation seems way off.
"...After days of using the watch, I have found it to be very accurate and much better than the Samsung source which is determined by whatever watch..." Read more
"...google fit sync is not the best. it logs all the walks, which is a lot of activity in the google fit journal that i just do not want...." Read more
"...The watch has a built-in GPS that does a good job of tracking your movement...." Read more
"...This fits the bill. I can track my steps on the watch, or in the app...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of setup of the wireless accessory. Some mention that it's very simple, with a good simple interface, and accurate as the stopwatch and timer functions are easily accessed. However, others say it' s quite unpolished and not very intuitive, while after a year of usage the, it never read any of the steps they took, and the configuration is not quite obvious.
"...Pros: Battery life, simplicity, gazillion watch facesCons: Display resolution, simplicity (if you like to add widgets)" Read more
"...the documentation leaves a lot to be desired and the Settings structure is pretty complex because of the sheer volume of data fields that it tracks..." Read more
"...It is very intuitive about swiping, but i still recommend you download the manual. Checked the steps; registered 22...." Read more
"...So no gaming the system there.Also, app is not intuitive and hard to navigate initially...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the heart rate monitor. Some mention it also does sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring, and monitors your workout, while others say that it's not as accurate, does not trust the heart monitor, and frequently failed to accurately record the time they went to bed. It's only really useful for tracking cardio, steps, and weight, and the pulse feature seems to be inaccurate some times.
"...(looks like the Apple watch, i been told so by Apple-watch owner), heart rate, GPS, pedometer, sleep tracking, thousands of watch faces, nice..." Read more
"...2. HR is inaccurate. Doesn't really do high pulses well. Will register much lower pulse...." Read more
"...to an app on your phone that can do most functions and track lots of fitness and sleep data...." Read more
"...Personally, I do not use the fitness features. The Pulse feature seemed to be inaccurate some times and the number of steps seems greatly exaggerated..." Read more
Customers have connectivity issues with the wireless accessory. They mention that the GPS takes a few seconds to sync, and it sometimes doesn't sync when it should. The battery hog is unable to constantly maintain a consistent connection, and the Bluetooth connection frequently drops at random times. The GPS does take longer to lock in, and some of the faces won't syncing with their watch. The temperature is also slow to update.
"...google fit sync is not the best. it logs all the walks, which is a lot of activity in the google fit journal that i just do not want...." Read more
"...Went to my smart phone - NOW starts the horror!! It would NOT connect, although it had just the night before. Nothing I did fixed it...." Read more
"...Slow: The watch is excruciatingly slow at almost every command. Even just scrolling through the menus, there is a delay with every swipe and tap...." Read more
"...It connects to your phone via Bluetooth but you DO NOT need to be carrying your phone to track your activity...." Read more
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it finally broke. after 2yrs of heavy everyday use.
i loved this watch. absolutely recommend.
the battery life was outstanding my entire 2yrs of wearing it. easily a full month of use on each charge.
below is a detailed review of my life with this watch:
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day 1)
this watch is everything i wished the pebble watch was. ridiculous battery life, always-on screen, nice-looking (looks like the Apple watch, i been told so by Apple-watch owner), heart rate, GPS, pedometer, sleep tracking, thousands of watch faces, nice fitness tracking info in the app, and syncs with Google fit too
the only negative is that the contrast of the display isn't as sharp as it is on my Garmin vivosmart, but this may just be what happens with color e-ink displays. mind you, it's still very easily visible, plus has the backlight in case you need to see it in the dark, but it's just not quiet as clear as a black+white e-ink.
gps and heart rate are both very accurate for running. they're not perfect, but way better than the phone gps or products wo GLONASS. i think this thing uses a Sony GPS-Glonass chip. I'm guessing the heart rate is better for steady activities than high intensity ones. I'll check and update the review later
day 9)
haven't recharged this watch since the day i got it. that was 9 days ago. i have been playing around with it a LOT, changing watch faces a bunch, set it to constant HR tracking for a few days, used the GPS on 4 runs, and i still have 67% battery left. so that's very impressive.
the watch looks elegant
i don't like to wear a watch when i sleep, so i can't tell you anything about sleep-tracking, but i imagine this would be one of the better devces for sleep tracking, both because of the lack of a need to recharge it, and because it's really light and thin.
the screen is really clear and nice looking in direct light (unlike most modern smartwatches that fade in direct sunlight), and it has a nice backlight for low-light situations, as well.
i have not taken the watch swimming, but i wash it under water after every workout, and it seems to do just fine under water.
maybe the best thing i've found out about this watch is that there are 3rd party watchfaces and customization/stat apps (e.g. Notify & Fitness for Amazfit by OneZeroBit). plus it syncs with 3rd party exercise apps (google fit, apple health, run keeper, etc.).
day 14)
i lost like 20% battery life over the course of 2 days using a custom watchface that had a seconds hand. it seems like having seconds displayed on your watch will drain the battery even more than continuous HR monitoring. imean you'll still get an impressive 10+ day battery life or more, but, if my hypothesis is right, if you want a full month of battery life, don't display seconds on the bip.
anyways, with all that recent battery drain and other heavy use and testing, I'm still at 39% battery after 2 weeks.
i am a very happy customer.
day 107)
it's been 3 and a half months, and i've logged many runs and workouts at this point.
this will probably be my last review update, as i've had plenty of time with the watch at this point
the good:
- i've only charged the watch a total of maybe 4 times, and never because i had to -- i always had 10-30% still left. i dont know why i had the incessant need to recharge it below 30%, the bip could've easily given me an extra week of use at that point.
- traveling with this watch is the best -- you simply do not need to take a charger for it. it will easily last multiple weeks, regardless of how heavy your use is.
- there are many additional watchfaces you can grab for the bip via 3rd party apps (and make your own!), and i found one that i just love, that has both digital and analog time displayed, along with steps/date/day/bt/battery/hr/weather. i don't think many other watches have this level of customization. definitely not android-wear or apple watches.
- i wash this watch after every workout and can attest that waterproofing is solid
- it's a beautiful watch. thin, light, elegant, and you can easily change out straps (im fine w the default strap, but 2 of my friends have both changed theirs to one that looks like an apple-watch sports band)
- GPS and HR monitors work great, and the pace/stride info seems very accurate
- the display is always clear and always on
the bad:
- one bad thing is that if you want to leave your phone at home when you go for a run with the bip, you will be without music. i guess you can get headphones that can store music on them, but the watch itself has no music player.
- the default app does not show you a calendar view of your workouts the way that Garmin did. i miss that view. you can have it automatically synced with google fit, but...
- google fit sync is not the best. it logs all the walks, which is a lot of activity in the google fit journal that i just do not want. i wish there was an option to log only runs, not walks. HR is not synced w google fit for some reason tho, wish it was
overall:
- [if u dont need it to be a standalone mp3 player] buy it. this watch is on par to compete with some of the best smartwatches and activity trackers, except it beats all of them when it comes to battery life and price.
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2018
it finally broke. after 2yrs of heavy everyday use.
i loved this watch. absolutely recommend.
the battery life was outstanding my entire 2yrs of wearing it. easily a full month of use on each charge.
below is a detailed review of my life with this watch:
====
day 1)
this watch is everything i wished the pebble watch was. ridiculous battery life, always-on screen, nice-looking (looks like the Apple watch, i been told so by Apple-watch owner), heart rate, GPS, pedometer, sleep tracking, thousands of watch faces, nice fitness tracking info in the app, and syncs with Google fit too
the only negative is that the contrast of the display isn't as sharp as it is on my Garmin vivosmart, but this may just be what happens with color e-ink displays. mind you, it's still very easily visible, plus has the backlight in case you need to see it in the dark, but it's just not quiet as clear as a black+white e-ink.
gps and heart rate are both very accurate for running. they're not perfect, but way better than the phone gps or products wo GLONASS. i think this thing uses a Sony GPS-Glonass chip. I'm guessing the heart rate is better for steady activities than high intensity ones. I'll check and update the review later
day 9)
haven't recharged this watch since the day i got it. that was 9 days ago. i have been playing around with it a LOT, changing watch faces a bunch, set it to constant HR tracking for a few days, used the GPS on 4 runs, and i still have 67% battery left. so that's very impressive.
the watch looks elegant
i don't like to wear a watch when i sleep, so i can't tell you anything about sleep-tracking, but i imagine this would be one of the better devces for sleep tracking, both because of the lack of a need to recharge it, and because it's really light and thin.
the screen is really clear and nice looking in direct light (unlike most modern smartwatches that fade in direct sunlight), and it has a nice backlight for low-light situations, as well.
i have not taken the watch swimming, but i wash it under water after every workout, and it seems to do just fine under water.
maybe the best thing i've found out about this watch is that there are 3rd party watchfaces and customization/stat apps (e.g. Notify & Fitness for Amazfit by OneZeroBit). plus it syncs with 3rd party exercise apps (google fit, apple health, run keeper, etc.).
day 14)
i lost like 20% battery life over the course of 2 days using a custom watchface that had a seconds hand. it seems like having seconds displayed on your watch will drain the battery even more than continuous HR monitoring. imean you'll still get an impressive 10+ day battery life or more, but, if my hypothesis is right, if you want a full month of battery life, don't display seconds on the bip.
anyways, with all that recent battery drain and other heavy use and testing, I'm still at 39% battery after 2 weeks.
i am a very happy customer.
day 107)
it's been 3 and a half months, and i've logged many runs and workouts at this point.
this will probably be my last review update, as i've had plenty of time with the watch at this point
the good:
- i've only charged the watch a total of maybe 4 times, and never because i had to -- i always had 10-30% still left. i dont know why i had the incessant need to recharge it below 30%, the bip could've easily given me an extra week of use at that point.
- traveling with this watch is the best -- you simply do not need to take a charger for it. it will easily last multiple weeks, regardless of how heavy your use is.
- there are many additional watchfaces you can grab for the bip via 3rd party apps (and make your own!), and i found one that i just love, that has both digital and analog time displayed, along with steps/date/day/bt/battery/hr/weather. i don't think many other watches have this level of customization. definitely not android-wear or apple watches.
- i wash this watch after every workout and can attest that waterproofing is solid
- it's a beautiful watch. thin, light, elegant, and you can easily change out straps (im fine w the default strap, but 2 of my friends have both changed theirs to one that looks like an apple-watch sports band)
- GPS and HR monitors work great, and the pace/stride info seems very accurate
- the display is always clear and always on
the bad:
- one bad thing is that if you want to leave your phone at home when you go for a run with the bip, you will be without music. i guess you can get headphones that can store music on them, but the watch itself has no music player.
- the default app does not show you a calendar view of your workouts the way that Garmin did. i miss that view. you can have it automatically synced with google fit, but...
- google fit sync is not the best. it logs all the walks, which is a lot of activity in the google fit journal that i just do not want. i wish there was an option to log only runs, not walks. HR is not synced w google fit for some reason tho, wish it was
overall:
- [if u dont need it to be a standalone mp3 player] buy it. this watch is on par to compete with some of the best smartwatches and activity trackers, except it beats all of them when it comes to battery life and price.
I've seen the Amazfit Bip before selling for much less than my previous watches and after about a year, I decided to give it a try. The 45 day battery life was the key, but, would it provide the data I wanted? I want to always see the time and local weather at a glance.
I bit the bullet and ordered the watch. It comes close to looking like an Apple watch although I prefer a round one. Amazfit makes round watches, but again, I sacrificed this over battery life.
There are literally thousands of watch faces to choose from and all are free unlike the ones you can get for the Samsung watch. That's a bonus. The big difference is display resolution. You won't get the brilliant display in the Amazfit. Its pixel resolution is much lower. So if you need OLED watch displays and that's a deal breaker for you, this watch will let you down. However, they do have one with a better display out now.
I loved the watch face on my Samsung but again, the battery drains like crazy. In order to get two days of life, you have to basically shut off most of the features the watch is known for.
With the Bip, that is not the case. The display is always on and is brilliant in direct sunlight. Its reflective. The downside is that in low light conditions you'll need the backlight to brighten the display. But a simple press of the button or flick of the wrist solves that problem.
It's also very basic watch. No added widgets, a few menu selections, and that's about it. It connects to an app on your phone that can do most functions and track lots of fitness and sleep data. I find it is very useful with many options to select from.
The weather information it displays can be customized from 4 different sources and I find Dark Sky weather source to be most accurate for my area. It can be updated in many different intervals. I choose every hour. The good thing about Dark Sky is that they update their conditions a few times every hour so whenever your watch catches the latest update, the information is current. That's a bonus for weather geeks like me.
After days of using the watch, I have found it to be very accurate and much better than the Samsung source which is determined by whatever watch face you select.
I took a walk and used the GPS, it came out really accurate for me and the app provided me the route and a map to review. It even animates your route to show you how you moved about it at various time intervals. Basically, the app compliments the data the watch provides very well.
Sleep with the watch is easy because I haven't had to charge it yet and the data it collects appears accurate.
The heart rate monitoring sensors can be set to always monitor your heart rate but I set it for every minute. It's reliable enough to be useful. But I didnt buy the watch for that anyway.
After 11 days of use, my battery has drained from 100% to 70%. The app says my next charge is due on Dec 21, 2019. I charged it on Nov 20, 2019. WOW!
I'm simply amazed at the battery life, the watch face with time and accurate weather at a glance, and the easy to use features of the watch.
While I like the watch, it's not for everyone. You need to decide what your deal breakers are. If low resolution display is one, pass on this version and look at some other options like the Amazfit GTS.
I posted some pics, including the watch that now sits on a shelf, the S3 Frontier. Although it's a beauty of a watch, the fact that I have to charge it every other day is the biggest disappointment along with the frustrating inaccurate weather some watchfaces provide.
To sum it up, imagine Casio making a smartwatch!
Pros: Battery life, simplicity, gazillion watch faces
Cons: Display resolution, simplicity (if you like to add widgets)
I've seen the Amazfit Bip before selling for much less than my previous watches and after about a year, I decided to give it a try. The 45 day battery life was the key, but, would it provide the data I wanted? I want to always see the time and local weather at a glance.
I bit the bullet and ordered the watch. It comes close to looking like an Apple watch although I prefer a round one. Amazfit makes round watches, but again, I sacrificed this over battery life.
There are literally thousands of watch faces to choose from and all are free unlike the ones you can get for the Samsung watch. That's a bonus. The big difference is display resolution. You won't get the brilliant display in the Amazfit. Its pixel resolution is much lower. So if you need OLED watch displays and that's a deal breaker for you, this watch will let you down. However, they do have one with a better display out now.
I loved the watch face on my Samsung but again, the battery drains like crazy. In order to get two days of life, you have to basically shut off most of the features the watch is known for.
With the Bip, that is not the case. The display is always on and is brilliant in direct sunlight. Its reflective. The downside is that in low light conditions you'll need the backlight to brighten the display. But a simple press of the button or flick of the wrist solves that problem.
It's also very basic watch. No added widgets, a few menu selections, and that's about it. It connects to an app on your phone that can do most functions and track lots of fitness and sleep data. I find it is very useful with many options to select from.
The weather information it displays can be customized from 4 different sources and I find Dark Sky weather source to be most accurate for my area. It can be updated in many different intervals. I choose every hour. The good thing about Dark Sky is that they update their conditions a few times every hour so whenever your watch catches the latest update, the information is current. That's a bonus for weather geeks like me.
After days of using the watch, I have found it to be very accurate and much better than the Samsung source which is determined by whatever watch face you select.
I took a walk and used the GPS, it came out really accurate for me and the app provided me the route and a map to review. It even animates your route to show you how you moved about it at various time intervals. Basically, the app compliments the data the watch provides very well.
Sleep with the watch is easy because I haven't had to charge it yet and the data it collects appears accurate.
The heart rate monitoring sensors can be set to always monitor your heart rate but I set it for every minute. It's reliable enough to be useful. But I didnt buy the watch for that anyway.
After 11 days of use, my battery has drained from 100% to 70%. The app says my next charge is due on Dec 21, 2019. I charged it on Nov 20, 2019. WOW!
I'm simply amazed at the battery life, the watch face with time and accurate weather at a glance, and the easy to use features of the watch.
While I like the watch, it's not for everyone. You need to decide what your deal breakers are. If low resolution display is one, pass on this version and look at some other options like the Amazfit GTS.
I posted some pics, including the watch that now sits on a shelf, the S3 Frontier. Although it's a beauty of a watch, the fact that I have to charge it every other day is the biggest disappointment along with the frustrating inaccurate weather some watchfaces provide.
To sum it up, imagine Casio making a smartwatch!
Pros: Battery life, simplicity, gazillion watch faces
Cons: Display resolution, simplicity (if you like to add widgets)
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- Légère
- Compacte
- Excellente autonomie (plusieurs semaines)
- GPS intégré
- Système et efficace
- LE gros atout : un écran dit "réflectif". Le fond de l'écran utilise la lumière environnante et la réfléchit de manière à rendre l'écran lisible même au soleil et sans avoir à activer le rétroéclairage. C'est moins joli que l'amoled, mais tellement plus pratique de pouvoir lire sa montre sans devoir l'allumer !
Pro: Battery is phinominal, if bluetooth is not connected for all the time(which don't need all the time) battery easily lasts 25+ days. Thats exactly something I was looking for.
Pedometer is accurate, heartbeat monitor is also somewhat accurate.
Sleep patterns are also accurately told.
Very very lightweight even at times one can forget that you are wearing it. Waterproof. Charging pod is also sturdy. Watch design is modern and one can easily show off in meeting rooms among colleagues. App is also very easy to use and bug free unlike many other appa available.
Therr are about 20+/- watch faces available within the app.
Cons: screen is not very high resolution (which is OK for me since i dont watch movies on smartwatch-pun intended)