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Hardware:
This watch is fairly big, big enough that it could probably pass for a man's watch relatively easily if not for the wristband being more oriented towards a woman's wrist size. It's a heavy watch, but it's honestly fairly comfortable to wear. I have no true complaints as far as comfort goes, although I do plan on getting a non-metal band in the future just because it's what I usually prefer. The unit comes with a buckle that can be added to a new band, however the directions on changing the band are a little lacking since it's just a picture of a watch band that isn't really all that clear and isn't accompanied by written instructions as far as I can tell. In any case, this looks like the process to remove the band is the same as the ones for some of the Fitbits, so the only real thing to ponder is the availability of bands of the proper size. I looked to see if there were any watch bands for this, but it doesn't look like there are yet, possibly because this is so recently released.
I'm include the instructions in this section since that's a piece of physical media and I don't want to make a new section. The frustrating thing here is how little information is given with these instructions. It's very bare bones, as if they expect that the user will already be familiar with how the watch functions, will look it up on via the Internet, or will have someone else set up the watch for them. I looked it all up on my own and had to figure out some of this via trial and error. It's not that hard to learn the setup but I really would have appreciated more thorough instructions.
I'll update on battery life later, but so far it looks like this will be something you will likely want to charge up every day depending on how much you use the apps and whether you have it on Bluetooth or not. This is typical for smart devices, though.
Software:
I'm going to review the functions of the watch a bit separately, as this section is more oriented towards how fast the software runs and operates. Offhand this leaves me a little lukewarm. The touch screen is responsive but has a little lag at times when on Bluetooth mode. When it comes to opening some options the software responds fairly quickly but with others it lags, such as using Google Play. The downloads took a while and that's fine, as that's to be expected when it comes to new tech fresh out of the box. There are going to be multiple downloads due to updates, which can take a while and was the case here. However what frustrated me was that when I tried to pull up Google Play to look for more watch faces (more on that later) it was incredibly slow and took multiple attempts, as the watch kept telling me that it wasn't connected to the phone or to wifi... despite my phone being only inches away (and on) and the wifi enabled. This would continue when I was fiddling with other aspects of the watch that needed wifi or bluetooth access. That was really frustrating and while it's not a dealbreaker for me, I do honestly expect a bit more from a watch with this price point. To be fair, this seems to be more common in Bluetooth mode and when I'm specifically fiddling with something that actively uses these things, though. When it's just listing notifications, there's nothing wrong with this. There are enough options to where you wouldn't need Bluetooth and wifi all the time, though.
There are two options to input words. One is a teeny tiny keyboard displayed on the screen, the other is a voice command. It's Google driven, so your success with this will likely depend on how easy you find this to be usable. I can use it just fine while I know that my mother would have to use a stylus since she's not super with digital media. I have no true issues with this aside from some occasional blips due to talking too quickly, so this is fine as far as I'm concerned.
Features:
Here's where my frustration really lay. You need two apps here. One is the basic app, the Wear by OS Google Smartwatch app. This sets up your phone and lets you choose from a limited amount of watch faces (more on this in the next bit). The other app is Google cardiogram, assuming that you want to log your biological data on your phone. You also apparently need another app to track your sleep. I'm not sure if this is the norm for smartwatches, as I was used to Fitbit setting up and tracking with one app. It's something that may irritate people who want it all in one app.
When it comes to notifications, this watch is great. You can pick and chose what notifications you get and which ones you don't, as well as set yourself as away so you don't get notified about your Aunt Mabel's pickle canning results in the middle of the night. They're easy to dismiss once they arrive and I don't really see any big delay in getting them on either my phone or my watch. It's a feature that I really am getting spoiled by. I haven't received a phone call yet, but I'm looking forward to dismissing some of those spam phone calls that everyone seems to be getting nowadays. Prior to that I'd have to get up and locate my phone, so as to see who was calling. I'll update on that later.
The watch face customization was probably the more frustrating aspect since it wasn't really clear how to go about doing this. I think that this is where the makers likely assumed that you'd have someone show you how to customize things or be familiar enough with the watches. I tried downloading the MK Access app, as that allows you to do this, but it's not compatible with my phone despite my computer stating that it is. It's already pre-loaded onto the watch and when you locate and get used to it, it's fairly easy to use. Here's how you find it:
UPDATE: There are actually quite a few ways to access this app. Below is the original way I found it, but you can also access it via the middle button, which brings up all the apps. I also accessed it via the top button at one point, but I'm not sure why it's not working now.
To access this app you need to swipe right. If this is your first time going through the section you'll receive a tutorial that will show you how to add or remove tiles. If you don't see this and forgot how to add a tile, the way to add one is to hold down any of the tiles that show up once you swipe right. The option to add a tile will pop up - you want to select the MK Access app. Once it's added, go back and launch the app. There are two options, one that will give you the watch faces you saw on the main app and one called My Social. That's the one that will allow you to add images from your social media. At this point in time it's just Facebook and Instagram. I pulled up a picture of my cat from Instagram and made it my custom image, which looks incredibly cute and sharp. It's not as perfect as it would be on a computer or phone, but there are obvious limitations here. I also looked at my Facebook photos, but it looks like this is limited to your most recent images. That's understandable, I suppose. I have a huge amount of pictures and scrolling through them all to find the ones I want would take forever and be really frustrating. It would honestly be easier to just reupload them to Facebook or add them to Instagram at that rate.
The workout options here look to be pretty impressive and I'll update more on this, but I'm in awe of the variety of different workouts here. It has everything from Australian football to Zumba, as well as the typical basics like running and weight training. These activities do register different calorie amounts and whatnot, so if they are accurate enough then this is a nice addition.
Thoughts so far:
So I suppose the question here is "is it worth it?" The answer to that will depend on what you're looking for. If you want a fashion accessory and a brand name, this will definitely be something to look into. It's a beautiful watch, although I will likely try to change out the watch band at some point to make it a little less shiny and more low key. If you're looking for something that will track fitness data constantly, you may want to shop around a little more. Every five minutes isn't a huge stretch of time to update, but it may matter to some.
I was initially waffling between 3 and 4 stars, however the longer I use it, the more I like it. The watch is pretty and comfortable, however at the same time the lack of instructions and the connectivity issue do make this frustrating as far as use goes. The intermittent fitness data tracking is a little frustrating, but there are enough features here to where I think that most of the target users will be people looking for a fashionable smartwatch that can track your calendar, notifications/messages, and phone calls and won't care as much about the fitness content - although I do have to say that the workout options here are pretty snazzy looking.
UPDATE:
I've actually updated this quite a few times while this review was sitting in limbo, to the point where this review took a lot longer to post than it normally would have. I'm honestly pretty happy with this smartwatch as a whole. Yes, the fact that I got it via Vine does play into this, but I think that the people who are going to debate getting this watch will likely be predisposed to get a fashion smartwatch as opposed to a Fitbit type of deal. I did also get the chance to try out the Flashlight option, which was OK enough. It's not going to be better than your phone's flashlight for obvious reasons, but it'll work well enough to give you enough light to not stumble around blindly.
Battery-wise, this is OK. I have mine on Bluetooth mode so it's going to eat battery faster than it would otherwise, so I charge it about once a day. I don't have the sleep app loaded, so it's not a hardship for me to charge the watch overnight - which I suspect will likely be the case for a lot of people, if they're not going to charge it while they know that they're not going to be doing any activity, like couch surfing.



