I'm going to break this review down into my likes and dislikes in regards to this smartwatch.
Likes:
-It really looks and feels a lot like a well-known smartphone brand name smartwatch. It's certainly not identical, but you can tell what they designed it after. It has a simple, clean look to it.
-The screen is clear and vibrant.
-It's responsive and easy to use.
-It gives you a lot of health data.
-It can connect with your phone and give you notifications as they come through on your phone.
-It says you can accept and make calls with it (I haven't actually tried this).
-I like seeing the little step track alongside the watch face. I like how they stuck that in there without it being glaringly obvious, and it allows me to see my step count without having to go to another screen.
-So far, the battery life seems decent.
-The strap is comfortable and seems to be good quality silicone.
Dislikes:
-I don't like the watch face (see photo). I immediately went to change that, only to be told that the "watch face gallery" was "coming soon". There was absolutely nowhere in settings that I was able to change this watch face. I'm further confused by this after seeing other review photos that clearly show different faces. If I could change that, it would go a long way to making me like this more.
-The screen does not stay lit, nor does it light up when I raise my wrist. I have to tap the screen each time I want it to light up. This is not convenient when I just want to check the time.
-It's not showing the correct date. When I first set this up, the date was correct. Today, I tapped the screen and it says it's "Monday 09-29" (again, you can see this in my photo). The problem with this is that it's actually Monday, 9/30. I don't know how it had the correct date and day initially but is no longer correct. I also don't understand how it's off by a day, because even if the watch thinks it's 2023 or 2025, 9/29 doesn't fall on a Monday in either of those years. So I don't know what year the watch thinks it is (this was never asked of me during setup).
-The watch face is too big for my liking. I'm not a petite woman by any means, but I find this watch face to be too big for my wrist. I don't like the look or feel of it on my wrist and the crown button on the side digs into my hand if I raise my hand upward in a way that bends my wrist.
-I would prefer multiple buttons on the watch itself rather than having to do everything through one button and the screen. It's not a huge deal but just a nitpicky preference that I have.
-I opted in for the feature that provides me notifications from my phone, but none of them ever came through on the watch.
Overall, I think I just need more time to adjust to the watch and learn everything that it can do. I do think there are some issues with it, such as me not being able to change the watch face, even though I can see others with different watch faces on their screens, the weird thing with it showing the wrong date, etc. But I'm hoping I can figure these out or work through them and use the watch to its full ability. One of the things I'm most excited about it the part that monitors your stress level. I have a lot of stress, and I'm eager to see what this watch does or recommends at the times it's getting high stress readings from me.
All in all, it does seem to have nice features and can do a lot for a reasonable price. I do hope that if and when they work out the bugs with it, that they offer some type of software update to those of us that already own the watch.
Wayne Richard –
GPS works surprisingly well!
I bought this watch because it was the only one I could find with a separate GPS tracking under $40. It does everything a smartwatch is supposed to do. The only two negatives are the steps are not accurate and the vibration feature is weak. The GPS works well. I will buy it again.
B Rex –
Not sure what to think of it yet.
I’m going to break this review down into my likes and dislikes in regards to this smartwatch.Likes:-It really looks and feels a lot like a well-known smartphone brand name smartwatch. It’s certainly not identical, but you can tell what they designed it after. It has a simple, clean look to it.-The screen is clear and vibrant.-It’s responsive and easy to use.-It gives you a lot of health data.-It can connect with your phone and give you notifications as they come through on your phone.-It says you can accept and make calls with it (I haven’t actually tried this).-I like seeing the little step track alongside the watch face. I like how they stuck that in there without it being glaringly obvious, and it allows me to see my step count without having to go to another screen.-So far, the battery life seems decent.-The strap is comfortable and seems to be good quality silicone.Dislikes:-I don’t like the watch face (see photo). I immediately went to change that, only to be told that the “watch face gallery” was “coming soon”. There was absolutely nowhere in settings that I was able to change this watch face. I’m further confused by this after seeing other review photos that clearly show different faces. If I could change that, it would go a long way to making me like this more.-The screen does not stay lit, nor does it light up when I raise my wrist. I have to tap the screen each time I want it to light up. This is not convenient when I just want to check the time.-It’s not showing the correct date. When I first set this up, the date was correct. Today, I tapped the screen and it says it’s “Monday 09-29” (again, you can see this in my photo). The problem with this is that it’s actually Monday, 9/30. I don’t know how it had the correct date and day initially but is no longer correct. I also don’t understand how it’s off by a day, because even if the watch thinks it’s 2023 or 2025, 9/29 doesn’t fall on a Monday in either of those years. So I don’t know what year the watch thinks it is (this was never asked of me during setup).-The watch face is too big for my liking. I’m not a petite woman by any means, but I find this watch face to be too big for my wrist. I don’t like the look or feel of it on my wrist and the crown button on the side digs into my hand if I raise my hand upward in a way that bends my wrist.-I would prefer multiple buttons on the watch itself rather than having to do everything through one button and the screen. It’s not a huge deal but just a nitpicky preference that I have.-I opted in for the feature that provides me notifications from my phone, but none of them ever came through on the watch.Overall, I think I just need more time to adjust to the watch and learn everything that it can do. I do think there are some issues with it, such as me not being able to change the watch face, even though I can see others with different watch faces on their screens, the weird thing with it showing the wrong date, etc. But I’m hoping I can figure these out or work through them and use the watch to its full ability. One of the things I’m most excited about it the part that monitors your stress level. I have a lot of stress, and I’m eager to see what this watch does or recommends at the times it’s getting high stress readings from me.All in all, it does seem to have nice features and can do a lot for a reasonable price. I do hope that if and when they work out the bugs with it, that they offer some type of software update to those of us that already own the watch.
Luis Reyes –
Satisfecho
Muy bueno
Clayton Olson –
An excellent option for those that want to track their sleep, no matter when they fall asleep!
I’ve been wanting one of these semi smart watches for quite some time, but like anyone I didn’t want to get a piece of garbage and you just never know with inexpensive electronics. Are there well made cheap electronics? Most items I would say are cheap for reason. There are exceptions and I feel this is one of them.This particular watch from Choiz isn’t the cheapest semi smart watch, but also not the most expensive.It has a lot of the same functions that other watches have, but they all seem to have different ways of showing you the information though. I tested another watch before this one that was about twenty dollars more and has a bigger OLED screen. There was a lot to like about that other watch, but moving over to this one, I find this one better suited to me.The screen is a little smaller, but it is a really nice screen with exceptional brightness and is very fast and fluid in it’s function. Moving from one screen to another and tapping on on-screen buttons is responsive and as smooth as melted butter.It has the simple functions that most other smart watches have like timers, alarms, a bunch of workout related functions with GPS and a stopwatch. It also has heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen monitoring and stress monitoring too. Another nice to have is the integration with Amazon Alexa.For me however, the function that I rely on the most is the sleep tracking function. I have had horrible insomnia since I was 14 years old (I’m 50 now), so it has been really interesting seeing what my sleep looks like each night and how things change with different sleep supplements and meds. The really nice thing about this watch (that should be a standard thing in all other watches) is that it doesn’t matter when you fall asleep, it senses it and tracks it. The other watch I tested had a hard coded 10pm to 10am time frame for sleep tracking which did not account for those with sleep issues or those that work nights and sleep days. Very near sighted in my opinion. At the very least they should have had the ability to change that in the app.The battery lasts quite a long time without needing to recharge. in 10 days of use (with bluetooth on my phone off unless syncing data and always on screen off as well), I went from 100% to 29%. A little less than the other watch I tested, but not by too much.Finally, the watch band is made of a silicone type material which is really soft and flexible making it incredibly comfortable.