North 511 smart watches
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To save others looking. Trust pilot 1 star reviews, lots, variations of the watch failing, not working as advertised, lack of service, lack of communication when problems reported….
Meanwhile, 5 star reviews, full of people saying the price is great, great choice…waiting for watch to arrive….one chap gave 5 stars even while commenting “why are you asking for a review when the watch hasn’t arrived yet?” The high star ratings look 80+%BS.
I have rarely seen such a glaring disparity. i wouldn’t dream of buying in the face of reviews like that.
Sorry, I don’t have direct experience. I have an iPhone, and real watches. I have a Casio for dirty work, and a pocket to put the phone in. The Casio was about £100 in 2018. No battery replacement yet. I don’t believe that it is reliably possible to put all the features of a smart watch in a package that size for £70 or less and have it work as advertised. There have to be savings made somewhere.
Some of these fitness watches are little more than random number generators.
I showed a retired NTU nurse my recorded blood pressure and she laughed. No way any one my age could have such a low BP. She then asked everyone in the room to take blood pressures and rejected them all.
I’m sure mine does not record all my steps but it hands me two thousand steps when I make bread.
There is probably a reason why the more expensive fitness watches cost what they do.
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It does tell the time OK.
I showed a retired NTU nurse my recorded blood pressure and she laughed. No way any one my age could have such a low BP. She then asked everyone in the room to take blood pressures and rejected them all.
I’m sure mine does not record all my steps but it hands me two thousand steps when I make bread.
There is probably a reason why the more expensive fitness watches cost what they do.
Edited to add:
It does tell the time OK.
If it’s doing the rounds on Facebook then it’s a definite no.
Mind you, I’ve zero understanding of smart watches or why anyone would want anything that needs regular charging. Can you change batteries in them or are they like most phones now and sealed in to make them obsolete in a few years?
Mind you, I’ve zero understanding of smart watches or why anyone would want anything that needs regular charging. Can you change batteries in them or are they like most phones now and sealed in to make them obsolete in a few years?
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It’s not the t batteries that will render them obsolete.
Many of them (If not all) are baby but in Bluetooth linked to a smartphone. It us the programming that will cause the problems.
My (very) cheap one even gets the time wrong if it spends a week away from its phone.
Many of them (If not all) are baby but in Bluetooth linked to a smartphone. It us the programming that will cause the problems.
My (very) cheap one even gets the time wrong if it spends a week away from its phone.
Battery Casio has to be the most reliable over time.
I have a Tough Solar that was cheap and great for hols, but can fail in winter under a sleeve all the time, though it soon automatically adjusts when it gets some light. Other than that a Steeldive auto is what I wear most. It too has disadvantages if it’s not worn for a couple of days.
I don’t think I’ll ever be getting a smart watch, I have enough trouble getting music out of my phone and through a Bluetooth speaker.
I have a Tough Solar that was cheap and great for hols, but can fail in winter under a sleeve all the time, though it soon automatically adjusts when it gets some light. Other than that a Steeldive auto is what I wear most. It too has disadvantages if it’s not worn for a couple of days.
I don’t think I’ll ever be getting a smart watch, I have enough trouble getting music out of my phone and through a Bluetooth speaker.
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