Review Summary:
Everyone is coming out with SmartWatches, but the prices usually are not so smart. Check out U Watch's SmartWatch with the smartest price ever.
So what do you do when you are out of time and need to get your life in order? Makes sense to get a smart watch, but what can they do and what can they do for you? Stop asking so many questions and check out my review of the U8 SmartWatch.
Includes:
- SmartWatch
- USB Cable
- Manual
- Dismounting/Assembly Tool for the watchband
- Wall Charger
A very nice looking interface, but alas, it was not meant to be. Please remember, unlike the iPhone (which does work with this watch as well) there are tons of different Android OS versions, watch/tablet configurations/manufacturers so it is harder for U8 to write software for all these variants so even if the software did not work for my phone, that does not mean it will not work for yours.
I will reiterate that there are tons of different pieces of software written to interact with smartphones and smartwatches, the fact that this will allow you to use them makes this such a great watch.
Pros
- Allows you to Make or Receive phone calls
- Through the phone book
- Or manually through the dialer
- Allows you to listen to music from your phone through it (MP3’s or Streaming audio)
- Works as a Stop Watch
- Works as an Altimeter
- Works as a Barometer
- Works as a Pedometer
- Works as a StopWatch
- Can change Ringtones
- Can take pictures/videos through it from your phone
- Digital or Analog Watch interface
- Notifies you of incoming Email
- Notifies you of incoming Facebook/Twitter messages
- Allows you to use multiple pieces of software suites to communicate through it
- Amazingly low price
- Works through Bluetooth V3.0 EDR or better.
Cons
- Short battery life
- Software to install onto your Android device does not work well (with my phone)
Our friends at Gearbest provided this watch for me to review and I thank them very much. They also tried to help me get the software to work through my phone, although with all of our efforts, it just would not. After I would try to set my height or my birthdate the software would just crash on my phone, and keep causing errors, even if it was not loaded. Once I uninstalled that software and installed KHR1.3.2.2 it worked properly.
So this leads us back to my initial question, what makes this one so different than its much more expensive counterparts? Well the simple answer is nothing, it does everything its much more expensive cousin’s do at a much more affordable price. saving you money to buy other gear you like or maybe to pay off a bill or 2, makes sense to me.
I would love to give this watch a 5, but because of the battery life and software issues, I will have to give it a 3.5. I would have been a 3 or a 2.5 if the price wasn’t so great but it is amazing. A great starter watch to introduce you into the world of SmartWatches and maybe even something you stick to.