The other day we already had a topic about a selection of the best TWS headphones that I tested and which I can recommend for purchase.
Today I will tell you about the “chart” of the best smartwatches and bracelets. In the same way, I will arrange the gadgets in ascending order of price for more convenient sorting of information.
Naturally, many well-known devices from the world of wearable electronics will not get here, since all impressions are based solely on the devices I have tested. It seems to me that there is much more confidence in such material than in the text written on the basis of specs and pictures.
PS In this collection there are two devices, which were not reviewed by me. But these gadgets are extremely important, without them the top will not be the top.
Content
- HONOR Band 5
- Amazfit Bip U
- Huawei Watch Fit (aka Honor Watch ES)
- Xiaomi Mi Watch
- HUAWEI Watch GT 2
- ZEPP E
- Samsung Galaxy Watch 3
- Apple Watch SE
- Conclusion
HONOR Band 5
Price: ~ 2 rubles
It’s not new for 2021, but the Band 5 is the best buy even now:
- Compact dimensions;
- Low price;
- Bright AMOLED screen;
- Water resistant;
- Measurement of oxygen in the blood.
That is, before you is a completely relevant gadget with all the necessary functions, including measuring SpO2, not to mention heart rate and many sports modes.
In addition, even on such a small display, you can change the dials, there are a lot of them in the application.
The system is fast, there are no lags or brakes, so using the bracelet is comfortable.
Of course, the gadget can work with notifications as well. Yes, the display unit is too small for normal reading of information, but you can understand the meaning of the message, and this is the most important thing.
Cool fitness bracelet for your money with all the important functions. Small, lightweight, cute, easy to handle.
The downside is low battery life, no more than 14 days on a single charge.
Material on the topic:
Amazfit Bip U
Price: 4 500 rubles
We jumped sharply for 2 rubles. The fact is that for 000 – 3 rubles we get about the same as the Honor Band 000 – the form factor of a bracelet with a small screen.
I did not recommend Amazfit Bip to you – the watch is outdated, although if you do not need modern functions, then you should buy for the sake of a transflective screen.
Why Bip U? Yes, if only due to the fact that now it is my main smartwatch.
Chips Amazfit Bip U:
- Compact dimensions;
- Low price;
- Watch form factor;
- The ability to measure oxygen in the blood (I think all devices in this collection will be equipped with this technology);
- Sleep tracking;
- Measurement of stress levels;
- Restoring breathing (such as relaxation);
- Tracking female cycles. In fact, there are very few devices with such a thing. However, I don’t know how useful this feature is in a watch. If there are women among our readers – write your opinion;
- Есть управление камерой, музыкой.
Of the minuses:
- The screen is not AMOLED;
- It takes too long to sync the watch with the smartphone. Here I mean the moment when you enter the application, for example, to replace the watch face. You have to wait up to 1 minute;
- The operating range is rather low.
In general: quite nimble, with good dials, with SpO2 measurement, light and compact.
Material on the topic:
Huawei Watch Fit (aka Honor Watch ES)
Price: from 6 000 rubles
Probably the most successful bracelet watch I’ve tested in recent years. You can buy both Huawei and Honor gadgets. They are almost the same, differ in straps: in Honor, it opens to its full length, and in Huawei, it has a rigid structure at the junction.
What are the advantages of this model:
- Form Factor He’s somewhat unusual. On one side is a bracelet, on the other is a watch. Essentially an elongated watch. The main thing is that the screen is large;
- High speed of work, fast animation, no lags and brakes. Why I’m focusing on: there is still a problem with the slow animation speed on the Huawei round watch;
- All important modern functions: many fitness programs, measuring heart rate and SpO2, and so on;
- Cool large dials;
- Animation training. A 3D model of a person appears on the screen, which shows how it is necessary to make movements during training;
- Replaceable straps;
- Cool appearance, several color options for cases and straps.
- There are no downsides as such. The only thing, like all Huawei / Honor products, has limited functions in the proprietary Health application.
With great pleasure I recommend for purchase!
Materials on the topic:
Xiaomi Mi Watch
Price: ~ 9
There was just an article on this watch model, which pleasantly surprised me. First of all, the fact that they work with lightning speed: both the system is fast, and the animation produces at least 30 fps. This is very rare for a watch.
Main features:
- Adequate dimensions. The device is neither small nor large;
- Rounded corners of the screen. Convenient to make swipe movements;
- Large print on many menu items;
- Measurement of oxygen in the blood, honest !;
- Very bright AMOLED screen
- Instant receipt of notifications;
- Sufficiently long battery life. You will definitely have ten days.
The dials were a bit disappointing. They are primitive, and there are not many of them in the application on the smartphone. The people advise putting third parties. How to do this, I have not figured out yet.
This Mi Watch model will be interesting for those who want to get a round smartwatch with a high speed of operation and all the important modern functions.
Materials on the topic:
HUAWEI Watch GT 2
Price: ~ 11 rubles
Perhaps the most famous Huawei watch at the moment: in each of our reviews of such devices, in the comments there are tips to buy the GT2.
The watch is made very well, the materials are of high quality, all important functions are present, they work for a very long time, there are a lot of dials.
The only caveat is that the animation is not very fast compared to the competition. However, precisely because of the decrease in the number of frames and a slight slowdown, the GT2 systems give up to three weeks of battery life.
There is a version of the GT 2 Pro on the market in ceramic and titanium. It costs 18 rubles.
In fact, Huawei Watch GT 2 can be considered a classic of smartwatches: the optimal ratio of price, quality and technology.
Materials on the topic:
ZEPP E
Price: ~ 17 rubles
Nice thin and compact watch, but very expensive in my opinion. Moreover, ZEPP is a completely unknown brand in Russia.
Nevertheless, the model with the simple name E deserves attention:
- Compared to all of the above, the device is light and thin;
- With a high speed of work and beautiful smooth animation;
- In several colors;
- With excellent AMOLED screen quality and sloping glass;
- With convenient design of notifications.
The rest of the ZEPP E watches are almost indistinguishable from their counterparts. The main feature is the design. However, it resembles the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active. The second version costs around 20 rubles. Unfortunately, the last time I held a Samsung watch in my hands was two or three years ago.
Material on the topic:
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3
Price: from 25 000 rubles
I’ll make a reservation right away that I did not use this watch, but they were included in the selection for the reason that we reviewed them and Watch 3 is a popular watch among users of the Google Android OS.
Main features:
- Receiving calls;
- Ability to reply to a message. This is almost the only clock from which you can write messages;
- A huge number of dials;
- Watch apps.
Perhaps the Watch 3 is the most advanced watch at the moment. I will not give recommendations for purchase, since I have not used them. But we have a complete overview.
Material on the topic:
Apple Watch SE
Price: from 25 000 rubles
Similarly, Samsung – did not use it, but I condemn it. However, users of the Apple ecosystem cannot find anything better. And there are no competitors. The main drawback is that they do not work with Google Android, at all. Well, the price is epic.
Otherwise, it is a beautiful and advanced smartwatch companion for your iPhone.
The selection includes exactly SE, since they are optimal in terms of price and parameters. For example, Series 3 for 18 rubles has already become obsolete, and Series 000 is more expensive than SE by as much as 6 rubles.
By the way, yes, there is no SpO2 measurement in the Apple Watch SE, which confuses me a little. Still, now this function is quite in demand.
Material on the topic:
Conclusion
As in the previous article on the best TWS headphones, I will give as an example a few devices that I personally would buy with my eyes closed:
- Huawei Watch Fit (Honor Watch ES);
- Samsung Galaxy Watch 3;
- Apple Watch SE.
The last two smartwatches are expensive, but the best for two different operating systems.
I would be glad if in the comments you let me know which topics it is worth writing material from the “top best” category. I will be happy to share my experience!
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