Review of watches Realme Watch with advantages and disadvantages

Full sold-out! More than 15,000 new watch models have scattered all over the world in just a couple of minutes. Was it the most beautiful dream for a small brand from China? For Realme, 2022 has likely opened the doors to a new era where only the strongest fight in the techno arena.

On May 25, a presentation of a new line of Realme Watch watches took place. The first day brought huge profits to the company and much-needed interest from the media. However, how deceptive is the first impression? Will the brand be able to fight for the right to be the first on a par with Xiaomi and Apple? We will discuss in this review.

From this article you will learn:

• Where did the developers draw inspiration for the design from?
• Is it true that Realme Watch is as versatile as they say?
• Comparison of new items with other models;
• The opinion of bloggers vs the opinion of users is a test for truthfulness.

Attempt at writing

Manufacturers must have been nervous in earnest, starting to develop. After all, it was Realme Watch that became the company's pioneer in the world of smart watches, and a lot depended on its success. The sale of smartphones from Realme, although it was debugged, however, it was not possible to achieve the same fame that Oppo or Xiaomi failed to achieve. Well, the risk was justified!

The novelty pleasantly surprised the people of India, who were the first to meet it in the world. The servers of the official site immediately fell ill from a large influx of buyers. Users were completely satisfied with both the interesting design at an affordable price and the content of the model. The brand reunited the hottest trends of recent years in the novelty, but the same Americans or Thais managed to find a couple of significant disadvantages. Do you want to know which ones?

Design and materials

The design of the novelty does not shine with originality. The square dial is already recognizable enough thanks to the sensational Apple Watch and Amazfit GTS. However, it’s not worth reproaching the brand for plagiarism, since the uniform is really comfortable to wear, and it also adds a certain cyberpunk entourage. Whether it's a huge bezel and a logo that "ate" a good part of the display. This fact upset users more than anything else.

Dimensions Realme Watch miniature - 36.5 x 25.6 x 11.8 mm, with a weight of 35 grams. In fact, a universal size and shape that will suit everyone, regardless of gender, age and build. The strap fits snugly around your wrist.

The watch fell into the budget segment, as evidenced by cheap materials. The body and side frames are made of plastic. The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 3.Users have only one button to unlock, and the direct control takes place through the touch screen.

One of the main features of Realme Watch is IP68 protection (maximum), thanks to which smart watches are not afraid of dust, sand, or water (immersion to a depth of 1.5 m is possible).

In addition, the watch is completely devoid of sound. They notify through vibration, and you can listen to music only after pairing with a smartphone (if anyone listens to music from a smart watch at all).

Equipment

The watch comes with:

• Factory certificates;
• Instructions for use;
• Docking station for wireless charging.

The presentation confirmed the information that Realme Watch will appear on the market only in black. On the other hand, the color is basic and goes with absolutely everything, and the dirt is not so visible!

Characteristics

Display

The large bezel severely cut off the screen to 67% of the total area, which is why the output dimensions were 1.4 inches. Despite the fact that this is already considered a kind of standard and there are no problems with the operation of the sensor, the design would have looked much better without the Realme plate. At the heart of the display is the notorious IPS matrix. Users in the discussions were surprised: “how, not Amoled?”. It turned out that the new product for $55 is too tough.

The LCD screen has good brightness (380 nits or candela), rich colors, but still loses to the Amoled matrix in autonomy. Therefore, frequent circulation will use up all the energy very quickly.

The handy Always-on-display feature is missing.

However, this does not affect the image. The display resolution is 320 x 320 pixels, and the pixel density was 323 ppi, which is an incredible result for the budget segment. The transition between widgets is smooth, and small details are well worked out.

As for the reaction, the Realme Watch has decent responsiveness to touch. Unlocking through the screen and the button occurs at the same speed, there are no crashes when scrolling through the menu or viewing notifications.

Interface

One of the main selling points of the Realme Watch is its easy-to-understand interface.Here, the developers agreed not to make a revolution, so, by tradition, the main screen displays the main data about the user: heart rate, which is measured every 5 minutes (but this can be changed in the settings), the number of steps taken and mileage, as well as the charge level, calendar and time .

After purchase, 12 colorful home screen options will be available, ranging from the most minimalistic to bright animations in the form of a flower.

In addition, swipe down - scrolling the menu, to the left - to open the player, to the right - to view notifications. The novelty has plenty of functions, for example: a heart rate monitor, a pedometer, a sleep counter with phase display and their quality. And also from the unique offline work with the camera (a button appears on the screen that you need to press to take a photo), personal data blocking, more than 14 types of workouts with a heartbeat display, the distance traveled and the count of calories burned, the percentage of blood oxygen saturation (interesting , as the watch calculates it), displaying notifications.

The latter function, in turn, perfectly interacts with the most famous applications in the CIS - Twitter, WhatsApp, VK, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, even YouTube and Tiktok.
From the fitness bracelet, the novelty received a variety of sports. Users can choose from cricket, ellipse, badminton, and the usual walk or football.

Of the significant disadvantages: there is no support for GPS.

autonomy

The Realme Watch battery has become a real bone of contention between regular users and bloggers. The capacity was 160 mAh, and according to buyers, this is extremely small. With the active use of training and basic measurements, the charge will last for 8-10 days. This is exacerbated by a cheap matrix.Surprisingly, the battery drains excessively and pairing via Bluetooth (notifications, player).

However, bloggers in the reviews, on the contrary, praise autonomy, not forgetting to mention that the heart rate monitor can be removed and, in the end, calls to the main screen can be minimized. What then is the essence of smart watches, if not this?

Charging features

With the Realme Watch, developers have eschewed the mess with cords and instead provided the smartwatch with a wireless docking station. After the charge level drops to a critical level, you should connect the station to the outlet by setting the clock in the correct position (details in the instructions).

Smartphone pairing

Realme Watch has no problems with pairing. Bluetooth has been upgraded to the latest version 5.0. At least no one has complained about the disconnect so far. Moreover, the Chinese novelty works great with most famous brands (Samsung, Oppo, Huawei, Xiaomi, etc., but without synchronization with IOS). The main condition is an updated Android version 4.2 and higher.

Comparison with other watches or budget Apple Watch

The first thing that comes to mind when looking at the Realme Watch is the striking resemblance to the Apple Watch. Experts even managed to call the novelty a profitable option for everyone who has long wanted a smart watch from Apple, but still did not have enough money.

Of course, Steve Jobs products are superior to Realmi in almost all characteristics, which is not surprising, but for the sake of a beautiful wrapper ... Why not buy it?

If you are faced with a difficult choice of Realme Watch or Xiaomi mi band 4, then it is better to focus on the budget. Here, the novelty wins in autonomy, image quality and display size. Also, their shock resistance will play a big role in sports. On the mi band side, there are more functions and good pairing with a smartphone.

But the guest of our review does not reach the Amazfit GTS at all, despite a similar design (87 points vs 63). Of course, the price category also affects this. Still, in hours for 10 thousand rubles, the battery will be more powerful and the screen will be much larger.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Interesting design;
• Responsive, bright display;
• Powerful battery;
• Lots of features;
• 14 types of workouts;
• Maximum protection IP68;
• Simple interface;
• High pixel density.

• Only one color;
• No sound;
• No GPS.

Results and price

After such a successful sales, the novelty will certainly be shipped all over the world. In Europe, the start of sales is scheduled for June 22. Since the price in India was $50 (3,700 rubles), with transportation and taxes on Russian shelves, the price may well rise to $55-60 (4,500 rubles).

Yet neither the developers nor the bloggers lied about the versatility of the model. Incorporating the best of fitness bracelets and smart watches, Realme Watch will lead the rating of cheap, but such convenient and reliable gadgets for a long time to come. Average sizes and characteristics will find their buyer both among young people who are always in a hurry somewhere, and among the older generation, for whom it is so important to take care of their health. Despite the fact that most of the "smart" functions in Realme Watch are missing, they directly perform the "show time or incoming message" function at 100%.