Honest answer to your question, I got it because I wanted a good looking watch with decent battery life. Literally just that. Don't care about GPS or sensors, to the point I swapped the band for a NATO strap which goes between the watch and the wrist, so sensors are permanently obstructed. The ability to use any 22mm strap was actually a solid point for me, because it's the same as my dumb watch.
I just came across your channel and you're already one of my favorite tech creators of all time, your videos are really high quality in every aspect and are really enjoyable to watch. Thank you Jason
As a first smart-ish watch it’s been pretty good for me, but after owning for only 3 weeks the bezel has a few scratches. They used to have both the flat and round bezel on the Nothing/CMF store but now they only sell the rounded bezel as a bundle with the cheap wrist bands. Seems strange for them to brag so much about the bezels in their ads and then not really offer that option to customers.
I’m currently an iPhone user and I have an Apple Watch but wanted to test this out. I’m having some notifications issues myself similar to what you discussed in the video. Something I just noticed though, as I use focus modes daily, it’s still pushing through notifications that I’m not supposed to get at times.
Literally just got the watch today, like you I had notification problems. After some digging, found out notifications don't work for RCS messages, only for SMS 🤨
Oh interesting, so that would address at least PART of my issues. The other aspect is the random connection/disconnection issues that killed any notification stream entirely.
I had an old Garmin vivosmart hr, but the battery finally died .. So i figured i would get a new step counter.. I looked at few amazfit bands and stuff like that.. but for the price, i picked this one.. But im also not looking for a smart watch, I mainly just use the step counter too see roughly how much i've walked today, then when im walking the dog it's nice to be able to switch songs or see notifications without having to get the phone out of the pocket.. Some reviews said though that the notifications could be a bit buggy, but i hope they just fix that with the next update or some.. It will arrive in couple of days, so in a week or so i will either be happy or not ;)
@@Techsploder haha well it's not gonna be too bad if the watch sucks, then ill just strip it for parts for my diy projects ;) I can find a use for that display on the watch :)
As someone coming from a Samsung Gear s2 from 2015- everything here still sounds like an upgrade, and its within my price range. I dont see any issues tbh
The notifications would be a deal breaker for me. I am one of those people that only need a "dumb" smart watch. As long as it can do basic fitness tracking and give me my notifications I am fine. This maybe would have been a decent watch 5 years ago, but at this point I feel like you would be better off buying a 2 year old Galaxy watch for probably the same price that would likely give you more features.
@@kindofanmolyou're right, I'm seeing prices on Amazon for the Galaxy 5 watch range from $94 (for refurbished-acceptable) up to $124 (for refurbished-excellent).
Untrue. My notification data stream, my health data, etc. All accessible via the watch. Even if it requires a connection to the phone, once paired via Bluetooth that data is there when it's near the device. That is enough to set off privacy advocates. There's no excuse.
@@dav1dw well, and to be fair, it's not as much about health stats for ME... All of my text messages and emails stream to the watch and those are readable... Well, emails just the subject (and not the body which is another potential complaint) but text messages appear there in full. And guaranteed that will be sensitive to many people.
Have you tried putting the app in the whitelist apps that shouldn't be killed or closed in the background? I think thats one of the factors that caused untimely notifications.
Thank you, I'll look into that. If that's what is required, I hate to say it but most people won't know to do that and Nothing will have a problem on their hands. Another point of resistance.
I googled this issue and stumbled upon a cmf community thread that complained about the disconnects on the first watch. After no fix for 4 months, they apparently fixed it. And now it looks like a second round for the second watch. You would think these programmers would have gained some experience by now.
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Honest answer to your question, I got it because I wanted a good looking watch with decent battery life. Literally just that. Don't care about GPS or sensors, to the point I swapped the band for a NATO strap which goes between the watch and the wrist, so sensors are permanently obstructed. The ability to use any 22mm strap was actually a solid point for me, because it's the same as my dumb watch.
@@ElClaudio solid! Thanks for sharing, sounds like the right device for your situation!
@@Techsploder yeah I love it so far, I just hope it ages well because I refuse to baby it
I just came across your channel and you're already one of my favorite tech creators of all time, your videos are really high quality in every aspect and are really enjoyable to watch. Thank you Jason
Well that was incredible to read, thank you so much for the compliments and I'm so happy you found me over here!
Love these honest reviews gl for the channel
Thank you for watching and commenting!
I love mine. Its basic. But i prefer battery life over bells and whistles. Plus the price is great👍
Excellent! So happy it's working out for you! Enjoy.
As a first smart-ish watch it’s been pretty good for me, but after owning for only 3 weeks the bezel has a few scratches. They used to have both the flat and round bezel on the Nothing/CMF store but now they only sell the rounded bezel as a bundle with the cheap wrist bands. Seems strange for them to brag so much about the bezels in their ads and then not really offer that option to customers.
That is strange!! Thanks for the report, good to know about the scratches. I was really suspicious that it might be susceptible to scratching easily.
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I saw there is a red mark in the underneath of the bezel to match it with watch red mark to put the bezel flawlessly..
Eagle eye! I hadn't seen that before. It's pretty tucked away. Nice catch!
Thank you for making this independent review of the watch.
Of course, my pleasure!
@@Techsploder Now I have decided not to buy this watch.
I’m currently an iPhone user and I have an Apple Watch but wanted to test this out. I’m having some notifications issues myself similar to what you discussed in the video. Something I just noticed though, as I use focus modes daily, it’s still pushing through notifications that I’m not supposed to get at times.
@@GabbiHilson ahh that's interesting, not adhering to focus mode on the phone.
Hey great video, but does it allow us to access media control during a workout??
Literally just got the watch today, like you I had notification problems. After some digging, found out notifications don't work for RCS messages, only for SMS 🤨
Oh interesting, so that would address at least PART of my issues. The other aspect is the random connection/disconnection issues that killed any notification stream entirely.
Which is that white watch face ??
Nailed the review. I myself have the same frustration with the GPS feature.
Ahhh good to know it wasn't just me.
Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day.
GPS hardly ever works and all sensors are so bad, the heart rate is off by 30% sometimes
Eeeek yeah.
Not able to fit in that replaceable vessel? It is the simplest thing to do. So that confirms, as you stated, that you are indeed a clumsy individual!
I have the scars to prove it too.
I had an old Garmin vivosmart hr, but the battery finally died .. So i figured i would get a new step counter.. I looked at few amazfit bands and stuff like that.. but for the price, i picked this one.. But im also not looking for a smart watch, I mainly just use the step counter too see roughly how much i've walked today, then when im walking the dog it's nice to be able to switch songs or see notifications without having to get the phone out of the pocket.. Some reviews said though that the notifications could be a bit buggy, but i hope they just fix that with the next update or some.. It will arrive in couple of days, so in a week or so i will either be happy or not ;)
Cross fingers on that update!
@@Techsploder haha well it's not gonna be too bad if the watch sucks, then ill just strip it for parts for my diy projects ;) I can find a use for that display on the watch :)
As someone coming from a Samsung Gear s2 from 2015- everything here still sounds like an upgrade, and its within my price range. I dont see any issues tbh
Right on, are you going to grab one?
@@Techsploder I'm planning on it!
The notifications would be a deal breaker for me. I am one of those people that only need a "dumb" smart watch. As long as it can do basic fitness tracking and give me my notifications I am fine. This maybe would have been a decent watch 5 years ago, but at this point I feel like you would be better off buying a 2 year old Galaxy watch for probably the same price that would likely give you more features.
Yep, deal breaker for me too. Hopefully addressed in a future update.
In what world can you get a Galaxy Watch5 for $69?
@@kindofanmol Galaxy watch 4 and 5 are on Swappa for under $100 right now. I would say that is comparable. Galaxy watch 4 for $49.
@@kindofanmol you can get a 4 used for less than. 100 ..a 5 used 120 max ...
@@kindofanmolyou're right, I'm seeing prices on Amazon for the Galaxy 5 watch range from $94 (for refurbished-acceptable) up to $124 (for refurbished-excellent).
Got the watch for 37$ (₹3150)
Right on, ya like it?
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Да, кто-то указал мне на это после публикации обзора. Спасибо за просмотр!
There's no security feature on this watch because there's not much useful data to steal or any apps to abuse.
Untrue. My notification data stream, my health data, etc. All accessible via the watch. Even if it requires a connection to the phone, once paired via Bluetooth that data is there when it's near the device. That is enough to set off privacy advocates. There's no excuse.
@@Techsploder Fair enough. Guess I never considered my health stats that private anyway.
@@dav1dw well, and to be fair, it's not as much about health stats for ME... All of my text messages and emails stream to the watch and those are readable... Well, emails just the subject (and not the body which is another potential complaint) but text messages appear there in full. And guaranteed that will be sensitive to many people.
Have you tried putting the app in the whitelist apps that shouldn't be killed or closed in the background? I think thats one of the factors that caused untimely notifications.
Thank you, I'll look into that. If that's what is required, I hate to say it but most people won't know to do that and Nothing will have a problem on their hands. Another point of resistance.
@@Techsploder right again... where ios shines
I think the notificationa and connectivity issues can be fixed by future updates.
I googled this issue and stumbled upon a cmf community thread that complained about the disconnects on the first watch. After no fix for 4 months, they apparently fixed it. And now it looks like a second round for the second watch. You would think these programmers would have gained some experience by now.
I certainly hope so!
Oh that's interesting.
Notifications work fine for me. Its the best watch at its price and the mostly Chinese competition is not even close.
@@kindofanmol I'd love to know why they work great for you but were so bad for me.
No lag that i see.
Do you have one? How are you liking it?