When choosing a Smartwatch, the truth is that we have a wide range of possibilities on the market, so it is often difficult for us to make the right decision that really adapts to our needs. That is why we are going to talk about the Smartwatch U8: excellent quality/price ratio and an alternative that meets the needs of most users.
Features of the U8 Smartwatch
We will begin by knowing some of the main U8 Smartwatch features, a smart watch that stands out for being one of those with the best quality-price ratio on the market, putting at our disposal a simple but powerful device that will meet the needs of most users.
We will start with your screen, which is type Capacitive multi-touch LCD and comes with a size of 1,48 inches. Its resolution is 128 x 128 px, perhaps somewhat elementary, but sufficient for the most common actions. Of course, if you are looking for a Smartwatch that allows video playback, this option may not be the most appropriate, since you will be left with a thorn in your side.
Surely many of you are thinking that the fact that it is an LCD screen is going to translate into problems when viewing the content when we are outdoors or in places where there is greater lighting, but the truth is that the result is quite good in this sense, since it has backlighting, thanks to which reflections are avoided in a quite efficient way, without losing the fantastic sensitivity and accuracy when using it as happens with other different formats.
But let's continue getting to know some of its most important features, and that is that we will have all the content we are looking for thanks to the fact that it is not only very easy to configure, but also We can link it with our Smartphone or Tablet through Bluetooth 3.0 (although we remind you that it is fully compatible with any device that has a Bluetooth 2.0 connection). It is not the most powerful connection that we can find, that is clear, but the truth is that the speed obtained with it will be more than enough taking into account the functionalities that we are going to use, in addition to the fact that thanks to this, the Smartwatch U8 is compatible with practically any smartphone or tablet, including older ones with an operating system starting from Android 2.3 or iOS 4.
It has an integrated microphone and speaker, as well as a control system for the playback of audio and music files, or even a fantastic call management system with which we can from make calls directly from our watch, to answer or reject incoming ones thanks to its integrated hands-free system.
At the same time we will also have message and SMS notification, email entry, We access our contact list with all the phone numbers, we can set the smartphone alarm and even use the camera remotely.
In the same way also incorporates stopwatch, pedometer, barometer, altimeter, thermometer and other elements that will be very useful in daily use, as well as a vibration system that will help us find out about the notifications without having to listen to sound.
Despite working on both Android and iOS, we must be clear that some notifications from social networks, WhatsApp and similar, will only be available with Android, and this is because we will need to install the RWatch application for it to work properly. and in the case of iOS, it is not developed at the moment.
It should be noted that, in addition to establishing the connection with another device such as our smartphone, the Smartwatch U8 also has some functionalities that allow it to be useful autonomously, that is, without connections. Among them we have the alarm clock with five different types of alarm, information related to altitude, an ideal pedometer for when we go out to play sports, and of course also an essential stopwatch.
As for autonomy, it has a 230 mAh battery that will allow us 160 hours of standby operation, about six hours of music playback or about three hours of conversation. It may seem a little limited, but the positive part is that we can carry out a full charge in an hour.
One of the tricks that allow it to function throughout the day with a single charge is the fact that it goes into suspension when we are not using it for a few seconds, and to do it again, we will only have to press the button and it will be ready to use immediately. receive our orders.
As for the physical watch, it is an interesting design although without too many frills. Simple in appearance and with dimensions of 20 x 47 mm as well as a weight of 44 grams, it is very comfortable to carry and offers us the necessary space to function normally.
We will find both the speaker, the microphone and the connection to recharge the battery on the left side of the watch, while on the right we will see a physical button that will be useful for functions such as locking or unlocking, connecting and disconnecting the device.
In this waterproof device, which will also come to us with the possibility of configuring it in a total of 14 different languages, and of course, among them is Spanish.
Once we open the box, inside we will find the U8 Smartwatch along with all the documentation and a USB cable to connect and recharge the watch.
The U8 Smartwatch menu
As for the menu, we will have four different options between which we can alternate. At the bottom, we will see four rectangles that will indicate the menu we are in.
In the previous image you can see the different functionalities that we can access very easily. Basically we will find 16 options to select which will be the following:
- Bluetooth: From this section we can establish the connection with another device.
- Phonebook: here we will find a list with all the phone numbers in our phonebook.
- Dialer: It is the place where we will access to make calls without having to take out our Smartphone.
- Message: This is the place where we can view all our SMS messages.
- Call log: a call log where we can see all the latest calls at a glance.
- Notiflier- A notification log.
- Music: This is a music player that will allow us to listen to the audio tracks on our smartphone directly from our smart watch.
- Camera: the section through which we will activate our Smartphone's camera to be able to take captures from a distance, seeing what we are capturing directly from our phone.
- Setting: Through this menu we will access all the general settings of the phone such as the date and time settings among others.
- Anti lost: If we take off the watch and move away from it, it will automatically make a sound while vibrating to prevent us from losing it due to a mistake.
- powersave: Through this section we will be able to choose the brightness that we want our screen to have, so that we will be able to adjust it to save as much battery as possible.
- Ringtone: Through this section we can configure everything from the tones we want to use to the vibration or even the possibility of setting it to silent.
- Barometer: here we can consult both the temperature and the ambient pressure.
- Altimeter: From this section we can know the height above sea level at which we are.
- Pedometer: This is a pedometer that will allow us to know the steps we have taken from the moment we activated it.
- Stopwatch: and finally, from here we will access an interesting stopwatch that is essential for many uses, both sports and everyday.
Basically these are the options that we are going to find on our U8 Smartwatch.
Price of the U8 Smartwatch
As for the price, as we mentioned at the beginning of the article, we are talking about one of the watches with the best balance between quality and price, and it can be ours for only €20, without a doubt an almost symbolic amount, and although it does not offer the features that other more advanced watches do bring us, for this amount, we will undoubtedly obtain more than enough service and with all the essential elements.
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