Should I buy a smart watch I’m Watch

In the market of smart watches, new models are constantly appearing, the diversity of which is not easy to keep track of. Below is an overview of I’m Watch smart watches. The interest of the buyer they cause unusual design, which has several colors. The watch is quite massive, but it looks very attractive. With such a device, the attention of the surrounding device owner is ensured.

General information

I’m Watch smart watches were created the Italian company i’m watch. They entered the race with other well-known brands in 2013 and have a number of interesting features that competitors cannot boast of. In particular, in addition to Android and iOS, they can work with the tenth version of the Blackberry OS.

The processor - Freescale imx233, frequency 450 GHz. RAM - 128 MB, internal memory - 4 GB (3.91 GB available). The battery is rated for 48 hours in standby mode and active mode for 5 hours.Its capacity is 450 mAh.

Appearance

The manufacturer of smart watches I’m Watch pleases its customers with a fairly wide model next to a different design, so that each customer can choose the device to his taste. Color Series presented in different colors and is more affordable in terms of price. Metal models Tech, as well as the premium line of Jewel look more serious, but also cost more.

Important! Color series implies 1 of 7 colors of the belt.

All models have a traditional square-shaped design. Present on the case just one button, the purpose of which is the entrance to the main menu. In addition, the case has two speakers and connectors.

The display device is slightly rounded shape, which makes them very comfortable for touch control. The number of pixels per inch is 220, the picture looks quite nice, and the brightness and wide viewing angles only increase the comfort of use. The diagonal is 1.54 inches.

The case of the model is made of aluminum, on the left side is a 3.5 headphone and charging jack, as well as a speaker. The kit comes with a 3.5-USB cable for charging, and it can also transfer data from the device.On the left side is the speaker.

The device has a weight of 170 grams, a thickness of 10 mm, width - 40 mm, and a length without strap 52 mm. In general, the model looks very massive, but elegant. The case, made without any joints, with a minimum of foreign elements, looks very strict. The strap is matte rubber with metal inserts, which bear the company logo. The clasps are massive. Most of all this smart watch look like classic men, on a thin wrist may seem large and at first cause discomfort because of the size, but reviews report that this effect quickly disappears.

Management and Interface

The I’m Watch’s smart watch is turned on with a button located on the right side of the device. It also performs the function "Home" with a long press. To view applications you need swipe right or left across the screen. Movement to the right opens the menu with installed applications, movement to the left - calls.

On the initial screen, the user can see three buttons: calls, sms, phone book, as well as the date, time, temperature, location, battery indicator. Downward On the screen, you can open the curtain, which displays the latest events, as well as the icon for synchronization, settings and sound control.

Software stuffing

The device is controlled by its own OS from the manufacturer, which is called I’m Droid, but it strongly resembles the old Android, in particular, version 1.6. By and large, the operating system consists of the main screen, application menu and status menu. Everything is done as simply and uncomplicated as possible so as not to cause difficulties for the user with use. Included with the device instruction in Russian (the system is also immediately in Russian, so the firmware or some additional actions are not required), but in fact it is not required, as it is very easy to deal with the clock.

The only time when it may have to look - device synchronization with a smartphone via modem. Connecting two devices to each other is standard: everywhere Bluetooth is turned on, and after they find each other, the connection is made.

By default, the clock is installed several applications, but a much larger selection of them on the official site, where registration is required.Applications are available both paid and free.

Important! It is impossible to install applications through the Internet connection of the smartphone, it will require synchronization with a PC.

Functional

The device from the company I’m Watch compares favorably with the models of competitors by a sufficiently broad functionality. In particular, they can:

• display the contents of the mail;
• display news headlines;
• display the weather depending on the location of the user;

• play music from your own memory;

• display the contents of the tape from the most popular applications Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Picassa;

• count steps and calories;
• function as a timer, alarm clock or stopwatch.

An interesting point is the fact that the smartphone for these watches is needed only for making calls and those functions that imply the availability of the Internet. In the first case, the connection is made via a Bluetooth connection, in the second case, you need to turn on the access point on the phone. The manufacturer made this method of obtaining data so that the watches were truly universal and could work with any modern smartphone.

Important! Unlike many other smart watches,The device in question allows not only to find out about the presence of a new letter or event in the application, but it gives the opportunity to go into the application itself to view a message or news.

It was said above that listening to music is carried out from the memory of the clock itself. For these tasks it has 4 GB internal memory. The player is quite comfortable to use, and the sound level is quite decent and comparable with Apple's players.

Calls - This is one of the few functions that requires connecting a watch to a smartphone. There is a built-in microphone and speaker, but they are suitable for small conversations in the office or at home, in a noisy place, audibility will be very bad. There is no vibromotor in the clock, and the call is notified via a beep, which can be separately configured.

Setting hours

To set up the device, the user must enter the I’m Cloud company store, which is registered through the unique serial code of the watch. Through this service, you can download applications and make changes to current ones. The setup process is not the easiest, but it needs to be done once.

1. When you first turn on the device you need connect to laptop by cable from the kit.
2. The standard setting menu appears on the clock - set the date, time zone.
3. At the end of the process, a window will appear on the device, in which information about it is listed - the serial number and model, and also please go to the official website.
4. From the laptop you need to go to the manufacturer’s website and Create an account.
5. After creating an account follows register model. To do this, enter the device menu on the site and find your model there. Next, you must specify the serial number.
6. Now, in the I’market menu, you can download all the necessary applications that are installed directly in your smartwatch.

An interesting way happens update in clock applications - it is carried out through the Internet of the smartphone. At certain time intervals, the watch via Bluetooth sends a request to the smartphone and turns on the access point there, after updating all the data and returning to sleep. On the smartphone, the access point is turned off. The disadvantage of this method is a waste of traffic, therefore, if you are not connected to the unlimited Internet, then you need to make the intervals between requests for a smartphone longer.Many may begin to doubt the feasibility of the device, because the distribution of the Internet puts the battery, but according to numerous reviews, the battery life of the smartphone does not significantly suffer. Even devices of the apple company, which in themselves do not differ in a particularly capacious battery and with all their optimism often require recharging at the height of the working day, are painlessly experiencing this procedure.

Important! By itself, the Internet on the phone does not turn on, that is, the access point is controlled solely by the clock, for this you must first configure it.

Advantages and disadvantages of the model

In general, the device turned out quite high quality and convenient in terms of use. The advantages include:

• your app store, and their wide selection;
• the device notifies with a sound if the connection between the watch and the smartphone has been broken, which is very convenient;
• large selection of color solutions of the device;
• high-quality materials of manufacture and ergonomics.

Cons - the need to connect the watch to the laptop for downloading applications, hard belt. You can buy I’m Watch smart watches through many online and online stores. The average price is about 12 thousand rubles.

Important! The model is quite old, so the presence is required to specify in advance.