Casio Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10 Review

Today, Casio is one of the most famous watches on the market. The Japanese company has been making a reliable product for more than 40 years, and under the influence of current trends began to look into the segment of wearable electronics, namely, the smart watch. An interesting fact in the company's activity is that, unlike competitors, it makes quite a few non-standard devices that can only occupy a certain niche. Below is an overview of Casio Smart Outdoor WSD-F10. This is a watch that can be called device for fishermen, cyclists or tourists.

Design and features

First, we list the main characteristics of the gadget:

• type - smart watch;
• operating system - Android Wear;
• Sync with Android or iOS;
• Mediatek embedded processor with 2 cores;
• RAM - 512 MB, internal memory - 2500 MB;
• communication modules - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth;
• display - 1.32 inches, 320 pixels, IPS type, Gorilla Glass coating, two modes of operation - monochrome and color;
• compass, altimeter, barometer.

Unlike competitors and even other models of smart watches Casio, this device looks large, boring, but very reliable. The material is metal, the edging is polyurethane resin, the strap has a rubberized base, but it is made from silicone.

Important! The device conforms to the American standard of military products, which guarantees its reliability and high level of protection against water. Casio smart outdoor watch WSD F10 is not afraid of diving in water up to 50 meters. Rain, snow, canoeing or swimming with them in the pond are real and safe.

Some early Casio smart watch models have already been applied. dual layer display technology which makes it possible to switch between monochrome display and color mode. This allows you to significantly save battery, which can be important for tourist models.

The WSD F10 display has a size of 1.32 inches, and the pixel density here is 320 * 320. Coating Gorilla Glass 4. The display is not quite round in size and cropped at the bottom. The size of the device is 62 * 56 * 16 mm, weight - 93 grams. The device comes in one of four colors: gold, orange, black and red. The most pleasant option in appearance, according to users, is orange.

The control in this case is Casio's classic smart device: three buttons located on the right side. All three buttons are physical, that is, push buttons. Appointment - application, tools, functions. Casio smart watches are running Android Wear, so the application button launches the software that comes with the OS. The function button locks the display or turns it on, and also allows you to return to the start screen. The tools open the Casio panel, which was added to Android in the smart watch version.

Functions

Casio smart watches work on the Android operating system, created by Google specifically for wearable devices. At the request of the user can download applications directly to the device and use them without the help of a smartphone. When synchronizing with the phone, the display will show incoming calls, messages, notifications from applications. You can answer with a voice. In the model was built-in microphone, which among other things allows the use of voice assistant search engine.

Due to the fact that this watch is not only smart, but also sports, you can activate one of special modes. Among the popular - fishing, jogging, cycling. There are other options, the device is not limited to these three. When activating the mode, the device will consider the average and maximum speed of movement, the distance, the time spent on its overcoming and fix other useful data relevant for a particular mode.

Amazing nuance of hours - lack of GPS module. There is a barometer, altimeter, gyroscope and other useful sensors, but the navigation module is not provided. Most likely this is done in order to save battery power, in addition, in this case, a smartphone will come to the rescue. All sensors load data into the Toolbar, for which there is a special button. If the user needs to know the time of sunset or sunrise, the weather forecast for the coming hours, as well as the height above sea level, it is enough to get the relevant data using the Tool button.

Due to the fact that the operating system here is Android, it is quite possible to install applications from third-party developers. This allows you to extend the useful functionality of the device or get tools for entertainment.It is also clear that the current set of capabilities will expand as the OS and its applications evolve.

Battery

Due to the fact that Casio decided not to install a useful navigation module in this device, its battery should show serious autonomous operation values. The manufacturer claims that the battery life in economy mode (that is, a monochrome display) is about 720 hours; in the active mode, the watch is able to work for 24 hours. Numerous reviews suggest that the data for the active mode is slightly overestimated, and in fact you can count on 20 hours of work, which is also a very good indicator.

Charging is done with magnetic cablewhich has poor fixation. Charging the device and at the same time somehow using it is very inconvenient. The clock must lie motionless, that the cable does not fall off. Full charging time is about 120 minutes.

Conclusion

Casio WSD F10 is a fairly good watch with a wide range of functions, capacious battery and a high degree of protection. However, the model has a number of drawbacks that can force the user to buy another device.

1. Big size: the device is not suitable for girls, as it looks cumbersome even on a large male hand.
2. Price. At the moment, the device costs about 27 thousand rubles, which is very expensive, given the presence of devices with a similar price and the presence of GPS, which is generally more convenient to have in the watch itself, and not on a smartphone.
3. Inconvenient charger. A weak magnet and a short cable make it impossible to somehow use the watch while charging it.

If all the described disadvantages are not too embarrassing for the future owner, then this model is a worthy device with high quality that will perfectly show itself on a camping trip, while fishing, while hunting or while playing sports.