This Apple Watch clone has GPS and 45 days of battery life for $99
One of the biggest complaints with smartwatches is the
need to recharge them as often as a smartphone. The best smartwatches
you can get typically don’t last longer than two days, and most require
daily charging. The new Amazfit Bip, which is available in the US
starting today, provides up to a promised 45 days of battery life,
putting even the venerable Pebble (RIP) to shame.
The Bip is not a hybrid watch or a stripped down device,
either: it has a 1.28-inch touchscreen display, an optical heart rate
sensor, true GPS for location tracking, a 3-axis accelerometer,
IP68-rated water resistance, and notification support from both Android
and iOS devices. The company says that the watch can reach 30 days on a
single charge, and up to 45 days with “minimal notifications.”
On top of its long battery life, the Bip is available for
$99, considerably less than the Apple Watch and other full touchscreen
smartwatches.
The Bip’s design can best be described as derivative of
the Apple Watch and the Pebble Time, with its rounded rectangular shape
and side button. The Pace, Amazfit’s other smartwatch that arrived in the US in late 2016,
features a circular design, but just one week of battery life. The big
difference between a Bip and something like the Apple Watch or an
Android Wear watch is third-party app support — there’s no app store for
this watch, so it’s just good for fitness tracking and basic
notifications.
The Amazfit Bip is available to order
from the company’s website in black starting today. Red, green, and
white color options are expected to be available by the end of March
2018.
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