Review on 🕒 TicKasa N1 Smart Watch: Android & iPhone compatible, 5ATM Water-resistant, Heart Rate & Sleep Monitor, Fitness Tracker - 1.3" Touch Screen for Men and Women by Eric Surabhi

After Ticwatch 2 I had high hopes for the TicKasa N1 even though it was about 4 times cheaper. I threw away my old watch because after a few years the battery life exceeded everyday use. However, given my excellent experience with this watch, I thought I'd give Mobvoi (now known as TicKasa) another try to see how they fare in the budget watch industry. At first, I was blown away by the watch's lightness, as it seems to be made out of plastic rather than metal, and touching the screen is done with directional gestures rather than finger follows. However, aside from these initial flaws, I have found in the last month of use that they offer amazing experiences that I could not even have dreamed of. First, the battery life of this watch is incredible. It's been three to four weeks since I charged it for the first time and it still has almost 40% battery power left. Gone are the days of having to charge my smartwatch as soon as I got home. You can easily put this watch on and off every day just like any conventional watch and you don't have to worry about charging at all. Also, because the features are relatively simple and easy to use, I can wear this watch and not be distracted by all the options and features of a full-fledged smartwatch (like my previous ones). I found this watch to be amazingly easy to set up and the companion phone app is very easy to use. I really appreciated that there weren't any weird hoops to jump through just to make it work and make sure it kept going. I believe the low maintenance of this watch due to its ease of use would make a good gift for non-tech savvy friends or family members. A couple of complaints I have about this watch are that (1) it doesn't have an always-on display, (2) the choice of watch faces is limited for now, and (3) I wish some of the app's features were available right out of the box Unfortunately, no other method can really beat the convenience of an always-on display. However, TicKasa did a great job of implementing the wrist gesture to turn the display on to show the time and put it down to hide it. If you're ok with that, it should work just fine (keep in mind that it probably helps extend battery life). The choice of watch face can be tinkered with as there are only four watch faces available, two analogue and two digital. It would be nice to see some sort of watchface shop for custom watchfaces in the future. Finally, to turn the watch's wrist sensors and alarm features on and off, you'll need to log into the mobile app. If there were only buttons on the watch face to toggle these functions on and off I would prefer that because in cases where I would prefer the wrist not to be read (e.g. at bedtime) this would mean that every time I go to sleep I would have to open the app to turn off the setting. Still, this watch was fantastic for a month overall, so I had it. I couldn't address all of the fitness features in this review, but I used them and found them quite satisfactory, including automatic heart rate detection, sleep tracker, and run tracker. Overall, the watch does have some flaws, but at an unbeatable price, this watch is able to look upscale and stylish without the $250+ price tag. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a budget smartwatch, even if you're not particularly tech-savvy.