Review on ⌚ GUESS Men's Stainless Steel Android Wear Touch Screen Bracelet Watch: The Perfect Blend of Style and Function by David Sanchez

The history of smartwatches is quite long and hectic, with dozens of standards and designs taking a backseat since their inception. The definition of "smartwatch" is quite controversial. Were clocks that worked on analogue cellular networks important in the early 2000s before SMS and the internet were available? I'm not sure, but this particular watch has come a long way from it. I ordered this watch without reading the full specs first, so I was a bit surprised to find that it's not water resistant to begin with. While I wouldn't expect most watches to be water resistant, the lack of water resistance is just insane. This means that the watch can basically only be worn indoors if you don't want to risk ruining it. If you're a recluse who never leaves the house, that might be fine, but most of us do get outside from time to time, so there's really no excuse for this watch not being at least water or moisture resistant. Another interesting feature in this regard. watch it charge. It comes with a special cable that has a USB-A male connector on one end and a round adapter with three metal contact points on the other end. The back of the watch connects to the charger and stays in place with what looks like a magnet. To put it mildly, this is a rather odd charging scheme. Having metal contacts going straight to the battery on your wrist with no insulation seems dangerous. The fact that GUESS was too cheap to include a $1 charger with a $300+ watch also seems a bit odd. It's also worth noting that I can't find any replacement charger cables, and you certainly won't find a universal replacement. What happens if the charging cable stops working? I think throw away your $300 watch. If you didn't guess the product image, the watch face can be changed between several different designs. Arguably the most attractive is the black face pictured on this page. It's not that hard to change faces. Working with other functions is another matter. You control various aspects of the watch using both the touchscreen and a single button on the side of the watch. It's definitely confusing at first when figuring out how to navigate the different menus. The different applications that you can install are quite simple. While it's possible to do things like text with the watch, I don't see why anyone would need it when you have to be within 30 feet of your phone to use the feature. . communication and battery life. I have yet to determine how long this watch will last on a single charge. I know that if you want ANY of the watch's "smart" features to work, Bluetooth needs to work on both your watch and your smartphone at all times. Few things will drain your phone's battery faster than Bluetooth, and it's not a particularly good idea for security reasons. I don't think it's good for your health to have two transceivers constantly working within millimeters of your body. It seems that the slavery of your mobile phone renders the product meaningless. I mean why use a smartwatch with a 1 inch screen when you already have a smartphone with a much more readable screen and 1,000 times more flexibility in terms of the apps it can run in your pocket? I think that's debatable. that your smartphone could be in the next room (the maximum transmission distance is 30ft), but if you are too lazy to get up and walk 30ft to check your phone, you obviously have much bigger problems. The watch itself as a pure standalone watch is very well built and attractive. It would be a great watch for everyday wear if it couldn't be exposed to water at all. I could gently recommend them if I could at least go outside with them and not have to worry about getting electrocuted in the rain. However, as it stands I can't recommend it to anyone who isn't a cave dweller or isn't in one Submarine update: I have a better idea of the watch's battery life now The watch was fully charged 48 hours ago and left in a desk drawer. Now the battery capacity has dropped to 38%. I have completely deactivated the Bluetooth function on my smartphone so that no energy is wasted on data exchange. I don't think Bluetooth can be turned off entirely on the watch itself, so it's almost certainly draining some power. So if you're just using this device as a watch (no bluetooth or smart capabilities) it looks like you can get by this watch for 4-5 days without charging. It's not as bad as I expected.