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Review on πŸ’ͺ DSMART V101 Fitness Tracker: Body Temperature, Heart Rate, Sleep Health Monitor – Waterproof Smart Watch for Men, Women, Teens (Black) by Ross Sugden

Revainrating 3 out of 5

My blood pressure is too high :).

By the way, this is my second smart fitness watch because I really like the first one :). I was equally thrilled that I got this one to see or compare the accuracy with another. After a few days of use, I'm a bit disappointed with the blood pressure readings from this watch. I sincerely wished this watch would work better for me and read the product page as well as the manual to see if there were any settings I had overlooked or incorrectly adjusted that resulted in slightly higher blood pressure readings. Thanks to the manufacturer for pointing out that this BP sensor may not be accurate for everyone and it looks like I'm one of those people :). As suggested by the manufacturer, I went back to calibrating the watch's blood pressure sensor via App-Setting-Device-"Private BP Modes" with correct and actual BP readings from my personal cuffed BP device and the results were always still too high. with this watch. The correct reading on my cuff back then was 118/83, my first smartwatch was around 123/85 and that DSMART V101 reading was still 130, 136/91 to be precise. For what it's worth, everything else seems accurate (temperature reading around 36.5 as I'm feeling perfectly normal), the step count was actually more accurate than my first watch when walking around the house indoors. Outdoors, however, I think both watches use my phone's GPS, so it doesn't matter. The "turn wrist" function to wake up the watch and take photos with the cell phone from a distance also works very well and conveniently. The battery lasts a long time, the charging time is 1.5-2 hours. Of course, this also depends on how you use the watch, but it should last up to 7 days before needing a charge if left on the default settings. Many of these adjustments can be made via the downloadable app via the QR code in the manual. It's very easy to set up and register to get the full version of the app. Another nice feature of this watch is that you can customize the watch face with photos of your loved ones, pets, or any image you like. It's somewhat limited to photo editing for the watch face, but that's understandable. Oh, one more thing, you don't have to worry about charging cables or adapters since the USB charging port is on one end of the watch, inserting and removing the watch strap is a bit cumbersome for charging and has to be done. slowly and patiently. Don't plug it directly onto the thin USB connector as you might damage it, just slowly rock the strap in and out :). Even if you don't mind a high blood pressure reading, don't forget to subtract about 20 mmHg from the result. (in my case) then definitely :). However, I will definitely continue to use and update this watch as soon as there is a fix or firmware update to calibrate the BP sensor for people like me.

Pros
  • Nice packaging
Cons
  • You could have chosen a newer model