I’m an OS user with Alexa running through my house, so this was a fantastic option for me at this price point — honestly, this thing looks exactly like an Apple watch and has a lot of the functionality (but not all of it). I also bought an Apple watch that was about 7x expensive for an elderly family member, so I have a little bit of experience setting up an analogous watch. Without a doubt, this is a pretty good dupe of the Apple watch in terms of aesthetics and some basic functionality.
This watch offers you everything that a watch does, as well as a Fitbit does, in terms of tracking steps as well as workouts in terms of heart rate, oxygen level, etc. It can also monitor your sleep in terms of deep sleep, light sleep, and REM. I think it’s great if your basic desire is to have a fitbit that will provide some good biometrics to help you get healthy.
It “bonds” with your phone and Alexa such that you can take phone calls and get messages (also from FB messenger which was a surprise and bonus for me). You can also easily put it on DND (do not disturb) mode at night so that you won’t get those messages while you sleep. I’ve found it especially convenient while at work, since it sometimes is necessary to know if there’s a family emergency, etc., without having to obviously look at your phone.
There are options to subscribe to a service that will all you more interface/screen options, but I haven’t used those services yet.
Here are some possible cons:
1. The battery life is great and it also charges quickly. The charger connects to the watch by a magnet and sort of shakes when it’s connected. While I like this charger, I worry that I’ll lose it and it will be harder to replace than a standard Apple watch.
2. One reason I bought the more expensive Apple watch for my relative was because those watches come with “fall” warnings. I’m not sure that this one does, although it may also be that it is not alerted to this service given my age range.
3. The watch asks to gain information from various health apps on your phone. I was selective about marking which ones…the information goes to a company located in Shenzhen (across from Hong Kong, in China). I think that it’s probably totally fine, and certainly, that information goes to Apple anyway, but some might find that a little disconcerting.