"If he can do it, so can I." This statement is not limited to our lives. Even the new product competition of major technology brands is also such an impulsive situation.
Let’s take a look at the currently released smart watches. They offer various dazzling skills in experience and control. They also focus on healthy sports and launch continuous blood oxygen monitoring. The interactive experience has been greatly improved, but what consumers are most concerned about is What: Battery life, no need to recharge, this is what consumers just need.
The reason why ordinary consumers sneer at smart watches is that they just don’t want to buy them. After all, the battery life of current smart watches is too bad, and technology manufacturers also deliberately avoid talking about battery life, or add a "power saving mode" and falsely claim that it can last for 18 days or half a month. Do you believe this statement? ?
Summary at the beginning: It’s not that today’s smartphones are not sporty or healthy enough for interaction, but the battery life is terrible. Without a good battery life solution, why would ordinary consumers spend thousands to buy smart watches? ? Isn’t it nice to buy a thousand-yuan mobile phone?
In fact, it is not that the brand does not want to improve the battery life of smart watches, but the limitations of current battery materials and technology make it difficult to achieve breakthroughs in smart watch battery life. However, there is also a smart watch brand that hopes to start with the most power-consuming "display", combined with the 40% battery capacity expansion, and achieve efficient battery life improvement through "color screen + black and white screen" and dual-layer display technology. At the same time, the design is cleverly used to visually weaken the thickness of the battery to the maximum extent, making the product look "lighter and thinner".
The full name of this smart watch is Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 3. It comes from an artificial intelligence company with voice interaction and the combination of software and hardware as its core. Now, let us start the experience evaluation.
I am the owner of the first-generation TicWatch Pro. I bought the first TicWatch Pro that supports dual-layer persistent display technology 2 years ago. After two years, it has developed to the third-generation model. .
When I first saw TicWatch Pro 3, I felt that the 1.39-inch large round screen has a clearer look and feel. The screen is very clear from any viewing angle and the color gamut is wider. At the same time, the watch case still has a familiar scale design, which feels concise and fashionable. The overall design has been visually "narrowed", making it obviously more fashionable and stylish.
Austenitic 316L stainless steel, familiar formula, familiar taste, the first generation Pro watch also adopted this solution. However, the new Pro 3 uses a vacuum coating Class A process. Compared with smart watches of the same level, the process is higher and the touch feels more comfortable. Appreciating it from the first perspective, it is still so light, luxurious and fashionable.
I once complained about the first-generation Pro that the entire watch was too thick and felt heavy on my wrist. However, the thickness control of TicWatch Pro 3 is very close to that of traditional quartz watches, and the thickness has been greatly improved. According to official information, compared with the previous generation product, the thickness of the new watch is reduced by 0.4mm to only 12.2mm.
It is very difficult to understand. This generation of TicWatch Pro 3 is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 4100 flagship chip and a built-in 577mAh battery. In fact, it has better performance and battery capacity than many smart watches in the same price range. It is in a higher echelon, but the weight is controlled at 42.3g, which is commendable.
I have experienced TicWatch Pro 3 for more than half a month. My most intuitive feeling is that its battery life is really good. I don’t need to always take off the watch to charge. If it is used heavily, it needs to be charged every three days. Only enabling the persistence mode, according to the introduction page, can achieve a long battery life of 45 days.
On the other hand, the Apple Watch used by my friend, as well as the watches of various brands online, are charged almost once a day, maintaining the same charging pace as smartphones.
Since the whole world cannot change the battery life problem, the idea of ????going out to ask TicWatch is to increase the battery capacity while changing the screen display scheme, combined with dual-layer long-lasting display technology, to achieve longer battery life performance.
For the TicWatch Pro 3 generation of smart watches, this technology has been renamed "dual-layer screen 2.0", that is, a full-color AMOLED screen and FSTN LCD screen to improve the product's battery life, making it reliable and practical. The performance of both.
How is dual-layer screen 2.0 implemented? Is it reliable?
Let me give you a conclusion first. The double-layer display of TicWatch Pro 3 is very reliable and can truly effectively overcome the problem of poor battery life of smart watches. To put it simply, TicWatch Pro 3 has two screens: one is a full-color AMOLED screen and the other is a monochrome LCD screen. When you look at the screen of the watch at an angle under the sun, you can vaguely see the screen covering the top layer. The monochrome LCD screen looks a bit like what we call an "ink screen" every day.
The FSTN LCD screen of TicWatch Pro 3 has a backlight mode, which is very clear even at night, and consumes very little power. In overall use, when your hand moves down, the watch will automatically turn on the "smart mode", and then the screen will directly enter the monochrome LCD screen. If you need to use the full-color screen, you only need to click lightly to start.
So far, this technology has only been used in the TicWatch Pro series. This technology cannot be seen in other brands, or even in other model series of the same brand. This technology is undoubtedly a very high threshold. , patented technology with extremely strong process challenges. The emergence of TicWatch Pro 3 has indeed changed the embarrassing situation of "more than one charge a day" for smartwatches.
TicWatch Pro 3 also supports "persistent mode", which means it only uses a monochrome LCD screen as a display, but can also use functions such as date, time, battery, step counting, heart rate measurement, NFC bus and subway card swiping, etc. It can meet the needs of most of the time.
Some friends will definitely be confused. Will the dual-layer screen solution of TicWatch Pro 3 cause a decrease in display effect and durability? In fact, based on my experience with the first-generation TicWatch Pro, it is not much different from other smart watches in use. On the contrary, it is more eye-friendly when used at night, and the bright colors of AMOLED will not be affected. At the same time, there is not much difference in durability.
Mobvoi, the brand behind TicWatch Pro 3, is actually an AI technology unicorn company invested by Google, so TicWatch Pro 3 is also equipped with the Wear OS by Google operating system, which is native The Google Watch system has greatly improved the operational fluency and practicality, making it better free from the constraints of mobile phones.
In addition, the advantages of Mobvoi’s voice AI technology are also very obvious. For TicWatch Pro 3, ask where my car is parked, "turn on the desk lamp," "check the weather," etc. Xiaowen Assistant can help you. In addition, functions such as voice recorder applications and offline wake words are also available for this smart watch. some of the biggest highlights.
It comes with maps, Didi taxis, translation, and FM radio. These functions are all built into TicWatch Pro 3. It also supports the download of more than 180 APPs, covering replying to WeChat, checking flights, and listening online. The experience of listening to songs and watching videos is already convenient enough, and it is very different from that of a smartphone.
In addition to a diverse APP ecosystem, with the support of Mobvoi AI voice interaction technology, TicWatch Pro 3 not only supports offline dual wake words, but also adds an exclusive recording function. This makes it no longer just a smart watch, but also a wrist-mounted AI recording pen.
TicWatch Pro 3 has a full-scenario NCF chip, which enables a “raise your hand and pay” experience. By attaching it to a transportation card, you don’t need to rely on your mobile phone when taking the subway or bus. Moreover, you can complete online payments by attaching a UnionPay card. It also supports Alipay’s offline QR code scanning function. You can make mobile payments even without the Internet, and it can even serve as an access control. Card opens the door.
Everyone must be familiar with the eSIM card, which is a phone card built into the terminal device. The TicWatch Pro 3 I am using is the 4G version. It can use full 4G network and also supports VoLTE calls. It is truly free from the shackles of mobile phones. I think it is better to buy a smart watch with 4G full network solution. This flagship watch also has entry-level Bluetooth. Version.
Nowadays, blood oxygen monitoring is very popular, and this function can be seen in many flagship smart watches. TicWatch Pro 3 has added a blood oxygen saturation detection function. In my actual experience, it can intuitively display the user's blood oxygen saturation and create a table during use, allowing users to more quickly control their own health. situation.
At the same time, TicWatch Pro 3 also supports stress detection. This function can help you understand your stress changes throughout the day, and users can adjust their own stress. I think this function is simply a "996 life-saving tool" for IT professionals. ”, so that you can better adjust your work mentality.
More importantly, TicWatch Pro 3 supports heart rate monitoring function, which can help people monitor human body heart rate anytime and anywhere, thereby better protecting our heart and lung health. In addition, TicWatch Pro 3 also supports sleep management function. If you want to know the quality of your sleep, you can also use this to control your sleep situation.
If the external speaker of the smart watch is used outdoors, the sound will obviously be too low when making calls. When I used TicWatch Pro 3, I unexpectedly discovered that it supports intelligent detection of ambient sounds. It can increase the volume in noisy environments to better help users complete calls.
Due to space limitations and fear of making you feel wordy, the article ends here.
In this review of TicWatch Pro 3, the content mentioned includes the appearance of the first part, the battery life of the second part, and the functional highlights of the third part, such as recording transcription, the smoothness of the Snapdragon 4100 chip, 13 Sports mode, active motion recognition, these functions require users to experience them in person to feel their achievements. They cannot be controlled through videos or pictures. Naturally, everyone needs to get started in person to understand its core charm.
From my personal point of view, no matter how good a smartwatch is, if the battery life is poor, it is just empty talk. TicWatch Pro 3 has achieved "everyone has it, so do I" in terms of functions, but in terms of battery life, it has always maintained the competitive advantage of "I have it, but it doesn't". I think these are the biggest charms of this smart watch.