Today's wearable smart devices are getting more and more fire, various functions are novel, and stylish smart watches are appearing on various kinds of technology websites or crowdfunding websites. There are many eye-catching smart watches for color screens, such as smart watch for apple watch and Android wear system. They not only look stylish, but also support application installation on the function. People can experience more fun and useful functions on mobile phones. . However, the biggest problem faced by such color smart watches is the problem of battery life. A watch that is charged once a day or two or three days a charge can really drain pleasure. I have experienced shopfront ink screen smart watches. Their battery life far exceeds the former. At least for more than a week, I took the two that I experienced. One battery life is two weeks, and the other is one month. If you continue to add application development to such life, I believe that this is a more practical type of smart watch that is more suitable for us to play. Coincidentally, I just recently experienced such a smart watch that fits the description - Maibu Smart Watch.
To get the first moment of the product, I found that the smart packaging of the Maibu Smart Watch was very compact. The outer packaging box was in the form of a rigid kraft paper package, and the overall appearance was slightly larger than the previous ink bottle packaging.
The inside package is a minimalist design. The front directly highlights the design of the Maibu Watch, while the bottom highlights the key features of the Maibu Smart Watch - supporting third-party applications. (If you are a master, you can make third-party applications and dials yourself.) This is a key feature of playing smart watches. Maibiao smart watch is currently compatible with iPhone 4s and above Apple phones and Android 4.3 and above system phones (supports Bluetooth 4.0).
Maibu smart watches currently have two appearance styles, one is silver (priced at 399), one is black (priced at 499). After consulting, silver plating process costs higher than silver plating, so Only price differences. However, consumers must be unaware. It is hoped that manufacturers will also consider the psychology of consumers when setting prices. Compared with the author when I first saw advertising, this watch is the only black 3 generation that only music produced. The results found that the difference is still very obvious.
Concise content, Maibu smart watch, a charge line (hidden behind the watch storage paper). A copy of the manual.
In terms of appearance, the style and the black 2nd generation are actually different. The case is made of aluminum alloy frame and black plating. The overall calm atmosphere is more suitable for men to wear. The black 2nd generation dial screen is almost similar to the upright 16:9 widescreen, and the MaiBop is almost like a 4:3 square screen. From the internal display, the Black 2 generation is still a rectangular wide screen (2.4cm x 2.1cm), while the wheat step is a square display (2.4cm x 2.4cm). The display area of ​​Mai step is slightly larger than that of Xiaohe 2 generation. The keys are also somewhat different, with the back key on the left of the Black 2 generation below, and the Mai step on top. The buttons on the right are the same as those on the Black 2 generation. They are the up, down and down keys. Like the Black 2 generations, Mai walkers support the backlight to open and close. Under the sun, the display is clearly visible. At night, the backlight is turned on to see the dial.
The feel of the Maibu watch is much larger than that of the Xiaohei 2 generation. The author said that it is more for its weight, because the back cover of the wheat step is made of stainless steel and has the same waterproof function. The metal wire drawing process makes the back cover more texture, and the heavy weight is very mechanical.
Maibu M1 smart watch also uses a magnetic charging cable, the only place I want to Tucao is this line is really short, only 34cm.
Compared to other smart watch APPs that I have used, Maibu’s is the most compact. There are not many deep menus, and the operation steps are clear at a glance. Follow the steps to connect your watch and your phone in sequence.
Maibu smart watch APP supports two modes: micro signal login and mobile number registration. The contents of the two methods are basically the same after login. The difference is that if the micro signal is registered, the public number of the Mai step can be accessed through the WeChat interconnection method. Displays the user's exercise data ranking. This is also a trend. At present, the smart hardware products of WeChat ICT have obvious advantages. By using the big data of the Internet community to improve the stickiness of users and devices, it can also increase the interaction.
After the watch pairing is successful, it can test whether the real connection is successful, through SMS test and phone, sports data test. If there is no problem, the pairing is successful. If the test connection is not successful, the above pairing procedure can be re-operated.
One of the most important features of the smart watch is the message reminder that Maibu M1 supports event reminding of various software such as third-party software and mobile phone system software. However, given that some system reminders are not actually necessary, we can filter in mobile phones and choose something that suits you, such as alarm clock information, communication reminders, and instant messaging software alerts. However, compared to the author, because WeChat and QQ and other groups of information too much, it will lead to vibration too often, but need to close them, only to keep communication reminders such as call alerts and SMS alerts, email alerts more appropriate. Therefore, this depends on personal habits.
Maibu smart watch APP default alarm clock settings, here you can set up a number of alarm clock, set up after the need to synchronize to the watch to be completed. At this point, the setup of the APP is basically completed.
The most powerful and fun part of Maibu APP is in the app store section. Like the Black 2nd generation, Maibu Smart Watch App also provides a large number of rich dials that can be replaced. As of this writing, the app stores There are currently 56 dials. In terms of quantity, the number of black dials can be higher. And it is constantly updated. In addition to this is the application part mentioned in the title of this article, this is the key to playing the table. At present, there are 16 applications already installed in the Maibu Watch APP, and the follow-up is also increasing.
According to your preferences to download the dial to use, Maibu's dial is not just a simple dial, but there are some features, such as some of the dial will have pressure, temperature, altitude, step and other data, which do not need to set by the phone , can be displayed after installing the dial. The only regrettable point is that the memory of the Maibu smart watch is a bit small, and the application is relatively large. After four or five applications are frequently installed, the memory is insufficient. Want to experience new applications, you also need to uninstall some old ones to install. Hope that the official can prompt the application package size on the App. This can be selectively installed.
The setting center on the watch side is as concise as it can be. There are only two notification centers and settings (this is the factory mode). The newly installed third-party applications will be displayed below. The notification center is a summary of all kinds of information, whether system messages or software messages will appear here.
The settings on the watch are basically settings for backlight settings and message reminders. Speaking of the backlight settings, Maibu support is fully open 24 hours a day or completely closed or only open at night, Maibu M1 also supports shaking the bright screen, pay attention to shaking, not death is the wrist bright screen. It is recommended that the official be changed to a wrist-bright screen, because shaking the screen requires a large amount to light up the screen, and the wrist-turning screen is already a method adopted by many mature smart watches and wristbands, and it is better to adopt popular elements in this respect. You can.
The highlights of the Maibu Smart Watch M1 are focused on third-party applications. At present, the official provides development tools that provide geeks with their own initiative to produce a large number of beautiful and playful dials and applications for consumers to use:
Contrast with other ink screen watches and ratings of Maibu M1
The author just happens to have other brands of ink screen smart watches, just to make a comparison. Comparison of reference watches are respectively grasping sharky w1 payable smart watch (on, priced at 499 yuan), Maibu M1 smart watch (in, priced at 499 yuan), only dark music generation 2 smart watches (under, priced at 399 yuan).
Dial size : Watchy sharky w1> Maibu M1> Black 2
Screen share : Watchy sharky w1> Maibu M1> Black 2
Material use : Maibu M1> Xiaohei 2> Wuqi sharky w1
Watch weight : Maibu M1> qiqi sharky w1> black 2
Strap length : grips sharky w1> black 2> wheat step M1
Strap Comfort and Easy Cleanness: Black 2> Watchy sharky w1 and Maibu M1
Display effect : Maibu M1>> Black 21> Watches sharky w1
Dial Richness : Black 2> McBull M1> Watchy sharky w1
Remind vibration intensity : Grinding sharky w1> Black 2> McBull M1
Life time and waterproof performance : small black 2> wheat step M1> watch odd sharkey w1
The above writer to interpret in detail: First, the size of the dial determines its size, holding the odd sharky w1 is the largest one, the proportion of the screen is also arrogant, so that it determines the content of its display more than the other two. This author is hard to say who is better, because it involves the wearer's gender issues and preferences. Simply speaking from the display content, the performance of Maibu M1 is quite satisfactory. From the aspect of material, Maibu M1 is equipped with a black-plated aluminum alloy shell and a stainless steel back cover, which can be regarded as the basis for the application of the material. In addition, the feeling of wearing a mechanical watch was increased after the weight was added, and the overall heavy sense of calm was strengthened.
Let me talk about the strap. The Maibu M1 is the shortest of the three. The wristband worn by the author's wrist is almost empty, while the other two watches have surplus. It is hoped that officials will consider whether the strap length can be lengthened. In terms of comfort, Maibu M1 uses the same silicone strap as that of qiqi sharkey w1. It is characterized by a soft skin type, but there are also problems: the silicone strap is easy to stick on the wrist, and it is easier to wear in summer. Khan, poor comfort and easy to absorb dust and become slick, will be obvious after the adsorption of dust. The black 2nd generation uses a strap made of TPU material. The overall material is lighter and does not easily absorb dust. It is hoped that Maibu official can consider the strap of this material. In terms of display effect, in these three, the odd-sharkey w1 uses an E-INK ink screen (similar to an e-book reader screen). The advantage is that it lasts for a long time. The disadvantage is that it will refresh the screen like the reader and affect the visual effect. In addition, it does not support the backlight, and it is basically impossible to read in a dark environment. The Maibu M1 and Xiaohei 2 have adopted the E-PAPER ink screen, there is no refresh problem, and support the backlight, the dark environment can also see clearly, Maibu M1 supports a variety of backlight control methods, display effect is stronger For the other two. In terms of the abundance of the dial, after all, Xiao Hei made it early and the foundation was better, so he accumulated a lot of content. Maibu M1 as a latecomer is not bad, in addition to the dial, but also made use of more playful applications to make up for, in the playability than the black 2 and sharkey w1. In terms of alerting vibrations, the vibration of the M1 is far inferior to the former two. According to the author's analysis, it is very likely that the rear cover of the stainless steel absorbs most of the force, resulting in less noticeable vibration.
In the battery life, sharkey w1 my pro-test battery life is about two weeks, Xiaohe 2 pro-test in a month or so, Maibu M1 official declaration is about 3 weeks. After sending it from the express delivery to the author, it took three or four days, and after the arrival, the power was about 50%. The author tested it for about a week and the power dropped to about 30%. From this data, it was calculated, official There should be no problem with the three weeks mentioned. In terms of waterproofing, sharkey w1 is waterproof for life and is limited to splash and sweat. Maibu M1's three defense class is IP67, is also limited to life waterproof, although the instructions were written do not operate the watch in the water, it is not recommended to soak the watch, the author looks at its appearance is very close to the black, or could not help but do it In the experiment, place it and the black 2 in a cup with the same amount of water for 5 minutes and take it out. Both can be used normally.
If you score points for the above comparison items, each item is 10 points. The author finally divided the score of the McBride M1 smart watch into 80 points. The reason is that it basically meets the author's expectation of this grade of smart watch. In other respects to absorb the advantages of the comparative product, then, I will not regret the remaining score in the hand. In terms of the experience of the current stride, I think it is still worth buying.