{"id":4913,"date":"2022-12-04T13:51:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T12:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=4913"},"modified":"2025-01-09T10:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:53:48","slug":"cheap-round-smart-watches-from-aliexpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=4913","title":{"rendered":"Cheap smart watches from AliExpress, primarily round, late 2022 and 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordered some cheap (&lt;\u00a340) smart watches from AliExpress in the late fall of 2022. and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>First I was surprised that it was even possible to get smart watches in decent sizes, though we do not see them &#8216;in the west&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Many, but <strong>not<\/strong> all, I bought were crap, here a collage of the crappy ones:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=4913\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5963\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapWatches.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapWatches.jpg 574w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapWatches-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapWatches-150x143.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The same watches appear under different names (which seems quite common for Chinese smart watches)<\/p>\n<p>I started by ordering these<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/item\/1005004517414277.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.46.21ef1802Nk8n30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gen6<\/a> This is &#8216;branded&#8217; &#8220;LIGE&#8221;, though the box in unbranded, here the model id called &#8220;Gen6&#8243;, it is 1.28&#8221; (32.5mm) display in a \u00f845.4mm case<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/item\/1005004500373421.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.20.21ef1802Nk8n30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max9<\/a>, branded &#8220;Senbono&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/item\/1005005004731540.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.25.21ef1802Nk8n30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/item\/1005001856257708.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.36.21ef1802Nk8n30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R18<\/a>, see <a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=4941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Gen 6<\/h3>\n<p>The Gen6 is <strong>\u00f845.4mm<\/strong> and <strong>50.9mm<\/strong> long\u00a0 including the band attachment arms. Many smart watches have a protrusion, on this it covers almost the same area as the display, so does not make sense to talk of the thickness outside this, so the thickness is <strong>12.8mm<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn the advertising images the display is grossly exaggerated, it only covers 51% of the surface and about 66% of the flat part of the glass.<br \/>\nHere from the box, with the actual watch on top showing the same face:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221204_13390701.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4915\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221204_13390701-178x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221204_13390701-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221204_13390701-607x1024.jpg 607w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221204_13390701-89x150.jpg 89w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221204_13390701-768x1295.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221204_13390701-911x1536.jpg 911w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221204_13390701-1214x2048.jpg 1214w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221204_13390701.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And another showing how far from advertising images like e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/ae01.alicdn.com\/kf\/S41a96aa591684d0daaca4bb15443a9ebr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a> it actually is:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221202_16414701.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4916\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221202_16414701-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221202_16414701-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221202_16414701-1024x883.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221202_16414701-150x129.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221202_16414701-768x662.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20221202_16414701.jpg 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The display is IPS 240&#215;240, that is 188PPI, and no real black.<\/p>\n<p>The software has an annoying bug you often have to restart the watch to reconnect. It boots quite quickly, so that helps..<\/p>\n<p>The SZOS App is designwise VERY &#8216;inspired&#8217; by the Huawei Health app &#8211; or at the least we could be kind and say the share the same origin&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the watch does not offer any other monitoring than sleep-monitoring. Though it do seem to take one SpO2 measurement when you wake up.<br \/>\nYou can <strong>manually<\/strong> measure Heart-rate, SpO2 and blood-pressure. though.<br \/>\nDespite this the 220mAh battery only last about a day, but it charges rather quickly. It MIGHT get slightly better after the battery being exercised a bit &#8211; though I doubt it.<\/p>\n<p>The software\/app offers a LOT of watchfaces (500+) AND they added a really nifty feature to that. To ANY of these, you can swap the background with an image from your phone, keeping the active element<\/p>\n<p>It even got a speaker and a microphone. You can even upload music to it from the App.<\/p>\n<p>Got NFC<\/p>\n<p>It is fairly good &#8217;rounded&#8217; so despite it being huge, it does not feel enormous. The mesh band is also a nice design. Notice on the edge image above how there are no bulb in going from the watch attachment arms to mesh. I had not seen that this good on any smartwatch (<em>Similar on the T8 and RA18 I got later<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>MAX9<\/h3>\n<p>Claimed dimensions \u00f844mm, 10mm thick, including protrusion.<br \/>\nReal dimensions\u00a0 \u00f845.2mm, Length including the arms 49.7mm, 11.8mm thick (10.4mm outside the \u00f823mm protrusion).<br \/>\nDisplay 1.32&#8243; 360x360pixels IPS.<\/p>\n<p>Homepage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senbono.store\/products\/senbono-new-max9-smart-watch-men-1-32-inch-full-touch-screen-sport-fitness-ip68-waterproof-smartwatch-men-women-for-android-ios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The advertisement images are clearly faked, to make the display coverage look bigger.<\/p>\n<p>It can record the Heart-rate every 10. minute (or even coarser), Blood pressure and SpO2 on demand (Heart rate also possible), Each measurement takes about 15s.<\/p>\n<p>The software is OK, but the options for dials are not good. Four fixed (rather horrible). One fixed digital where you can replace the background image, and finally ONE custom &#8216;slot&#8217;, where you can download one of\u00a0 45 available (currently).<\/p>\n<p>A nice detail: if you LONG press the button while the screen is off, nothing happens. That is nice for say a jacket or the like accidentally pressing it.<br \/>\nReboot is fast, about 3-4s.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the band as well as the case seems to contain enough nickel to cause skin irritation after a week. I thought that even cheap watches stopped using that years ago&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It charges with 0.15A, 5v, and the battery is 260mAh (I assume 3.6V), Stamina is rated to &#8220;5-8days&#8221;, and it seems plausible. With my usage it was roughly 10% per day<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>T8 &amp; R18<\/h3>\n<p>Moved the text on these very interesting <strong>THIN<\/strong> devices to a separate post <a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=4941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nADD: <em>I ended buying many T8, about a score&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>ADD Here a summary of those I bought in 2023 until Christmas.<\/p>\n<h3>All no good!<\/h3>\n<p>Three simple ones with GPS, that we hoped might work on a dog, but are super inaccurate, could be 2km off!!! Pure crap &#8211; but they were cheap (the prices includes 25% tax)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapCrapKidWatches.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5955\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapCrapKidWatches-300x236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapCrapKidWatches-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapCrapKidWatches-150x118.png 150w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapCrapKidWatches-768x605.png 768w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapCrapKidWatches.png 971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(All three listings since gone)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I think this was bought to get something smaller for a lady (listing also gone)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapForgottenWatch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5956\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapForgottenWatch-300x76.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapForgottenWatch-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapForgottenWatch-150x38.png 150w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapForgottenWatch-768x194.png 768w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapForgottenWatch.png 978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think the listing details claimed it smaller than it was, not sure, forgotten about it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/item\/1005005884291547.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a> &#8220;Bluetooth Call Smart Watch Screen Always Display1.04 inch AMOLED Screen Fashion Ladies Smartwatch Metal Body Small Screen Watch&#8221;, 2023-08-22<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapSmallBadWatch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5957\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapSmallBadWatch-298x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapSmallBadWatch-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapSmallBadWatch-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapSmallBadWatch.png 518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Was very simple and felt cheap&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then this<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapActive2Watch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5958\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapActive2Watch-300x76.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapActive2Watch-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapActive2Watch-150x38.png 150w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapActive2Watch-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapActive2Watch.png 978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pure crap, listing no longer available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/item\/1005006053901813.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a> &#8220;F12 Curved Screen Smart Watch Men Women 2.02&#8243; Smartwatch Sports Waterproof Wrist Watches Fitness Bracelet Men&#8217;s Wristwatch Clock&#8221;, 2023-09-29<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapF2Watch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5959\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapF2Watch-244x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapF2Watch-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapF2Watch-122x150.png 122w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapF2Watch.png 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Big clumsy heavy crap.<\/p>\n<p>Can not self regulate the power, charger needs to be below 1A! (That was a new one!!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/item\/1005006023221201.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a> &#8220;AMOLED Touchscreen Bluetooth Call Smart Watch Woman Sport Fitness Tracker Weather IP68 Waterproof Female Smartwatch NX7&#8221;, 2023-11-28<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapNX7Watch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5960\" src=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapNX7Watch-250x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapNX7Watch-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapNX7Watch-125x150.png 125w, https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CheapNX7Watch.png 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Felt cheap, might still be around in a box somewhere&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordered some cheap (&lt;\u00a340) smart watches from AliExpress in the late fall of 2022. and 2023. First I was surprised that it was even possible to get smart watches in decent sizes, though we do not see them &#8216;in the west&#8217;. Many, but not all, I bought were crap, here a collage of the crappy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","category-watches-bands-smart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4913"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6855,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913\/revisions\/6855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}