{"id":7156,"date":"2025-08-15T01:44:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=7156"},"modified":"2025-10-04T23:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T21:29:09","slug":"wide-somewhat-thin-smartwatch-sk42-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eskerahn.dk\/?p=7156","title":{"rendered":"Wide somewhat thin smartwatch, SK42, disappointed (p)review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just got this, that on paper<\/strong> looks nice – but those are lies…<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately the advertised 7mm thickness is free fantasy in Samsung style…\u00a0 \ud83d\ude41
\nIt is 9.6mm<\/strong> at the 24mm wide flat back, or should we call it a 0.6mm protrusion? Outside that it is slanted from 9.0mm next to it down to 8.2mm at the edge.<\/p>\n

it is \u00f847.9 mm and a whooping 53.7mm long. And has a \u00f81.53″ or \u00f839mm display under a 44.8mm glass with curved edges. So a rather huge 4.45mm bezel ring, of which 2.9mm is under the glass.
\nThe display was advertised<\/em> as 1.65″, that is a lie too!, it is 1.53″, so 14% lesser area!!.<\/strong> And though that still is a fairly large display, it really isn’t compared to the case size!<\/p>\n

Though in general the advertising should be praised for NOT faking the bezels less than they are in the images, as most ads do.<\/p>\n

I bought the black one, and it is a rather deep shiny black, so not easy to photograph, but the ad-renderings actually looks really close to reality.
\nHere a crop for the back
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I squeezed it in as number four here, (removing a 2022 watch from the list)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nH06<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDA09<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nGX03<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nSK42<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nT82024<\/sub>\/T8Pro<\/sub><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nT8mini<\/sub><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nDW01<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nMT55\/MT56<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nTN88<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Screen coverage<\/td>\n67%<\/strong><\/td>\n71%<\/strong><\/td>\n75%<\/strong><\/td>\n66%<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n65%<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n61%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bezels<\/td>\n3.7mm<\/strong><\/td>\n3.4mm<\/strong><\/td>\n3.5mm<\/strong><\/td>\n4.45mm<\/td>\n4.7mm<\/td>\n4.9mm<\/td>\n4.0mm<\/td>\n4.9mm<\/td>\n5.1mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bezel under glass<\/td>\n2.5mm<\/strong><\/td>\n2.8mm<\/strong><\/td>\n2.5mm<\/strong><\/td>\n2.9mm<\/td>\n3.3mm<\/td>\n3.4mm<\/td>\n2.9mm<\/td>\n3.0mm<\/td>\n3.0mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Display diameter<\/td>\n1.32\u2033<\/td>\n1.43\u2033<\/td>\n1.75\u2033<\/td>\n1.53″<\/td>\n1.32\u2033<\/td>\n1.19\u2033<\/td>\n1.32\u2033<\/td>\n1.43\u2033<\/td>\n1.43\u2033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Case diameter<\/td>\n41.0mm<\/td>\n43.1mm<\/td>\n51.4mm<\/span><\/td>\n47.9mm<\/span><\/td>\n43.0mm<\/td>\n40.0mm<\/td>\n41.6mm<\/td>\n46.2mm<\/td>\n46.5mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Case length<\/td>\n46.5mm<\/td>\n48.8mm<\/td>\n54.4mm<\/span><\/td>\n53.7mm<\/span><\/td>\n48.2mm<\/td>\n46.0mm<\/td>\n47.7mm<\/td>\n52.2mm<\/td>\n53.0mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

It claims my wooden table currently has a heart rate of 85bpm, SpO2 of 99% and PB 131\/77… so I guess no further testing is really needed…
\nIt’s software reminds a lot of the NX31\/NX21<\/a> that was far from impressive…<\/p>\n

They offer 207 dials, most are very far from my liking, I might have considered one or two of them….<\/p>\n

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Frankly it will be hard to find any reason for it over the GX03<\/a>… that is 0.7mm or 1% longer, but has an over 30% larger display!!, and is substantially thinner .<\/p>\n

It came with four bands (fake-leather, silicone and steel in the box, and an additional outside the box, as well as a small tool for removing links from bands)<\/p>\n

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But frankly I do not think I will bother even mounting one of them, but lay it to rest in its box, and accept it as $35 wasted money…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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