if you're into fitness and you're looking for a decent smartwatch i found something which might interest you:
a 2021's ID206 with Alexa Assistant built-in, which we're reviewing today.
welcome back, it's Adam from Family Pop TV.
stay with us and I'm going to tell you everything about it!
this is a budget smart watch that sells for about 50USD (american dollars) or 45GBP (british pounds).
what makes it interesting - is that it supports the Amazon Alexa virtual assistant.
you connect to your smartphone using bluetooth
the watch has a microphone and a key that you can tap on to create a quick voice command and ask a question,
for example: "what's the weather" - or control of various appliances in your home.
it has a 1.7 inch TFT LCD display which is a bit bigger than the other popular budget smart watches,
it's got a 5 degrees of brightness
the colors are very vivid,
several different customizable watch faces,
you can also find more of them in a companion app called VeryFit which we'll discuss later in this video.
the screen is made from curved glass it looks and feels very premium,
it is touch sensitive and it's very responsive,
it's got a PPG sensors for heart rate and blood monitor at the bottom,
here are the magnetic pins for the charging cable,
here's the microphone for Alexa,
it's got a round crown function button on the side which is a little reminiscence of the Apple Watch, but obviously it's a matter of perception.
the body of the watch is made from zinc alloy material which gives a pretty sturdy construction,
where the bottom of the watch is made from polycarbonate plastic.
the ID206 has got an IP68 certification, which means it withstands the dust dirt and sand,
and it's resistant to submersion up to maximum depth of 1,5 meters underwater for up to 30 minutes.
the straps are made from silicon,
they are removable and replaceable with any 20 millimeters wristbands of your choice.
you can find an Amazon Affiliate link to the compatible wrist straps in this video description .
it comes in a variety of colors: - pink, - blue, - black,
- white, - red and - green.
as most of budget smart watches, the ID206 is sold over several different brands, but they are all the same watch,
for example: Letscom, Jikko, Vigorun, Lifebee, Yonmig, Eefinite, DOOGEE, Trying and YSNJG.
as you can see, it's very popular and sold by the different brands names in the several countries it's a different name but it's still the same ID206 product.
it pairs with a dedicated "VeryFit" app,
you have to scan a QR code with your smartphone to get to the Apple Store or Google Play,
as the app is compatible with both, iOS and Android.
the connection between the smartwatch and the mobile device uses bluetooth 5.0.
it doesn't pair with tablets and computers so you'll have to use the smartwatch only to connect it with the ID206.
menu interface is quite simple: you have to press and hold to change the watch face
swipe down to read back the notifications
you can read them - you can't reply to them, which is very similar as the other budget watches in this price range.
swipe up to get access to quick shortcuts, a non-disturb mode, wrist movement detection, brightness selection and find phone function.
swipe left to get to the step counter, calories burned and the distance traveled measurement.
further swipe gets you to the heart rate monitoring,
it plots the data so you can see the graphs of a continuous heart rate over 24 hours and it resets after midnight.
and when you've got a constantly paired with your smartphone it collects to data which then can be shared with apps like Apple Health or Strava.
we have checked the accuracy of it using a very accurate, and way more expensive smartwatch "Polar Vantage M2", which has a decent accuracy,
as you can see, the ID206 does the job pretty well,]
it's got nearly the same heart rate readings!
swipe to the next widget and you've got a stress level measurements,
this is an estimation based on your heart rate, for example, when your heart rate is fluctuating too much,
it will tell you that you're stressed.
swipe it again - you got a sports activity tracking
here you got selection of 14 different tracking modes, which are: an outdoor run, indoor run,
the outdoor walk, an indoor walk, hiking, outdoor cycling, cricket, yoga,
indoor cycling, workout, pool swim, open water swim
as mentioned earlier, it's got an IP68 certification, so it withstands the submersion up to 1.5 meters,
rower and elliptical.
it has an automatic movement detection for walking and running only, and this can be turned on in the companion app.
for any other exercise tracking you'll have to switch it on manually,
this will give you a three seconds countdown. After that it will measure the heart rate, pace, step count and travel distance over the entire session.
as for the steps accuracy - over several tests, my wife has been using ID206 and she counted about 100 steps and the watch counted 96 so it's not too bad
there's no built-in GPS so id206 relies on your smartphone's GPS and uses the maps and the location when the two devices are connected via bluetooth.
you can control your music app in your smartphone once the devices are connected.
you could skip to the next song and you could also got a volume control.
as it's got the Amazon Alexa assisstant built in, in the app you'll need to set it up first by login to your Amazon account,
and then the apps gives you an examples of what you can ask Alexa.
let's test it: - Alexa, how are you darling?
and she replied - i'm feeling poetic.
it takes around 10 seconds to answer your question
obviously your ID206 and your smartphone have to be connected via bluetooth
- Alexa, what's the weather today?
so it's 12 degrees of celsius today.
okay let's try something different: - Alexa, what we cooking today?
okay, I recommend easy chocolate fudge cake from BBC good food...
not exactly what i got in mind
the Alexa assistant can also be triggered by press and hold the crown button on the side for a few seconds
that's obviously another way of accessing the Alexa assisstant, if you don't want to go through the entire menu.
SPo2 blood oxygen saturation - this is not an automatic function it's on request so you'll have to trigger it manually
SPo2, which is also known as oxygen saturation is a measure of the amount of oxygen carrying hemoglobin in a blood, relative to the amount of hemoglobin not carrying oxygen.
the stress level monitor,
stress scores, guided breathing and mindfulness are all becoming key features in ID206.
sleep tracking - it measures light sleep and a deep sleep.
it doesn't track a daytime sleep as more expensive watches and trackers do.
it only measures the night time sleep.
it is okay, unless someone working night shifts, then the sleep tracking won't work correctly.
deep breathing exercises to reduce potential anxiety by exercising deep diaphragmatic or abdominal breathing,
allowing your lungs to expand and creating negative pressure that drives in through the nose and mouth filling your lungs with air.
it's best to perform the exercise seated with your back straight, however, you can perform it while lying in bed or during yoga.
in ID206 every time you receive a notification, like a call,
SMS, app message from facebook, twitter, whatsapp, instagram, linkedin, skype, etc, etc.
it vibrates to alert you to avoid missing any important news.
the notification for incoming calls are supported and you are able only to reject the incoming call, you can't pick up the call
the weather forecast this is being pushed from your smartphone when connected
the ID206 has some degree of customization,
you can pick and download a selection of available watch faces through the companion app
you can also create your own customized watch face using any photo or image from your smartphone as a background
scale it, and crop it, and here you go!
it's being sent to the watch almost instantly
now this is an example of a custom watch face.
if you create your own watch face or download the watch face from the app selection you could only store one watch face in the smart watch at that time.
to quickly change the watch face just press and hold it for about three seconds and then choose between four factory watch faces and your customized one.
there are several cool features, such as water drinking reminder.
my missus loves this feature:)
it's got a sedentary reminder, which reminds you to get up and move
when you're spending too much time sitting in one position, for example, at the office work.
who wants to keep track of their menstrual cycle?
all you need to do is enter and set your menstrual details in the app and the smartwatch takes care of the rest by notifying you about your next menstrual cycle beforehand.
stopwatch, the alarm,
the timer,
the battery will last you around 10 days when the watch is constantly paired via bluetooth with your smartphone,
which means it drops about 10 percent of battery per day.
when you would use your ID206 in standalone mode, which means you'll keep your watch unconnected from your smartphone then the battery will last even three to four weeks!
and that's pretty good!
just for the information: the full charge takes around one and a half to two hours
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Adam, #FamilyPopTV