Hey, what’s up? Sami here. In this video let’s unbox and hands-on the Redmi Watch 2,
which was just released alongside the Redmi Note 11 series phones.
If you are interested to watch my first impression of the Redmi Note 11,
just click the link on the screen. Also in the launch event,
Xiaomi released the Redmi Buds 3, the video will be on a few hours later.
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because I always do such fresh tech products reviews in the first time.
Under the back of the watch box, we see some highlights. 1.6” screen AMOLED HD color screen,
SpO2, 100+ fitness modes, Super long battery life, 12 days to be specific. Built-in GPS & NFC,
and 5ATM waterproofing. They also have other watch information like Bluetooth 5.0,
what’s in the box etc.
Open the box, we see the watch,
it looks almost the same as the original Redmi Watch. We also find a very detailed Chinese
manual there. Currently, I’m not sure when this watch will release its global version, so
please don’t ask me such questions. My fingers got cramp from just replying to such questions
on my Redmi Note 11 video. We also have the charging cable, it’s magnetic,
which I really love. I think every smart watch or band should have this feature, right? That
soothing click makes me want to use my watch more. That’s what we all got from the Redmi Watch 2 box!
Moving to the watch, we’ll power on the screen later. On the back, we have the mic,
obviously for Xiao AI Voice Assistant. We see the charging contacts and the heart rate monitoring
sensor. The strap supports quick-release, you can press the buckle to take them off easily.
Hold down the physical key on the right side to turn the watch on. It asks you to download Xiaomi
wear App to use the watch. After installing the App, you can click the Profile to add your device,
and then allow this and agree that, click Yes on the phone and watch and bang, connected. The
whole process took me about 1 minute. Fast and smooth.
Since we’ve already connected,
let me walk you very quickly through the App. The Status shows you your status, like your steps,
your calories, your workout history, etc. Workouts will show you the workouts. Since
this watch comes with built-in GPS so you can run some cool trajectory without bringing your
phone. Health includes some tutorials or plans provided by the official Xiaomi. In the Profile,
you will find all the settings. You can choose which App to show its notification on your watch,
to decide how the incoming calls to notify you, and many more. I’m not going to show you every detail of it.
But I do want to show you the XiaoAI Voice Assistant. You can activate it by
holding down the power key. Since this is the Chinese version, it only recognizes Chinese.
And if I talk English to it, it will think I’m still talking Chinese. Though some of you guys may
think the same way. Anyway, guys, I’m improving my English, lol.
Also, you can control your phone camera through the watch,
just pair with your watch again. I don’t understand why need this
step since they are already connected. Anyway, not a big hassle. After that then click the camera
app on the watch. Turn on your phone camera, and you are ready to go. This is really good
when it’s not convenient to take photos through your phone right? Big thumbs up for that! BTW
I just asked the customer service about the max distance, they replied about 5 to 8 meters. Good!
Since we are talking about the watch, let’s see what’s new there. Starting with gesture controls.
Swipe right to see the Sports data. Fitness modes, you can choose whatever mode you want.
Weather. XiaoAI voice assistant. SpO2. Let me measure mine right on the spot,
it takes me about 1 minute!
And I have to keep my hand still, now I can’t feel my hand. But glad the data is normal.
And last is the Heart rate monitor. Swipe down is the notification. Swipe up are the shortcuts.
We see XiaoAI assistant here. Raise to wake screen, DND, Alarm, Torch, 5 minutes screen on,
and Settings. In the settings, you can change watch faces. Actually there is another way to
change them, namely you hold down the watch face in the home page, and you swipe right or left
to choose. You can also adjust the screen brightness, it has 5 grades of brightness,
here I choose the brightest one. Basically, everything you want to change, it’s there.
Press the power button on the home page, you get to see all kinds of Apps. Well, I tried every App
and found there were some differences compared to the first generation like that Photo controlling
app, SpO2, Pressure monitoring, menstrual cycle tracking, etc.
Well, if you are wondering what’s the overall comparison of the two.
I did a detailed comparison chart, you can check them out.
To be honest I’m really impressed by the Redmi Watch 2. It’s definitely a legit upgrade. For
$15 more, you get a much better AMOLED display and especially the built-in GPS and a whopping
100+ fitness modes. It’s lighter and has less battery capacity but with 5 days more battery
life and the Redmi Watch 2 supports an Always-on display, many people want that! You don’t have
to spend a few hundred more dollars to buy those more expensive ones, this Redmi Watch 2 is already
good enough. So what do you think of it, will you get it? Please let me know in the comments
section and please don’t forget to subscribe, I’m Sami and I will see you in the next one.