realme Watch S launched in the Nepali market: Specs, Features, Overview
"realme Watch S also could serve as a Real-Time Heart Monitor and Blood Oxygen Saturation Level Monitor."
The world's fastest-growing smartphone brand realme officially launched the realme Watch S in the Nepali market, its second smartwatch with a round screen.
The Realme Watch S is the second smartwatch, and it switches from a square design to around one, as well as stepping up the price to give you more in the way of hardware and software.
It’s ditched the plastic case for a larger circular aluminum case that now hosts a 1.3-inch LCD display with a ramp-up in resolution compared to the first Realme Watch, but it does still lack an always-on display mode.
As a fitness tracker, it will track your steps and sleep, and accuracy-wise it's in the ballpark of a Fitbit tracker we compared it against.
There’s no built-in GPS, which means you’ll need to rely on motion sensors or piggyback off your phone’s GPS to track outdoor activities. The Realme Watch S did however fall quite short for distance tracking even when leaning on our phone’s GPS.
Heart rate monitoring is a little better equipped for daily monitoring than it is for exercise, where it usually posted wildly high maximum heart readings for runs and indoor workouts. However continuous monitoring seemed a little off too. You can also take on-the-spot blood oxygen measurements, which proved much more accurate.
On a more positive note, the Realme Watch S’s battery does hold up well. It has the capacity to go for well over a week with all features in use, so even with heavy use, you should comfortably get a week out of it.
Design and display
- 1.3-inch, 360 x 360 color touchscreen display
- 22mm interchangeable straps
- IP68 water resistance rating
The Realme Watch S features a 47mm aluminum case that measures in at 12mm thick, making it a bit chunkier than Realme’s first watch, and it’s heavier at 48g too. That’s paired up with a pretty standard-looking 22mm silicone strap that comes in a choice of black, green, blue, or mustard color options.
That case holds in place a 1.3-inch, 360 x 360 LCD touchscreen display with Corning’s Gorilla Glass to toughen things up. While it’s a drop-down in screen size, you’re getting a step up in resolution in comparison to the first Realme Watch. It doesn’t feel as washed out and it offers strong maximum brightness, good colors, and strong viewing angles.
If you’re hoping to take the Realme Watch S for a swim or in the shower, you’re out of luck. it’s been slapped with an IP68 water resistance rating that’s better suited to a bit of rain or splash of water than being dunked in it for any period of time.
Performance and software
- Works with Android phones only
- View first and third-party notifications
- Music playback controls
Realme Watch is one for Android phone owners only, and you’ll need to download the Realme Link app, which requires your phone number to log in and permission to access your location at all times to set up the watch.
The Realme Watch S is running on Realme’s own in-house operating system and no details have been shared on the kind of processor that’s powering it.
The on-watch software is pretty straightforward to use. Swipe up to reveal your apps and features, swipe down for messages, and left or right to see widgets for things like activity tracking and weather updates.
Music controls work and you can access them during exercise as an added bonus. Weather forecasts are handy as well.
It’s a basic smartwatch experience, but it’s a good one for the most part.
Fitness and Health
- Continuous heart rate monitoring
- Blood oxygen measurements
- Connected GPS
There’s an optical heart rate sensor that brings features like continuous monitoring, resting heart rate, heart rate alerts, and heart rate during exercise. That sensor also enables blood oxygen measurements as another window into your fitness levels. It took measurements without issue and matched up with the readings from a dedicated pulse oximeter.
There’s no built-in GPS, but you do get connected GPS, allowing you to lean on your phone’s GPS signal to map outdoor activities. There are also extras like guided breathing exercises, which are not all that different from similar features we’ve seen on Apple and Fitbit watches.
As a fitness tracker, you can either keep track of your stats from watch faces that support it or head to the dedicated widget that shows steps, calories burned and hours you’ve stayed active for. There are also features like inactivity alerts and the ability to set up some handy "drink some water" reminders.
Battery life
- 390mAh battery
- Up to 15 days of battery life
- Power saving mode
The Realme Watch S packs a 390mAh battery with the promise of giving you as much as 15 days of battery life. That’s double what the first Realme Watch promised.
That 15 day is based on lab conditions, like turning on continuous heart rate monitoring and receiving message notifications 100 times. When you’re running low, there’s a power-saving mode that leaves you with the time and battery status.
Realme Watch S price in Nepal
realme officially launched the realme Watch S in the Nepali market with a price tag of NPR 9,999. You want a good-looking cheap smartwatch, the Realme Watch S offers an attractive design and the ability to change the straps to give it a more personal look.
You want a reliable sport to watch, The lack of onboard GPS and generally unreliable tracking performance means the Realme Watch S is not ideal if you want to track your exercise.
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