After the launch of Moto360 and other smart watches, the smart bracelet market has cooled down. In addition to the emergence of Xiaomi bracelet, a market bomb of 79 yuan, many bracelet manufacturers have "changed careers".
The bong bracelet series is one of the few products that still insist on improving. bong2 is the third generation product in this series (there were bong1 and new bong products before). Its price has also gone to 99 yuan, but what will its performance be? Is it worth buying? Now let's have a look.
parameter
Wearing range: 165-235mm
Weight: 14g
Color: gold, gray, black, blue and red are available in the core, and black and white are available in the watchband
Battery: replaceable heterogeneous lithium manganese battery
Endurance: 1 year
Bluetooth version: 4.0
Waterproof grade: IP67
System support: iOS7 and Android 4.3 or above
Unpacking
The packaging of the bracelet is becoming more and more complex, and it has reached a new level here in bong2. The packaging has gone to the third floor, and the manufacturer is also very competitive.
The outer package of bong2 is an ordinary corrugated box, with sn code and color label on the sticker.
The formal package is embedded in the carton.
The front packaging design is young and slightly handsome.
The back is simple product parameters and production information.
The outer layer is just a circle of cardboard, and the inner bag with bracelet can be seen on the side.
The liner bag also has a disposable sticker, which is more used to fix the zipper head than to "prevent second-hand".
The inner bag contains bracelets, accessories and instructions.
The accessory is a stainless steel ring buckle sealed on the bulge of the liner bag.
The ring buckle is small, and its function is to replace the battery.
The front and back of the manual are in Chinese and English, and there is also a decorative sticker.
appearance
The bracelet consists of a detachable core and a silicone strap.
The core is made of frosted metal, with color coating on the surface.
There is a touch button on the metal core, and the status indicator light is around the button, which can flash in red and white.
The outer layer of the watchband has decorative one-way twill, giving a delicate feeling.
The buckle of the watch strap is made of stainless steel, and the stainless steel has concentric circular lines.
The words "better you bong" are printed on the inner side of the watch band.
The logo of bong is also printed on the outside of the other end of the watch band.
The inner measurement of the strap is made into a wave shape. It is convenient for drainage and ranking, and can reduce the contact surface, so that the impermeable plastic has better wearing comfort.
The metal core can be turned out through violence. This design is purely for changing watchbands and batteries. However, this design is easy to hide dirt.
The edge of the metal core is sharp, but it does not cut the hand.
The back of the core is engraved with the designer name And design location, but also made a slight arc for fitting the arm.
In order to be fixed in the silicone strap, the inner ring of the core part is also made with a special bulge.
There are two unpainted parts in the core, which are just the supporting points when the battery is turned on (there is a risk that the paint will be scraped off anyway, so the paint will not be painted directly?).
The core part can be pried off through the above ring buckle, but it needs some force and skill to pry off for the first time.
Pry to see the upper and lower covers and the battery.
The upper cover is the circuit part, and the contact and washer can be seen.
There is a rubber waterproof pad around the lower cover.
The official said that the special-shaped battery is really a bit special-shaped. It is estimated that it is customized by the factory, and there are many scratches on the surface of the battery.
The back of the battery is blank, and there is no indication of battery capacity and parameters. The customized battery with one-year endurance can only be bought on the official website (9 yuan).
For the size of the author's arm, the hand feeling of bong2 is better than that of Xiaomi bracelet. The watchband is not soft, and it can maintain its original shape "firmly", but this makes it less existent and more comfortable to wear.
Software and use
The function of the bracelet is to record exercise and sleep, but there is no manufacturer on the earth who can satisfy the Virgo like me. Fortunately, the works of the manufacturers are gradually improving.
Compared with the previous generation, Bong2 has not changed much in function categories, but its usability has improved to a certain extent.
The official client of bong2 (which supports both Android and Apple) needs to register an account and input simple information such as height, weight and sports goals for the first time.
The way to bind the bracelet is to touch the keys on the machine. If the bracelet has been bound to the account, it will be connected to the bracelet after login.
At ordinary times, you can actively synchronize by touching the keys. The touch is still very sensitive, and each synchronization takes 20-30 seconds.
The application is divided into four pages. The left two pages are the home page and social friend PK list, and the right two pages are the expansion application and settings.
The PK list and application are actually web apps The page loading speed is slow, and the experience is not good. Of course, this may be related to the fact that the test machine Xiaomi 2s (MIUI 6) is not in the official adaptation list, so some screenshots in the evaluation are completed through the iPhone 5c (iOS8).
Step counting and sleep
The home page shows the movement and sleep records in time line. The progress bar at the top of the circle is the data statistics of the day, and the number of days can be switched by sliding left and right. The bracelet can identify different sports states and periods, and can mark running, sports, riding and other states.
In actual use, the movement time can be accurately displayed, but the number of steps is obviously small, and it is not known whether it is an individual case or a common problem. Sometimes the range is less than 40%, which may be related to the fact that the test machine Xiaomi 2s (MIUI 6, kernel Android 4.4.4) is not in the adaptation directory?
There is also a hiding function in the information flow. Long press the movement status to pop up an error message box to correct the data. The official estimate of learning ability will use this correction data.
Sleep statistics only understates the time of deep sleep and wakefulness. There is no conventional detail curve, which is disappointing.
In order to encourage users to move and share, the PK list is put down in the client. However, because of the small number of users, if you are not a player in the technology circle, this page is probably blank like the above figure.
For the author, the most practical function of the bracelet is to vibrate the alarm clock. The bracelet can wake up the user during the period of shallow sleep, so as to avoid the situation that the user cannot wake up.
This batch of In the actual use of the bracelet, there is no problem that the initial batch of users said that the vibration intensity is insufficient. However, only one alarm clock can be set on the software side for the time being, and the default number of vibrations is insufficient. In daily use, a regular alarm clock should be prepared to avoid "wake-up". I hope the software can be modified later.
The application also has motion track recording function (left picture), and the bracelet also has time display function (right picture). But the former is only the work of mobile phone applications, while the latter shows the time through red and white indicators, which is not practical.
Open platform
At last, we have come to the point. In fact, this open platform is the biggest feature of bong2. The open platform is the software and hardware platform that Bong officially provides to hardware manufacturers and application developers. The most famous developers who are now stationed in it are Huofarer and the fiercest today.
In the form of authorization, developers can use the bracelet function to develop other internal applications. Now there are mainly three kinds of applications: data display, games and social networking.
Now the quality of the game application is not high. For example, if you smash a golden egg, you can only smash an egg to get a prize. Social applications also take the form of simple forums, and their practical value needs to be improved.
However, it is surprising that the data displayed in the temporary application is more detailed and accurate than the official app.
Another novel concept in the development platform is the active point. After wearing the bracelet for five minutes, the bracelet will encourage/remind users with vibration, and give users active points as gifts.
The active point is used as a token in the bong ecosystem. It can be used to download internal games and applications, exchange goods (there was a way to exchange, but now there is no entrance), and as a reward for developers.
This concept and layout are very large. However, the current quality of the game may not encourage users to get active points, which still needs to be improved.
summary
advantage:
Comfortable to wear, pretty good appearance
There are 5 colors available, which are more suitable for personalized people
The price of 99 yuan is moderate
High extensibility of software open platform in the later period
Stable hardware operation and synchronization function
Disadvantages:
Large error of step counting function
Sleep record has no curve record
Only one alarm clock can be added, and the number of vibrations is limited
Expanding the application experience is not very good
Bong2 is quite mature in hardware, and it is better than Xiaomi bracelet in wearing and recording stability (different people have different opinions on the appearance). While the functions and platform layout of bong2 are large, there is still much room for improvement in the software side experience. The experience of the current version of software is not as good as that of Xiaomi bracelet. In general, Xiaomi bracelet wins in software experience, while bong2 wins in hardware.
The smart bracelet is also a product for users who need to record movement/sleep. If you don't need these data at ordinary times, you are not recommended to buy them, because recording data is their most practical function temporarily.
For users who need to buy, considering that the current price difference and function gap between the two are not large, the simplest purchase suggestion is: buy whichever shape you like
