Having experienced the failure of the smart bracelet and the surprise of the smart watch with "watch shape, bracelet and heart", it is urgent to wear digital to seek a new development direction.
After inWatch Fusion launch, "traditional" smart watches seem to win consumers' hearts, but can this model surpass Moto 360? Let's take a look at the performance of the Oband Aurora smart watch.
Basic parameters
Sapphire glass mirror, aluminum dial, diameter 38mm (44mm two sizes), thickness 9.8mm;
18mm leather wrist strap imported from Italy, 18mm stainless steel wrist strap;
Built in 12 LED time display lights, 12 Swarovski zircons as light guide material, vibrator, Bluetooth 4.0 support, 30m waterproof;
The movement is powered by Sony SR521SW button battery. Officially, it is said that the PCBA has been in standby for 7 years. The PCBA is powered by 45mAH rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and the working time is 5-7 days;
It should be compatible with the official Hifit application and Android and iPhone devices.
Unpacking&Appearance
It's the largest smart watch packaging box I've seen in my evaluation career. Such a size of packaging is also ranked among smart watches.
The pure black package has a waist paper of a concept watch painted on the outer layer. Only from the concept picture can we find many shadows of Moto 360.
In addition to the outline of the Oband Aurora smart watch, the front is outlined with white lines. The brand logo is on the top, and the product name corresponding to the logo is written for the beauty body. The whole front is full of technology.
There is an information label written in English on the back. Is this an international route?
A sense of loss rises from the bottom of my heart when I open the "cover" of the book like package of the MX4. The visual effect of such a large package and such a "small" watch is extremely incongruous.
Through the hollowed out package, you can see the whole picture of the watch at a glance. The black dial and yellow leather wrist strap are indistinguishable from traditional watches only in appearance.
Open the cover on the other side, and you can see the rest of the watch accessories.
Apart from the watch, the Aurora charging base is more eye-catching.
Aluminum frame with polished chamfers similar to iPhone 5s frame on the outer frame side chord.
The filler inside the charging base is ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer), which not only has a smooth surface, but also has high strength and is not easy to be damaged.
There are four silicone contacts in the card slot of the base, which can perfectly fix the watch in the base.
There is a USB charging interface on one side of the base.
There are four air cushions at the bottom, which not only provide enough friction, but also have a certain buffer capacity.
In order to meet the needs of different people, Aurora smart watch also comes with a stainless steel wrist strap.
The stainless steel wrist strap has several slots on the back to adjust the length.
The force arm is too short for an adult man to press the buckle with his bare hands, so the official presented a crowbar and a manual.
There are also 4 ordinary ears attached.
Family photo, including watch, charging base, USB cable, bilingual instructions in Chinese and English, and stainless steel wrist strap.
It's hard to associate the word "intelligence" with the first meeting. From the appearance, Aurora is almost no different from traditional watches.
The dial follows the simple aesthetic design route of pure black, with 12 simple scales and 4 Roman numerals.
The silver gray pointer adds a touch of fashion to the whole black dial. Above the dial is a brand logo, and each scale corresponds to a Swarovski zircon.
The meter frame is made of metal, and the side has been chamfered. Although the arc transition is more smooth, the 9.8mm thickness cannot be covered.
There is a traditional time adjustment button on one side of the table box. Thanks to the large chamfer on the back, the ease of operation of the knob is guaranteed.
The back of the Aurora watch is integrated, There is no splicing trace at all.
There is a brand logo on the back, and two copper charging shocks.
Design sketch of the connection between the watch and the base.
The black coating on the watch frame is unstable and easy to scratch.
The watch case at the connection with the wrist strap is very sharp, and it feels like a cut.
The watchband is made of leather, which is gorgeous in appearance, soft in texture and good in hand feel, but its overall width doesn't match the watch.
The connection of the watch strap has been sewn, and the brand logo is also printed on the wrist strap.
There is no excessive cutting on the side of the wrist strap, and the cutting marks are obvious.
The wrist strap buckle is made of fine steel.
The most surprising thing is that the leather wrist strap adopts the movable ear, which is very convenient in exchange for the watch strap.
The whole watch looks calm and atmospheric. Although the second hand was abandoned, making the watch lose a trace of vitality, the addition of 12 Swarovski zircons makes the wearing effect very cool.
Software&Use
The only interaction mode in the intelligent function is 12 LED lights. Double click the dial to view the current movement completion, and you can intuitively understand the charging process during the charging process.
The waterproof grade is 3ATM, which can fully meet the needs of daily use.
Compared with the appearance of Aurora watch, the software part is much inferior.
Guide interface like international practice.
You need to register an account for the first time. Only mobile phone and email registration are supported, and third-party login is temporarily not supported. The interval time of the verification code is 180s. If the mobile phone fails to receive the verification code in time, it needs to wait 180 seconds to try email.
For personal information entry, it should be noted that the gender of the account cannot be modified. Personally, the data range is too wide, starting from 50cm in height and 20kg in weight.
The user needs to log in again after entering the password. The steps are tedious and the learning cost of the user is too high.
The main interface of the software can intuitively view the movement and sleep data. Pull down to directly enter the calendar interface.
Switch between calendar and curve pages freely by clicking the curve icon in the upper right corner.
Click the corresponding card to view the specific data.
Unfortunately, there are important bugs in the sleep monitoring. According to the actual measurement, we went to sleep at about 1 p.m. and got up at 8 p.m., but only 2 hours of sleep was detected. It can be seen that the underlying algorithm has important problems.
The function of dietary addition is slightly chicken ribs. The calorie value of food is marked in foreign food, but for Chinese people, this function does not conform to national conditions.
Every time you see the circle of friends in the smart bracelet and watch APP, you can only "ha ha". Wearing digital has not yet entered the homes of ordinary people, and wearable devices are facing the situation of numerous brands. It is immeasurable that you want to build your own social network in an intelligent hardware APP, let alone rely on a circle of friends to increase user stickiness.
The setting interface is not new. When the screen turns into LED lights, the simplification of functions is inevitable.
summary
From bracelets to watches, from smart watches to "traditional watches", this seems to have become a trend. The Oband Aurora smart watch is amazing from packaging to appearance, and the traditional flavor has been completely retained, even through some micro innovation to improve the user experience. But none of this can cover up the defects on the software side. The shortcomings of APP have finally become the weakness of intelligent functions. Fortunately, such shortcomings can be solved through later version upgrades, but only the official can decide how and when to solve them.
Since the product is not on the market, the evaluation machine is engineering machine, and the specific price is unknown.
