Smart bracelet is one of the most popular smart wearable products at present, but this kind of product is facing the dilemma of "no call to sit down". Regardless of the so-called sales data released by major manufacturers, only from the real life, there are few people wearing smart bracelets around. Behind the bustle is the loneliness of various bracelets with different functions, The main reason for this situation is that the function can not constitute the strong purchase desire of consumers, but even so, the enthusiasm of manufacturers is still high, and various new products continue to be released, including some unique products. The Weloop NOW introduced in this article is a smart bracelet that can receive messages such as SMS, plus the characteristics of touch screen operation, Its function and practicability have gone beyond the concept of ordinary bracelets. Then the question comes, do you need such a bracelet?

The packaging is simple, low-key and not gorgeous

In this face oriented era, Shenma needs to be packaged, but Weloop NOW does not follow the trend. Its packaging can be said to be extremely simple, eliminating unnecessary over packaging, saving costs, giving consumers greater benefits, and being more environmentally friendly, which is a commendable practice.

With a black bottom box and a transparent plastic cover, the Weloop is simply and steadily placed on the black base inside the box. The seals on both sides are intact, indicating that the product has not been unsealed. There are not many words on the side and bottom of the bottom box, and there is not too much exaggeration. The simple and low-key style allows the public to return to the product itself.

All items, including a bracelet, a manual, a warranty card, a reminder card, spare parts and simple but not rough packaging, reduce some costs without making the user's first sense too bad.

The style is ordinary, but the workmanship is really good

Since Xiaomi dropped the price of the bracelet from the altar, it has to be said that there are still many cheap bracelets on the market, but consumers should still open their eyes to buy them. It is better to try the real thing to see how the wearing experience is. Compared with the bracelet at this price, the workmanship and materials will be quite different. However, this Weloop is not disappointing, Although the style is really very ordinary, the materials are solid and the workmanship is good.

The main body of the bracelet is black and bright, and the screen with touch function in the middle is not large, but made of acrylic material. This wristband is green, with double inner buckles, which is one of the typical styles. The overall workmanship is fine. The wristband uses TPU material of skin like texture, which has a high safety level and a good wearing experience, exceeding the expectations of this price.

From the 3ATM logo on the back of the main body of the bracelet, it can be seen that the waterproof standard of this bracelet is 3 atmospheres. Since these waterproof indicators are tested based on the laboratory static cold water test, which is not equivalent to the actual use of 30 meters underwater, it is still necessary to avoid soaking as far as possible, and do not contact hot water and steam.

It is not difficult to remove the main body of the bracelet from the wrist strap. One end of the bracelet is a USB plug, which can play a certain waterproof role when inserted into the socket of the wrist strap during installation. However, it feels that the socket gap is slightly larger, and the open fitting of the wrist strap is also a bit loose. I am afraid that it is easy to fall out, but I have not yet encountered the situation of being squeezed out.

Weloop does not use the current popular magnetic contact charging method, but uses the most simple and direct design. It can be charged by inserting it into the USB charging port, but also pay attention not to use mobile power.

The actual use experience exceeded expectations

In addition to the most basic movement and sleep monitoring, more and more smart bracelets have emerged with distinctive products, such as JAWBONE UP MOVE, 37 ° Light, Ivi5p. These products enable the bracelet to have extended functions such as timing, health monitoring, photography, etc. through different ways, but in general, these functions do not seem to be an indispensable alternative, Weloop NOW This bracelet adopts a touch screen in a unique way. Its four major functions are time display, intelligent step counting, sleep recording, notification and reminder, and mobile phone loss prevention. It has prominent functional design points, simple operation, and easy starting. Especially its most distinctive function of synchronously pushing mobile phone SMS messages allows users to respond at the first time without having to take out their mobile phones at all times, This is very helpful in many cases.

Like most bracelets, Weloop NOW requires the connecting device to have Bluetooth 4.0 and support systems above IOS7.1 and Android 4.4. It is not a high requirement for current mobile phones. The information displayed on the first screen of the touch screen includes time, date, Bluetooth connection status, sleep icon, etc. You can slide left and right to access other screens, as well as long press and click to operate, This experience is much more enjoyable than using entity keys.

The latest version of Weloop APP also has its own characteristics. The main interface displays various movements and sleep states monitored by the bracelet in the form of a time axis. You can view the data of the previous and subsequent dates by sliding left and right. After clicking the icon, the card will be opened to display detailed parameters. But it is strange that you do not directly enter the sleep information page, You can only click the sleep icon on the timeline of the day to view the card, including the curve. This design is not bad and very innovative, but sometimes it is troublesome to find data.

The data statistics page has a strange feeling. It includes the data histogram by week and month. You can't select a column data for detailed viewing. You can only slide left and right on the curve to view the data before and after. In this regard, you should give Weile a low score. Since the data already exists, why can't you show it to users in a better form and facilitate users to find it.

Swipe the bracelet screen to the left, and the bracelet displays the number of steps in the exercise memory, but there is no display of calorie consumption and sleep data, which makes the function of the bracelet look a bit missing. Since it can automatically detect the movement sleep status, if the bracelet also displays the movement of each period in the form of a time axis, wouldn't it be more vivid and cool.

The second tab page on the APP is ranking, which is classified by daily and weekly calories. Click the page to see the user's home page, Weloop interestingly defines it as a statistical summary of sports career, with detailed records of goals achieved. Due to the small number of users at present, it can be seen that bugs that have not been used for a long time can also be on the list. I have to say that the fun of competition is weak. In fact, users want to be more involved and can add some interesting rankings, And after real-time update, it is synchronously pushed to the bracelet, which increases the sense of achievement.

The categories of items on the personal and settings pages are basically clear, but many functions are also under development. Reminders such as daily alarm clock and schedule are placed on the personal page, perhaps based on the consideration that one person can own multiple bracelets and watch devices, so that the alarm clock and reminder can be used seamlessly as long as the Weloop device is worn.

As the biggest feature of Weloop NOW, it is a great experience to display push messages on the bracelet. Whether it is QQ, WeChat messages, phone calls, SMS messages, or application push messages, as long as you can think of them, there are some in the add menu. Even reminders like system upgrades are OK, and they will be displayed on the bracelet as soon as the phone receives them, If the number of words in the push message exceeds two lines, it will automatically or manually scroll to the next page. By sliding up and down, the bracelet will cycle to display the received push message in chronological order, and push messages such as alarm clock reminder and schedule are also very timely. However, mobile phone loss prevention is based on Bluetooth. If the connection between the bracelet and mobile phone Bluetooth is disconnected, it will remind, shake and display on the screen. Isn't it cool.

The message push function is very useful for occasions where the mobile phone is not around or is not convenient to access, such as cooking in the kitchen, driving, or taking an exam? Oh, don't tell the teacher that I told you. In fact, the setting of such a shocking push function is not complicated. It can be easily solved by adding and deleting applications that need to push messages, as well as setting alarm clocks and agenda geeks. It should be noted that the mobile phone needs to allow the Weloop app to read messages and contacts in the push system. At present, the APP also has a filtering function, such as only pushing certain contact information, However, the current push function is powerful enough, and it will certainly be more desirable in the future.

In addition to the better experience of pushing messages and touch operation, this bracelet also has some problems, such as the unstable Bluetooth connection, the bracelet end often displays a false connection status, the synchronized data is not correct, and the mobile phone loss prevention sometimes gives false alarms, etc, The problems on the APP side have also been mentioned above. There is no calendar to select the date, and the detailed statistical histogram data cannot view the daily data. Some functions are not yet under development. Of course, the shortcomings do not hide the shortcomings. To eliminate these problems, this bracelet that can push messages is still very good.

summary

Weloop NOW The touch screen makes the original single function smart bracelet have more powerful and practical message driving function and great operating experience. It is this screen that makes this bracelet more or less like a smart watch. However, the Weloop NOW is simpler, lighter, and has stronger endurance. Sometimes it just wants to see a message or know the reminder of an application, This bracelet can be used as a good partner of mobile phones.