Mechanical watches are too expensive, and Apple watches are too cheap. Entering the intelligent era, smart wearable products are booming. As the leader of smart wearable products, watches naturally blossom and take root in various market segments, such as Motor, which focuses on mobile phone partners, 360 safety watches, which focuses on children's market, Le Xin sports watches, which focus on sports market, and Jiaming outdoor watches, which focus on outdoor expansion. However, there are also more and more user experience problems, such as the large size of the watch, the flight range, and the inability to see the time clearly in the sun... I can't read the time after buying a watch. What do you want to do? When it comes to the specific shipment of watches, watch manufacturers seem to have a new understanding of the smart watch market.

What kind of watch does the user need?

First, it has the function of a traditional watch, which can see the time, date and week;

Second, intelligence factor;

Third, good looking, beautiful;

Fourth, the endurance can't be short... How long is it? The longer the better...

Of course, this is Xuanyuan's own selection standard. According to this standard, Xuanyuan will bring you an alternative smart watch - Withings Activity é Steel smart watch. When talking about Withings, some kids may not be familiar with it, but when talking about NOKIA, I believe they are familiar with it. Yes, Withings is currently a company under NOKIA, It is an authentic French local enterprise, so this Withings Activity é Steel smart watch is also full of French romanticism. First, let's briefly understand the relevant parameters of Withings Activity é Steel smart watch.

▲ Things Activity é Steel smart watch.

Parameters

Withings Activity é Steel smart watch belongs to the Activity é series watches of Withings, Activity é translates as "activity". It is equipped with a traditional dial, a traditional watch function, and a built-in intelligent module, which can monitor activity, support movement and sleep monitoring, 50M waterproof, vibrating alarm clock and other functions. It can last for 8 months and connect to the mobile phone APP Health Mate through Bluetooth 4.0.

In terms of function, Withings Activity é Steel is a combination of traditional watches and smart sports bracelets, while in terms of appearance, Withings Activity é Steel is more like a traditional watch.

Experience

Before that, the author used to wear a mechanical watch to and from work, which seemed more formal and business. Only when he was exercising, he would change to a smart watch and a smart bracelet. This way, he always felt a bit troublesome. Can Things Activity é Steel solve these problems? Although Withings Activity é Steel is positioned in the sports market, its own metal texture, mellow lines, low-key luxury, and moderate tranquility are doomed to its different business style.

▲ Silicone material also has the advantage that it is not afraid of scratches. The body and strap of the previous mechanical watch have been scratched densely, and the Rolex bought by a friend is also not resistant to scratches. I wonder whether the body of Withings Activity é Steel will also be so.

▲ WithingsActivity é Steel is a neutral design, which is just good, without losing the composure of men, and works well.

▲ 1.3 inch dial, no big or small.

▲ Withings Activity é Steel adopts a double dial design, which is fashionable in shape, round in line and good for daily wear.

▲ Even if it is worn by girls, it does not lose the elegance of women.

As a sports watch, waterproof is essential. The waterproof level of WithingsActivity é Steel is 50 meters waterproof. What is the concept of 50 meters waterproof? Simply speaking, it's OK to wash your face, brush your teeth, take a bath, or even swim with your watch. That is, you don't have to worry about the water ingress of your watch in your daily life... Of course, if you are a diver, you have to look at the parameter of 50 meters.

In fact, the author is still not used to wearing a watch when taking a bath. However, in order to test the performance of WithingsActivity é Steel, he deliberately tried it once. It seems that there is no fog or moisture, and the waterproof is really not blowing. Later, he simply took it under the tap to wash it and threw it into a water cup to soak...

▲ At the beginning of the test, there is no water inflow.

▲ Flush under the tap, and there is no water inflow.

▲ In the end, put it directly into the basin for soaking, and smoked two cigarettes without water ingress.

Through the above tests, Xuanyuan thinks that the waterproof ability of Things Activity é Steel is relatively satisfactory. Daily accidental water ingress and swimming should be easy to deal with. Of course, the above tests are only to illustrate the situation. Normal users will buy a water meter and throw it into the water intentionally just to see if they will enter the water...

In addition to the traditional watch functions, the intelligent factors of Withings Activity é Steel are mainly embodied in three parts: step counting, sleep monitoring and alarm clock. Of course, the experience of mobile APP introduced next is involved, The supporting app for Withings Activity é Steel is called Health Material, which focuses on health. As for Withings Activity é Steel, its main functions include step counting, alarm clock, sleep monitoring, and the app and page adopt the Android 5.0 material design style, which makes it look simple on the whole.

▲ For the first time, you need to click the reset button 5 times to activate the watch. The watch and mobile phone are connected through Bluetooth.

▲ After successful connection, follow the prompts to register and fill in personal information.

▲ Step counting function.

Step counting is one of the key functions of Withings Activity é Steel. Of course, it is also the basic function of all smart watches. On the basis of homogenization, it is necessary to compare who is better to use and who is more accurate; According to the step number data this morning, there are 3714 steps in the statistics of Withings Activity é Steel, while the Meizu step counting software included in the mobile phone counts 3905 steps. Except for the time when the watch was taken off, the two figures are basically the same.

▲ Alarm clock, sleep monitoring function.

The sleep monitoring function monitors the sleep quality through sensors, including light sleep, deep sleep and wake-up times. How can a watch judge whether you are asleep or awake? Personally, if the arm does not move for a certain period of time on the day you wear the watch, the software will judge that you are in a sleep state, and then distinguish between deep sleep or shallow sleep according to the length of time; The ingenious thing is that the software can only count the data between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., which can avoid the interference of daytime nap; However, the knotty point is that whether the software's judging conditions are scientific and whether everyone is applicable is an unquantified standard, so it is good for us to make reference. In other words, whether we sleep well or not is not enough. When we get up the next day, we are more clear than everyone else. Is it necessary to see the quality of sleep?

Withings Activit é Steel has a built-in vibration motor, which can set the alarm clock time in conjunction with the APP. The alarm clock time can be set in the form of vibration, and the vibration amplitude is acceptable. It is suitable for office naps, which will not disturb others and will not oversleep. The more interesting thing is to check the alarm clock time on Withings Activity é Steel. You only need to tap on the dial three times, and the pointer will automatically point to the alarm clock time, and then return to normal, The actual operation is a bit strange. Sometimes it can be successful once, and sometimes it can not be successful in any way. The learning cost is slightly higher.

▲ Tap the dial three times, the pointer will automatically point to the alarm clock time, and then return to normal and interesting functions.

▲ Health Mate also has some additional small functions, such as heart rate, blood pressure, exercise, weight, nutrition, etc.

▲ Health Mate is an app that focuses on health. After the sports index reaches a certain level, the system will award some sports medals as encouragement.

▲ In addition to binding Withings Activity é Steel, Health Mate can also bind scales and other Withings products.

Health Mate also has some additional small functions, such as heart rate, blood pressure, exercise, weight, diet, etc., such as heart rate measurement, Withings Activity é Steel is not equipped with a heart rate sensor. It tests the heart rate using the camera and flashlight of the mobile phone. The hand is attached to the camera. The flashlight will illuminate the slight changes in blood exchange in the subcutaneous capillaries of the fingertips to calculate the heart rate. Of course, this is just a reference. The accurate heart rate is still subject to the measurement of the medical institution..

Unpacking

The boxes of Things Activity é Steel are environmentally friendly and paper-based, with a large area of black color, giving people a noble and elegant temperament. The box structure is a flip structure. The front is printed with the picture of the watch, the product name, and the slogan of "24/7 monitoring". The entire outer box is printed in English without any Chinese characters, But what surprised Xuanyuan was that on the back of the box was written "Design by Paris, France, made in China”， There is a Japanese label on the side of the box. If Xuanyuan doesn't understand Japanese, what he writes is unknown.

▲ The front is printed with the picture of the watch, the product name, and the slogan of "24/7 monitoring".

▲ The whole outer box is printed in English without any Chinese characters.

▲ The back of the box shows that the APP supports Android and Apple, and it is more convenient to spit out and print the QR code.

▲ There is a small portable rope above the box.

▲ On the back of the box, the words "Design by Paris, France, made in China”。

▲ Relevant characteristics and indicators of the watch are printed on the side of the box.

Open the box cover from the side, remove the transparent protective cover, and you can see everything at a glance. This line of small words on the box cover, It‘s time to be more active， Shows the sports style of Things Activity é Steel.

▲ Open the black box cover from the side, and there is also a plastic transparent protective cover.

▲ "It's time to be more active" highlights the sports style of Things Activity é Steel.

The Withings Activity é Steel is taken out together with the fixed paper holder with a gentle lift. However, the strap can only be opened from the back of the paper holder. Next are the product manual, warranty card, and the back case opening tool of the watch. There is no charging and data transmission line, which means that it does not need to be charged as frequently as other smart watches. In fact, it is powered by button batteries, It can last for 8 months.

▲ Things Activity é Steel is fixed by paper holder, and it is placed in a bumpy place during transportation.

▲ The strap can only be opened from the back of the paper holder, and there are English remarks.

▲ Product manual, consistent black color, simple design.

▲ The manual is also printed in English, with simple content and nothing to say.

The body of the Withings Activity é Steel watch is made of 316L stainless steel, which has a strong metal texture. The dial is 1.3 inches in size, and the "Withings Activity" is centered at the top The logo of "E" is no different from the traditional watch, representing the manufacturer and model of the watch. The protective glass of the dial adopts 2.5D curved tempered glass. With the stainless steel body, it looks shiny at all angles, feels smooth and round like pebbles, and reveals a noble style everywhere.

However, this is not all. The uniqueness of Things Activity é Steel lies in the following three points:

First, there are only hour and minute hands on the dial, but no minute hand? It is said that it is a design with ulterior motives, which can reduce the time of staring at the dial and concentrate on work... It is a pity that the watch needle has no glow at night, so the time cannot be seen at night;

Second, there is a small dial at the lower right of the dial. What's the use of percentage scale? As will be introduced below, it is actually a step recording dial, recording the percentage of steps completed every day. 100% represents completion, and 0% represents zero point;

Third, the whole body does not have a hole and knob. What about the crown that is normally used to adjust time? How to adjust the time? As will be explained below, it actually uses Bluetooth to synchronize time;

▲ The body of the Withings Activity é Steel watch is made of 316L stainless steel, with strong metal texture.

▲ The dial is 1.3 inches in size, and the logo of "Things Activity é" is centered at the top.

▲ The protective glass of the dial adopts 2.5D curved tempered glass, which, together with the stainless steel body, looks shiny at all angles.

The back of Withings Activity é Steel is convex design. The center of the convex top is the product logo, and the lower part of the logo is the reset button. The concave design is adopted to avoid misoperation during use. The watch can be started five times by stamping here, and you can also stamp here for subsequent reset operations. The watchband is made of medical silicone material, with sweat wicking concave design on the inside, which is very soft and feels great. It is also designed with replaceable watchband, which is easy to remove. You can remove it from the watch by pulling the metal button on the top.

▲ With Things Activity é Steel, the back is convex. The center of the convex top is the product logo, and below the logo is the reset button.

▲ From this perspective, the thickness is relatively thick. After all, in addition to the traditional mobile phone structure, there is a large button battery, circuit board, sensor, etc.

▲ The metal watch clasp of WithingsActivity é Steel is printed with a beautiful logo of "Things", which is also a self recognition of its own brand.  

▲ There are two strap straps on the strap. The first one is designed as a whole with the strap body, while the other one is movable to adapt to users with different wrist thicknesses, which is reflected in details.

To sum up, Withings Activity é Steel has a fashionable overall shape and strong French style. It adopts stainless steel body+2.5D protective glass, beautiful and round lines, black dial+white text, classic color matching, suitable for many occasions, and can easily match with a variety of wearing scenes, simple but also versatile; The medical skin friendly silicone watchband has no discomfort after being worn all day. However, this silicone watchband also has shortcomings, such as lowering the business model, sweating, etc., which will be mentioned later.

Summary

In general, Withings Activity é Steel adds intelligent elements on the basis of traditional watches, and retains the romantic flavor of France. It is fashionable and versatile, men wear it without being feminine, and women wear it with elegance. As a smart watch that combines fashion, business and sports, Things Activity é Steel is refreshing in appearance, craftsmanship and experience. For example, the all steel body has no buttons or holes, and the alarm clock can be viewed by tapping the dial. It is very scientific to say that the APP plays a relatively intelligent auxiliary role, effectively expanding the functions of the watch, adding new play methods, and the price of 1448 yuan is relatively friendly, If you just need a smart watch that combines business and sports, Withings Activity é Steel is a good choice.

advantage:

High appearance, fashionable appearance, excellent workmanship, fashionable and versatile.

Skin friendly silicone strap, comfortable to wear.

It can last for 8 months.

Waterproof and sporty.

It's fun to play with APP.

Insufficient:

Tap three times to check the alarm clock time is not very sensitive.

Silicone strap lowers the product grade.

APP connection, synchronization and data update are slow.

There is no luminous light on the watch needle and dial, and no time can be seen at night.