preface

On October 21, 2016, Lexin released the latest smart bracelet ziva. What kind of work did Lexin bring to everyone this year? Without much talk, let's unpack immediately~

Unpacking

As Lexin's flagship smart bracelet, Ziva's outer packaging is different from ordinary carton packaging. The positioning of this product can be seen from the design of the outer package, which reveals a noble feeling. The ziva bracelet can be seen lying in the side elegantly, which is quite different from the previous design style.

According to my experience of using many Lexin wearables, this is the first time Lexin has adopted such "luxury" packaging, which shows Lexin's attitude towards this product.

Always come to Zhang Quanfu after unpacking~

This large package was supposed to contain a lot of things. After opening it, I found only a bracelet and a manual. About 2/3 of the packaging box is empty, which is not environmentally friendly enough.

For the first time, Lexin Ziva needs to be connected to the mobile phone for binding, otherwise it cannot be used normally.

The binding process starts with downloading the "Lexin Sports" app from the mobile phone, scanning the QR code in the instruction manual for downloading, and touching the button to light the bracelet after installation, the bracelet will appear "Please bind the bracelet with the app". Then open the App (make sure the Bluetooth of the phone is on) and scan the QR code of the bracelet on the manual to complete the binding. The binding process is not complicated. It is not difficult for most users to operate step by step according to the instructions.

Appearance&Hardware

I got the rose gold version this time. It's a beautiful color. It's a good choice for women, but I prefer the black color that is easy to match with clothes. The dial is made of metal Gaalec (the light transmittance is higher than that of PVC). This design has a slightly weaker sense of movement, but it seems more textured, more atmospheric, and more elegant.

·New Additional touch keys

A touch button is added at the bottom of the screen, which solves the problem that the previous generation of mambo can only view content by lifting its wrist, and other content has to wait for the page to jump one by one. Now the problem is solved, it can also improve the efficiency of viewing content. Ziva is different from the keyhole design of Xiaomi bracelet 2. The keys of ziva are hidden under the dial, which will not occupy a large number of positions on the dial, leaving more space for the screen. The logo of the key is sprayed on the outside of the dial. You can feel the slight bulge of the key by touching it with your hand, which also makes me worry that the paint will fall off if it is used for a long time. Compared with the personal feeling that the bracelet can be designed as a full screen touch, so that the logo of the keys can be removed from the bracelet, which is more concise.

·Calfskin strap imported from Italy

The calfskin watchband imported from Italy is very textured and smells of light leather. In addition, its 22g weight is very comfortable to wear on your hands, but the metal dial will feel cold when you just wear it in winter.

The removal method of the watch strap is different from the simple and violent pulling in the past. There is a movable switch on the inner side of the watch strap. Press the switch to remove the watch strap (the removal method of mambo2 is also the same), which is a bit more elegant than before, and also avoids the looseness or deformation of the watch strap caused by frequent disassembly in the past, making progress~

The detachable design of the watch strap is convenient for users to change at will. However, Ziva's watch strap cannot be found in Lexin's Tmall store or other places for the time being. I hope Lexin can catch up as soon as possible. After all, the customer is God~

One side of the bracelet strap has an uneven incision, which leads to a gap at the junction with the dial. The leather wrapping on the other side of the strap is not perfect, which is slightly convex from the visual point of view. Of course, this does not rule out that it is a problem of individual products, which needs to be studied.

Wearing it on the hand, because there is nothing in the watchband to fix it, the above situation is easy to occur when using it. Although there is no problem in use, I always feel awkward. This problem has already appeared in the previous generation of mambo, but has not been improved in the next generation of products. This detail deserves Lexin's attention. I hope this problem can be solved in the future watchbands.

·Brighter screen

Ziva screen brightness performs well in strong light, ensuring the viewing experience in strong light.

·Lexin's fine tradition: USB plug-in charging

The top of the bracelet is a USB direct plug-in charging interface, which has always been a good tradition of Lexin. I like its design very much. There is no need to worry about not finding a charger, which is a boon to consumers who often travel. In addition, users now generally have N charging lines. As lightweight products, such a design undoubtedly greatly reduces the use cost of users, It is worth learning from other manufacturers.

user's experience

·Raise your wrist to light the screen very quickly

Ziva raises her wrist to light the screen very quickly, while the mambo watch is always half a beat slower than Ziva.

·WeChat and message alerts

Ziva's message reminder function is that when the phone receives a short message or WeChat, just lift your wrist or touch the button, and the overview content of the message will be displayed on the bracelet. If a message is received but no operation is performed on the ring, the message content will not be displayed to avoid accidental disclosure of the message content, which is very considerate.

This function is very practical through the use experience during this period of time. Imagine that during the rush to and from work on the bus and the subway, it is inconvenient to take out your mobile phone in your pants pocket, but it happens that there is WeChat or information, and you don't know whether this message is important. What should you do if there is an emergency and no reply, so you have to take out your mobile phone from your pants pocket every time to check, which is very inconvenient. But through Ziva's overview of the content of the message, some unimportant messages can be replied after getting off the bus. Although this function is available in many bracelets at the same price, it is a progress for Lexin.

·The function of hanging up the call needs to be improved

The function of hanging up an incoming call is very practical. Ziva can hang up an incoming call just by clicking a button, but in some scenarios it is easy to hang up an incoming call due to the wrong touch. I suggest that Le Xin can change the trigger mode of this function to long press.

·Automatic recognition of motion mode

Lexin has added the function of automatic recognition of motion mode in mambo2 and ziva, which is still accurate after testing.

Just the day after I finished talking about it, Ziva welcomed an update. It added a long press of the bracelet touch button to enter the running mode, and can connect the mobile phone GPS to record the movement track. As a result, the function of running mode becomes more abundant. Since the bracelet itself does not have GPS, running can only be completed with the mobile phone. But Lexin's sports mode is relatively simple. Fitbit and other bracelets support more sports modes. Swimming mode is very practical for me. Lexin can consider enriching this function in the future.

Exercise time and other data can be viewed through the bracelet, which is more convenient than before the upgrade. By the way, you need to turn on "Le Xin Sports" and GPS in your mobile phone to connect the GPS, otherwise the connection will timeout.

·24-hour heart rate monitoring&sleep monitoring

The 24-hour heart rate monitoring function is continued on Ziva, which has certain reference value for users who have exercise habits at ordinary times. In addition, Lexin can be divided into three sections according to the heart rate: fat burning, endurance and super strength, which is convenient for estimating your exercise intensity in a day. The emotions you generate in a day can also be shown on the electrocardiogram, for example, it's quite interesting to see the goddess. Sleep monitoring is a function that almost all bracelets have, but I personally think that this function is of little significance to me, not to mention that wearing this thing to sleep may also affect my sleep quality~I guess there are not many people who wear bracelets to sleep, and this function still has different opinions. Anyway, I don't like it.

·A pp

Open the "Lexin Sports" app, and all the data of the bracelet will be synchronized to the phone immediately, which will be presented to the screen very clearly. Lexin's concept of product simplicity is once again reflected in the App. The operation logic of the App is clear and simple, and it will not be very complicated to use. You can become familiar with it with a little exploration.

This time, Ziva added more customized options, which can change the display direction of the screen, and can also determine whether to turn on the night mode according to their own habits to prevent turning their wrists at night to light the screen. I also complained on the mambo watch that heart rate monitoring could not be turned off to improve the endurance, which was finally improved in Ziva. It was a little touching~

In general, Ziva's custom settings are more flexible than ever before, giving users more room to adjust.

As the official propaganda said, if you don't want to install an app, you can connect the bracelet through the WeChat official account. However, the function in WeChat is also quite limited. It can only synchronize data and cannot set the function of the bracelet.

·Battery life

With the development of smart bracelets, there is no need to care about the endurance. Ziva can be used continuously for 5 days when heart rate monitoring is turned on, and for 30 days when heart rate monitoring is turned off. When the bracelet has low power, it can be used again for a period of time, which is enough to meet the daily needs of users.

·Waterproof

Because Ziva's manufacturing process is different from that of mambo2, IP67's waterproof is slightly inferior to that of mambo2's IP68. However, considering that Ziva's leather watchband is not suitable for long-term soaking in water, as long as the difference in daily life is not obvious except diving, and the bracelet at this price on the market is generally only waterproof of IP67, this is acceptable.

·Advantages:

1. Support USB direct plug-in charging

2. Excellent functional experience

3. Remove the watch strap through the switch

4. Fashionable appearance

·Disadvantages:

1. Details of watchband manufacturing need to be improved

2. The strap is easy to misplace

summary

The Ziva smart bracelet that Le Xin brought to you this year can be said to be a sincere work. While retaining the advantages of the previous product, it has made different improvements in other aspects. The functional experience has completely exceeded the previous product, but the small problems of the watchband still need to be improved. In addition, the beautiful appearance has a good competitiveness in the price of 399. Ziva is a good choice for those who have not touched the bracelet or are using the mambo bracelet.

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