▶ preface

Without a bit of precaution, JD revealed in advance that Huami Technology was going to release another self branded product, the youth version of Midong Watch. This time, SLOGAN was "resident in Qingchun", and still focused on sports, focusing on three selling points: "light as a feather", "lasting company", and "step by step". One yuan blind ordering of new products has been a routine of Huami's marketing. When I saw the square dial, I hesitated. The next day, I saw a lot of comments from JD users. The buyer's show seemed to be good, so I thought about it. Finally, I gritted my teeth to make up the balance and waited to receive the goods. Without saying much, go straight to the theme. What's the fun of the youth version of the 399 Midong watch? Is it worth buying? Let's have a look——

▶▶ Unpacking&Details

Compared with the long strip packaging, the author prefers the square box style of the youth version of Mido Watch, which has no window opening design and can't directly see the appearance of the machine. The whole box is pure white, and the front is only marked with a "AMAZFIT" logo, which is very simple.

On the back is some conventional parameter information. I noticed that the production date was 2017.07, and I got it on the 13th. It's fresh.

The first time you open the package, you can obviously feel a strong sense of damping. You can't pick it out of love, but let it slip slowly.

Now, let's welcome today's protagonist, the youth version of Midong Watch

The product package list includes: Midaction Watch Youth Edition, USB charging seat, trial guide, and no standard power adapter.

The user guide is concise and comprehensive. It only gives a brief description of charging, binding and other operations. Of course, there are some precautions. With the development of wearable intelligent devices today, the user's learning cost has been greatly reduced. The author also casually looks at it and throws it aside.

In order to match the appearance ID, Huami design team has equipped it with a special snap charging base. The design of looking up at the sky at a 45 degree angle makes the watch covered with 2.5D glass look more exquisite.

The screen turns off beautifully, and the screen turns on Well, this is the "big black edge" that people commonly complain about. It may be affected by the "ultra narrow border", "ID without border", "visual without border" and other slogans on the mobile phone. For some electronic devices with screens, people generally like the narrow border effect, which is understandable, because the author also likes it. But looking back, it seems that there is nothing wrong with this watch, right?

There is only one physical key on the main body of the watch, which is placed in a reasonable position. Click on the bright screen/back/back to the dial, press and hold the quick start setting item/pause the movement. On the one hand, it is to prevent accidental touch, on the other hand, it is to operate better in the movement.

The 1.28-inch reflective display screen is covered with a layer of 2.5D Corning gorilla glass, which supports all-weather display. The stronger the light is, the clearer the screen will be. It has the flavor of a traditional watch, eliminating frequent screen lighting operations.

Comparison of the effect between the screen on and screen off:

The three dimensions of the youth version of Meteo Watch are 41.62 × 34.77 × 10.50 (mm). At this size, GPS chips, pedometers, 190mAh batteries, PPG heart rate sensors and other parts are inserted, resulting in a slight bulge on the back, but the degree of bulge is not high. Plus the rounded decoration of the four corners, it will not leave deep marks on the wrist.

I still remember the sao red watchband of the AMAZFIT sports watch of 799 yuan, while the youth version of the meter movement watch of the obsidian black version in the hands of the author is matched with a black watchband, which is made of skin friendly silicone material, soft in texture, without foreign body feeling when wearing, and can quickly sweat, and also support the replacement of the watchband.

Of course, in order to meet the personalized needs of users, the official has prepared four colors: obsidian black, sandstone grey, khaki green, flame red, plus a number of customized watchbands, which match the name of "Youth Edition".

▶▶▶ experience

Before the experience, let's briefly describe the operation logic of this watch. With my current skills, I can only make such a simple but not artificial schematic diagram for the time being. Let's take a look at it first, and you should be able to get my points. If there is anything unclear, you can leave a message in the comment area.

To tell the truth, when I learned from the official warm-up poster that it was a square dial design, the author was actually very reluctant. For one thing, it was suspected that it was a fake Apple Watch, and for another, it lacked the traditional beauty of the round dial. On the day of receiving the goods, the author couldn't wait to wear it and wander around. The comfort of wearing it was beyond my expectation. It can be said responsibly, "32g non sense wearing" is not blowing.

In order to create a more lasting endurance, Huami does not use the huge Android system to drive the watch, but uses a set of RTOS system. This system is common in the communication and military fields. Its advantages are obvious, that is, it greatly reduces power consumption. Its disadvantages are also obvious. Naturally, it has limited scalability. The most intuitive embodiment is the choice of dials. The latest version of firmware has only 9 dials, It's a pity that you can't customize the background like AMAZFIT sports watch.

Summer in Guangzhou is basically the rhythm of "going out for two minutes and sweating for two hours". It's sticky when you go out. Watches that sweat too much will make you uncomfortable, but it doesn't matter. The youth version of Mido Watch supports IP68 waterproof and dustproof. It can be washed and cleaned whenever and wherever you want, which can meet the needs of daily use or basic outdoor sports.

So the problem is, since it is IP68 waterproof and dustproof, you can wear it in bath or swimming, right? Unfortunately, the answer is none! The reason why the user doesn't support bathing is that the water vapor and temperature difference change greatly. The reason why the user doesn't support swimming is that the unknown pressure can't be avoided. The user should try to avoid it when using it. If the user accidentally loses the warranty, it will be GG.

After several runs, I found that the heart rate sensor only lights up green light to enter the working state in the sports mode, and the watch has no access to measure the heart rate separately. So I complained on the Huami Forum, and later learned that just click to enter the "status" page, the watch will automatically start measuring. I have to say, it is really deep hidden.

With the 1.28 inch screen, the rich message push and reminder functions are natural. Caller call reminder, long sitting reminder, SMS reminder, and APP notification reminder are all included. At most 10 tweets can be kept on the watch. When the number of early tweets is reached, they will be automatically deleted, and users need to check them in time.

It must be said here that the message reminder screen is on for a short time, and the screen is often off before you finish reading it. How can such an inhuman bug exist? It seriously affects the user experience. It is recommended to add the option of customized message reminder screen lighting time as soon as possible.

The wrist lifting and screen lighting function commonly seen on the bracelet is also available in the youth version of Mido Watch, which is extremely sensitive and always lights up with a slight movement. Thanks to the reflective display screen, frequent screen lighting during the day is very power consuming. Either you don't turn on this function, or you can only recommend that the official add time period settings, and it would be good if the screen could light up at night.

The youth version of Mido Watch is equipped with Sony's 28nm low-power GPS chip, GPS+GLONASS dual mode fast positioning, and supports four common sports modes: outdoor running, indoor running, cycling and walking. It seems that the SLOGAN of "throwing away your phone to run" is also applicable.

Practice is the only standard to test the truth. First, come to a 5-kilometer Freestyle!

Select the "outdoor running mode" → GPS positioning → start of running, and the whole preparatory process is completed in one go. The speed of dual mode positioning is only due to the environment. It can be successful in ten or twenty seconds in an open and empty place. However, it is not surprising to wait for one or two minutes in an environment with more shielding like buildings.

The movement can be paused manually or automatically. The actual measurement shows that the automatic pause is invalid. The official has said that the siege lion is being repaired; In addition, it also supports the alarm of heart rate exceeding and the alarm of pace falling below, so that users can quickly make adjustments during movement. These two functions are not a problem.

No matter during or after the exercise, in different exercise modes, users can directly view detailed exercise data such as exercise duration, pace, maximum speed, exercise distance, real-time heart rate, uphill and downhill height on the 1.28-inch screen in real time. A sports watch should be so simple.

The youth version of Midaction Watch has a built-in timer (stopwatch+countdown) and compass to meet the needs of different sports scenes. The author wants to say that the youth version of the compass can only be used to indicate the direction of southeast, northwest, and can not give accurate longitude and latitude, field altitude, real-time air pressure (note: the youth version has barometer) and other data like the sports watch, Hope it can be improved in the future.

Although the AMAZFIT sports watch also has an alarm clock function, because of its 53.7g weight, it is not comfortable to wear it to sleep, so most of its alarm clocks are used to remind the to-do list. The youth version of the meter movement watch also has an alarm clock function, because its "32g The comfort of "wearing without feeling" makes it possible to sleep with it. The vibration amplitude is enough to wake up people who are slightly sensitive to the environment, such as the author. For some friends who can't wake up after thunder, its wake-up effect may not be so good.

▶▶ Intelligent linkage

With the release of the youth version of Mido Watch, the Xiaomi Sports APP ushered in the 3.0 version update. New users can download it from major app stores. Old users can find the device binding entrance of the youth version of Mido Watch after updating the software. After the update, they can bind the watch at the first time.

Then I went to the device management interface and looked at some general settings, nothing special.

On the day of arrival on the 13th, in order to give a close-up of the charging base, it was connected to the mobile power supply, but not fully charged. The actual power was 85%. Then it kept connected to the mobile phone, all kinds of reminders were turned on, and the GPS was turned on for six times of exercise. As of the 23rd, the power consumption in 10 days was 45%. This kind of endurance performance is commendable, and it is not a problem to use it happily for more than half a month, As for the extreme case of 45 days' endurance advertised on the official website, the author has no patience with the actual measurement.

Now let's look at the layout of Xiaomi Sports APP. The default page is the "Status" column, which records the user's "Last Movement", "Last Continuous Goal", "Last Night's Sleep" and other data in the form of waterfall. All kinds of statuses are clear at a glance.

Here is another bug: at this stage, the heart rate measured by the watch can neither be saved on the watch nor synchronized to the Xiaomi Sports APP. The official has received relevant feedback and is in the process of repair.

I had the desire to wear it to sleep because of the "32g insensible wear", but the sleep test results of last night that I saw the next day made me give up the idea firmly. Moving is more than ten hours of sleep time. Although heart rate assisted sleep detection is enabled, it can not avoid the problem of air heart rate, and failed to achieve the high accuracy of the AMAZFIT sports watch, The rest time is also recorded as sleep time. It is unknown whether this problem can be optimized through firmware.

In the absence of intelligent devices, Xiaomi Sports also supports four sports modes: outdoor running, indoor running, outdoor cycling, and walking, and uses the GPS of mobile phones to record relevant track data. In the "Sports" column, there are various training courses for users to choose. These courses are very practical, and the key is to see whether users are determined to cooperate with the training.

Synchronize the watch data to Xiaomi Sports to see more detailed movement data and chart analysis, which is clear.

The author is not a god in the professional field, and does not have professional equipment like Jiaming and Matsushito on hand, so he can only make a small comparison between the watch and the APP: the distance measurement ability of the 400 meter playground is equal to that of the three laps, and the track record is more stable than that of the APP, although the meter watch has a certain drift, and still needs more optimization of related algorithms.

In fact, the "Discovery" column is an information platform. There are official online events, as well as dry goods shared by sports adults. More attention to this area can really avoid many sports misunderstandings, and it is particularly practical for the author's kind of sports.

▶ Summary

advantage:

1. Ultra light 32g, skin friendly material, comfortable to wear

2. GPS+GLONASS double star positioning, IP68 dust-proof and waterproof, meeting the needs of sports

3. Durable, no frequent charging

4. Rich color matching and watchband, highlighting youth, fashionable and versatile

5. The watch interface has clear logic, low learning cost and easy to use

6. Smart linkage with Xiaomi Sports APP makes sports fun and efficient

7. The price is only 399 yuan, which is very attractive and cost-effective

Disadvantages:

1. The positioning speed and track drift of double stars need to be optimized

2. NFC bus brushing is not supported

3. Sleep monitoring is not accurate enough

4. RTOS system is adopted, with too few dials and limited playability

5. Screen backlight time cannot be customized

6. The display effect of the screen is general and grainy

7. Another disadvantage is that other colors and watchbands are not available at the deadline

Admittedly, in the past 10 days of use, many details of the newly released youth version of the Mi Dong watch were really unsatisfactory. At this time, the launch was slightly hasty, giving people a sense of semi-finished products, and the brand image was greatly reduced. In terms of hardware, this watch can be described as "small as a sparrow, with all its internal organs", without too many defects. Its shortcomings mainly focus on the software level. It was originally thought that AMAZFIT sports watch was the foundation. When Huami launched the next smart watch product, it would have a better user experience. Judging from the current performance of the youth version of Midong watch, it would inevitably be a little disappointed, In many places, the subsequent firmware updates need to be continuously optimized.

Anyway， There are more flaws than merits. The price of 399 is equivalent to the price of two Xiaomi bracelets 2. With the strong support of Xiaomi Sports APP, compared with similar products on the market, the youth version of Midong Watch is very competitive. Each has his own love for turnips and vegetables. Interested friends may as well pay more attention!