Not long ago, I went out to ask about the launch of my flagship smart watch, TicWatch Pro. At first glance, it may not be very different from ordinary watches, but inside, it has a lot of potential, especially the dual screen. So the author has also experienced it as a main force table for a period of time. How is it?

Very "man" appearance

At a glance, there is no doubt that this is a watch designed for men. The body size of 52.8mm x 45mm x 12.6mm is bigger than that. Few women can control the TicWatch Pro very well. Even if you really like it, if your hands are too thin, wearing it will still be a little inconsistent.

（ List of internal accessories: charging base and 5V 1A charging head ）

（ Connect by magnetic adsorption ）

（ The four contacts beside are used for charging, and the heart rate sensor is in the middle ）

（ Made of genuine leather, it feels good. The strap is 22mm wide, which can be compatible with different straps ）

（ The round dial is closer to the traditional watch ）

The watch ring is made of austenitic fine steel, with two crowns beside it（ Also a button ）In terms of appearance, TicWatch Pro is still very good, which can give the author a very delicate feeling. The only disadvantage, I think, is its huge size. Even if it is worn by a boy, it also shows a lot of growth, and it directly passes all female users who want to play TicWatch Pro.

Highlight, double screen

One of the main selling points of TicWatch Pro is its "dual screen", two 1.4-inch screens stacked together, one monochrome LCD screen+one AMOLED screen.

（ The left is monochrome LCD screen, and the right is AMOLED screen ）

Let's take a look at this AMOLED. The resolution is 400 x 400, 287ppi, and the objective data is OK. This screen is often used by TicWatch Pro users. The monochrome LCD screen above the AMOLED screen has very low power consumption and can achieve a long life with a 415 mAh battery. So the biggest meaning of their combination is endurance.

This is the first time that we have seen this innovation, and it has also solved a pain point for many smart watch users. The author has always worn an Apple Watch before, and its life is very ordinary. It must be recharged every two days. However, unlike a mobile phone, the watch cannot find a charger anywhere to continue its life.

The TicWatch Pro can switch the display screen to a monochrome LCD screen when the power is almost out or when you have a whim. In this way, you can get a very long life. The official life is 30 days, and the author can't carry out a complete test. But from the use of these days, I don't have a low power shutdown. Just switch to a monochrome screen, You can easily insist on coming home from work on the weekend.

Although this innovation is very commendable, it also brings some problems that are difficult to avoid. Due to the scheme that two screens are stacked together, the display effect of the underlying AMOLED will be discounted, and the contrast and saturation are not as good as I expected.

However, there are always some trade-offs in a product. In terms of display effect and endurance, the author will undoubtedly choose the latter. After all, for products like smart watches, being able to use them for a longer time is far more important than "eyes look very comfortable".

Use&Experience

Smart watches have many responsibilities, such as pushing notification messages, measuring steps, heart rate, health, etc. How does TicWatch Pro perform in these aspects?

Before "getting started"

Before using TicWatch Pro, users need to prepare two apps on their mobile phones. One is Wear OS, and the other is an app for asking when they go out. The former is used to activate basic functions, such as filtering notification messages, while the latter is used to enrich additional functions, such as adding bank cards and traffic cards, and checking daily exercise.

（ The left is Wear OS App, and the right is to go out and ask the App ）

TicWatch Pro is a bit troublesome for users like the author who don't like too many apps on their phones. If you are an iPhone user, WeChat related functions can't be linked with watches, so it's better to prepare an Android phone before using it.

Raise your hand to light the screen

There is still a gap between the speed of raising the hand to light the screen and that of international manufacturers, but fortunately, a monochrome screen that is always bright has made up for it. The biggest reason is that TicWatch Pro adopts a dual system architecture, switching from a monochrome screen system to a color screen system, so the switching process takes some time, and the system architecture is also an innovation, which is worth affirming.

notice

Needless to say, the ability to quickly check the notification message on the watch can effectively reduce the frequency of taking out the mobile phone. After all, not every message is worth replying to. Sometimes you just need to look at the general content.

If you want to reply to some short WeChat messages, you can also do it on TicWatch Pro. You can reply to voice or text messages directly（ Convert text with speech recognition ）The experience was pretty good.

（ Most of the notification messages on the mobile phone will also appear on the TicWatch Pro, and you can view all the notification messages by sliding up from the bottom of the dial ）

（ While sliding down is to check each switch button: flight mode, one piece mute, quick entry settings, etc ）

healthy

Of course, one of the important functions of the smart watch is to detect the user's health index, track the user's movement, and so on.

Click the button on the top of TicWatch Pro to enter the setting interface, where you can find the "Heart Rate" App, and click it to start the detection. The author has tried to detect it at the same time as Apple Watch, and the value obtained is similar.

（ Select Motion ）

（ Start exercising ）

Click the button below the dial to immediately enter the training mode. There are five modes: outdoor running, indoor running, walking, cycling and free training. After clicking "Start Training", the watch will make a countdown sound, and then the user can start exercising. On the way, you can click Pause to rest, After the exercise, you can view the results directly on your mobile phone or TicWatch Pro.

Sometimes it doesn't matter if you feel lazy and don't want to take your mobile phone out for exercise. TicWatch Pro is equipped with GPS. When you take a watch out for exercise alone, you will also record relevant data, which will be automatically synchronized to your mobile phone for reference.

Pay&Ride

A big use scenario of smart watches is mobile payment. TicWatch Pro can bind savings cards and credit cards. At present, it doesn't support many banks, but when you go out, it will gradually increase. However, at present, most people use WeChat and Alipay, so it doesn't matter much.

Press the crown below twice to activate bank card payment. At this time, users only need to place their hands in the "flash payment" area of the POS machine（ The use scenarios are very wide. Almost all POS machines support the "flash payment" function ）。 Or you can directly open WeChat in the application list, and then use WeChat payment. Either way, the scope of use is very wide. The payment scenario of Apple Watch is limited. After all, not every store supports Apple Pay.

Since the author is in Shenzhen, and TicWatch Pro only supports all-in-one cards in Beijing at present, he cannot use it to experience the feeling of riding a car.

Applied ecology

The app store can be found on TicWatch Pro, and you can download apps after entering. Some commonly used apps can also be found on it, such as WeChat, Alipay, Didi Chuxing, Netease Cloud Music, and so on. These applications have a good experience in use. For example, daily taxi calls and WeChat replies to several messages are OK, which belongs to the usable level.

Style

Like all smart watches, TicWatch Pro also changes the dials. Sliding inwards from both sides of the screen edge, you can browse various dial styles. If you like, just click. There are many built-in dial markets for users to choose from, including free and paid ones. Similarly, if you like, you can download them directly.

The theme dial of the World Cup that I prefer can be set with a home team that I support, and then the countdown of the next game will be displayed on the watch. It is suitable for fans and can be praised.

About learning costs

If you want to use TicWatch Pro skillfully, you still need some time to learn. For example, if you press the top crown once, you can open the application list（ And act as the Home key ）Long press to activate the voice assistant. Press the crown below once to select sports mode, press twice to make mobile payment, long press to turn off outgoing calls, switch to durable mode and other options.

In the persistent mode, pressing the upper crown for a long time closes the persistent mode, and pressing the lower crown once measures the heart rate. There are a lot of operations, which requires a certain amount of learning time, but the overall difficulty is not too high.

Performance&Intelligence

As the basis for supporting the overall use experience, TicWatch Pro is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform, 512MB memory and 4GB storage, which is enough. From the perspective of actual daily experience, it is also very smooth. After all, the author came from Apple Watch, I'm satisfied with the performance of TicWatch Pro. Anyway, I haven't encountered any problems with stuttering, and the speed of opening each app is also very fast.

TicWatch Pro has built-in Wear OS China Smart Assistant. You can press and hold the top of the watch to activate it, or in the setting, turn on voice activation, and then just say "Hey, Xiao An".

Some commonly used voice commands, such as: what's the weather like, reminders, check what restaurants are nearby, etc. The built-in voice assistant can basically help you solve the problem without pressure.

Last&Superior and Inferior

1499 yuan. TicWatch Pro has a good competitiveness. First of all, as a watch, it can easily meet my basic needs. Appearance √ Wearing comfort √ Band with high compatibility √ IP68 √. As a smart watch, it will not disappoint me. It is also very comfortable to use, such as mobile payment, long life, multi style dial, and in table apps. The concept of dual screen is also very interesting. It solves the problem of charging smart watches every two days. I think it's OK.

Of course, it is difficult for a product to be perfect, as is the case with TicWatch Pro. Although the dual screen is very innovative, as mentioned above, its AMOLED screen is still somewhat different from Apple Watch and Samsung Gear from the visual perception.

In addition, if it is used with iPhone, several important functions cannot be used, for example, there are too few apps that can receive notifications, and WeChat cannot be used（ Go out and ask for support in the future ）。 Finally, the dial is too large, which is the largest watch that the author has ever worn. If only it could be smaller.

But generally speaking, TicWatch Pro is OK in this price range. It is a good choice for users who hold more than 1000 yuan to consider buying a smart watch.

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