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Asus VivoWatch Review

Asus VivoWatch

Asus is not a novice player in the wearable industry and has already a winner with Zenwatch. The company has launched Asus VivoWatch to offer more fitness-centric features to the users. The most significant feature of this smartwatch is the battery life along with its beautiful LCD display.Unlike Apple Watch, the VivoWatch has no blank screen on your wrist. It always displays the time, date and battery life.

Let’s have a close look at its functionalities and features that make it outstand in the wearables market.

Design

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Asus VivoWatch is a beautiful device with crisp and elegant display. Its unibody stainless steel chassis is sleek and the design combines the look of fitness tracker and a traditional watch. The curved Gorilla Glass 3 touchscreen is covered with a slightly rounded stainless steel frame. The decent looks of this smartwatch are sure to impress you at the very first look. The device is waterproof, rated at IP67. All-in-all, the design is simple and classic and suits any style.

Performance

When it comes to functionality, VivoWatch is impressive. It has integrated optical sensor that continuously tracks the wearer’s heart rate. Sleep tracking is another useful feature that provides readings of level of motion, duration and total sleep time. It efficiently combines the details of sleep and activity levels to generate a score based on Happiness Index, which is designed with the purpose to help you in living a healthy life.

The VivoWatch looks like other smartwatch like Pebble but does not vibrate when you get a message. Also, no whatapp, facebook messages or tweets notifications are supported.

Asus VivoWatch

Fitness Tracking

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When it comes to fitness tracking features, there’s no better option than VivoWatch. You can swipe horizontally to cycle through the pulse reader, alarm, daily activity log, and the UV level detector. When you will swipe vertically, you will go through the daily exercise log, daily sleep log and a happiness log based on the combination of exercise and sleep quality.

A noteworthy feature of this smartwatch is Exercise Mode. It uses LED to indicate whether the heart rate is within the optimal range. You can also sync the exercise data to your phone via Bluetooth. the heart rate tracking is continuous even throughout the night and provides you with daily averages and maximum rates.

HiVivo App

You can download HiVivo app from the App Store or Google Play to set up the smartwatch and enter in personal details. The UI is clean and simple and will appeal to a wide range of users. It checks your daily and weekly health records and auto uploads your personal data to cloud. You can also set the watch face and alarm clock of the watch via this app.

Asus VivoWatch

A quick look at Asus VivoWatch:

Specifications Details
Display 128 x 128 touchscreen display
Heart Rate Sensor Built-in
LED indicator Built-in
Wireless Connectivity Bluetooth 4.0
Sensors GPS, Heart Rate Monitor, Pedometer, Touch
Water Resistant Yes IP67
Battery 123 mAh
App HiVivo app for iPhone and Android
Battery Life 10 days
Cost $149
Available At Asus

Pros:

  • Good price
  • Waterproof to 100 meters
  • Useful heart rate LED
  • Great battery life
  • Beautiful design
  • Automatic sleep tracking

Cons:

  • No app notifications
  • Can’t export data to third-party apps

Wrapping Up

Asus VivoWatch is a nice choice that comes with compact design, screen and great battery life. It works well for both casual beginners and athletes. It works well with its decent specs and great price along with providing useful screen and a great battery life. For $149, it manages to offer a handy set feature with a beautiful design. It uses ASUS’s self-developed, real-time OS called KoodOS, a low-power processor and a 1.28 inch, 128 x 128 pixel, low-power LCD screen.

What are your thoughts about Asus VivoWatch? Do you like its features? Let us know in the comments!

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