I have been using a Fitbit HR but the display is annoyingly small and it's hard to find all the features. I heard people were making pretty decent Apple Watch imitations these days so I decided to try one. For under $30, this one is not terrible.

It has a nice, bright display, decent battery life (after a day's use, I find it is still around 87% or 90%), and feels comfortable on my wrist. The band is some kind of silicone that is pleasant to the touch, and the screen is smooth and feels quite refined and responsive, compared to older smart watches.

Its main health features are the heart rate and calorie counter, along with step counter. I have not found these to be particularly reliable. When I am on a cardio machine at the gym, sweating and panting, and the machine is telling me my heart rate is 145 (that's my typical workout HR), the watch is stuck at 70 for some reason. Eventually it usually does reach the 140s but is strangely slow.

The calorie counter is also useless; if I run for 70 minutes, I have almost certainly burned at least 700 calories, but the watch tells me 450 or 500. That's not a credible calculation.

The step counter only works when my arm is swinging. On the elliptical, although my arm is moving back and forth, the counter doesn't seem to register most of the motions as a step. If I'm on the tread mill but holding onto the bar, it also doesn't work. I have to be actively swinging my wrist. Not of much value.

As a watch, it's great.

The app is a typical mediocre Chinese mobile app. It wants you to put in your Google login and access to contacts etc. I refrained from doing this, and I would recommend others also refrain. You're handing your valuable credentials over to some random company in China; do you trust them? It will accumulate your health data in the Cloud, connect it to Google Health etc. Your medical records are stored in some China server. Just say no. It's not worth it. If it were Apple or Samsung, I'm willing to trust that they respect my privacy TO SOME EXTENT. But a rando knock-off product, nope!

So it is a useful timepiece, it looks good, is accurate, and the health sensors are mediocre. That's what you get for $25. If you want a real piece of class, obviously you will need to spend hundreds more.

I bought this watch a month ago & like to get at least a month under my belt with any new electronic before giving a review.
Pro:
* Wireless connection is via Bluetooth and has a fairly long range, about 30ft.
* Great watch for basic needs sure as making phone calls, getting text & notifications, health info (step counter, heart rate, stress test, blood oxygen level, breathing exercises, sleep tracker & tester).
* Phone calls sound really good. There is a small speaker built into side of watch, side opposite of side control button. You can hear person speaking pretty good & speaker has 6 levels of loudness. I have been told I sound better talking with watch than my phone.
* Weather app that is pretty accurate & gives you basic weather forecast for current day & 3 days out.
* Multiple different backgrounds pre downloaded & also customerizable your any picture you have. I have my 2 dogs on mine & love it!
* I don't know the exact battery size but mine lasts about a week on one charge. I wear mine everyday & mess with it on a regular basis. When you do need to charge watch, only takes about an hour or so to charge.
* Display is very clear to see & has 5 levels of brightness. Screen is decent size (approx. 1.25" x 1.25"). I wish it came with screen protector but not a make or break by no means. If you swipe up on the main screen, there is menu that has multiple controls such as brightness adjustment, do not disturb / silence phone, find my phone feature ( your phone will ring like someone is calling), low power mode (power saver for watch) & settings button.
* Watch band is silicone & very comfortable for all day wear. Sometimes it is a little difficult to latch but don't take long at all to get use to it.
* I have had a few times were the watch got wet & one fully submerged for a sec. The watch still works just fine so I would dare to say that it is water resistant to a certain extent. I would not be worried if I got stuck in the rain with my watch on but remember to remove before you go swimming. Lol!
* I can control my music on my phone, car stereo, etc when using music on my phone. I can go forward, backwards, pause & volume.
* You can set up reminders & alarms. I can set up drinking water reminder, get up & walk reminder, & many more.
* Flashlight button that lights up whole screen bright white. You wouldn't think it's very bright by looking at it, but in complete darkness, it really does help.
* The watch comes with a USB charging cable and the charging port on the inside of the watch connects very quickly.
* You have full access of your watch through the tozo health app. The app really helps you customize your watch and gives you access to all of the watches features.

Cons:
*Would be really cool if the watch was totally waterproof but for the price, it is water resistant enough to hold up to most light water situations.
* The home band is nice but it would be nice if you could buy different bands.
* You would think if it allows you to access music on your phone, sometimes, you could access your songs all the time. Since there is a speaker on your watch, why can't you listen to your music through your watch?
* The USB charging cable is fairly short as in a foot. Would be really nice if the cable was at least twice as long. The charging port on the back is magnetic however, the magnets aren't very strong at all. The watch becomes disconnected very easily. Needs stronger magnets or the ability to clamp or plug into the watch.
* When the watch does disconnect to your phone due to your phone, being out of range of the watch, would be nice if it would automatically reconnect once you were close to your phone again.
* When you get messages that are or include pictures, it would be cool if you could view said pictures on the watch. On the same note, it would be really cool if the watch had a talk to text feature. The watch does have quick reply options that you can program with the app.
* The calling button has favorites that you can set up with the app and a dial pad, but it would be really cool if you could also access your contacts from your watch.

Well, That is pretty well. Everything I can think of after owning this watch for a full month now. If anything changes, I will definitely put up an update review.

Overall I really do like this watch and especially for the price, it really is pretty impressive. I would definitely buy it again and recommend to anyone that is looking for a basic smartwatch with slight upgrades. I Hope this review helps with your decision making and happy bargain hunting to you all!

I've been a user of a Samsung Gear Neo 2 almost since it came out. I'm still using it almost 10 years later. The main reason I got this watch is because I needed a speakerphone. I'm a mechanic and work on cars a lot and reaching into your pocket when your hands are dirty to answer your phone will cause all kinds of problems. I've been on a search for a replacement watch for some time. Tozo introduced their S2 watch several months ago, but it didn't have a speakerphone. I got it anyway to see if I could live without a speakerphone and I wanted to have something to measure my stress levels. I liked the watch, but without a speakerphone, it was still missing a key feature. Now with the release of the S3, I was pumped. To its credit, the speakerphone works well. I haven't used it as much as I would like, but the times I have used it, it's been fine.

Here are some things that need to improve.
The speakerphone will only work if the call is initiated on the watch or when an incoming call is answered on the watch. If you want to switch to the speakerphone on your watch, it won't connect.
The "contacts" feature requires you to add people to your contacts list on the app and there's no way to search, so you just have to scroll until you find the name you're looking for. It doesn't appear that they're in a logical order either, so good luck with that. You're better off searching on your phone and dialing it on the watch, if it's that important to you.

These next features, I've been trying to wear both the S2 watch and the S3 watch at the same time to see the differences. Here's what I've noticed:

The S3 stress measurement is significantly bent toward relaxation. If I know I'm stressed, the S2 will show elevated stress in the 70s or 80s. The S3 will show normal 40s and 50s. Right now, the S2 watch shows a 83 which is really high, probably because I'm frustrated with the poor functionality of this watch and rehashing it is stressing me out. The S3 shows 29. Calm.

Sleep tracking is too sensitive to what it thinks is wake-up. If I get up to get a drink of water in the middle of the night, it will think I woke up and slept for 2 hours, when I was in bed for much longer. I don't think it's ever resumed tracking my sleep if it thought I woke up. The S2 is better. The S2 thought I slept 11 hours last night, I really only slept 9. The S3 thought I only slept 1.5 hours. I think the sleep feature would be better if I could tell it I was asleep.

Conclusions:
The features of the watch are a little lackluster. Messages, calls, notifications and the like are better handled on the Samsung watch, but I would expect it to be considering I have a Samsung phone. But, if you don't have a smart watch and you're looking for one, I think this would be a reasonable start for anyone.

I'll be honest, I only grabbed a smart watch because I was in the market for something that didn't run out of sync with real time. I figured grabbing something cheap would suit my needs and for the most part that has been true. I do have a few gripes though, so I figure I'll outline them here.

Battery life is far from the advertised 7-10 days that is stated in the description of this listing. In my experience, I've charged the watch to 100% (which admittedly is very fast), gone to work, and after a 12 hour work day the battery ends at roughly 25%. With a little tinkering, specifically lowering the screen brightness, I was able to achieve 45% battery life by the end of the day. Unless you're willing to disable the activation gesture and run the watch at minimum brightness, you're only going to get 1-2 days of battery life at best.

The app is not horrible. The Google App store lists that no data is sold to third parties which is good. There is an option to not log in and run the app in "Guest" mode. You are required to download the app in order to activate the watch.

The sleep tracking in my experience does not work. I got it to detect that I was sleeping once, it said I slept for one hour when I slept for eight that night. I've worn the watch to bed for a full week at this point. Rather lackluster.

The timer and stopwatch features are disappointing. To get to them, you need to wake the watch, press the button on the side to open the menu, open the Clock menu, select either stopwatch or timer, and run the stopwatch or timer from there. You can not run the stopwatch or timer in tandem; If you leave the screen in which they are running, they close and reset. This is a step back from basic digital watches that allow you to run both at once.

The weather data that it gathers is very inaccurate. No option to grab data from other providers. My default phone weather app is much more accurate and reliable. The music page works well for showing media information and allowing control from the wrist, but it is inconsistent when it comes to updating the information at times and it's also very clunky to get to being hidden in the menus.

The notification feature is clunky, with some apps (notably Uber) spamming your wrist with vibrations while the app is running. I've opted to disable notifications for the most part because of this. Phone alarms will not be funneled to the watch. Instead, the watch has it's own alarm system, allowing a maximum of 5 alarms. I could not find a reliable way to enable some sort of alarm passthrough. Feels like an odd oversight.

The watch face selection is not as helpful as I'd have expected. All seamed to be geared towards showing heartrate and burned calories statistics. Some have step counters on them. None that I have found provide weather information or music information at a glance. A lot of them are visually distracting or not intuitive to read at a glance.

The heartrate tracking and step counter are probably the best part about the watch. Both seem reasonably accurate, I haven't had any problems with them. The "Find My Device" features are also very useful, allowing you to use either your phone to find your watch or your watch to find your phone. It does this by vibrating and playing sound from either your phone or your watch. Not something many will use often, but definitely a good option to have in your back pocket.

Overall, it's functional. Considering the cost, it seems to be worth the value despite it's flaws. It doesn't feel cheaply made. The strap is comfortable, the watch is light yet sturdy. The touch screen functions adequately. The dial on the side serves no function other than to be a button. Spinning it does absolutely nothing, pressing it in is it's only function. The button does have a very satisfying click, and it does not feel weak or flimsy. I have not tested it's alleged IP68 dust and water ratings, so I won't give a definitive review on that front, but I will say the quality of the materials at least makes it plausible on my mind.

This is my first experience with a smartwatch, so I can't make any comparisons to other popular smartwatches. But with that said, I can tell you that the S3 has quite a bit to offer for the price, but in my review I'm only going to touch on the features and apps that were most useful to me after using the S3 for a couple of weeks.

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ð—šð—²ð˜ð˜ð—¶ð—»ð—´ ð—¦ð˜ð—®ð—¿ð˜ð—²ð—±: The S3 comes packaged in an attractive box and includes a watch strap, charging cable, and a small, printed user manual. The printed manual will prompt you to install the companion app (Tozo Health) on your mobile device where you are stepped through a setup routine that is pretty straightforward: creating an account for Tozo Health, pairing the S3 with your device, and entering your physical stats (i.e. height, weight, and age) "“ this data is used as a basis for some of the included watch apps. I had no problems paring the watch with my Samsung phone.

ð—›ð—®ð—¿ð—±ð˜„ð—®ð—¿ð—²: Overall the build quality seems good: the watch is mostly plastic although I'm not certain about the watch crystal covering the screen (it could be glass or a high-quality acrylic material). The watch strap appears to be made of a soft, rubber-like material that was comfortable on my wrist (I could wear the watch for hours at a time without it becoming uncomfortable) "“ I also appreciated that the strap pins have these little protrusions that allow you to retract the pins with your fingers for inserting the strap into the watch itself (no need to use a knife or a spring bar tool "“ a very nice touch). I also appreciate that the watch is waterproof ("IP68 waterproof" according to the online product description) as I sweat profusely when exercising (especially outdoors in the Central Texas heat)! The S3's screen can be controlled by touch and is quite responsive. The watch crown also has some functionality when you press it, although it does not appear to do anything when you twist it around (at least not in my experience "“ perhaps this will change with future updates). I also found the screen to be bright enough for viewing outside in bright daylight. The S3 comes with a charging cable that is different from anything else I've seen before: one end plugs into a standard USB socket (computer or USB charger) and the other end connects to the bottom of the watch via two metal contact points that are held in place with tiny magnets on the end of the charging cable. I'm not sure why Tozo went this route instead of using a standard USB-C connector "“ my concern here is that if the charging cable fails then you will have to obviously obtain another one from Tozo. In any case, I didn't have any issues charging the watch with this cable and it didn't take very long to get a full charge which lasted well over a week (with a mix of casual usage and running the exercising apps) before needing to charge it again.

ð—ªð—®ð˜ð—°ð—µ ð—”ð—½ð—½ð˜€: The S3 has built in apps for various exercise routines, health monitoring (e.g. heart rate, oxygen, sleep, stress level), weather, music playback on your mobile phone, making calls on your mobile phone and viewing text messages/notifications, and other utility apps (such as an alarm, timer, and stopwatch). There is also a "Find Phone" feature that will ring your phone in case you misplaced it, but this only works if the Tozo Health app is running on the phone, so it may only always be useful. A calculator app would have been nice to have. Oh, and did I mention that the S3 also functions as a wrist watch? 😊

I do a lot of walking (both indoors and outdoors), so the apps for these activities were the ones that I used the most. When walking or running, the S3 will calculate and record your steps, calories burned, distance, average pace, average heart rate, and other metrics as well. When used outdoors with the Tozo Health app it should show you your location (based on GPS data) when the app is configured to use Google maps, but I just couldn't get this feature to work even when giving the app all the permissions it required on my phone. If you choose not to take your phone with you while walking or running then the watch will still display and record your exercise data then later sync this data with your phone automatically when you reopen the app. Interestingly, I found that the outdoor walking app seems to overcalculate my steps. I tested this several times by walking to my neighborhood mailbox which is about 210 steps one way from the front door of my house (about 420 steps round trip, give or take a couple of steps). The watch consistently calculated this anywhere between 450 and 460 steps. My guess is that the S3 is calculating an average step size based on my physical height that I entered when setting up the watch. I tend to take larger-than-average steps when walking, so perhaps that is accounting for the difference. I also noticed that the watch didn't seem to accurately monitor my activity when walking on my treadmill "“ I couldn't figure this out until I read the following in the manual: "when doing outdoor sports without continuous arm swing , such as riding, please turn on the exercise interface in the app, which will record your exercise data more accurately". So I take this to mean that the watch relies on detecting arm movement when walking or running "“ this is a problem for me because I always keep my arms stationary on the treadmill handrails, but the solution provided in the manual does seem to work as described, so overall this is just a minor gripe.

The music control app worked fine for me but not with every music app that I tested on my phone (the S3 was able to control two of the three music player apps that I have installed). And using the phone call app on the S3 was a mixed bag: I was able to answer incoming calls using the watch and initiate outgoing calls using the dial keypad on the watch, but I could not initiate outgoing calls when selecting any of the 10 contacts that I imported into the watch from my phone (the S3 would act like it was dialing the contact but would then quit and go back to the contact list). I really liked the heart rate monitor and it seems fairly accurate (I tested this against taking my own pulse manually) and the watch will give you a constant average heart rate while exercising "“ very useful to ensure that you don't go over your max heart rate for your age.

ð—–ð˜‚ð˜€ð˜ð—¼ð—ºð—¶ð˜‡ð—®ð˜ð—¶ð—¼ð—»: My favorite option here were the watch faces that you can display on the S3. There are several built into the watch that you can instantly switch between as well as many others that you can import from the Tozo Health app, however, I was disappointed that the S3 only seems to allow you to retain one imported watch face from the app (i.e. it only seems to keep the last watch face that you import). I would like to see this improved as well as having more watch faces added to the app (animated watch faces would be nice).

ð—–ð—¼ð—»ð—°ð—¹ð˜‚ð˜€ð—¶ð—¼ð—»: Overall I really like the S3 (especially at its price point) and have no problems recommending it as a budget smartwatch, but there is room for improvement and some bugs to be worked out, especially with the companion app since the S3 relies heavily on it. I'm hoping that Tozo continues to develop its line of smartwatches which I think are a great value.

ð—¨ð—£ð——ð—”ð—§ð—˜ ðŸ¬ðŸµ-ðŸ­ðŸ²-ðŸ®ðŸ¯: I recently noticed that an update for the Tozo Health app was available in the Google Play store, so I installed it and found that the Google map feature now works in the app when walking or running outdoors. I still cannot make outgoing calls on my phone using the contacts that I imported into the watch, but at least it seems that Tozo is being responsive to updating the app, so I'm hopeful that some of these other minor quirks will be worked out in future updates.