We have covered a number of Smartwatch’s for our readers in the past. Most people associate smartwatch’s as a companion to their smartphones. A big reason is, we want a simplified technology piece to indulge our lifestyles. If you are looking for a simple in style, robust in performance and feature packed smartwatch meet D Watch 2.
Yet while many smartwatches have fitness tracking features with basic companion options, but D Watch 2 is one step ahead of Remote Capture, Sedentary Reminder NFC features. Fitness tracking is a big component of the D Watch 2.
D Watch 2 Design & Specifications
It doesn’t look crazy-futuristic at all; in fact, it looks good with every season and occasion. The screen size is 1.54 inch LCD screen with 240×240-pixel screen resolution. It is a Unisex watch, compatible with both men and women. It is built with an MT6260 chipset, and it has Micro SIM card slot. Coming to RAM, it has 128MB and 64MB Internal memory.
Coming to design and build quality, the D Watch 2 is considerably nicer than many other wearables, especially in this price range. It feels comfy, with the soft genuine leather band. Even though the watch case material is made of Stainless Steel it has a far superior build quality. The brushed finish of the side panel is very good and attractive. For charging, it supports the USB plug on the left side of the Watch’s design. You can plug into any USB port to recharge the watch, no clumsy adapters needed.
Performance
Overall, the UI appears rather pleasing and is minimalistic. It is easy to navigate with the help of Apple Watch like Power Key. The watch gives full satisfaction for its health-tracking habits like Pedometer, Sleep tracking and Sedentary reminder. You can use D Watch 2 as a companion for notifications from your phone and as a Music & Camera Remote.
Outdoor and the indoor signal quality is good and no dropped calls and grasp network in places with poor reception, are great things to have. Inside, the basic specs of the processor and storage are not really notable, but the battery is at 320mAh. It has stood by a time of nearly 7 days.
Features
- Dialer / Message: Make calls/messages in the smartwatch directly (should install SIM card), you also can make calls via Bluetooth.
- Two-way anti-lost: Watch looks for the mobile phone or a mobile phone looks for a watch, two-way anti-lost.
- Remote camera: Control your smartphone take photos, you just need to touch the screen and then the photos are saved in your smartwatch.
- Pedometer: Record the steps, speeds, distance and calories burned in your sports, let you know about your sports status.
- Sleep monitoring: Monitor your sleep quality, help you develop good sleeping habits.
- Sedentary reminder: After a long time sitting, the smartwatch will remind you to have a rest and get a little stretch.
- NFC: Short-range wireless communication technology, intelligently identification, implement simple Bluetooth pairing.
- Music player / Video player: Play the music/video which is saved in the smartwatch or smartphone.
- Call log: You can check the calls history on the smart D Watch 2.
- Remote notification: Show the message from mobile phone terminal, such as Wechat, messages, time, Twitter, Facebook etc. (Just suitable for Android phones)
Verdict
At this price range, D Watch 2 is a solid entry-level performer and at the same time is affordable. It is one of the budget-friendly smartwatch available today.