BlackviewBlackview Smart Watch for Men Women, Fitness Tracker with SpO2 Heart Rate Sleep Monitor, IP68 Waterproof Activity Tracker with 24 Sports, Weather, Notification, Step Counter Watch for iOS AndroidThe Forest Stewardship Council

I have been using the watch for over a week now and I have to say that I am extremely impressed with its functionality. I was not expecting a great deal for a cheap watch, but I am more than pleasantly surprised. It was easy to set up and pair with my Samsung mobile by installing the Gloryfit app. I only purchased it initially to keep track of my daily step count, but I am impressed by being able to track my heart rate, calorie burn count, distance covered, blood oxygen level and the ability to receive notifications for emails, messages and calls. You are able to monitor your sleep patterns but as an on call shift worker, this function is redundant for me at present. I also like being able to see the weather at a glance without using my mobile, laptop or TV. I have only charged it once in the last 8 days, so the battery life so far is very good. Overall, this watch gets 10/10 from me and I would highly recommend it to others.

I did not have high hopes for this watch when I purchased it; however, I am happy those fears were unfounded.The watch is exceptionally comfortable, which seems a rarity nowadays. The watch face is a large size which makes navigation through the menus extremely easy, and there are plenty of interchangeable faces.The steps required to sync with my android phone were a minimal amount, thus making the said process feel seamless.It offers a multitude of sports modes, including Tabata, a form of HIIT, which proved elusive in other similar brands. That really was a pleasant surprise! A sedentary reminder also prompts you to get up and move a little bit. This functionality can be timed to your preference.The heart monitor obtains readings, including rate and pressure, and measures your stress levels. Once deemed over the threshold you previously set, you are alerted to your elevated heart rate as a reminder to destress. A sleep monitor breaks down the depth of sleep over the total time you slept and appears highly accurate, as well as a weather forecast tool over four days.There are the usual calorie counter, pedometer functions, and message notifications, which you can set for many social media platforms and other apps on your phone, including emails and banking. There is also the 'find my phone/watch' feature, which is handy for someone like me. The battery life lasts, on average, four days, which I feel is very good.I did have some issues with Bluetooth connectivity whereby the device would unpair itself without prompts; however, that issue somehow resolved itself. However, the icing on the cake for me is the call functionality. I can make and receive calls and set up a phonebook on the watch! This watch has added some value to my day, and as such, it comes with high recommendations.Another thing I would like to add; the after-sales team and services are brilliant. Proceeding setup, I was emailed a list of dos and don'ts, all of which were extremely useful to help preserve the watch's integrity. Also, the team responded promptly to my queries, was generous with their time and endlessly patient with me. Overall, it has been a pleasant transaction from the start to the point of writing this review. I am sure it will continue.

I wanted something to count how many steps I was doing in a day, without carrying my phone in my pocket constantly, to encourage me to keep moving. This watch isn’t particularly accurate with counting steps (I checked the accuracy with my phone and they don’t match up) but does make me more motivated to move and I have found the sleep function interesting! It is comfortable to wear and looks good quality but the screen sometimes has a mind of its own ( the touch screen is sometimes more sensitive than other times). The battery doesn’t last a day if you have the settings constantly monitoring your apps, O2 levels and pulse but, once I adjusted this to having just a couple of checks a day it lasted much longer (days rather than hours!). All in all it is ok but I wouldn’t buy this if you need something that is accurate and linked to your phone etc. shame as it is a nice looking watch!

I purchased the Blackview R1 watch last November.The positive points are - It was comfortable to wear and easy to set up.It worked fine for 6 months and then started to malfunction, and after a few days stopped working altogether. I contacted the supplier and initially received no answer. I contacted them again and they said I could get a replacement from them, only for me to be told the next day that would not be possible as I purchased through a 3rd party, which I hadn't. I purchased directly from them via Amazon. Less than helpful communications went on with Blackview for several days without success. I have now purchased another watch, from a different manufacturer, which seems to be far superior, for the same price. If you are lucky enough to get a watch that works for much longer than 6 months then it was OK. Personally I would avoid Blackview altogether as if you do have a problem, their 'customer service team' are not at all helpful

I have returned to fitness after an injury break. To track progress using apps on my phone, I decided to get a smart watch. I have had a few cheap ones in the past which have been junk. This watch was surprisingly good. Taking it out of the packaging, it certainly has a look of a more expensive watch to it.Some of the negative thoughts I had were that you need the app for the watch to connect, no direct connection to Google Fit etc. Also, a lot of the watch faces are aimed for younger people. There were less cartoon-y style faces so all good there. One other thing I didn't like was sleeping with it on. It kept my wife awake even on its lowest setting. If you move the watch, the face lights up, and I appear to move a lot while asleep.Then came the massive issue. I went out with a backpack on, while wearing the watch. While taking the pack off to put it in the car, the strap came undone and fell off my wrist. And then went under the car, causing catastrophic damage. The strap is held by a single pin which, even under perfect conditions, is hard to get a good secure fit.Overall, a decent introductory watch with a lot of features, let down by a poor strap design