mifone w15 smartwatch review: it's only $30 - lithium ion polymer battery
NEW YORK (TheStreet)--This is not a typo.
The MiFone W15 smartwatch from the Chinese market costs less than $30.
It won't replace apple (AAPL -Get Report)
Motorola watches (LNVGY)
New Moto 360 in your holiday wish list.
But for a very basic smartwatch feature, it's actually worth asking the price.
MiFone W15 2.
5D is unisex, Bluetooth 3. 0-
Connected smartwatch connected and synchronized with Google (GOOG -Get Report)
Android or Apple iOS devices (
Smartphones, tablets, etc).
Special applications are not required.
After wireless connection (
For me, I tried twice for the first time.
MiFone tells you the time, measures your steps, tells you the call, lets you make an outgoing call, lets you control the music playing on your phone, and has a standard watch, alarm clock, stopwatch and timer function.
The watch is rectangular and made of stainless steel.
The band has many attractive colors and is designed by a textured thermoplastic polymer TPSiV.
The watch and the strap together weigh less than an ounce and a half.
Very comfortable to wear.
Sapphire glass touch screen size 1.
44 inch diagonal production color-
On a dark black background, blue color simple images and letters.
There is an unannounced processor in it, only 64 mb (not GB)
RAM and 128 MB of storage.
Rechargeable lithium 405
The ion battery is charged via a micro USB connection located on the back of the watch.
It offers about two full days (
More than 400 hours of standby time)
Full charge.
The watch can display information in 10 languages.
What MiFone W15 provides is exactly what it can do ---
Not much else.
This means that it will sync with your smartphone or tablet and tell you the time to visually announce who is on the phone (
If the person is in your phone book contact)
, Remind you to make an appointment and calculate the steps you take.
But don't expect more. The on-
Screen graphics are very basic. Ugly, actually.
No matter what color tape you choose, the display is blueon-black. That super-bright, blue-on-
The black display is sometimes harsh.
Time is 24-
The hour value, the date is notU. S. "year-month-day" format.
The letters, numbers, and standard fonts displayed on the screen are fairly small and common.
When the touch screen and time function work as advertised, some menu items are hidden a layer.
It is sometimes difficult and time consuming to find them.
Also, you have to manually clear the pedometer settings every day.
MiFone is able to play music from the internal memory, but the storage space for the watch is very, very limited.
Audio quality is best to pass.
But the smartwatch costs $30.
In most cases, do exactly what it says and do it well.
It is not the same as any advanced smartwatch on the market today.
And then it won't try to do that either.
It will not cost $300, $400, $500 or $10,000.
MiFone W15 is priced at just $29.
99, shipping from China is free, with one watch attached-
Waranty and 45-day money-
Back guarante is a low-priced smartwatch
MiFone is actually a good deal for time users.
And, at the current price of $30, it can be a great holiday Stock --stuffer.
Overall score: 7 points.