vivo WATCH GT Experience: A new lease of life

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2024-06-26 11:58Posted on the official account of Guangdong Edge Technology

In the field of smart watches, "square" and "circle" are always unavoidable controversial topics. Interestingly, some manufacturers have been making square watches, but launched round watches some time ago, and vivo, which has always insisted on making round watches, has also recently launched a square screen vivo WATCH GT.

So after the change of dial shape, can vivo WATCH GT bring a different smartwatch experience? Let's experience it today.

The first thing to look at is, of course, the difference in design. As a square watch, vivo WATCH GT is equipped with a "2.5D borderless curved screen", with a size of 1.85 inches, a resolution of 390×450, and of course, it also supports 60Hz smooth animation, which is considered a relatively excellent level among smart watches. Although the presence of the bezel is indeed relatively large, fortunately, its four sides are fairly balanced, and there is no abrupt feeling of "big chin".

The watch body of the vivo WATCH GT also adopts the design of aluminum alloy middle frame, which is matte design as a whole, and there is a high-gloss arc design on the edges. The crown on the side is made of stainless steel and engraved with a circle of red markings, which looks quite textured. This crown is also the only button on the body, and it has multiple functions such as lighting up the screen, entering the menu, exiting the app, turning on and off, and waking up the voice assistant to log in.

Flip to the back of the watch to reveal the PPG sensor in the center, a concealed speaker on the side near the crown, a quick-release clasp at the top and bottom for easy strap replacement, and a contact point to connect to the charger on the other. This time we also received quite a few interchangeable straps, and it can be seen that vivo is really looking forward to bringing more style to the WATCH GT, with colorful and flexible fluoroelastomer straps, lightweight and breathable nylon woven straps, and delicate leather straps.

The personalization of the vivo WATCH GT is reflected in more places. In addition to the strap and the variety of watch faces that come with it, it also puts an "AI watch face workshop" in the negative screen called by swiping right, which only needs one sentence to allow the watch to generate a unique set of watch faces by itself, compared to the previous custom watch faces, this kind of "making something out of nothing" operation is obviously more interesting.

Clicking on the crown after the screen turns on and we will be taken to the system menu of the vivo WATCH GT. To be honest, this part is very similar to the previous vivo WATCH, but in order to fit the shape of the watch face, its menu has been replaced with a vertical arrangement of three columns of icons, which can scroll with the rotation of the crown.

Despite the new rectangular dial, the vivo WATCH GT itself is still positioned as a "long-lasting watch", so its application is still more focused on some more basic functions, such as listening to songs (and radio), navigation, reminders to drink water and calculators, etc., and surprisingly it even cooperates with Leapmotor to perform some car operations on the watch, which is still more interesting.

The vivo WATCH GT also brings some more detail-oriented features, such as shorthand on the watch, support for noise detection and period logging, etc., which also makes me overlook its status as a "long-lasting watch".

As for the health function, the vivo WATCH GT is also very complete, and the monitoring of heart rate, blood oxygen, stress and sleep is of course readily available, basically on par with the vivo WATCH 3, which is also full of sincerity.

Its support in terms of sports function is even surprisingly complete, supporting more than 100 common sports in nine categories, among which it is also deeply optimized for batting sports, which can identify the hitting action of the hand, so as to record the state of the movement more accurately.

To be honest, in terms of function and experience alone, vivo WATCH GT is not too different from the original vivo WATCH series, it does not bring a very different wearing experience because of the form, the system interface has changed, but it will not make people confused, and the addition of the crown also simplifies the operation of the buttons, and it is still a simple system that is easy to use.

But its focus is also very obvious, with a wide selection of straps and easy-to-detach clasps, making it easier and more convenient to switch between different styles, making it a new fashion choice for the wrist.

What's more interesting is that the entry threshold for vivo WATCH GT has also been lowered, and the price of 799 yuan provides eSIM communication capabilities, which is also quite competitive in the entire smart watch market. If you prefer a square dial design and a wider range of strap options, try the vivo WATCH GT for better value for money.

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