I remember that in September 2016 we announced the launch of Xiaomi's first smartwatch , which made it its second Huami brand. On this occasion, he was chosen again in September to launch a new smartwatch, the Huami Amazfit Verge .
Smart watches are not products that are having great success in our market, but in China they seem to be quite popular. Specifically, the second brand of Xiaomi, Huami, is a brand with a great success among lovers of technology from the Far East.
Personally, I think that the problem of smart watches is that they do not offer the necessary autonomy at the moment and that their price is very high. For example, we can compare the price of the Xiaomi Mi Band 3 that is around € 30 with the price of the Huami Amazfit Verge that will exceed € 120 .
Features of the Huami Amazfit Verge, an affordable smartwatch.
The wearables that try to replace our traditional watches must have very careful designs, since the user already has customs and traditions about what hangs on the wrist. In the case of the Huami Amazfit Verge smartwatch , we see a sporty design but without losing elegance . With a circular sphere and plastic strap you can already guess a design for athletes or people who care about their health.
Technical specifications of the Huami Amazfit Verge smartwatch.
We started by looking at its 360 x 360 pixel resolution screen, which reaches 1.3 inches using AMOLED technology . The diameter of the screen is 36mm, a size not insignificant but that remains within what we could classify as "discreet" .
The glass has Gorilla Glass 3 protection and an oleophobic film to prevent stains. In addition, the device has IP68 certification , which guarantees its resistance to dust, we can run in the rain, does not affect the sweat, but it is not recommended to swim with it.
In terms of connectivity, this smartwatch comes loaded with possibilities. Equip Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0+ BLE and GPS + GLONASS. All this guarantees compatibility with other devices and applications.
Focusing on the CPU, it has a dual-core processor with a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz. It is accompanied by 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage. Power more than enough for the Huami Amazfit Verge to perform in any scenario.
Where has surprised this smartwatch is in its autonomy, where the manufacturer says it will give us up to 5 days of autonomy with normal use . As always the battery life is very relative, since it depends on what we understand by "normal use" .
Monitor your heart rate
One of the star characteristics of the Amazfit Verge is the possibility of monitoring the heart rate at all times . The manufacturer has been concerned that this function consumed the least amount of battery possible, so we can activate it without fear.
In addition, they claim to have improved the accuracy of heart rate measurements by up to 98%, a not insignificant figure. On the other hand, they have also reported that they have managed to minimize the consumption of this feature up to 80%.
OS.
For many it will be an inconvenience, but this smartwatch does not have the operating system Wear OS (Android Wear) , but uses the own system of Xiaomi Amafit. After testing it, we can say that without being perfect, it is an operating system that has no problems and fulfills perfectly.
