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this is JV tech tee what's going on everybody and we're taking a look at the tick watch - and in this review we'll explain why we think it's a compelling offering with just a few shortcomings and price is not one of them our unit is the oak edition that comes with a brown leather strap that is not necessarily ideal for situations like fitness or anything that involves water but the tick watch - is IP certified for splash resistance and comes with GPS and a heart rate monitor the body of the watch is simple yet elegant and the entire oak edition pairs well with plenty of wardrobes formal or casual a single button is used to turn off or on the device and to go backwards in the interface while there is a touch sensitive area on the other side that is used to tickle through the interface this is the main unique function of the tick watch - and mainly flicking up and down is a fun way of navigating through the different elements especially for long form notifications it is really nice to have a way to read everything without covering it up with a finger however it is not meant to replace a full touch screen and instead complement those existing methods of navigation the 1.4 inch OLED display allows for an ambient display which is leveraged pretty well via low power consumption changes in the watch face underneath that surface is a mediatek processor and half a gig of ram with 4 gigabytes of on-board storage that can be used for listening to local music using a connected Bluetooth headset speaking of audio there is a speaker and microphone combo included on the tick watch - this means that when notifications come on the watch the soft vibrational or it can be accompanied by a chime this can of course be turned off in vibration only mode calls can actually be taken on the watch as well with Bluetooth routing all audio from the phone to the wearable it's a nice feature to have in a pinch but is far from the best way of receiving a call when that very small speaker provides far less clarity than any alternative methods powering everything is a full version of Android that has been made into the tick where OS in a nutshell the app ecosystem is still in its infancy and lacks the app support that you would easily find an Android wear for example the lack of applications may turn off anyone that's coming from a more robust or developer supported system where we were impressed by tick wear was in its ability to deliver the essentials swiping to the left for example the voice assistant that is actually pretty effective for simple tasks and searches while swiping up from the watch face shows the Notification Center many of the functions here are similar to Android wear without the incessant swiping and the unattractive cards and finally the tick wear app on the connected smartphone is capable of customizing the experience including which applications can or cannot send notifications to the watch so the watch manages to provide really good basics with a couple of frills our biggest problem with the tick watch too however is battery life the watch is rated for a full day of usage but even that can be a bit tough to achieve with a lot of notifications coming in and plenty of the functions being used charging the watch is also a little odd with a flat charging dock included that moves easily from underneath the device if the watch were able to get closer to a day and a half and possibly more that would have been a real advantage for the tick watch - and speaking of advantages the prices for these watches start at 199 dollars on Amazon making the tick watch to one of the lowest barriers of entry in the SmartWatch world this oak edition retails for $249 which is still a good price in comparison to Android wear and the gear s3 and with many of the same features of the aforementioned smartwatches we think that this is a good consideration for any users that are either looking for their first SmartWatch or are looking for an alternative after the loss of pebble and vector in the space battery life can't really be helped but a growing ecosystem can make this a SmartWatch you should definitely keep your eye out for if your wrist still isn't wearing smart yet in 2017 ed - and rathore decom for the full review of the tick watch - written and with a gallery showing off the watch from there you can find even more about smart wearables throughout Android authorities YouTube channel and our website because we are your source for all things Android