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smart watches have always been in a weird place between luxurious and affordable while there are people out there who can definitely benefit from having a smart wearable the barrier of entry has often been too high for many users to try them for the first time tick watches tried to bridge this gap with their s and E smartwatches and now we have where 2.0 updated versions of them that you might finally want to put on your wrist this is PocketNow and I'm Joshua Vergara what's going on everybody and this is the tick watch s2 and also the tick watch e - at first glance these are too simple all black plastic everything smartwatches they may not appeal to everyone looking for a fashion-forward wearable in different colors or even different materials but at least the watches can basically fit in with any wardrobe because of their minimalism there are a few differences between the two though while both watches have v ATM underwater ratings only the s2 is military grade it certainly is the sport year of the two with a little bit of carbon fiber in the outer ring there's only one button on the side which blends in a little bit better on the s2 by being flatter rather than sticking out like the round one on the e2 I don't think one actually looks that much better than the other both are really easy to wear however I have been using the s2 more than the e2 now maybe a little goes a long way in terms of design and the s2 does just enough to make it a bit more unique compared to the e2 now that extra durability though will cost you a little bit extra money both watches sport a 1.3 inch AMOLED display that is plenty bright from many situations and is used well with always-on capabilities some storage in the watch can be used for local audio files and you can connect bluetooth headphones directly to the watch one thing is missing however NFC for payments you might be worried about battery life with these watches and honestly for a good reason after all hardly any smartwatches get more than a couple of days of battery life and even that is stretching it by keeping these Snapdragon wear 2100 mah boi do stifle any potential battery life the 3100 might have brought to the new watches thankfully there are bigger batteries and either of these so battery life is certainly better than it was before the batteries of the e2 and the s2 are able to get through a full day of usage without any problems especially under my specific settings now if you're curious and you want to know how I tweaked my smart watches for the kind of usage and battery life that I need you can she check out my video on my channel where I answer the question of who these particular smartwatches are for the link is in the card that's appearing right now and it's also in the description down below now obviously none of these details would matter if the day-to-day experience were sullied by bad software if you have been skeptical of wearables because of Android wear this might be the best time for you to dive into what is now called where OS 2.0 the update has done a great job of streamlining the interface so that everything is easier on the user for example not every notification is its own damn card thank God where OS 2.0 even brings a Google now like feet to the left of the watch face that gives you some useful information in a quick manner Google assistant is of course available for the same functions you would expect on other Google products like a Google home and it is definitely good for setting reminders and controlling smart home devices swiping to the right gets you to the different health and fitness tracking details of which the tick watches perform to a decent extent the s2 in particular is better geared for the elements because of its more durable build but hiking running and swimming are all good activities to use the heart rate monitor and GPS functions of either watch some updates are coming to the maguey fitness apps that help with automatic activity tracking but for now our watches were able to at least tell when I slowed down and I took a short break during any given cardio activity the heart rate monitor is not the fastest sensor for things like high-intensity interval training or hit exercises but it is great for tracking steady-state activities people truly serious about tracking their specific exercises and fitness goals can probably find some good apps in the Play Store to suit their needs but in all other cases the tick watches are best suited for the general active user if you are new to the SmartWatch world maybe you should consider that smart wearables sometimes work best when you dial back the smart part of the experience the tick watches are great filters for your smartphone because you get every notification to your wrist and then you can decide what to do from there the built-in microphone works for voice dictation if you choose to reply but otherwise you can decide when you actually take your phone out and do some work or you could just leave the where it is in carry on it just so happens that the watch is like the s2 and the e to have more to offer with highly customizable watch faces activity tracking wear OS 2.0 is goggle apps and abilities and any apps you might find in Playstore and it's all in a watch that is light as a feather despite being a little chunky with its surface area it pretty much comes down to this you get out of a SmartWatch what you put into it but here you don't have to put too much in of your money to experience where os for yourself at 159 dollars the tick watch E 2 is one of the most affordable smartwatches available right now for just another 20 bucks you can get the more rugged s2 lavoy have done a great job of making an entry-level SmartWatch that just about anyone can enjoy so let us know what you think about the tick watch s2 and e2 in the comment sections down below if you are not into smartwatches at all also have that discussion with us and let us know why smart wearables are not really your thing the tick watch us - an E - are a great jumping-off point they are great entry-level smartwatches so if you have never used one in the past this might be one of the best ways to do it without breaking the bank but as always thank you so much for watching and look forward to more not only from pocket now but also from myself you could subscribe to my channel as well as the links are appearing right now subscribe to both PocketNow and JV for all of the best content that way you can keep up with everything that's going on especially in this upcoming new year don't forget about the pocket now daily of course hosted by high made of Etta and then of course the pocket now weekly hosted by yours truly so you have something that you can look forward to every day and every week but until our next thing I will go ahead and just call it on this one thank you so much for watching and we will see you in our next video