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The $12 Smart Watch - Does It Suck?

2017-12-07
so a while back I did a video a does it suck video about an inexpensive SmartWatch 15 not 50 trying to determine if anybody should be buying these things but of course that was two years ago I need to revisit this subject matter and purchase some inexpensive smartwatches from Amazon and see if they're any good this one on the right I believe I paid 1199 for and then this one over here closer to 20 incredibly inexpensive let's find out if these cheapo smartwatches are any good or do they suck let's start with the cheap one 1199 how do they make this Perla even if it even if it's terrible it feels so lit already man it's got like this bronze color there's a button on the front it is a camera up on the top microUSB over here to charge it up that looks like a microphone beside the camera and there's a speaker in it too they put that all in there for 11 bucks charge the watch pair the Bluetooth watch to use some apps on the watch insert a sim my Jack are you seeing that a sim and/or micro SD card what is this a phone as well yeah I see an IMEI number here you're also making phone calls with this thing does this thing have any juice in it something this cheap is gonna have to be charged let's be honest with ourselves here so that one's charging up let's check out the second unit here this one is twice as much money but the question is is it twice as good oh this one is kind of more like the Apple watch I think yeah it looks a little more like an Apple watch different style class also a camera speaker unit over here a digital crown I'm not so certain that this operates the same way likely no but the back of this one comes off also inside it looks almost identical same kind of internal setup something tells me this one's dead too alright this guy has some juice now this is the cheapest of the cheap let's boot it up let's have some fun who knows this could be the killer do mine yeah yeah that's sound like Radiohead for a second it has a strong vibration to it also look at this touchscreen add some contacts yes it has a dilute because it has a SIM card slot so you could this could be your whole phone right here messaging phone book call log remote capture here's the camera was this is a little calculator in here remember a calculator watch how does that guy get a bring on into the test I know who you were who you are you haven't changed one bit started out with those tests and now now what are you calculating huh camera there's the camera right there oh my goodness it points like pop or is it point no matter what I do look at that angle insert a memory card no storage at all the old premium 8 gig there we go 8 gigs of storage here we go the elegant watch face right there I am I did it it's the worst quality photo I've ever taken in this entire in my entire history little spy cam on there how was it $11 your quote wow sound recorder we try that check check one two hello there welcome to the Dark Side of the Moon population jack that works you get an idea you're out and about you get an idea you know a little brainstorm session pedometer sleep monitor Facebook Twitter whatsapp Friesen sourcing so this thing doesn't have Wi-Fi Bluetooth what happens if I link up to this is it just show up as a Bluetooth speaker should we try that yeah connect oh my phone call from Jack hello I said hello naked noise any noise this thing is so worth 11 or 12 dollars I mean he's ridiculously worth it it means obviously not as good as the premium stuff I'm not saying that not trying to compare it to some Android wear watch I mean it's 11 or 12 bucks as a gift or for a kid or something okay let's check out this other one real quick this one's about 20 bucks like I said this one is more trying to look like an Apple watch why did it go so dim though you can also make phone calls on here you know it takes microSD it has the camera to the interface you interact with this crown oh but you want to have the like little apple watch kind of look to it that's what your that's what you pay for I guess huh so you oh we look at my little bubbles no forget this one get this guy right here you're gonna find this particular product under a bunch of different brand names on Amazon I will link the one that I purchased basically what you're looking for is this form factor the one that has this kind of shell that's a steal for $12 it's not a replacement for an Android wear device or even an Apple watch no it's not on that level is it is 11 or 12 but it's a bit of fun I like it for 11 it doesn't suck how about that not at that price point doesn't suck how well that you thought I was gonna say it sucked spend your 11 skip the Big Mac
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