With the development of technology, mankind is coming up with more and more electronic devices designed to facilitate the performance of everyday tasks. More recently, one of such devices has appeared - smart watches. Initially, this gadget had the appearance of a normal watch and worked in conjunction with the owner’s mobile phone, displaying the necessary information or warning of an incoming call or SMS. The first copies of smart watches had an unreasonably high cost with a small set of functions. Not everyone could afford to buy such a toy.
But the situation has changed. Now many models of smart watches (especially copies from China) are sold at a very low price, while they have functions that are not available to some of the more expensive brothers of famous brands.
Watch with a GPS tracker: the evolution of wearable mobile devices
Children's smart watches with built-in GPS-tracker are a new step in the development of mobile devices. These gadgets have already acquired their own radio module, they can be used as a mobile phone. But that is not all. Such a device allows, using the GPS module and a special application installed on a smartphone, to track the location of a child wearing a smart watch on his hand.
In addition to the child tracking function, the gadget can work like a regular phone: send and receive SMS, receive and make calls.
In today's review, we will analyze the usefulness of such a gadget as a smart baby watch Smart Baby Watch T100 A19 3G. Reviews about this device are rather mixed, but mostly positive.
Unpacking the gadget: the appearance of the box and the scope of delivery
The device comes in a small rectangular cardboard box in black. Packaging is made in good faith and would be quite suitable for a gadget of a higher price category. The name of the device is embossed on the top cover through gold stamping. On the side surfaces of the box in the form of pictograms the main characteristics of the device are listed.
The delivery package of Smart Baby Watch T100, according to reviews of dissatisfied customers, is too modest: in addition to the gadget, only a USB cable and a brief user manual in English with images were found. In the manual, in addition to describing the main points of setting up the gadget, there is a QR code containing a link to download a special application for collaboration between a smartphone and a smart watch.
Device Design and Options
The watch is made in the form of a monoblock of rectangular shape. The edges of the gadget are elegantly rounded. On the black front panel, you can distinguish only the touch button at the bottom of the device, with the backlight off, it is difficult to determine its borders.
The watch looks solid and assembled. The gadget itself comes only in black, but there are several color options for the strap.
If you purchased a watch with a leather strap (there are two colors - black and brown), then in this form it is quite suitable for an adult to wear, and the location of the holes for the fastener indicates the girth of a more massive, childish wrist.
For a younger audience, the watch can be equipped with a silicone strap in one of three colors - blue, pink or gray. With a wrist girth in this case, everything is in order: the Smart Baby Watch T100 silicone strap , according to reviews, is designed for use on a children's hand and has additional holes for this.
The strap has a classic mount and can be replaced independently with any suitable size.
Let's get back to the gadget itself. At the end of the device, under the screen, is a camera. On the right side of the device are a micro SIM card slot and a USB connector for charging or connecting to a computer. On the left side are the main speaker of the device and the gadget power button.
If the purchase of a smart watch is inspired by reading a review about the Smart Baby Watch T100, and the device has not been tried on by a child, it must be taken into account that the gadget has rather impressive dimensions and may look specific on a child’s hand.
Specifications
Characteristics of a smart watch Smart Baby Watch T100:
- Display. The gadget is equipped with a color screen with a diagonal of 1.54 inches.
- CPU. The watch is equipped with a Mediatek MTK 6572AW chip.
- Communication The device uses a micro SIM card format. There is support for 3G.
- Wireless modules and navigation. In addition to the GPS module, the watch is equipped with a Wi-Fi interface to better determine the coordinates.
- Memory. The capacity of the device’s internal drive is 147 Mb.
- Camera. The optical module allows you to take pictures with a resolution of 1600x1200 pixels. Shooting movies is possible in a resolution of 640x480 pixels.
- Battery. The battery capacity is 600 mAh.
- Sizes. Length - 48 mm, width - 41 mm, case thickness - 14 mm. The weight of the gadget is 49 grams.
Features of the Smart Baby Watch T100
Well, let's list the main functions of the gadget:
- display on the display of the current time and date;
- use of the SOS button: when it is pressed, an emergency call is made to a pre-programmed group of numbers;
- calls to numbers previously added through the application from the contact book;
- the possibility of obtaining medium-quality photographs and shooting videos in small resolution;
- exchange photos and voice messages through the application on your smartphone;
- transfer to the application of coordinates of the exact location of the child;
- Notification of a young user leaving the marked zone;
- protection against shutdown: the device can be turned off only from a smartphone or through a special engineering menu;
- hidden call function: you can call the watch phone secretly from the child and listen to what's going on.
Watch application functionality
The application designed to work with the Smart Baby Watch T100 is called Aibeile.
This program significantly expands the functionality of the gadget. You can download Aibeile in the "Play Store". After registering the clock in the application, you can fully use the following features of the program:
- display on the map the coordinates of the location of the child wearing a smart watch on his hand;
- Messaging with Smart Baby Watch
- saving in memory of the route of movement of the young owner for several days;
- installation on the map of the virtual zone of a certain radius, a kind of hedge, upon exiting which the child’s clock will transmit a signal to the application in the smartphone;
- built-in pedometer;
- entering in the phone book of the gadget up to 15 contacts that can be called from the watch;
- setting the main number and additional numbers that the gadget calls when activating the SOS function;
- a secret call to the gadget allows you to make a silent call on your watch and listen to the surroundings of the child;
- setting the time interval in which it will be impossible to reach the Smart Baby Watch T100;
- remote shutdown of hours.
Web Watch Reviews
According to the analysis of reviews of the Smart Baby Watch T100 children's watches on the Internet, you can list the main pros and cons of the gadget.
Pros:
- always on the child’s hand, it’s hard to lose;
- you can eavesdrop on what is happening around the child;
- you can always locate your child;
- extensive functionality of both the watch and the application.
Minuses:
- weak Smart Baby Watch T100 battery, according to reviews of some users on the Web;
- sometimes the accuracy of determining coordinates is lame, despite the built-in Wi-Fi module;
- low quality pictures taken with the built-in camera.
What is the result?
The gadget turned out to be interesting and has already won the hearts of many parents who care about their offspring. The watches have a stylish design, have rich functionality, are sold at a very affordable price, especially if you compare this figure with the cost of gadgets promoted by famous brands.
Although the watch is positioned as a children's device, the Smart Baby Watch T100, according to reviews, may well be used by an adult. You just need to purchase a device with a leather strap.
Of course, there were some nuances regarding a weak battery or insufficient quality of pictures taken by the watch’s camera. However, such negative reviews are sporadic - perhaps their authors came across low-quality watches Smart Baby Watch A19 3G.
The device turned out to be complete, balanced and is a vivid example of the ideal ratio of "price-quality".