Last June an ultra cheap smartwatch from the Haylou brand was launched on the Xiaomi Youpin platform with the name of "Smart Watch", model number LS01 and a price of only 129 yuan (16 €). The smartwatch had 9 sports modes, a 14-day battery life, all-day heart rate monitoring, sleep management, step counting and many other features.
Haylou Smart Watch 2 presented with larger display, greater autonomy and super cheap price
Well, today the brand announced its successor, which to the surprise of a few will be called Haylou Smart Watch 2. The smartwatch also comes with a presale price of 129 Yuan (€ 16) and can already be found on the JD store. .com (in China). While once the presales are over, the price will rise to 169 yuan (€ 20).
Going to the main specifications, the new Haylou Smart Watch 2 sees an upgrade of the display from the 1,3-inch predecessor to 1,4-inch, the resolution has also been increased from 240 × 240 to 320 × 320. With the sports modes that from 9 are now 12 and also the battery life has improved up to a maximum of 20 days.
In terms of design, the smartwatch features a 1,4-inch TFT screen with 2.5D curved tempered glass cover for a finished look. Compared to the first generation, the new display is better in terms of color saturation and reading in sunlight.
Haylou's Smart Watch 2 weighs only 38 grams and uses a soft, comfortable and breathable silicone strap; to maintain an excellent user experience even in the summer heat.
As for the other features, the Haylou Solar Smart Watch 2 adopts an integrated optical heart rate sensor and is equipped with intelligent heart rate algorithms. In particular, it can continuously monitor the heart rate for 24 hours to prevent potential heart problems. Users can also adjust the duration and amount of exercise at any time based on changes in heart rate.
Speaking of exercise, the 12 sports modes now include: outdoor running, walking, cycling, mountaineering, spinning, yoga, indoor running, free workout, gymnastics, basketball, soccer and rowing. Then there is an IP68 waterproofness, which protects the smartwatch from sweat or rain.
Finally, the smartwatch equips a 260 mAh lithium battery, which as previously mentioned brings an autonomy of 20 days on a single charge.