X-WRIST X2 Smart Watch

X-WRIST X2 Smart Watch

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X-Wrist have launched three new smart health watches together and this is the second one I have tried and at £99 (reduced from £149) it is the least expensive. This watch, I think, can best be viewed as the successor to the X1 health tracker which I reviewed some weeks ago. The new model shares all the features of the earlier device but has improved and expanded them, with a larger and more premium casing featuring a display that is better designed and far easier to read.

In the mid-range product box was just the watch itself with a prefitted black silicone band and an easy to read but rather basic start-up guide. Build quality seems excellent and a distinct step up from the earlier X1 tracker.

There are multiple sensors available on this watch, more than with any of the high end and far more costly rivals I have tried. Also, and this is a big plus, all the key sensors (including Blood Pressure. heart rate and Sp02) can be set to monitor 24/7 on a user selectable timed basis. I have mine set to update every 20 minutes. The results can be viewed on the watch or in the app with the watch showing the latest reading together with graphs for earlier readings. The more detailed results can be viewed in the X-wrist smartphone app.

Setting the watch up is easy enough once you get accustomed to the rather poorly designed app interface. After charging the band with the magnetic charger just follow the instructions in the app to pair the watch and phone together. Despite using the older 4.2 version, I found the Bluetooth link to be both more stable and faster than that with my expensive Polar sports watch and free from any connection issues.

The x-wrist smartphone app, used by all the x-wrist devices, I found to be very comprehensive but overly detailed, poorly designed and hard to both read and navigate. It has been improved, I think since the first version, but really a total revamp is needed. That said, all the data you want can be found if you are prepared to hunt for it. The watch settings can also be made here and they are many and varied including one to set the skin colour of the wearer to improve sensor readings, a feature I have not found elsewhere. The six watch face themes can be selected – it is great pity there are not more – as well as screen brightness, health goals, personal details and the frequency of the 24/7 sensor polling. All the key settings can also be made directly on the watch. The app also promotes an incentive screen for exercise with points and tokens given for achievements that can be redeemed for a range of items and services. Incidentally, the app can be used without the watch by importing health data from Google Fit.

Let’s look at the main monitoring features of the tracker.

Blood Pressure
This works well. I have tested it against my external BP monitor and the results are consistent with it. Like with most of the other sensors results can be taken on demand or on a 24/7 timed basis. The BP monitor can be set to run within one of three ranges and also calibrated to an external blood pressure monitor. It is still not as accurate as I would like but it is better than most other smartwatches I have tried.

Blood Oxygen (Sp02)
Again it works well and I have tested it against a medical-grade finger SP02 monitor.

Breathing Rate
Accurate, so far as I can tell.

Sport Modes
Long press to access the seven preset sports, which do not include walking, but this can be found on the app. This is a health tracker, not a sports tracker and so I do not view this as being a major issue. At the time of writing the option to initiate a sports activity from the app is not yet working but you can enter sports data retrospectively.

Sleep
Works well but the results are more simple than those from my Polar sports watch. This is probably better as the results here are far less complicated and much easy to read.

ECG
Keep the finger on the side button until the progress bar completes. It can also be launched from the app. How well does it work? I am not qualified to say or to read the results.

Notifications
Seems to work for basic one-way notifications.

Other Features
Camera Control – Does not work with my Xiaomi phone
Music Control - Does not work with my phone
Wrist Flick – Works well with only a small delay.
Display - Bright and clear but with a fast shutoff time that cannot be changed.
Screen Brightness – 4 levels, good and bright, can be set from the app or watch.
Watch Reset – Works OK
Power Off - Yes, this works

This is a health watch rather than a sports watch. There is no GPS, not even connected GPS, the sports options are limited and there is no way to export data to other apps or tracking websites. That said the X2 offers features and options I have never encountered before on rival devices three times the price of this one. This is a work in progress but the developers tell me updates and feature enhancements are on the way.

Despite the few limitations, most of which are software based and can be fixed with future updates, this is an excellent health watch offering features unmatched at this price or close to it. Build quality is excellent and the watch has a simple and clean interface, easy to use and with a bright screen visible outside in daylight.

For the price, this is an excellent buy.