Realme marked its entry into the wearable space with the launch of the Realme Band earlier this year. Now, after months of teasing, the Chinese giant has taken the wraps off the much-awaited Realme Watch in India today. It features a color display, a slew of sport modes, proprietary software, music controls, and a lot more.

  • Design and Display

When you take a first look at the Realme Watch, it looks like a kid’s smartwatch. But don’t worry, it isn’t and is flush with more features than you may expect in this price bracket. Realme Watch boasts a polycarbonate build with a metallic finish. You get a single button with a yellow-colored indent on the right and silicon straps to round up the kitty. Realme will only offer straps with a traditional clasp right now but straps with a modern clasp are coming soon.

Design and Display

  • Software

Realme Watch is powered by the company’s proprietary software instead of Google’s Wear OS, whose market share (currently around 4%) is dwindling by the day. This is the company’s first attempt at a smartwatch OS, so we will get our hands on it to know how good it is. But, you get access to a lot of features including notification support for calls (lets you mute or end call) and apps (like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and more).

Software

14 Sport Modes

Realme Watch supports up to 14 sport modes including Outdoor Run, Walk, Indoor Run, Outdoor Cycle, Aerobic Capacity, Strength Training, Football, Basketball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Indoor Cycle, Elliptical machine, Yoga, and Cricket. There’s no GPS in tow, thus, the smartwatch relies on the phone for mapping your activity.

  • Heart Rate & Sleep Monitoring

The smartwatch comes equipped with a PPG sensor from Goodix. It allows you to monitor your heart rate and Realme Watch will send you alerts for low and high heart rate. The watch is set to capture your heart rate at 5-minute intervals by default but it’s possible to enable continuous heart rate tracking.

Heart Rate & Sleep Monitoring

IP Rating

Realme Watch is IP68 water and dust resistant, which means you can wear it for a swim without any issues.

Battery Life

The smartwatch includes a 160mAh battery and Realme claims that you can get up to seven days of battery life with the heart rate monitor on. You can extend this up to twenty days if you enable the power saving mode but it will disable a slew of features.

Realme Watch: Price and Availability

Realme Watch is priced at Rs. 3,999 in India, undercutting the new Amazfit Bip S that’s priced at Rs. 4,999 and set to launch in India early next month.