ASUS VivoWatch Review

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Performance

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Using the VivoWatch for a week, we would say it was able to reflect our activities for the day, but of course, there are still some inaccuracies — when talking of steps taken, at least. Since the pedometer relies on its accelerometer, simple hand gestures are sometimes being counted as steps. It’s not a deal-breaker, but just keep in mind that the real steps you did for the day is a bit lower that what’s stated in the app.

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In terms of notifications, the fitness watch was prompt in letting us know of any alerts coming in on the phone. Visibility is good both outdoors and indoors even with slight glares.

Every time the HiVivo app is opened, the VivoWatch would sync all the reports so what you see are always the latest data. Check out the sample record below in three different tabs namely: Exercise, HI, and Sleep.

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Battery Life

The company promises a 10-day battery life on this thing with normal usage. Now, we’re not sure what they meant by “normal” but we used the watch just like how it was designed to and in return, gave us 5 whole days of power before we had to charge it.

That’s just half of the claimed life, but we’re not at all disappointed by it. Sure, it would be better if it indeed could last 10 days, but 5 days is still not bad — charging only once or twice a week.

Conclusion

The ASUS VivoWatch is different from the ZenWatch in a way that the former is for maintaining an active and healthy personal lifestyle, while the latter is more of a smartwatch for the fashion-oriented as it begs to be flaunted and displayed.

VivoWatch’s design is sporty with its easy-to-clean plastic band, yet could still be used during business meetings and the like thanks to its elegant aesthetics.

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We also like how it has helpful features like its water-resistance that doesn’t require you to remove it even when you take a shower. Additionally, the LED heart rate monitor that lets you know if you’re pushing yourself too hard during exercises could also come in handy if you’re trying to just keep a steady pace.

Finally, it has a good battery life that lets you charge it before the week starts and recharge it again before the week ends. It doesn’t last as long as advertised, but still is a decent performer.

ASUS VivoWatch specs:
1.28-inch black and white memory LCD display @ 128 x 128 resolution
Gorilla Glass 3
3-axis accelerometer
Optical heart rate sensor w/ ASUS VivoPulse technology
IP67 water resistance
Bluetooth 4.0
22mm standard strap size
50 grams (weight)

The ASUS VivoWatch has a SRP of Php6,990 and is available in Octagon branches.

What we liked about it:

Sporty yet visually elegant
Interchangeable bands
Decent battery life
24-hour heart rate monitoring
Water-resistant

What we didn’t like:

Step counter could sometimes be inaccurate

Kevin Bruce Francisco

Kevin Bruce Francisco is the Senior Editor and Video Producer for YugaTech. He's a Digital Filmmaking graduate who's always either daydreaming of traveling or actually going places on his bike. Follow him on Twitter for more tech updates @kevincofrancis.

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3 Comments

William C says:

9 years ago

Too expensive. Same price na halos as Zenwatch. Advantage Lang into is heart rate tracking and longer battery life.

More expensive but better designed is the Fitbit blaze. 9999 yata ang SRP.

Or if can skip the heart rate sensor, the Huawei wearable is half the price.

Or a screenless Xiaomi Mi Band 2 for 1,500 from grey market importers.
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zzee says:

9 years ago

ang pangit nga eh. mag moto nlng ako. same ata price
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Easy E says:

9 years ago

ako lang ba ang napapangitan sa design?
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