At Redmi's 10th anniversary new product launch event on the evening of 29 November, Redmi brought a host of new products such as K70 Pro, K70, K70E, Redmi Book 16, Redmi Buds 5 Pro and so on in one breath. Among them, the Redmi Watch product line also received an update, and the new Redmi Watch 4, with its textured design, HD large square screen, ultra-long battery life, and HyperOS support, has attracted a lot of attention from consumers after its release. We also got this new wrist product at the first time, how it really performs, let's take a look.
Metal case + HD large square screen, the texture is improved again
In fact, the last generation of Redmi Watch 3 gave me a very good overall impression, the thin and light watch body with the fashionable colour clashing strap, very fashionable and youthful. The new Redmi Watch 4 is further enhanced in terms of texture, it adopts an aluminium alloy bezel design, the bezel is trimmed with a circle of high-gloss cut edges, and with a stainless steel crown with a CD texture, the entire machine's refinement is upgraded to another level.
In addition to the use of metal case texture more exquisite, Redmi Watch 4 screen is also further upgraded from the previous generation of 1.75 inches to 1.97 inches, a larger screen is not only more convenient for daily operation, the more messages are displayed.
Redmi Watch 4 on this screen resolution of 390 * 450, support 60Hz refresh rate and 16.7 million colours display, these days experience down whether it is fine degree, smoothness or colour display, can meet the daily needs. It is worth mentioning that the maximum brightness of this piece reaches 600nit, even in the outdoors, you can easily see the content on the screen.
In terms of wristband material, Redmi Watch 4 has a variety of materials to choose from such as metal, leather, fabric, TPU, etc. It also adopts a new generation of standardised quick release design, which is compatible with a variety of straps in the Mi system. The one we have is made of TPU, suitable for sports and fitness use.
As far as the exterior design is concerned, Redmi Watch 4 has a metal casing, stainless steel crown, 1.97-inch HD large square screen, and a wide range of watch bands to match, which is rarely seen in the same price range.
All-round monitoring, your wrist sports health butler
One of the major advantages of smartwatches over traditional mechanical watches is that they have rich sports and health monitoring functions, which can provide users with professional and rich sports and health data, so that you can better understand your body.
In terms of health detection, thanks to the new 4-channel heart rate detection sensor and all-weather blood oxygen intelligent monitoring chip, Redmi Watch 4 heart rate detection data is not only more accurate, but also supports all-day blood oxygen automatic monitoring and all-day data blood oxygen map output.
In addition to 24/7 blood oxygen monitoring, Redmi Watch 4 also supports a series of functions such as women's health management, sleep monitoring, stress monitoring, breathing training, etc. It can record in real time the sleep status of different stages such as deep sleep, light sleep, REM rapid eye movement, etc.; it can also record the prediction of women's menstruation and provide menstruation reminders and care.
In terms of sports data monitoring, Redmi Watch 4 currently supports 150+ sports modes, including outdoor running, cycling, hiking, pool swimming and other common sports, in addition to dance, combat, ice and snow, chess and other more niche types of sports also support the monitoring, to meet the needs of the vast majority of users.
For fitness whites, Redmi Watch 4 also provides 10 different intensity running courses, and during the exercise process there will be a watch that will send voice commands to guide the user to exercise, so that you can easily get started and become a fitness expert.
In order to more accurately record the user's exercise data, Redmi Watch 4 has a built-in independent GNSS chip, which supports the precise positioning of five major satellites: BeiDou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS, which dramatically reduces the time of searching for stars.
In addition, Redmi Watch 4 supports 5ATM waterproof rating, which can be worn while swimming or surfing, and records your sports data at any time.
After these days of experience, I am satisfied with the overall performance of Redmi Watch 4 in terms of sports health monitoring. Although it is said that there are no particularly stunning features, but it supports a wealth of sports modes, which basically meets my daily use, and the functions of heart rate and blood oxygen also meet my expectations for a product at this price point.
HyperOS support, experience more comprehensive
A few days ago, Xiaomi officially released the Surge OS, a more advanced underlying mechanism, so that the Surge OS will become the future of tens of billions of devices, "the public base of the Internet of everything", and also become an important part of the Xiaomi "people, cars and home full ecology". This Redmi Watch 4 also carries the new Xiaomi Surge OS system, bringing a more comprehensive experience.
Redmi Watch 4 is equipped with HyperOS, which significantly optimises the system experience and the underlying architecture such as the data synchronisation logic. the first advantage of HyperOS is the stronger battery life, Redmi Watch 4 compared to its predecessor in all modes of the battery life has been increased by an average of 50~80%, the battery life of the long-lasting mode can be up to 30 days, the typical mode of the battery life of 20 days! The Redmi Watch 4 also has a 10-day battery life in the mode with AOD display on.
With HyperOS, Redmi Watch 4 has a stronger ability to flow information with Xiaomi products. For example, takeaway distance, delivery time, and Gaode taxi information will be streamed from the phone to the watch, and can be viewed with a lift of the wrist. Within the Miaoxiang Centre, Redmi Watch 4 can also be directly connected to smart speakers, TVs, mobile phones and other Xiaomi smart devices to achieve interconnectivity.
Summary
The metal shell + HD screen design makes its texture a level higher than its predecessor; richer and more accurate sports health monitoring to meet the needs of users in a variety of scenarios; with the support of HyperOS, Redmi Watch 4 not only lasts longer, but also has more convenient interconnectivity with other smart devices. Overall, as the fourth generation of the Redmi Watch product line, the overall performance of Redmi Watch 4 is still remarkable.
Of course, Redmi Watch 4 is not without its drawbacks. The inability to install third-party software and the lack of commonly used software such as WeChat and Maps also puts it some distance from the first-tier Android smartwatch experience. But overall, the Redmi Watch 4 experience at this price point is considered top-notch. In the future, empowered by HyperOS, I hope Redmi Watch can bring us more over-the-top experiences.
