8/5/2023 0 Comments Timepiece reviewsOf course preferences will vary.Īesthetically however it doesn’t look particularly premium. The Nokia Steel HR is a little small for my wrists (they aren’t particularly large either) and at 38mm here vs the 36mm of the smallest Nokia, I think the Timepiece sizing opions are more in line with the potential gender they were aimed at. It has a reasonable weight to it, even in it’s 38mm form factor, and despite the fact I would very much like to have a closer look at the 41mm option (and yes, in Silver), the times I’ve worn this with casual and work attire it has not looked out of place at all. Contrary to the Nokia offering which automatically detects movement and attributes it to one of many fitness/sports activities. On the backside is the heart rate monitor, which unfortunately can only be manually sprung into life. On the right-hand side is the crown, which acts just as a button to scroll through the functions, as well as dismiss notifications. It’s not particularly high in resolution terms, but it’s so small it’s not really an issue. Right up front and centre is the analog watch face, along with a small OLED display for the notifications to appear on. Comparing the two shows that the Oaxis Timepiece does come out on top in a number of areas though. The key features available on the Timepiece are as follows:Īll sounds pretty good, and quite similar to the Nokia Steel HR actually. Although this sits nicely on my wrist, my eye is still drawn to the 41mm option. We’re looking at the 38mm black version which comes with a brown leather strap. In addition to the options in sizing, there will be a few different colour options as well as different bands. I use the future tense here as backers are yet to receive their watches, with a slated date of February 2019 for the majority of backers. The Timepiece will come in both 38mm and 41mm offerings. They point out that in Singapore, wrists are often seen sporting both fitness trackers as well as the more mainstream wristwatch. I mention the Nokia Steel HR for two main reasons it looks like a relative of the Kickstater project from Oaxis, and it seems to aim at the same market, so by that rationale, it should be measured using the same yardstick.Īccording to their very own Kickstarter page, the reason Oaxis went to market with the Timepiece is less to encourage smartwatch users to pair back on their “smart” in order to take advantage of a sleeker design, but more to encourage those who like analog watches to add a little smart to their life a subtle but understandable difference. I’d like the Nokia offering to be a little larger and sleeker, but at least it now offers third-party application notifications. My daily watch is the Nokia Steel HR and since the latest firmware update it has delivered on all of my requirements bar style. Crown function scrolling is problematicĬan the Oaxis Timepiece really compete with other hybrid smartwatches?Īnybody who has read any of my other wearable review pieces will note that my sweet spot lies squarely in the hybrid territory rather than the fitness or smartwatch sides of the fence these days.Functionality of smart notifications lacking.
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