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solaarphunk | 2 years ago

If you care about battery life, I haven’t found a better option than these little guys.

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user_7832|2 years ago

While still a “sister”/subsidiary company, Huami’s Amazfit Bip (particularly the 1st gen but I think also the Bip S IIRC) have transflective memory-in-pixel screens with 1-3 months of battery life (3 months being almost an anomaly that I experienced with a fresh battery) - while still tracking movement and sleep.

I got an Amazfit Band 7 after my OG Bip died. More info as far as blood o2 and fitness recovery & VO2 estimates etc, but it loses the compass, barometer, a physical button (bizarrely imo) & a few month(s) of battery life. The OLED is certainly nicer in some situations (almost always indoors) but I very much miss the battery life. Oh, and lots of app & custom watchface support too.

Btw if you have a larger budget, Garmin is also apparently pretty good with good battery life and a very similar screen type (and much better sports tracking).

buccal|2 years ago

Transflective LCD, e-paper or similar always visible low-power display technology is mandatory for infrequently charged compact wearables.

I tried I like Amazfit Bip (older, more contrast, low refresh frequency) and Amazfit Bip S (newer, less contrast, higher refresh frequency, music playback control) devices that work for more than a month on one charge. For Android synchronization one can use excellent FOSS Gadgetbridge app.

morsch|2 years ago

Fossil Hybrid watches. Four weeks battery life. Supported by Gadgetbridge, so no need to upload your health data to a third party. Can run custom code on the watch.

ptman|2 years ago

PineTime has quite good battery life. Probably not as good. But a week?