XiaomiWatch S1

This is a great watch and does everything I want. I went for the stainless steel (silver) model rather than the black version, and at £139 it's a bargain. It comes with a nice leather strap and a spare flurorubber strap too and others are available at cheap prices.It has a very nice 1.43 inch Amoled screen which is smooth as you like, and is a quality build with sapphire glass, which makes it a tough watch to damage or scratch.The Mi Fitness software from Xiaomi is pretty inuitive, and pairing it to my phone was simple enough out of the box. The software requires some personalisation to get the watch working as you want, but once that's done, it's fine.I've got my watch set to switch on when I move my wrist round (rather than having it 'always on display), and have set up the main functionality widgets that are important to me for easy access (by swiping left or right on the watch face). Downloading watch faces is done through the app and there are hundreds of free options available which are easily applied and can be swapped in seconds. You can even personalise some of these with your own photographs, adding up to 8 images to your selected analogue or digital watch face.It has inbuilt GPS with way too many exercise options (117 at the last count), but I only need walking, with the odd run or hike perhaps. I can also answer calls, see the important notifications that I've asked to appear, and the battery seems to last a few days with heavy usage, or weeks just as a watch.The only downside I've found was that the latest firmware took an age to download and install on the watch via the app. I'm now running 1.4.174, and this latest firmware seems to have improved speeds and added functionality to the firmware out of the box. Mind you, some of the functionality (like using the watch to take photos on your mobile phone and playing music through the watches speaker) seem gimmicky and impractical to me, but I suppose the developers are just showing off how much their watch can do.In conclusion, I can only say that this is one of my happiest purchases in recent memory. I looked at various reviews prior to purchase, and for me, this watch addresses all the issues which have traditionally stopped me from buying a smart watch.

Unfortunately the company sent a used watch, the watch already had a PIN set. It looked brand new but wasn't. Couldn't reset it at all, but was given a full refund and told to not bother returning it. So have spare straps for the new one.However, is was then ordered elsewhere and the watch is great. Great features, stays charged for a long time. It's funny talking to your wrist...bit like beam me up scotty lol !!

Easy to set up and looks stylish

Initially impressed, but after wearing for a few months I'm downgrading my rating. Still gets three stars for good looks and quality construction. Sapphire glass is always a plus. BUT, the voice assistant never worked properly (believe me, I tried everything). The battery life was impressive when compared to my previous WearOS watch, but it fell far short of that promised — best I got was 4/5 days with everything disabled except notifications.I hoped that software updates would fix the voice assistant, but eventually gave up hope and returned the watch. Replaced with Amazfit GTR 4 which actually delivers on the promised specifications.

Nice strap and appearance.

I purchased this watch as I already had a Xiaomi phone - after many years of always getting the most up to date Samsung device - and was very impressed with the build quality. I certainly wasn't disappointed. The spare rubber strap is also a nice touch.

Beautifully crafted smartwatch, impeccable materials with enough smarts for most people. NFC payments are a bonus.

Excellent battery life, limited watch faces, no apps for it, but it's stylish.Sometimes I seem to accidentally press a button while I sleep, even though it's on DND, and deplete the battery.