Time For More TicWatch Pro

Is affordability and increased battery life a better swap for quality?

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When a company moves from making entry-level smartwatches to top-end wrist real estate, it can be quite a risk, but that’s exactly what Chinese AI company Mobvoi is doing. A new entrant on the wearable space, Mobvoi’s been making waves with its wrist innovations and now it has unleashed the TicWatch Pro. Aimed at being the affordable top-end to its current Wear OS (née Android Wear) offerings, the Pro’s main selling points are price and big battery life.

The Pro’s quoted battery life is five days (mixed use) to 30 days (Essential Mode), thanks to dual display tech that extends usage. Battery life drops to two days if you use the watch exclusively in Smart Mode. Basically, there are two 1.39-inch screens layered on top of one another. There’s the 400x400 OLED display, with ace resolution for the size that ensures text is legible and the pixels are barely visible. But it doesn’t fare well in bright sunlight, washing out colours and making the time harder to read.

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