![]() ![]() If your device's display won't turn on, the battery might need to be charged. To maximize your Fitbit device's battery life, see the tips in Can I extend my Fitbit device's battery life? That is at least until Nothing decides to launch the transparent Nothing Watch we’ve all been waiting for.Why isn't my Fitbit device's battery charging? If you want a well-designed smartwatch that gets the basics right along with a bit more without breaking the bank, you might want to consider picking up one for yourself. While I’ve spent the last five years wearing inexpensive, but surprisingly rugged digital watches from Casio, I haven’t taken the CMF Watch Pro off of my wrist yet. ![]() With a battery life that’s over a week long even with heavy use and a large AMOLED display, the CMF Watch Pro really does live up to its “See more go further” tagline. This immediately reminded me of how the power and volume buttons on the Nothing Phone (2) are lower down on the device than those on the iPhone. The CMF Watch Pro’s button on the right is centered unlike the Apple Watch’s Digital Crown which is slightly higher up. Just like with my Nothing Phone (2) when compared to the best iPhones, I did notice one welcome change compared to the Apple Watch. Also, like Apple’s products, it just works and it does what it sets out to do quite well. Instead, the CMF Watch Pro is a minimalistic smartwatch that doesn’t carry an exorbitant price tag. It does let you make and answer calls though. This isn’t the kind of smartwatch you’ll be fiddling with during dinner as it doesn’t have any third-party apps nor can you respond to text messages and other notifications on it. If there’s less to distract you when you take your phone out of your pocket, you’re going to spend less time using it.įor better or worse, the CMF Watch Pro is trying to accomplish something similar. This is why you can add widgets and quick setting toggles to the Nothing Phone’s home screen and the company also offers its own monochromatic icon pack for its Android smartphones. Smartphone and tech addition in general is something that Nothing has been working to help its users break free of. The build quality is quite good too and the curves around the edges of the CMF Watch Pro remind me a lot of the corners on the Nothing Phone (2). While less premium, I really like the silicon strap and how it tucks under itself instead of being held in place by a loop. However, finding them took me a while and I didn’t even know they were there until I pressed the button on the right side of the CMF Watch Pro.Īt just 47 grams, the watch itself is light enough that I don’t even realize I’m wearing it a lot of the time. ![]() There are some extra features too like stress monitoring, guided breathing sessions, a stopwatch, timers, alarms, a flashlight, a camera remote and even voice assistant support. However, I do have the display set to only turn on when I lift my hand but there are eight always-on options that drain its battery much faster.įrom checking the time to my daily steps, heart rate, weather and even how much I slept the night before, everything feels very snappy on the CMF Watch Pro just like using my Nothing Watch (2). I’ve yet to have to charge my CMF Watch Pro even with continuous heart rate and blood oxygen monitoring enabled. So what’s it been like using a sub $100 smartwatch for a week? Surprisingly good actually. Not bad for the $89 I paid to get one early from eBay, though the smartwatch is now available through Amazon for the same price. The CMF Watch Pro also has Bluetooth, built-in GPS and loads of health and fitness monitoring tech baked in. The watch itself features a 1.96 inch AMOLED display with an aluminum alloy frame and it can last for up to 13 days with typical use or a whopping 45 days with its power saving mode enabled. ![]() According to a press release put out at the time, the goal of CMF is “making great design more accessible” and so far, the sub-brand has launched an inexpensive pair of wireless earbuds with the Buds Pro, a 65W GaN charger to power all of your devices at once and of course, the CMF Watch Pro.Īlthough the CMF Watch Pro isn’t quite the transparent Nothing Watch fans of three-year-old startup were hoping for, it does share some common DNA when it comes to design. Besides releasing a follow-up to the Nothing Phone (1) and its new Nothing Ear (2) wireless earbuds this year, Nothing also launched a new sub-brand called CMF back in September. ![]()
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