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Wyze $20 Smart Watch

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Re: Wyze $20 Smart Watch

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Interesting, but they ship only to the US, which is a deal breaker for me. Would've ordered.

Similar here. I hadn't heard of them before but took a look at their site and am impressed by the range. If they shopped to the UK I'd be buying a few bits for sure.

Similar prices to xiaomi etc but their apps look good. (though the xiaomi apps are pretty good too)

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As a runner, this is relatively useless without a GPS. Include that and sign me up in a heartbeat.

Look into the Amazfit Bip. A bit more than $20, but cheap and the battery lasts ~40 days. If you're using GPS a lot it will be less than 40. Even so, battery life is measured in weeks, not days.

I've got a Bip. Using the GPS to track running or hiking does use a lot of power. I need to recharge about every 2 weeks, tracking a 1-hour walk every day.

I do recommend it. Another differentiating factor is the display. The Wyze product doesn't indicate the display tech, but the Amazfit using e-Ink, so it's always on and has good visibility even in bright light, something that competitors like Apple (with its minuscule battery life and disappearing display) can't claim.

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I often wonder how Wyze makes any money. They're usually 2-10 times cheaper than their competitors, while providing better features, better design, and better support. I love all of my Wyze devices and purchased another $100 worth of them just yesterday (3 bulbs, 2 sockets, 3 sensors, 1 camera, 1 SD card). I like how they go out of their way to add features to their devices. For example, they provide a firmware for t…

Selling at a loss to build up their ecosystem I imagine, same as Amazon with all their devices.

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I often wonder how Wyze makes any money. They're usually 2-10 times cheaper than their competitors, while providing better features, better design, and better support. I love all of my Wyze devices and purchased another $100 worth of them just yesterday (3 bulbs, 2 sockets, 3 sensors, 1 camera, 1 SD card). I like how they go out of their way to add features to their devices. For example, they provide a firmware for t…

Selling at a loss to build up their ecosystem I imagine, same as Amazon with all their devices.

They could be hoping to be acquired by Amazon as well.

Re: Wyze $20 Smart Watch

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I often wonder how Wyze makes any money. They're usually 2-10 times cheaper than their competitors, while providing better features, better design, and better support. I love all of my Wyze devices and purchased another $100 worth of them just yesterday (3 bulbs, 2 sockets, 3 sensors, 1 camera, 1 SD card). I like how they go out of their way to add features to their devices. For example, they provide a firmware for t…

"Wyze Labs, Inc ... are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates."

I would like to believe there is good in the world, but other than Linux nothing has held it up.

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I often wonder how Wyze makes any money. They're usually 2-10 times cheaper than their competitors, while providing better features, better design, and better support. I love all of my Wyze devices and purchased another $100 worth of them just yesterday (3 bulbs, 2 sockets, 3 sensors, 1 camera, 1 SD card). I like how they go out of their way to add features to their devices. For example, they provide a firmware for t…

It's funny - i avoid Wyze because it seems such a good deal. Something seems off about that, the price is simply too good - and i loathe being the product these days.

I hate being the product as well, but it's pretty much inescapable now. Paying for a service does not opt you out of being marketed to other income streams as a product (ie, combined stats, being part of a test group, etc).

The best we can hope for by paying for a product is getting additional features and not being inconvenienced (ie, avoiding ads).

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post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Look into the Amazfit Bip. A bit more than $20, but cheap and the battery lasts ~40 days. If you're using GPS a lot it will be less than 40. Even so, battery life is measured in weeks, not days.

I've got a Bip. Using the GPS to track running or hiking does use a lot of power. I need to recharge about every 2 weeks, tracking a 1-hour walk every day. I do recommend it. Another differentiating factor is the display. The Wyze product doesn't indicate the display tech, but the Amazfit using e-Ink, so it's always on and has good visibility even in bright light, something that competitors like Apple (with its minus…

Just one point of clarification, the Amazfit Bip does not use e-ink. It's a transreflective LCD screen, kind of like the old Game Boy Advance screens. It's easier to see in bright sunlight, and always on.

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post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Selling at a loss to build up their ecosystem I imagine, same as Amazon with all their devices.

They could be hoping to be acquired by Amazon as well.

This. The founders are all exAmazon and I think this is a likely exit strategy.

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I often wonder how Wyze makes any money. They're usually 2-10 times cheaper than their competitors, while providing better features, better design, and better support. I love all of my Wyze devices and purchased another $100 worth of them just yesterday (3 bulbs, 2 sockets, 3 sensors, 1 camera, 1 SD card). I like how they go out of their way to add features to their devices. For example, they provide a firmware for t…

It's funny - i avoid Wyze because it seems such a good deal. Something seems off about that, the price is simply too good - and i loathe being the product these days.

Because it’s essentially Amazon, ex Amazon engineers and they integrate with Alexa by default which likely means a nice side channel income.
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