3 Random Cheapo Smartwatch Things - Knockoff Apple Watch, Pendo X1 & Janky Fitbit Clone

[@SMOOREZ]

Hey everyone, welcome back to another cheapo tech showcase! Hope this one is at least a bit entertaining. Didn't have much of a plan, just filmed and here we are :) Thanks so much for watching and I'll see you soon! TIMESTAMPS: Intro & Disclaimers: 0:00 First Watch - Unboxing: 0:53 First Watch - Around the Watch & Comparison: 2:54 First Watch - Power On, User Interface etc: 4:39 First Watch - The App & Sensors: 6:56 First Watch - App Style Comparison, Crown & Apps: 9:56 First Watch - Conclusion, Power Off etc: 11:47 First Watch - Teardown: 12:57 Second Watch - Around the thing: 16:49 Second Watch - Power On, User Interface & Display: 18:07 Second Watch - Bluetooth Connection & Some Apps: 19:14 Second Watch - Speaker Test: 20:29 Second Watch - More Apps & Sensor Test: 21:40 Second Watch - Sound Recorder, More Apps & Settings: 23:46 Second Watch - Ringtones & Rest of Settings: 24:34 Second Watch - Camera & VERY QUICK Camera Test: 26:28 Second Watch - Conclusion: 28:02 Second Watch - Teardown: 29:00 Third Watch - Around The Thing: 33:27 Third Watch - The VERY Limited Functionality: 34:27 Third Watch - A Difficult Teardown: 36:35 Upcoming Content & Second Channel Progress: 40:13 Thank you for watching & Outro: 41:55 Be good people!

[@DarkWestern]

I've been subbed for about 2 years now, and I've tuned into some of your live streams. I don't like the way you put yourself down. You're not disinteresting, and you're not boring. If the guy that makes these finds them boring, then what does that make me, the viewer? I also have never known the story of your thumbs. I've picked up that you don't like when people ask about them, so I'm not, and I never have all this time. I'm just bringing it up to make you aware that even without all the answers, we love your content and will tune into it even when parts of it are a complete mystery. Thanks for all the entertainment, and here's to many more years of it!

[@WolfPackYT]

All the sensors are fake they’re not supposed to be spitting numbers if they’re not on your wrist the real sensors are really well calibrated to avoid false positives as much as possible

[@SMOOREZ]

Hey there, Thanks for tuning in and I appreciate the feedback. Because I rushed through this video and didn't have a proper plan for it I just thought it may not be as exciting as other videos I have put out that's all. I know that you folks get a kick out of anything I put out but I just didn't feel this one was up to scratch but it seems ok and I am glad people appreciate it :) With my thumbs I actually have talked about it in a video and stuff. On my second channel you can see they are damaged due to trauma and my own fault so I started covering them up and then when the channel got some momentum I decided to just wear them for every video as a bit of an icon for the channel. Makes everything just a bit unique. My thumbs are reasonable now but the bandaids stay because that's how I like things to roll now :) So many people ask about it but I have talked about it and figured it's easy for people to pick up that it's just there as a channel thing as there is a bandaid on the thumb in my icon. But anyways, hope that clears some stuff up. Thanks heaps for watching and I may catch you on a live stream!

[@DarkWestern]

@@SMOOREZ I appreciate the reply, like I said, I'd picked up bits and pieces here and there, but combing through hundreds of hours of videos for maybe 10 or 20 seconds of explanation seemed far more difficult than simply accepting that they were just how you liked things. My point was, your vids are great, and I know we are our own greatest critics, but I've always enjoyed everything you've made.

[@minecraftpro4785]

Do a review with Samsung galaxy Z1, Z2 , Z3 and Z4 because they have different os plus I really miss my Z1 :(

[@keff5984]

Awesome!! Love the cheap watches!! Have you ever considered reviewing the cheapo Android tv boxes with wild claims that used to be pushed pretty hard?? Have always been curious

[@mcbchannel7173]

They're shitty, they lags so much. I know because my friend have one and it takes forever just to open youtube

[@LazorVideosDestruction]

GTA 3 on a little watch is legit the funniest thing I've ever seen. Cannot wait to see that video lmao

[@rossini138]

My mum informed me one time “I got a shit bit” and I said “do you mean a FitBit?” And she said it’s a knock-off so it’s a ShitBit. Pretty sure it was that exact thing. It cost her about £10 new

[@RennieAsh]

Well yes it's cheap crap so it's a sheet bit lol

[@the2323guy]

cheapbit

[@michaelturner4457]

34:00 Some of the Huawei fitness bands charge in the same way as that. With the USB plug on the device itself, and the strap just un-clips when charging is needed.

[@SethTheKitsune]

The ringtones of the Pendo watch are all old Samsung ones, i miss the TouchWizHome days...

[@VolivovejVolej]

The ringtones on the Pendo watch are all pinched off Samsung phones… approximately the Galaxy S3 era. Even the single beep - Samsungs had “Beep once” and “Beep beep” in their ringtone list, too… they may have been inspired by Nokia S60 phones there, even the pitch is the same (tone A). Thanks for the great video, as always! 🤟

[@hudde814]

Glad to see someone who knew that so that I wouldn't be saying the same thing. I remember the 3rd ring being from an S3, that was my first ever smartphone that I had

[@tripsadelica]

I enjoyed this video! The mesh metal band is a welll known watch band type that has been around since wristwatches became a thing around WW1. They are called Milanese Mesh watchbands. Unless you pay for the better small brands like Lemfo most of the sensors are either fake or wildly inaccurate...that's why the disclaimers always mention that the readings should not be taken to be the same quality as medical devices. Keep the videos coming, Smoorez!

[@BobLu]

Many of these cheap activity tracker have fake heart rate/blood oxygen sensor. The problem is, even the ones with real sensors often read "something" from non-living objects and give you a number. Mi bands are famously/notoriously known to do this. Jumping up and down for a minute and put on the device generally will allow you to tell if the heart rate is fake. Hold your breath until you can't anymore and see if the blood oxygen meter gives you a warning. As of blood pressure... pretty much anything claims be able to do BP is always fake.

[@Mashamazzi]

I don’t think holding your breath does anything to blood oxygen monitors, I’ve tried while I was in the hospital lol

[@BobLu]

@@Mashamazzi You can, at least for those household grade fingertip device. I've tried it myself and have filmed it. I will upload it when I have time. I suspect that the hospital ones are intentionally designed to display a averaged out number, thus being less sensitive to short term blood oxygen level change. Just my guess, tho.

[@manwell235]

Watching this video made me realise used watches by legit brands from a few years back still better than even the newest clone watches. I bought a 2020 Realme Watch display unit for only $15 and it does everything these watches can do and with better quality

[@bitelaserkhalif]

Those branded watches also easier to work with (in case of Bluetooth connection)

[@aleksazunjic9672]

Depends on clone watch, these are actually not brand new either.

[@m4t7eo]

34:40 many early fitbits had a similar style of charging. Also, the UI is almost an exact copy of 2015 fitbits

[@Firitesen]

That particular one in the video looks like a Fitbit Alta clone (I had a real one which barely worked; now I have an Inspire 2)

[@terrytartu]

I had a band similar, if not the exact same, as the last one. It worked step counting was excellent, heartbeat was always accurate too. Blood pressure was sketchy though. Its battery lasted close to three weeks. The hardest part was taking the silicone band off one side to charge it - which took about an hour. All in all it was good for the price except, on my device, the Bluetooth would disconnect and not reconnect automatically...its only fault. It was nearly indestructible I gave it away after a year or so as a friend admired it and I wanted a new model. She still has it three years later.

[@terrytartu]

Charging took about an hour, taking the band off took five minutes or so.

[@donotatme]

I had one of the last one you showed, but even more budget with an unpainted, black case instead of silver and only 2 metal strips instead of 4 on the charging plug. I used it for notifications mostly and lost it at some point. I remember it needed some sketchy app that needed a ton of permissions on your phone.

[@Thetechnolady007]

i used to use the last one back in the day when i just needed a cheap fitness watch, it was perfect bc i didn’t want all the fancy stuff. it is an app but it didn’t do any emails or texts. it was okay!

[@bitelaserkhalif]

Those cheapo watches has a quirky Bluetooth connection system. Each watch uses their own app, and connected to China as usual. If only there's a FOSS interfacer for those....

[@k.m4061]

truly the most underrated tech channel

[@EnidAgnusDei]

I have a couple of Fitbits and even when I don't wear them, soon as you pick them up they show a heartbeat figure so think that is pretty standard.

[@robertsteel3563]

2:35 Smoorez: "Please Do not charge under the condition of humanity" Me: "Ok, I won't!"

[@ShepherdSparky]

ooooh janky smartwatches, i remember having a really crappy one in like 2018 that had a sim card slot and stuff, it cracked by falling off my desk somehow

[@deathsyth8888]

"Cashies! It's like a garage sale with dedicated business hours!" - DankPods

[@caralynx]

The unknown chip on the second watch appears to be some GigaDevice SPI NOR flash. Usually if you find a chip with a part number starting with 25L or 25Q, it's a SPI NOR flash chip. Don't think I've seen one that flat but still with legs before though.

[@alexgravitos]

I have a cheapo knockoff Apple watch on me, they are surprisingly good for a chinese clone made for Russian market. The best part about this thing is it actually has skins. The worst is I cant remap anything on it, my Mi Band 2 had an option to remap its single button :D

[@mjetektman9313]

About that 8 leg IC, it is a Flash EEPROM, 25 means it uses SPI, you can totally read it by using a CH341a reader (It's kinda cheap), and that is also the same type of IC that motherboard manufacturers use to store BIOS

[@mjetektman9313]

@linus cat tips I see, I saw that some days ago, to make it work properly you have to mod the board a little

[@rodentartmouse]

Cute! Little cute hamster playing in a ball pit💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 VERY CUTE

[@Hasisul12]

On 25:30, where you showed the notification tones from the 2nd watch, all the tones are actually pinched from Samsung, even the ”Nokia one”.

[@bitelaserkhalif]

The second watch gave me cheap mediatek QWERTY phones flashbacks. Dual SIM, tv built in, java, those devices are made to cash on blackberry success at that time

[@AI-dz2zd]

Nike Fuelband, kind of an activity tracker, used the same charging method with USB connector hidden in the wristband itself.

[@pabblo1]

I actually have a cheapo smartwatch. It's called the DZ09, and it is as bad as you think. I got it as a hand-me-down from my grandmother (that was alright for her, as she only needed to tell the time).

[@hahalolha]

RE the Blood Pressure: 120/80 mmHg is kind of the 'Ideal' blood pressure for an adult although I have a feeling it just always spits that out... The heart rate monitor seems like it is legit, really anywhere between 60-110 BPM is ok. AFAIK the heart rate module is super cheap to implement while the new 'optical blood pressure' sensors are either expensive or non-existent + processing would not go very well on these devices considering their performance (or lack thereof). (Sidenote: This is not medical advice in any sense, For that you would need a medical practitioner which I am not)

[@012345678933888]

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[@gmcnewlook]

Ah a dankpods enjoyer i see

[@blakksheep736]

People of culture in this thread. 😎

[@hudde814]

mate

[@something_burger]

25:12 oh god it's the alarm tone I used several years ago back when I had a Galaxy J1, except now it sounds absolutely awful.

[@ThatDroid]

check out dz09, gt08, dirrelo-gt01, ID206 DIRRELO, qw09 (if you can get your hands on one) and a lemfo lem 10. theyre all interesting smartwatches

[@brianm.7421]

Awesome; but at 15:55 it's a crystal oscillator! it's not a microphone

[@outwoodyapecker]

4:04 it's called a milanese mesh bracelet

[@garyklesner7698]

I thought this was a very interesting video (although you kept saying it wasn't) and quite enjoyed it. For the love of me I cannot imagine anyone wanting to watch a video about Sneakers😴?

[@nolanmales]

36:32 It showed a little “no phone connected” symbol so I am pretty sure it has Bluetooth. No idea how to connect it though.

[@noble_lime]

This is a dafit smartwatch. You can flash custom firmware on these

[@daviddunmore7076]

That last one - every possible expense spared.

[@NickDalzell]

My boss bought one exactly like the last one you showed. It cost $10 at Walmart at the time (2019) but it wouldn't charge when plugged into the PC or USB. It was just dead on arrival. For the best, I'm sure.

[@mattnordsell9760]

I used to have an Amazfit Bip smart watch, I had to discard it after the screen popped off and was being held by the ribbon cable. The watch still worked, but the battery was going bad after using it for about 2 years.

[@johnsimun6533]

The red outline mimics the AWS4, and as for as the pulse, pressure, etc… That is the next gen, sensors. It can read vitals while it is not on the persons body. If anyone with the AW then you have probably had someone who didn’t have the AW and check their vitals in certain situations. With that watch, you can continue to wear it, and check someone else’s vitals, at the same time.

[@mohdasyraafsyahmi3250]

yeah I've used the variation of the 3rd smartwatch. It only cost for about $3 here in Malaysia

[@TingFeng77]

that 8 pin chip in the pendo is an spi flash chip and yeah you do sometimes see them used for holding the bios on pcs cant see the exact model number but its probably by Gigadevice and is probably where the 1MB of storage is from

[@der_kluger_gunther8391]

the first one was bad but the second and third could be useful tbh, they don't pretend to be "clones" they are trying to be something at least. i never used smartwatches and i will not start now but it's interesting to see how they are done

[@TooColdToBeSober]

Rambling Smoorez is a fun Smoorez!

[@itsmemohammed379]

can you try the D18 smart watch its smaller to the last one and the pendo

[@paranoiia8]

Love the video, I hope you will do more some review of stuff like that(not only phones but gadgets, watches etc) As for those heartrate sensors I had bunch of smartbands and 90% of them had fake sensors or ones that where not calibrated(or with just emiter working not photodetector/cmos sensor). Ones that tell you that they measure blood pressure are 99% fake as proper sensor that do that is just really recently popped up and it still far from accurate to be even fancy novelty. For most of time they use the same sensor module that I think is some throwback from factory and all it do is light up led diodes and use sensor it self to detect if something is close to it so it can show fancy animation on screen pretending to do something. Just few worked properly(as they tried to detect blood vessel contractions not just sensing that something is close to photodetector) but calibration was off too much to be useful for anything. Also few of them didnt had proper battery protection chip so batteries often get rekt really badly as they get overcharged or make watch turn them self on without any reason draining batteries messing their properties so they get swollen or get hot few sec after plugging it to charger. Overall im fan of simple smartwatches/smart bands as I dont see the reason to have bunch of useless features on watch that should be addition to phone not replacement. So for me my current Huawei Band 7 is perfect as it do what smartband should do: show notifications, time, measure basic things like health or sport activities and have some typical feature like stopwatch or timer.... because why you would need more if you have phone in a pocket? Also I need to charge it like once per week, 30min and its full, so I dont need to play with it every night like Apple watch or any wearOS device that get flat after 2-3 days.

[@leonardodavidenriquezsilva7169]

yeah i have used one like the last one and was pretty usefull , it had another function like notifications of whatsapp, and incoming call, just notification, and i could only hang up via the watch , i could not speak via the watch

[@mrbedford]

I got some of the watches like this, especially the last one which has a band go over the USB connector.

[@DoctorNemmo]

I have a similar watch to that last one and it doesn't have real sensors, just a pulsating led.

[@noble_lime]

I have a dafit rebranded fireboltt 360 pro circle smart watch. It to doesn't have app support and have 2 games. It's a primium circle fitness band

[@espero_dev]

Hey bro I can fix any of them and I can get the OS files from any of them for you

[@lungsfull]

Huawei fitbits also charges same way or few models does

[@CTCTraining1]

Excellent video .. and never apologise for damage accessing a device, you are just demonstrating how poor is their maintainability. Keep up the great work 😀👍

[@m.projects]

Very nice video, I was ashamed to see the last smartwatch/band/whateveritwas destroyed but anyway, we needed to know what powered such a tiny device :P

[@hmklegend2791]

Also, can u review RAVOZ smartwatch, SMOOREZ?I recently have it right now but I hope u would review this smartwatch

[@Adventist1997]

I'd really like to know if they actually sense your hear rate despite their price. 😅

[@minecraftpro4785]

Do a review with Samsung galaxy Z1, Z2 , Z3 and Z4 because they have different os plus I really miss my Z1 :(

[@HuntersMoon78]

@SMOOREZ can you do a review of the DM100 large screen smartwatch.

[@jacobdavidcunningham1440]

1:25 small terminator 29:59 that's pretty cool

[@dieseldragon6756]

Man, many thanks for another awesome video! 😀🧡 A few quick(ish) notes about that "Pendo" watch (Better be careful how I type that!)... 😛 1. I had a "5ive" (sic) branded watch with that same collection of ringtones on it, which appear to be nicked off older Samsungs. Tbh if I still had it and tore it down, I wouldn't be surprised if it was much the same inside. 🙂 2. "Pendo" is UK trainspotter slang for the "Pendolino" trains that run between London and Glasgow, and this video is the only time I've ever seen that word used outside of this context. At a guess, the manufacturers of these things are just plucking brand names out of random Facebook posts! 🙃 3. The 1MB file "space" inside the watch is (I would guess) intended more for importing things like calendar files and perhaps clockface graphics *to* the watch, rather than for storing data generated *on* the watch. Given the number of features (Like the camera and video recorder) that are useless in practice for the very small storage, I'm going to guess this was made for eBay... 😉

[@elfedorausado]

4:03 that's a Milanese watch strap

[@thomasaton]

The third watch is probably ID115Plus HR

[@GareWorks]

I'm not sure if Pendo was ever _sold_ here in New Zealand but my ISP gave away a garbage Pendo Pad tablet at one point. It's... really, _really_ bad. It runs on an x86 Intel Atom chip despite running Android, making it a pain to use, putting aside all its other shortcomings (and there are a lot).

[@hmklegend2791]

20:27 Come on, SMOOREZ, u could have waited for that

[@austrALIENrides]

What's the website for ewaste?

[@STR82DVD]

Actually, if you really think about it, these are not simple devices. Low power, sure, but very interesting board designs.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

It is not possible to measure blood pressure with a band around your wrist, unless said band inflates with air. Even if the band actually fills with air, and properly compresses around the wrist, blood pressure measurements taken on wrist are much less accurate than upper-arm bp measurements. It's weird that they would put a feature on the device that is not technologically possible. Those are the easiest to debunk. You would think they'd stick to fake features that are real-world. But hey, if the device looks good on paper, that's all that most people need. That tactic has worked for years, Samsung is a big fan of that. The galaxy a20 has 2 rear cameras! That sounds good, but the wide-angle lens appears to be ripped out of a low-end side mirror car camera. The image is so blurry and grainy that all the images look like they were shot for an early-90's rock video (low budget one hit wonder style) But hey, it sounds good on the box! Hell yeah! And before anyone tells me not to expect too much from a $300 phone camera: why put the crappy useless wide angle camera on it in the first place? Leave out the 2nd camera and put the $3 saved into a better speaker, or a status LED, or a screen print of a goddamn panda on the back. I don't use my phone to shoot VHS quality pop videos.

[@HeX341]

Yes, please don't destroy tech.. :(

[@v0xl]

second Pendo one is MRE-based! No Java! You can run apps from File Manager, they must be made specifically for it tho. Looks like other MRE watches, it should have an sd slot below the battery.

[@RowanBird779]

I think the screen on the fake fitbit i being refreshed sideways

[@dexterdouglas]

Yay cheap watches! Wanted to know what these things were like.

[@RennieAsh]

Ah yes, Cash Converters, the place where you can find Cheap Crap xD Sometimes there is good value to be had

[@mihaillevarda9395]

camera shuting sound is from is from freeman speak t120

[@davidwithawiredprofile]

I've seen things smaller than a 150mah you should look at a 50 mah lipo they're found in wireless earbuds if you were to ever do a review on a pair of cheapo earbuds

[@thekornreeper]

Love this channel

[@nathanmarks1068]

My university requires the third watch for a health class. It’s called a Movband 5 and they sell them for $65. Everyone has issues with them.

[@badyherz]

Loved this episode:3

[@Robertv1]

Ringtones are from Samsung on the second watch

[@d.edmunds9955]

This is like Dank Pods. But without the pocell

[@deathsyth8888]

Needs more 1 Grit.

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

I had the 3rd watch (lloks almost the same) it lasted less than 6 months as you have to twist the band off to charge... guess watch broke... all the traces.

[@lateral1385]

He loves cute batteries 🔋❤️

[@djihadelhak]

The video quality like something underwater

[@SummonerArthur]

Get rid of that 65mah battery RIGHT NOW. It is very dangerous at this point. It could be hot cuz the cathode and diode touched eachother when you punctured the bloody thing. Or maybe not. Get rid of it anyway.

[@ricardopuerta6642]

Like someone else said here on the comments, devices who measure hr can also measure hr on non-living things, that's because it measures how much of the green light is bouncing back to the sensor (the same thing happens with blood, it bounces back green light). A watch or band telling hr from something that doesn't have a Heart Beat isn't uncommon. Have a nice day :D

[@adamb5142]

thats called an encoder for the scroll wheel

[@blablalolbitco2462]

Please make a video on the android smartwatch i would like to see that love from norway

[@bramvandenbroeck5060]

Wow and i just got the 44mm Apple Watch SE yesterday and today you drop a video about smartwatches :p And the storage they used in the Pendo watch is a pc bios chip . . . What an odd choice! It's technically just a bit of storage, it's an eprom so you could use it as a flash module, insane! I think this is a way to save money or something, and i will get back to you about the nokia bootleg, i just had a busy schedule :) but i think tomorrow i have some time to respond (had a lot of work to do and i wasn't home)

[@AngryDavid808]

Try setting a countdown timer on the camera when capturing a photo for a thumbnail if the same thing happens like in the first watch where the screen wouldn't stay lit for more than 5 seconds. The countdown timer will save a ton of hassle.

[@faisal-nl2vf]

We wanna see that GTA running watch!

[@matthewcampbell5877]

Hey Bro, Where do you buy E-Waste from? Please can you share the site? Thanks brother. Love the videos x

[@ivanlol1451]

On the 30 dollar watch there is a sport basketball but theres not football and stuff🤣

[@darling_yext]

Ohh Alps.. so it is a welcome watch.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

15:24 Hey look, JTAG!

[@snik2pl]

The last one is oled. Monochrome but still

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

If you would have replaced the batteries in your smart watches as soon as you got it with a brand name they would probably still be working.

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

I have a versa lite, charge lasts 4 days thats it.

[@efootballer3381]

I am not sure if this is a bug but on my main account I cannot comment on your videos, I was trying to recommend you a smartphone to review its called Sugar A100..

[@s6edge7]

486sx ?

[@fh5h]

i think the last one are some old HUAWEI band