I bought a €20 smartwatch on Aliexpress — here’s how that turned out

[Redaktion]

I wanted a round smartwatch with long battery life and a vibration alarm that I can set directly on the watch — without annoying smartphone pairing. It basically didn't need to do much at all, but it should be inexpensive. So I ordered one of those €20 models from Aliexpress. Here's what I got.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/I-bought-a-EUR20-smartwatch-on-Aliexpress-here-s-how-that-turned-out.1169720.0.html

[MP]

If you do not absolutely need round display look at PineTime. Open source from hardware to software.

[resource]

Good luck. I want something very simple that does alarms and timers with at least 21 days of battery life and am struggling to find a worthy option.

[A]

That's the thing, notebookcheck advertises these cheap smartwatches but never actually reviews them and how they compare to the expensive ones.

Maybe buy a few from temu with 90 day return policy, try a few of them and make a review? 2 birds with one stone.