Low-label Xiaomi Smartwatch. With the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite, Xiaomi affords a successor to the Mi Gaze Lite that has been improved in a form of aspects. In our review of the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite, we demonstrate what the smartwatch, which prices round 70 Euros (RRP), has to provide moreover heart rate and SpO2 tracking, GPS, and 100+ effectively being modes.
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Processor
Ambiq Apollo 3.5 1 x, Cortex-M4F
Show
1.55 chase 9:8, 360 x 320 pixel 311 PPI, Touchscreen, TFT-LCD, gleaming: certain, 60 Hz
Connections
Sensors: Optischer Herzfrequenzsensor, Beschleunigungsmesser, Gyroskop, elektronischer Kompass
Dimension
peak x width x depth (in mm): 10.7 x 35.3 x 41.2 ( = 0.42 x 1.39 x 1.62 in)
Battery
262 mAh, Battery runtime (in step with producer): 240 h
Further features
12 Months Guarantee, waterproof
Weight
35 g ( = 1.23 oz / 0.08 kilos) ( = 0 oz / 0 kilos)
Brand: The producer might perhaps possibly perhaps well use parts from a form of suppliers including demonstrate panels, drives or memory sticks with same specs.
After the first Redmi smartwatch used to be launched on this nation because the Xiaomi Mi Gaze Lite the successor is now on hand in Europe straight under the Redmi trace name. The Redmi Gaze 2 Lite resembles its predecessor virtually admire two peas in a pod. It does provide some improvements, though now not as many because the Redmi Gaze 2, which is once extra reserved for Asia.
The Redmi Gaze 2 Lite, which is on hand in sunless (we examined it), ivory and blue, nonetheless comes with a plastic casing. The gleaming sunless glass front is conspicuous and hides the demonstrate with a quite thick chin on the decrease edge. On the best aspect there is again a button to start the menu. There are now not any built-in audio system or microphones.
The 35 g-gentle behold is held on the wrist by a pre-zigzag wristband made from TPU. This prevents the behold from lying flat on the desk. Thanks to 13 closely spaced holes, the wristband might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be adjusted in lots of ways and thus suits effectively on the arm. The wristband is removable however now not universally interchangeable.
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The Redmi Gaze 2 Lite runs a proprietary working system. The app “Xiaomi Wear” is required for setup on Android whereas “Xiaomi Wear Lite” is required for iOS. For our take a look at of the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite, we essentially ancient the iOS app. Now we accept as true with undoubtedly viewed better smartwatch apps for each iOS and Android.
After the obligatory registration or login into the user’s Xiaomi tale, the smartwatch might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be without be troubled impartial up. Simply faucet on “Add Instrument” within the “Profile” menu and then consume the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite within the checklist. After that, the pairing assignment thru Bluetooth begins, which is self-explanatory and went smoothly in our take a look at of the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite.
5 behold faces are preinstalled on the behold. Many extra might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be selected and transferred without cost thru the app. Apart from, the smartphone app might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be ancient to notify app notifications on and off and configure them, customise the widgets, and substitute the menu structure from grid to checklist, among a form of things.
The app can additionally be ancient to impartial how comely the demonstrate must be and the diagram on the entire it’ll spark off robotically when the user raises the arm, which virtually repeatedly works reliably in be aware.
The Redmi Gaze 2 Lite is essentially operated thru the touchscreen. On the home cowl, you might perhaps possibly perhaps well presumably swipe horizontally thru a form of widgets that provide data relating to the heart rate, blood oxygen stage, weather, and activities, moreover straight initiate a workout. A swipe down brings up notifications, and a swipe up brings up the administration heart with night mode, flashlight, and additional.
The single button on the best aspect is ancient to name the menu. Pressing the button for three seconds opens the system menu for turning off and restarting. By default, the menu items itself in lots of diminutive icons without textual clarification. Three icons are displayed in a row, which affords for sufficiently natty touch surfaces. The menu is scrolled thru thru a vertical swipe.
Apart from to the pulse, SpO2 and sports activities tracking, which can perhaps perhaps well presumably be discussed in additional part under, the menu affords apps for all-day stress tracking (must be activated thru the app), respiratory exercises, a cycle calendar, weather data, dread clock, stopwatch and timer, moreover an electric compass, a phone locator impartial and a flashlight (demonstrate lights up white). Apart from, the song playback and digicam (including lengthen up to 5 seconds) of the linked smartphone might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be managed on the wrist.
The Redmi Gaze 2 Lite shows notifications from the paired smartphone. Push notifications for e-mails, phone, messages, and others might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be obtained. The smartwatch vibrates in transient when a notification is obtained. Mails and messages might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be read in a short preview however can’t be answered. Reliability and synchronicity accept as true with been mainly given in our take a look at, however the affirm of the displayed notifications used to be partly advanced and now not systematic.
The smartwatch does now not provide a phone impartial. On the different hand, the wearable attracts consideration to calls. They might perhaps possibly perhaps even be pushed away on the smartwatch, however now not permitted.
Instruct assistants admire Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant are now not supported by the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite.
The Redmi Gaze 2 Lite is equipped with an optical heart rate sensor. Apart from to the pulse, it additionally measures the blood’s oxygen pronounce (SpO2). The effectively being features are rounded off by over 100 effectively being modes.
The tracked records can now not completely be read on the smartwatch however additionally thru the Xiaomi Wear app on the linked smartphone. Synchronization with Apple Effectively being is probably going. In step with the producer, the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite additionally supports the Strava app for runners and cyclists. In our skills, on the different hand, completely activities might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be shared. Strava does now not checklist the Gaze as a compatible system, so it might perhaps perhaps’t be ancient as a heart rate video show.
As assignment targets, the smartwatch shows the actively burned calories (i.e. these above the basal metabolic rate) and the series of steps taken on the side of the charge stage as filling semicircles on the conventional dial. Apart from, the assignment widget presentations the series of circulate interruptions for the duration of a sedentary assignment. The focused day to day objectives can’t be changed.
Whether or now not the heart rate measurements must be continuous (24 hours a day, with adjustable frequency — requires extra energy) or completely on ask might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be impartial. Apart from, a bizarre choice of the blood oxygen pronounce for the duration of sleep can additionally be specified.
All over our frequent cycling take a look at with the smartwatch, we noticed natty deviations in comparability to a Polar H10 chest strap as a reference system for the duration of high dynamics, i.e. strongly fluctuating pulse values (interval practising). Whereas the strap outputs readings of 122 (realistic) and 156 (most) for the assignment, the smartwatch outputs 75 and 112. These are variations which might perhaps be fully unacceptable to this extent and finally make the smartwatch unusable. And that is now not all: Even for the resting pulse, the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite initially confirmed vastly too high values when put next to the reference within the first of our two testers
However, Xiaomi disbursed an update for the duration of our take a look at of the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite that appears to cope with this topic. These deviations did now not occur to the the same extent within the additional course. Thus, our 2d take a look at editor used to be ready to determine vastly decrease variances in a form of workouts moreover within the resting heart rate in a while. Many of the time, the deviations accept as true with been internal a most of 10 percent. That is still to be now not particularly true and does now not correspond to Xiaomi’s promise of a “high-precision PPG sensor”. However, this would perhaps perhaps well nonetheless be acceptable on this label vary and for pastime athletes.
Users who wear the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite at night might perhaps be aware their have sleep. Apart from to the duration, the smartwatch measures the a form of sleep phases and their length moreover the frequent pulse rate and the blood oxygen saturation, if desired. All records might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be viewed on the smartwatch however are displayed in additional part within the app on the smartphone.
Waterproof up to 5 ATM, the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite affords over 100 effectively being modes. These consist of 17 decent modes admire HIIT and yoga moreover 100 progressed workout modes. Thus, the series of sports activities that will perhaps perhaps well even be tracked with the smartwatch is terribly natty. Apart from to the obligatory classics admire running, walking and cycling, activities equivalent to trekking, swimming (pool and start water), rowing, rope skipping, dancing, and masses extra are additionally included.
Looking out on the chosen sport, the neat wristwatch affords info about pulse, calories, distance, contemporary and realistic streak, roam length, and additional. It additionally evaluates the session after the quit of the workout and saves the workout.
In the take a look at, we ancient the smartwatch to trace rowing on a rowing machine, among a form of things. The Redmi Gaze 2 Lite now not completely counts the strokes surprisingly precisely however additionally suggests practising units.
The Redmi Gaze 2 Lite supports the customary standards GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BDS. The connection institution normally labored rather snappily with about 15 seconds, however it normally took great longer.
A GNSS comparability with a reference smartwatch (Garmin Venu 2) is sadly now not likely as a result of an absence of GFX export. Apart from, there are undoubtedly better smartwatches for demonstrate within the corresponding app. There’s no barometer for altitude measurements and no navigation impartial.
Xiaomi installs a TFT-LC demonstrate within the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite, which is great increased than the predecessor Xiaomi Gaze Lite despite the unchanged dimensions of the behold itself. The choice has additionally increased a miniature to 320 x 360 pixels, resulting in a pixel density of 331 PPI. However, the sunless charge at elephantine brightness is now not particularly true, best admire the glory ratio.
The brightness might perhaps possibly perhaps well even be adjusted in 5 steps and is a most of 375 cd/m². Here’s adequate to read the behold moderately effectively even in relate daylight hours despite the gleaming demonstrate. There’s no ambient gentle sensor for computerized brightness adjustment.
Unfortunately, the wearable does now not provide an repeatedly-on option. The demonstrate can optionally be activated thru a double faucet. That you simply can impartial how snappily the demonstrate goes blank again when now not in use between 5 and 20 seconds.
Xiaomi installs an Apollo 3.5 chip and lets us know that the behold works faster than the predecessor. There are normally any complications in day to day use within the take a look at. The system responds snappily to touch gestures, and apps start straight away. Scrolling thru menus and apps might perhaps possibly perhaps well accept as true with been a miniature bit smoother, though.
There’s no usable storage impartial, which is now not obligatory as a result of additional apps can’t be put in.
The built-in battery measures 262 mAh. Here’s about 10% bigger than what is on hand within the predecessor. In step with the producer, this must be adequate for a battery runtime of up to 10 days. As repeatedly, right here’s a quite theoretical charge however is undoubtedly achievable in be aware with very sporadic use and non-constant effectively being tracking.
In our take a look at, the smartwatch lasted between 3 and 6 days at a stretch, relying on the intensity of use. In total, the extra effectively being tracking (pulse, SpO2, sleep, stress) is activated, the faster it has to be recharged.
A elephantine charge is carried out in under two hours. The critical charging cable with USB-A is included, however a charger is now not.
Mavens
+ 24h heart rate dimension
+ SpO2 dimension
+ Sleep and stress tracking
+ over 100 sport modes
+ stable battery life
+ installable behold faces
Cons
– no GFX export
– Show with thick chin
– no AOD option
With a prompt retail label of round 70 Euros (~$80), the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite affords stable features for the cost.
While heart rate and SpO2 dimension are frequent nowadays even in even more cost effective smartwatches, built-in GPS and bigger than 100 sports activities modes are rather sight-catching. There are additionally some handy features admire song and digicam administration moreover respiratory exercises, which can perhaps perhaps well presumably be additionally now not unfamiliar on a form of smartwatches.
Unfortunately, the pulse tracking in our take a look at of the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite did now not expose to be very true at high speeds, even supposing Xiaomi has obviously improved it with an update. On the different hand, the smartwatch is extremely obnoxious for ambitious athletes; they likely use a form of models, anyway.
The GPS tracking additionally published a pair of weaknesses. On the a form of hand, the stable battery runtimes, the true and increased demonstrate, and the largely gentle handling accept as true with been noticed positively in our take a look at.
Brooding relating to the cost, the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite leaves a stable impression within the take a look at though Xiaomi has nonetheless left room for enchancment in several areas for the following skills.
Xiaomi lists the prompt retail label at best under €70 (~$80). On the time of our review of the Redmi Gaze 2 Lite, on the different hand, the smartwatch is on hand for round €54 (~$62). At Amazon (DE) it is equipped for roughly €62 (~$70.3).
Marcus Schwarten, 2022-02-21 (Update: 2022-02-21)
