Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

09DEC2019 I am a skeptic at heart. I have owned several "smart watches" over the years. I have spent hundreds of dollars on individual watches over the years. Some were good enough, but they're heavy and big and let you know they're there at the most inopportune times. Others are the right weight, but don't function like they are claimed to. Still others are the right size and weight but are only really a glamorous paper weight. To be brutally honesty, I fully expected this to be the case with this watch. When I got my new BlackView Smart Watch, I read the small owners manual(10 minute read.... do it) and stuck the watch on the charger. It lit up that the battery was full. Score. That doesn't happen with most products. Usually theirs at most half power and you have to charge to full before you start it. Not having to wait is a win in my book. I downloaded the app to my phone(Galaxy Note 8) and connected the watch. The touch screen is pretty good. I don't have to mash it to get my selection across. It is properly responsive. Nothing more to say about it. The watch is about the size of a standard watch..... not that this description is insightful, but it's not obtrusive or overbearing. Sleeves easily slip over it with normal button use. That is another win. I am a big guy so I usually have to buy separate watch bands or links. This one is plenty long for me. After playing with the settings in the app for about 5 minutes, the watch was ready for full use. It now alerts me to text, phone calls and emails. it also tracks my daily steps, calories burned, miles walked, heart rate and sleep patterns. I didn't see in the online description that it has a phone locator feature on it too(click the gray icon and it makes your phones alarm ring). There are other features to it as well, but I'll have to take a little time exploring those to get a good feel for them. After using the watch for a little over a week, I can attest to the claims that the battery lasts 10 days. it was at 28% at the end of day 8 when I decided to recharge it. The watch stayed on my wrist the whole time. Showers and the spa don't phase it. Working in the rain was no problem. Overall, I am blown away with this little watch. It would be a bargain at $100. I am excessively happy with it. I can't wait to see where the app goes and what new features they come out with. I will be buying new watches as they come out. More to come....