Wyze announces $ 20 smartwatch with nine days of battery life

Wyze, the smart home company best known for its line of budget internet-connected security cameras, has announced its first smartwatch. The Wyze watch will be available in two sizes – 44mm and 47mm – when it ships to the United States in February 2021, and like the rest of the company’s lineup, it’s affordable at $ 20. Wyze’s announcement follows the release of the company’s first fitness tracker, the $ 25 Wyze Band, earlier this year.

The watch will come with a fairly standard selection of smartwatch features, including blood oxygen monitoring, heart rate tracking, IP68 water and dust resistance rating, battery life of nine days, activity and sleep tracking and integration with Google Fit and Apple Health. However, the watch will also integrate with other devices from Wyze; the company promises to support shortcuts for you to control products like its smart bulbs. It can also display your notifications, allowing you to read email previews and texts, although Wyze’s press release does not explicitly state which mobile operating systems the watch works with.

In terms of specs, the 44mm Wyze watch has a 1.4-inch LCD screen with 320 x 320 resolution and a 260mAh battery. The 47mm version has a 1.75-inch LCD display with 320 x 385 resolution and a 300mAh battery. Both have 16MB of storage. Neither GPS tracking nor support for voice assistants.

It’s hard to see Wyze beat the competition from Apple or Samsung when it prices its first smartwatch at just $ 20. But if it can deliver on its modest promises of providing a simple and functional experience, the Wyze Watch could become an attractive first smartwatch.

The Wyze watch is available for pre-order starting today.