2 - Presentation before configuration: 9/10
* The watch has a bracelet which I have never experienced so much "sweetness" to the touch, like "peach skin".
Its material also allows him to wrap the wrist completely, knowing that the watch is 4.3 * 4 cm (a little large for some feminine wrists).
* The bracelet is 24 mm that can be changed and thus give it a look more "dressed".
The screen (once removed the sticky sticker that protects the screen) is very nice, especially the touch and vision.
* Edge anodised aluminum, very low key, the screen is black and surrounds the party who is of 3.2 * 2.7 cm
* The brightness is sufficient, in "economy" mode and a light sensor helps make the screen readable regardless of the light environment.
* One button (off-on-pairing)
* Mark on the screen is discreet.
* The bottom of the screen, 3 functions as found on the smartphone: backspace, home and office
* Attention, protecting the USB socket is difficult to remove. That said, it makes the waterproof watch if taken with shower (do not let your watch soak in water for too long and make sure the proper implementation of the USB jack cover, otherwise "gurgling -glou ".
3 - Getting Started: 7/10
According to that we have a smartphone (from version 4.0 Android), while most models such as Samsung and LG claims Gear 4.2 or later, if you have the "NFC" system, we can, sticking the back of the watch on the smartphone, connect automatically.
Otherwise, bluetooth (V 3.0 ... drawback, it "food" of the stack).
There, I took time to communicate my Samsung N7000 - pairing was relatively fast, but this is not the connection and it has taken time and patience (probably because I was not used).
Once in a perimeter of 10 m between the smartphone and the watch, it connects, disconnects and reconnects easily.
To facilitate the development of applications, it must be "smart connect" software on their smartphone and then we shall be guided. A number of applications called "useful" are proposed (gmail, calendar, etc.) and just load them on the phone and synchronization is done with the watch. The icon appears on the Home screen of the watch.
You have dozens and dozens of software (often free or inexpensive) that are on offer
One can go for steering the sound of smartphones, taking pictures of remote control on the smartphone, all from the watch that has no speaker, microphone and that does nothing alone.
NB: When the phone is offline, the application time / day of the watch functions (thus, it has the classic function of a watch), and all that goes with it (eg alarm). This is interesting because, thanks to the vibrating alarm in the watch, you can be woken. The time, day and possible repetition of the alarm can be configured from the home menu. Some watches however do not offer this kind of stand-alone use of the watch. A good point for Sony.
Once we configured menus (for gmail, indicate that he is a particular mailbox), sync is live and if we must have the speaker or off ringtone the smartphone, it is notified of the arrival of a message by a vibration of the watch. We can then read his SMS / MMS, emails, view a photo etc. without worry.
Only default, the resolution is a "just" strand alphabets and some do not make it very readable letters on "screen" or at least, it's ugly.
Note: you can apply the key home of the watch, after quickly pressing the "start / stop" button on the watch to inform the particular screen.
No cameras, no direct reading on the watch MP3 etc. etc. everything is done to control the smartphone: POINT.
That said, would we need all these gadgets? imagine how the neighbors maintain the bus or subway or car, if you could respond live on the watch?
It is a watch of "steering", but a second autonomous phone.
4 - Price: 9/10
190 euro, this watch for months with declines and it can be found between 90 and 100 euro depending on the site.
5 - Accessories: 6/10
* - With a USB cable to charge the very short show .... (to return to the original package probably) * no electrical power pack - a shame because it's worth 2 francs and 6 under. So not a ruin.
* Bracelets in different colors (from Sony), but also bracelets of trade, are adaptable.
6 - Documentation: 6/10
A fair bit. It is better to go to the Sony website in the FAQ and there is everything, especially when you can not achieve the two small pages of the original doc comes with the watch.
7 - price / quality ratio: 8/1
I find it good. The watch is stylish to wear, it shows a lot of information that you can read some of the watch display (weather, messages, SMS etc.). Full of free software for different functions (sport, leisure, tools etc.)
Average Overall Rating: 7.4 / 10 - purchase recommended especially for those with Android versions prior to 4.3 and who do not want to put 300 to 400 euro in a connected watch.
