The HW series is back with a new smartwatch called HW21, This version gives a new look and different features at a cheaper price. It has a circular 1.32-inch screen unlike the rest of the other watches in the series similar to the AppleWatch, also has customizable watch faces, heart rate monitoring, blood pressure, oxygen levels, multiple sports modes, and unfortunately the absence of a speaker and microphone for making calls, so stay with me for more details.

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HW21 Smartwatch Features

  • 1.32 inch Full-touch Screen, 320*320 resolution
  • 200mAh Battery
  • Customize Watch Faces, 50+ online dials
  • Bluetooth Version 5.2
  • 7x24h Heart Rate and Blood Pressure & Oxygen Monitor
  • Multi-Sport Modes
  • Waterproof IP67
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Design And Build Quality:

The HW21 smartwatch has a modern and elegant design with a round-shaped display suitable for both men and women, and it has a single physical button that turns on-off. Overall, the body is slim and light and made of high-quality zinc alloy which makes it light in weight at just 40 grams and therefore comfortable on the wrist.

If you look below you will find that it is made of plastic and has a sensor and charging pins, although it is a budget smartwatch, you will notice that the manufacturing quality is high and even the simple design is amazing.

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The strap on the HW21 smartwatch is made of silicone, lightweight and comfortable on your wrist for long-lasting use. You can use any 26 mm belt because it’s removable and is available in black, silver, blue, and you can buy another from metal or leather separately.

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Display Screen:

The screen in HW21 Smartwatch is 1.32 inch IPS screen with a resolution of 320 * 320 pixels and it possess most of the interface with narrow sides to display good content and details, even the color sharpness and brightness are very good, especially when you wear it in the sunlight you won’t have to worry.

HW21 Watch faces:

In terms of Watch faces, HW21 Smartwatch has 4 pre-installed watch faces, you can switch between them easily by long pressing on the home screen or via the WearFit Pro app for more watch faces with over 50 online watch faces are available for download with customization capabilities for a variety of colors, retro, analog, 3D, and digital faces or your own photos as a watch face background or any wallpaper.

Waterproof:

With IP68 waterproof in HW21 Smartwatch, It means you can wear it while washing hands or on rainy days, although the watch is not approved for swimming but is good for wearing for activities, so, I do not recommend swimming or exposing it to hot water or saltwater to avoid any harm Long or short term and with the presence of a speaker and a microphone, avoiding it will be good, however, if it’s exposed to water in any way, I prefer to dry the watch after immersing it in water and before operating it so that it stays with you for as long as possible.

Under the hood:

When it comes to performance, HW21 Smartwatch adopts the built-in Hs6621 chip for faster response speed and faster data processing, and it is powered by 64MB ROM so that the watch can be equipped with more watch faces. For your health, this device has a Heart Rate Sensor and G-sensor, so this wearable device manages your motion every moment and takes good care of you throughout the day.

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Also, has Bluetooth 5.2 for more fast and stable for transmission and reception of the signal. And this version is compatible with Android 5.0 and later or iOS 10.0 and above so that the connection is through the WearFit Pro app.

However, it does not have its own GPS sensor, which means that you will always have to use it with a smartphone to get your location.

How To Use HW21 Smartwatch:

So far, The HW21 Smartwatch runs a very easy-to-use platform, and the touchscreen navigation is responsive.

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  • You can access a quick menu when swiping from the top that enables you to change the screen brightness, Sound mode, Do not disturb, Shutdown, Bluetooth, percentage of your battery, and see if your phone is connected to this watch.
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  • And by pressing swiping from the right, you will find the menu with heart rate and sleep monitoring, steps, setting, and other features that include capturing photos from the watch and music, weather, and more.

When swiping from the left, you will see shortcuts for Pedometer, Weather, Heart Rate, Sleep Monitor.

HW21 Smartwatch Health & Fitness Functions:

The HW21 Smartwatch is equipped with multi-sports modes to suit any of your needs, including walking, cycling, Alpinism, spinning, Indoors, Elliptical mac, Badminton, Basketball, Football, Free training.

Apart from the sports features, you can monitor your heart rate in real-time to check whether it’s beating normally or not and monitor sleep to measure your total light sleep, deep sleep, and wake time to provide you with an analysis of your sleep patterns, monitor blood pressure and measure oxygen levels in the blood in real-time to improve The ability of the cardiovascular system to prevent the low level of oxygen in the blood that causes discomfort to a person’s body.

Although it has a good sensor that is more accurate than other sensors, this does not mean that the measurements provided by this smartwatch are completely accurate, as most of them are largely unreliable because it’s not a medical instrument, but it makes you very aware of your health and physical performance. unfortunately, this is often the case with watches in this price range.

WearFit Pro App For HW21 Smartwatch:

HW21 Smartwatch is compatible with the WearFit Pro app for Android and iOS to help you set up and use the watch more efficiently. You can take advantage of some features, stats, and functions without any additional equipment, such as steps taken, sleep hours, heart rate measurements that you have taken, and all this is done by automatically integrating watch data on the home screen with the ability to view it on a daily or monthly basis. Also set exercise goals and encourage yourself to complete your exercise amount each day through a simple and easy-to-understand operating interface with sections like steps, distance, notifications, alarm, and more.

The app is downloaded through the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store, so you know it is a safe app.

You can also set an alarm, change watch faces, or you can set a daily step goal and change your profile settings. Bear in mind that this is not medical equipment and for that reason, do not rely entirely on smartwatch data.

How to pair the HW21 Smartwatch to a smartphone:

It’s easy to connect the HW21 Smartwatch to your phone. After installing the WearFit Pro app and setting it up, all you have to do is add a device, and the phone will search and find the watch in seconds, and you must do that by searching for the Bluetooth and the watch through the app’s Bluetooth and not Via Bluetooth in the phone. When this is done, it will communicate directly and without any complications, with automatic setting of time and language, weather, in addition to a phone call feature, and update the smartwatch software if available.

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Notifications:

Notifications are clearly visible and easily readable. You can choose lots of different popular apps to give notifications on HW21 Smartwatch, for example, WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SMS, WeChat, and other apps are supported.

You can also access call or message notifications with many other functions such as stopwatch, alarm, calendar, reminders to not sit, remote control of the camera to take selfies with a touch on the screen, and you can control the music from your watch only.

HW21 Smartwatch Battery Life & Charging Time:

In the end, the HW21 Smartwatch offers a decent battery that is considered good in this category with a capacity of 200mAh, which gives you up to 7 days of normal use with continuous heart rate tracking. And 30 days in standby mode, it all depends on the type of activities you do, and it takes about two hours for full charging.

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HW21 Smartwatch Price And Where To Buy:

The HW21 Smartwatch is currently available on the Banggood and Aliexpress store and Gearbest for a very good price So, don’t miss out on this great deal. And to view its price or buy it, you can access the offer by clicking on the store icon.

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What caught my attention when searching for this smartwatch is the presence of many brands that issued this watch under the name of HW21 smartwatches, such as Bakeey HW21, HOWEAR HW21, and Wearpai HW21, and they are all the same watch, so it’s not matter from which store you buy it.

Package content

  • HW21 Smartwatch
  • Magnetic charger
  • User Manual
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HW21 Smartwatch Specifications

ModelHW21
Colorblack, silver, blue
Bluetooth VersionBT 5.2
ChipsetHs6621
Compatible SystemAndroid system 5.0 version or above; iOS system 10.0 version or above
Operating ModeFull Touch
Flash Memory64M
APP NameWearFit Pro
APP LanguagesSupports Simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Russian, Thai, Czech, Portuguese, Indonesian, Arabic, Turkish, Greek, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak
UI LanguagesSupport Chinese, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian
WaterproofIP68
Multi-sport ModesSupport
Heart Rate MonitorSupport
Blood Oxygen MonitorSupport
Music PlaybackSupport
Sleep MonitoringSupport
Information ReminderSupport
Sedentary ReminderSupport
WeatherSupport
Personalized DialSupport, 50+ Multi-Dials
Health WeeklySupport
Alarm ClockSupport
CalculatorSupport
StopwatchSupport
PedometerSupport
CaloriesSupport
DistanceSupport
Find your BraceletSupport
Turn Wrist and Bright ScreenSupport
Brightness AdjustableSupport
SensorG-sensor, PPG Bio Heart Rate
ScreenSize: 1.32 inch
Type: IPS 
Resolution: 320*320
MaterialBand Material: Silicone 
Watch Case Material: Zinc Alloy
BatteryBattery Capacity: 200mAh 
Standby Time: about 75 days
Using time: About 10 days
Charging Time: About 1-2 hours 
Charging Method: Magnetic
SizeSize: about 42*89mm 
Strap Size: about 26*2*0.23cm
Weight: 40g