Be that as it may, the wearable has a physical toggle, which sits flush with the watch’s body and doesn’t bite the wrist while doing pushups and other activities, along with a microphone to support Bluetooth calling on the right spine. The GOQii Stream also has a built-in speaker. While its presence is appreciated, I wish it was better placed and offered a good sound quality. With its current positioning, i.e. at the back panel, just below the left spine, the speaker gets muffled quite easily by the arm, thus impacting the quality of the sound output.In terms of it's Bluetooth voice calling feature it's pretty efficient and reliable as long as the GOQii stream connects to the phone through 'GOQii Connect in the handset's Bluetooth settings. It is also possible to connecting the wearable to the GOQii companion app which is accessible to download on Android phones and iPhones. We'll talk more about the app in the near future but at present, it's important to be aware it's possible to use the GOQii Stream also allows you to stream audio and music from your smartphone. While this is a nice option however, the experience isn't good and there's no way to change the audio back to your phone from the watch with out disconnecting from the GOQii Contact Connect and letting go of Bluetooth calling. The issue could prove to be major issue for a lot of.Display-wise, the wearable ships with a 1.69-inch, 240x280p resolution touchscreen panel. Although the bezels could have been thinner, the screen is bright, responsive, and visually pleasing to look at even under direct sunlight. The wearable also supports the raise to wake gesture, which comes enabled by default and works as advertised. Lest I forget, once invoked, the gesture keeps the screen active for a few seconds, thereby allowing users to access built-in apps and workout modes without so much as pressing a button. All this makes the watch a little more convenient to use. Apart from this, the GOQii Stream supports an array of watch faces, both preset and customisable.The GOQii streaming interface is simple. Swiping either left or right provides information on weather conditions, notifications and music controls and workout modes, as well as information regarding your heart rate and blood saturation level , also known as SpO2. A swipe upwards on the screen at home will display the number of steps you've walked along with calories burned, as well as distance covered throughout the day. A swipe down provides an easy control of brightness and an option to toggle the wake-up gesture either off or on, in addition to other options. Its physical button can also be used as a back or home button, too. The interface offers useful features, such as the link icon that indicates whether the watch is connected with a smartphone . There is also a sound alert to let you know - as well as the capability to set alarms, timers and reminders.
However, the entire process was a little slow for me. Also, the watch displayed noticeable lags when switching between screens. However it is worth noting that the GOQii Stream did not stop working or slow down for any level of activity. I was able track my vitals like steps as well as heart rate and sleep time, as well as SpO2 and exercise, without problems whatsoever. For those who don't know the watch has 18 different exercise modes, such as cycling, running, workout cricket, yoga climbing, aerobics, and much more.As for the watch’s tracking abilities, they weren’t the most accurate. Much like the other budget and some mid-range wearables, the GOQii Stream couldn’t help but add ghost steps while driving or sleeping to the overall step count tally. To give you some perspective, the watch added more than 4,000 steps while I was covering a 21km stretch on a bike. That’s quite bewildering, as the device is a registered CDSCO medical tracker too. Additionally, I found the GOQii Stream sleep data a bit off. In fact, my dog tends to wake me up after I’ve crashed for the night but despite that, the tracker would show that I slept all the way through, which is a bummer.The GOQii Stream has a battery life of 3-4 days, with all the functions enabled, and I was consistently hitting those numbers during my review. The company claims that the battery life can be extended up to 7 days, but that would mean giving up a lot of features such as continuous heart rate monitoring and operating the watch in low brightness. The GOQii Stream can be charged from 0-100 percent in about 2-2.5 hours using the 2-pin magnetic charger that latches onto the back of the wearable.
The smartwatch pairs with a smartphone using the GOQii app, which provides deep insights into your activities along with a host of other features such as podcasts, blogs, fitness products on sale, and challenges. The app comes with Smart Preventive Health Plans as well, which offer an ecosystem of services, including a certified personal coach, doctor consultation, PRO classes with Master Trainers, and access to all GOQii Play Live classes, among other things. One of the preventive subscription plans, GOQii Life, comes free with every new GOQii watch for three months. I was able to activate mine using the plan using the code, which is bundled with the GOQii Stream. Following this, I was asked to fill out a long form comprising basic details such as age, weight, height, food and water intake, levels of physical activity, sleeping patterns, history of illnesses, stress levels, and more, as well as choose a personal coach. The latter got in touch with me via a call, and after getting to know about my lifestyle and health targets, prepared a diet chart and set a few habits for me. After this, the coach remained in touch with me via the chat option (you do have an option to connect with the coach via call again) on the app and tracked my progress constantly. Now, the GOQii app fetches the workout, steps, and sleep data from the Stream automatically, but there were a few things that I had to enter manually. The latter includes my habit updates and food and water intake (images are optional). While it takes quite a bit of involvement, I found the service useful and you would too if you are into fitness.The user interface (user user interface) for the GOQii application isn't very user-friendly. Although it's more appealing than it did when I tried the app while studying the GOQii Vital 4.0 however, there is still work that is required - starting with pairing. Instead of scanning the QR code to pair to the watch the pairing process can be very tedious and takes a long time.The home screen in the app has to be revamped as well and, as it stands the interface is overloaded. In addition, the app is slow, and it requires a couple of minutes to start up, and another couple of minutes to sync information on your watch.This doesn't mean that the app's utility is a lost cause, though, remember. The app provides a variety of distinctive features, such as GOQii cash. It's an electronic currency that rewards users to those who meet weekly step targets as well as other health-related objectives. Cash can be exchanged through the GOQii Health Store for discounts on various items. In addition, you get the chance to connect and interact with fellow users. You can also read interesting medical reports, and play informal games.Short story, the GOQii Stream seems to be the most feature-packed smartwatch available for its price, i.e. Rs 2,999. The wearable is equipped with Bluetooth voice calls that is rare within its price range. Additionally, it comes with an attractive display, a variety of exercises including vitals tracking and most important, assistive coaching. The Stream struggles to monitor vitals in a precise manner. In addition, the wearable comes with only a few color options and has a boring design , too. But, as it happens the device does plenty right and is an acceptable option within the sub-Rs. 3K category.
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