Zepp Z review: Titanium alloy + ECG detection or the smart watch with the highest craftsmanship

Smart Observation Review The development of science and technology has accelerated the speed of society, and many traditional product forms have also changed accordingly. However, for watches, the traditional watch shape will never go out of style. Even if smart watches become the mainstream now, the high-end design and mechanical feel of the watch will not be forgotten. As one of the world's leading smart wearable brands, in addition to its own business lines, Huami Technology acquired Zepp, a hardware brand in Silicon Valley, two years ago.

The acquisition is not just about retaining the brand name. In Huami’s plan, it hopes to build Zepp into a more open and borderless digital health management platform and a complete ecosystem. On November 18, the Zepp Z smart watch was officially released. It is a product that combines the traditional mechanical watch with the health function as the bottom layer and the current user needs. With a thin and light body and more professional health and sports monitoring, it is specially designed for high-end men who pursue quality and love sports. Zepp Z is priced at 2,699 yuan. After a week of experience with Zhikuan, I really feel that it is a great value. Both in terms of appearance and function, it has brought many surprises.

The titanium alloy case + imported cowhide strap may be the most stylish smart watch at the moment

As a watch targeting high-end male groups, you must first know this. What are the needs of some groups. In terms of the form and appearance of the product alone, high-end male groups pay more attention to business style. The watch must have quality, and the material and workmanship must be first-class, so that it can meet their needs for wearing in various occasions. In response to this, Zepp Z has also put a lot of effort into it, spending a lot of money on both the case and the strap.

It should be noted that Zepp is an independent brand, so it has its own characteristics in packaging and design concepts. First of all, in terms of packaging, Zepp Z is a rectangular box. The accessories in the box include a manual and a charger.

As for the reason for such a packaging design, Zhi Observation feels that it should be related to the material of the strap. If it is not placed smoothly and straightly, the imported cowhide strap will definitely be discounted and deformed. The Zepp Z is also the first smartwatch I have seen that comes with an imported cowhide strap as standard. On the inside of the strap, there is also the "Zepp" logo printed on it, and the knitted stitching is very delicate. The overall wearing feeling is very comfortable, and the cowhide material is very durable, and has a strong business atmosphere, which can't help but give people a sense of luxury. .

In addition to the strap, Zepp Z’s case design is also an almost trendy craft at the moment. It is made of titanium alloy and solves the heavy pain points of smart watches. According to reports, Zepp Z uses TC4 titanium alloy to make the watch case, which is extremely difficult to process. The cost is nearly 5 times that of aluminum alloy and nearly 3 times that of stainless steel. However, it is only half the weight of stainless steel and is less likely to cause allergies. In order to improve the quality of the watch and protect the case, the Zepp Z watch case also adds NTC nano hard film and AF anti-fingerprint coating, making its surface hardness stronger and more scratch-resistant than stainless steel, and preventing fingerprints from adhering.

According to official data, the weight of the Zepp Z watch case is about 40g. After testing on Zhiwang’s “ancestral” electronic scale, the weight of 40.5g is very good. Plus the weight of the strap is about 50.6, at least in busy work, the watch will not become a "burden" for the user.

At the same time, Zepp Z uses a mechanical digital crown, which is also an inheritance of the brand’s previous style and a reflection of its characteristics. The full-circle dial and bezel, symmetrical lugs and buttons inherit classic elements, making it look exquisite. Moreover, on the case, if you look closely, you will find that the surface is brushed, making the watch look more high-end and elegant. On the case scale, Zepp Z also uses a more difficult and costly corrosion and coloring process, which can fully protect the overall quality of the watch.

In addition, on the right side of Zepp Z, there are three function buttons.

At first, when I first saw these three buttons, Zhikuan thought that only the middle and lower buttons were useful, which are function keys and shortcut keys respectively. They can be set to enter sports mode with one click. The middle function button is also surrounded by gears. The functional interface can rotate up and down, and there is vibration feedback. In order to have a better real vibration experience, Zepp Z also uses a transverse linear vibration motor, which provides a more comfortable vibration compared to traditional rotor motors.

What surprises me the most is the "Health" button at the top. I thought it was just a decoration, but unexpectedly it is the key to ECG detection. I will talk about this in detail later.

Generally speaking, in terms of appearance design alone, Zepp Z should be the highest quality smart watch I have ever experienced personally. It has a traditional case + high-end craftsmanship design and imported cowhide strap. All make it worthy of the title of the most high-end design among smart watch products.

The dial of a business watch with a high-definition colorful screen can also be very cute

As a flagship smart watch, Zepp Z is also top-notch in terms of screen display quality. It is equipped with a 1.39 The 3-inch AMOLED high-definition colorful display supports all-weather always-on display (AOD), reaches 454×454 retina-level high resolution, has a pixel density of 326 ppi, provides 550 nit brightness and 100% NTSC colorful wide color gamut. According to the actual experience of Smart Observation, the information content on the screen can be clearly seen even under strong outdoor light.

At the same time, because it is equipped with an AMOLED screen, Zepp Z also supports the screen-off display function. There are digital dials and pointer dials for users to choose from, and they can also choose to enable them at a fixed time, just like mobile phones. .

Light up Zepp Z, slide down to set the brightness of the watch, slide up to open notifications, slide left and right to select functions, such as entering sports mode, real-time status, heart rate, alarm clock, music, etc. . Moreover, when the screen is on, you can also use voice to wake up certain functions, such as starting sports, etc., and you can operate it offline.

Moreover, Zepp Z has a built-in intelligent voice assistant, which supports Xiao Ai and enables voice communication and voice operations, such as checking the weather.

Different from the high-end business image in appearance, in addition to business dials, Zepp Z also has more than dozens of health, sports, art, functional, and photo dials in various styles for users to choose from. In addition, Zepp Z also supports customizing the dial background. You can set your favorite picture as the dial background, which is fully personalized.

In addition to blood oxygen detection, Zepp Z is also equipped with electrocardiogram detection

According to the official introduction, Zepp has set a brand vision of "analyzing the beauty of life", focusing on health functions. The underlying product logic is used to create a smart watch design paradigm. Therefore, in terms of health functions, in addition to standard heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen detection and other functions, Zepp Z also has a built-in ECG detection function. Keep your finger touching the ECG sensor on the button to get ECG and heart rate variability data.

You must know that the work pressure of white-collar business people is increasing. Working overtime and staying up late can easily lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, when you feel uncomfortable, you can use Zepp Z to measure the electrocardiogram immediately. Provide doctors with more reference data.

In addition to ECG testing, this year’s epidemic has made many people pay more attention to blood oxygen testing, so Zepp Z also comes with this function as standard. It is understood that the human blood oxygen content will affect the oxygen supply status of various organs. If the content is too low, it may cause dizziness, headaches and even cardiac arrest. Keep your arm flat on the table and remain still, and Zepp Z will be able to measure your blood oxygen content. Once your arm moves, you need to re-measure it.

Moreover, Zepp Z is also equipped with BioTracker 2 PPG biological tracking optical sensor, which can achieve 24-hour uninterrupted heart rate monitoring and provide users with a reference for heart health. At the same time, the watch also supports the function of automatically identifying irregular heartbeats (including atrial fibrillation).

It is worth noting that compared with ordinary smart watches, Zepp Z can also determine the length of light sleep, deep sleep, etc. of the user based on the user's heartbeat when sleeping at night, and provide suggestions for improvement. Zepp Z also supports sporadic nap recognition to help record more complete sleep information. Others, such as pressure monitoring, are also standard on Zepp Z.

Zepp Z has a built-in PAI health assessment system, which converts complex information such as heart rate data and other health data into a PAI vitality index through algorithms, which is presented to the user as a health assessment system. For me personally, this evaluation system is very simple and clear. It directly tells the user the current sports and health status. If you do less, you can practice more. The more, the healthier you will be.

How is the sports performance of magnetic wireless charging?

As a business-oriented smartwatch, Zepp Z’s sports attributes are unquestionable. It has a built-in independent GPS module, uses Sony’s 28nm low-power GPS chip, and supports GPS GLONASS dual stars. For positioning, it also provides professional tools for outdoor sports such as compasses and barometers. In terms of sports modes, it supports 12 professional sports modes such as outdoor running, walking, outdoor cycling, indoor running, indoor cycling, pool swimming, open water swimming, elliptical machine, and free training. It also supports all-round sports data tracking and recording in a variety of sports scenarios, such as time, distance, heart rate, cadence, number of steps, aerobic/anaerobic training effects, etc. By the way, if you want to swim, it is better to use a spare strap. After all, imported cowhide still needs to be well maintained.

At the same time, when exercising, you can directly enter the sports mode through shortcut keys. By intelligently detecting exercise patterns, Zepp Z can also help users record exercise data and make professional exercise suggestions based on the data. In actual experience, regarding the GPS signal issue that users are more concerned about, compared with some brand products, Zepp Z's outdoor GPS signal is more stable and its positioning speed is faster. However, between high-rise buildings or indoors, the signal will still be subject to some interference.

Don’t worry about battery life at all. Zepp Z has a built-in 340mAh battery, and officials claim that it can last up to 15 days in daily use and more than 30 days in long-life mode. In the past few days of experience, Smart Observation turned on all functions, including heart monitoring, all-day stress monitoring, sleep monitoring, etc., and exercised for about 40 minutes a day. Under heavy use, the daily power consumption was about 10%, and every 10 days The charging is also much better than that of Apple Watch.

In terms of charging, Zepp Z is also quite special. It has no exposed contacts and uses magnetic wireless charging, which is more convenient. After all, the future belongs to the world of wireless charging, and Zepp Z can be considered an early layout. Looking at the entire smart watch industry, Zepp Z is also one of the few watches that uses wireless charging, and its high-end positioning is once again highlighted.

In addition, other functions including NFC are also standard on Zepp Z, and Zepp Z’s NFC function is compatible with iOS and Android systems. Whether it is an Android device or an iPhone, you can bind Zepp Z with peace of mind. use.

Written at the end:

After a week of experience, the biggest impression I have on Zepp Z is that it is high-end, especially the imported cowhide strap, which is really a plus. It can be seen that it has a "high-end feel", coupled with the exquisite titanium alloy dial workmanship and a comprehensive health management system, the price of 2,699 yuan is also very cost-effective, and it is very suitable for high-end business men. If we want to talk about shortcomings, it is not without them. It is that Zepp Z is too lonely. It would be better to launch a product targeted at female white-collar workers in the future. (Written/Intelligence Observation)