Nubia Watch review

If you want a smartwatch that’s part of the greater connected universe such as talking to your phone, your exercise apps and music streaming services, this isn’t it. In fact, if you want a smartwatch period, look to the Apple Watch, OPPO Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. The Nubia Watch is for a small, exclusive club of tech-heads who really love the idea of a novelty wearable and don’t mind underbaked software. Many tricks were missed - custom wallpapers and watch faces, a remotely decent app experience, iOS notifications. That said, if nothing else, the Nubia Watch is a well-constructed unit that does something unique. You can pick one up for under £200 on Kickstarter right now, or hang tight until it until it goes on sale for $399 in October 2020.

Solid build; Unique concept; Responsive screen;

Not waterproof; Very limited features; No third-party app support;

Nubia Watch review

The Nubia Watch has an interesting design, with a long, thin, curved display that wraps around your wrist and gives you plenty of screen real estate to look at. In terms of features, though, it gets only a passing grade, with the bare minimum number of fitness and lifestyle modes and options, and a few issues regarding fitness tracking. If you just want a smartwatch that’s a fashion piece to impress people at parties, the Nubia Watch will do that, but if you’re looking for a serious life companion you’ll be better off going for a more capable device – or waiting for a potential update that brings more features.

Novel design; Fairly long lasting battery; Solid build;

Few apps; No way of viewing historical workout data; High price

Nubia Watch review

The Nubia Watch is an exciting concept for the future of smartwatches, but despite big improvements over the Nubia Alpha, it's still not ready for prime time.

4in flexible OLED display; Plenty of watch faces; Great build quality;

Hit-and-miss fitness tracking; 1-day battery life; Clunky notifications;

Nubia Watch review review

Solid build; Unique concept; Responsive screen;

Not waterproof; Very limited features; No third-party app support;