Smartwatches: Balancing benefits with hidden risks
While offering benefits like health monitoring and seamless smartphone connectivity, they also pose potential risks such as health concerns, eye strain, and distractions.
Huami smartwatch, a Xiaomi-backed wearable brand on Friday launched the Amazfit GTS smartwatch in India.
The smartwatch is priced at Rs 9,999, it is currently available in obsidian black colour in India but is soon going to launch other options such as steel blue, lava grey, rose pink and more.
“With the festive season around, we have high expectations from the Indian market. We are looking forward to witnessing massive consumer trust and response from the Indian market and hope to be among the top preferred smartwatches in India,” Mark Mao, Vice President of Overseas Business, Huami, said in a statement.
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The device is equipped with varied advanced functionalities like the lasting battery life of up to 14 days, a 1.65-inch (348×442 pixels) AMOLED display with a curved screen, 341ppi pixel density and a 2.5D Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
It also features 5 ATM water resistance, GPS enabled + GLONASS dual positioning function, Bluetooth v5.0 and 24 hours heart rate monitoring. It consists of 12 different sports modes including outdoor running, treadmill, walking, outdoor/indoor cycling, elliptical trainer, pool/open water swimming, mountaineering, trail running, skiing and exercising.
(With input from agencies)
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