North Edge Range Smartwatch – Outdoor Rugged Smartwatch
Here is a sports smartwatch from one of our favorite brand, the North Edge Range Smartwatch. The wearable is designed for outdoors with a rugged design, sporty outdoor smartwatch with its metal+ plastic ABS body. The wearable has at least 3 physical buttons on the side plus it also support touch screen operation.
Based on its product page, the smartwatch is built for the outdoor with its rugged design. It has a metal body, stainless steel bezel and with anti-vibration feature.
Regarding its display, the North Edge Range smartwatch has a sun viewable display screen. It has a transflective and reflective screen display. It is clearly viewable even in direct sunlight, and protected by hardened mineral glass, with crystal clear clarity.
Overall body is solid make, it is a bit heavy due to its compact durable body, weighing 78 grams. It has a good waterproof feature, it is fully waterproof up to 50 meters.
Specifications of the North Edge Range Smartwatch
Processor: NRF52840
Sensor: Gravity Sensor, Heart Rate Sensor, Geomagneitc Sensor, GPS
Case: Stainless steel, PC + fiberglass
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1
Display: 1.2″ inch 240 x 240 pixel resolution
Battery: 320 mAh standby time 7-10 days
Waterproof: 5 ATM
Compatibility: Android 5.0 or above, IOS 12.0 or above
Outdoor Features of the North Edge Range Smartwatch
The smartwatch is built for outdoors, no wonder it is packed with outdoor sport and fitness activities. If you love outdoors, the smartwatch is packed with compass, helping you identify the direction accurately.
For hikers, it is also equipped with altimeter, as well as barometer to keep track of the air pressure. It is also loaded with temperature sensor, tracking the temperature of your current location. And to complete the outdoor feature, it is equipped with GPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU.
If you are into sports, the North Edge Range is equipped with multiple sports mode. It has walking, outdoor running, cycling, climbing, swimming, diving and other popular sports.
The Edge Range is one of the only few affordable outdoor smartwatches in the market equipped with “Dive mode“, it records dive depth and temperature, as well as dive time. Please take note that touch screen is off when you are underwater.
Health Features
Still, the smartwatch is equipped with health functions such as heart rate monitoring, it also has sedentary reminde, sleep mode function where it records sleep duration and status. There is also a breath training for stress and exercise management.
Messaging Function
Of course, it got the basic notifications features. You can receive calls and message notifications, social app notifications. Other alerts includes alarm, timer, and stopwatch.
Initial Review of North Edge Range Smartwatch
The smartwatch is a good pick for an affordable outdoor smartwatch. It has a durable body, compact durable outdoor smartwatch. It also has a good transflective screen display, which is great for outdoors. But if you are a fan of full-color screen similar to AMOLED, the display screen of Edge Range might not be for you.
So far, for outdoor features, the North Edge Range smartwatch has several interesting features. Although it is basic, in notifications, still it is a good additiona for an outdoor wearable.
