Subj : Mobvoi Ticwatch Atlas is a Garmin rival Wear OS watch I'm really
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Date : Wed Oct 16 2024 13:00:05

Mobvoi Ticwatch Atlas is a Garmin rival Wear OS watch I'm really excited about

Date:
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:49:03 +0000

Description:
Forget the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra  the Mobvoi Ticwatch Atlas looks like 
the Wear OS adventure watch to... well, watch.

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I love adventure watches, from analog Casio G-Shocks to the Apple Watch Ultra 
and Garmins Instinct and Fenix ranges. But there hasn't really been any of 
the best Android smartwatches in that space: the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 
and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro are there, but they use Wear OS filtered through 
Samsungs One UI Watch 6 interface. 

Now, Mobvois latest TicWatch, the Mobvoi TicWatch Atlas, looks like a rugged 
adventure watch designed to challenge Garmin and the Ultras, and it runs on 
Wear OS. This means it could be a natural choice for users of the best 
Android phones looking for a tough, durable watch to see them through hikes, 
trail runs, and all manner of other outdoor adventures. 

With a 90-hour battery life in smartwatch mode and 45 days in 'essential' or 
low-power mode, it also uses fast charging: 30 minutes on the charger gives 
you another two days of use. The Ticwatch Atlas packs an AMOLED display 
overlaid with an ultra low-power display detailing time via a digital watch 
face, steps, heart rate, notifications, alarms and battery life. Sort of a 
souped-up Casio: its a feature thats shared by the well-reviewed Mobvoi 
TicWatch Pro 5, although it seems a more natural fit here. 

The AMOLED display looks ideal for displaying topographical maps of your 
surroundings, along with the usual navigational toolsets: compass, barometer 
and altimeter (ideal for climbing), GPS and four other GNSS systems (likely 
Glonass, Galileo, Beidou and QZSS). Its also got a heatmaps feature for ball 
games like soccer, showing you where youre most active on the pitch, 
alongside Fall Detection and automatic workout detection, which Mobvoi refers 
to as 'TicMotion'. 

The watch retails at $349.99 / 359.99 Euros in Black and Silver, with pricing 
for other regions TBC, and is available to order now. (Image credit: Mobvoi) 
Analysis: a watch to get excited about 

The TicWatch Pro 5 received 4.5 stars in our review , with the writer stating 
it was one of the best Wear OS smartwatches around". That ran Wear OS 3, and 
the TicWatch Atlas is stated to run Wear OS 4. Its unknown at this point 
whether itll receive a Wear OS 5 rollout, but as even Google is struggling 
with it right now, I wouldn't bet on that happening anytime soon. 

Nevertheless, for Wear OS fans, this might be a Garmin-beating watch, earning 
its place alongside contemporaries like the OnePlus Watch 2 and Google Pixel 
Watch 3 . Stay tuned for a full review. You might also like... Raycon 
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differences



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/mobvoi-ticwatch-atlas-is-a-garmin-riv
al-wear-os-watch-im-really-excited-about


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