That's thin, matching around the same thickness as something like the Fitbit Versa 2, which also means you shouldn't find yourself catching it on keyboards, doors and, well, anything else life throws at you. Like the rest of the Wear OS clan, Puma's watch has little design features to help it stand out from the rest of the pack. The bezel is accented with the iconic Puma logo, which is also matched by the same detail on the adjacent side.
When we had another play around with the Puma Smartwatch at the sports brand's headquarters in Nuremberg in October, the design began to remind us of the Fossil Sport and Emporio Armani Smartwatch 3.
This is likely Fossil Group's influence in the design process, which, when we asked Puma's global creative director, Torsten Hochstetter, was described as a "very " partnership. In all, we think this is a solid design for active users. It still doesn't necessarily blow us away, but it does achieve exactly what it sets out to, and that's remaining light, yet sturdy, for workouts and daily use. And there could be more expansion in design in future devices, though Hochstetter indicated it's not clear whether Puma will be with same yearly cycle as the rest of Fossil Group's partners.
Things evolve so quickly and we just need to spend our time really making sure that whatever we put out there is true to what Puma is all about," he said.
It may come with a svelte design, but there's still a respectable amount of features locked inside the Puma Smartwatch - GPS for location tracking, NFC for contactless payments and a heart rate monitor. This should come as no surprise, obviously - these features have been standard in Fossil Group's partners since the last generation, but they're still essential in a fitness-first smartwatch.
Unfortunately, though, as we point out with every watch running the software and there's lots , Wear OS is just not a great experience. It's definitely become more powerful and speedy with the introduction of Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor, but it's a far cry from what you get with Apple, Fitbit and more. And this isn't necessarily a criticism of the apps, watch faces or more low-level smartwatch functions - all that stuff is fine, and probably on par with all but Apple.
This is really more about fitness and health tracking, which is held back by the mind-numbing usability of Google Fit and the endless cohort of on-watch Google Fit Workout, Google Fit Workout, Google Fit Breathe and smartphone cronies Google Fit and Wear OS by Google required to get the most out of it. Again, repeating what we've said in other reviews, things are definitely better than a couple of years ago, but there's far too much emphasis on Move Minutes and Heart Points.
If you care about sleep tracking, your resting heart rate or actually want to pick some health and activity goals like, say, you can on Fitbit , Google Fit can't do much for you. Read now: Best Wear OS apps to download. The minutes will flash. Tap the top and bottom right buttons until the correct minute appears. Push the bottom left button. The hours will flash.
Tap the top and bottom right buttons until the correct hour appears. Hold the bottom left button for two seconds. The watch will exit the setting mode. The time will now be set. By: Jon Stefansson. Turn the dial until the hour and minute hands show the correct time. Read more. Functionality is as important as aesthetics, with three hand movements allowing for accurate timekeeping, and in-built water resistance giving protection from splashes of rain.
PUMA digital watches for men take it one step further and effortlessly fuse modern streetstyle with retro tech. I got about a day of continuous use with Daily turned on and around 40 hours with Extended. To be hones ob rummtgit, my favorite mode was Time Only. It turns the Puma Smartwatch into a basic wristwatch, with a simple face showing nothing more than the time and date.
And it lasted for days and days.
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