Ultra Look. DTNO.1âs DT8 Ultra is a homage to the Apple Watch Ultra â if you wish to have a look at it positively. Our take a look at clarifies whether or not the system is only a low cost clone or a usable smartwatch.
Benedikt Winkel, đ Daniel Schmidt, â Brian Burriston (translated by DeepL / Ninh Duy), Published đ©đȘ
At first look, DTNO.1âs DT8 Ultra seems to be confusingly much like an Apple Watch Ultra â that will not be a coincidence. The strap of the unique additionally is available in shiny orange. DTNO.1 additionally advertises with the declare Adventure Explorer on its web site â which inserts the Apple Watch Ultraâs prey. However, the producer classifies the mannequin as a trend smartwatch in its personal rating. However, the DT8 Ultra additionally has an MSRP of 70 Euros (~$75), whereas nearly 1,000 Euros (~$1072) are due for the Apple Watch Ultra.
The DT8 Ultra is just accessible in a single configuration, and it all the time comes with an orange silicone strap. However, the producer affords different fashions with an analogous look, reminiscent of DT8 Max, DT8 Ultra +, DT8 Pro or DT8 Ultra Max. There isnât any LTE model.
Display
2.00 inch 1:1.2, 420 x 485 pixel 321 PPI, IPS, Capacitive, shiny:Â sure, 60Â Hz
Connections
NFC, Sensors: Gyroscope, coronary heart price, blood strain, blood oxygen, temperature, air strain
Battery
280Â mAh Lithium-Polymer, Battery runtime (in line with producer): 120 h
Charging
wi-fi charging
Additional options
Speakers: Mono, charging cable, guide, fanless, waterproof
Weight
47Â g ( =Â 1.66Â oz / 0.1Â kilos) ( =Â 0Â oz / 0Â kilos)
DTNO.1 depends on steel for the DT8 Ultraâs casing and refers to an alloy itself with out mentioning particulars. The 2-inch show is protected by glass, however the producer doesnât present any additional particulars. DTNO.1 depends on plastic for the sensors on the underside.
The watch has a pressable crown and two further buttons. The producer has additionally put in a speaker and a microphone. The band has a width of twenty-two millimeters (~0.9 in) and will be modified with out instruments. However, itâs not an ordinary connector, so particular substitute bands need to be bought. It is questionable the place to purchase such bands, the producer itself solely affords watches.
The watch weighs 47 grams (~1.7 oz) with out straps, with straps itâs 64 grams (~2.3 oz). The workmanship is convincing. The buttons sit firmly and have a superb strain level. There had been additionally no scratches or indicators of use on the system within the take a look at.
According to the producer, the casing is IP68 licensed, however the watch shouldnât be used for swimming. The smartwatch has NFC, however doesnât help Google Wallet or different Western fee suppliers.
The Put onPro app is required to arrange and function the smartwatch. The program is offered for each Android and iOS gadgets. After the set up, the software program searches for accessible gadgets within the neighborhood, and the DT8 Ultra was instantly acknowledged and paired. Afterwards, the app needs to be granted some rights in order that it will possibly ship notifications and telephone calls to the watch, for instance.
Some capabilities of the watch can solely be used when one other connection is established as an audio system along with the Bluetooth connection for knowledge switch. Only then are telephone calls with the watch attainable, and solely then does the voice assistant work. However, all media tones are then additionally output by way of the watchâs speaker.
In the take a look at, there have been many disconnections between the smartwatch and the smartphone. With a Google Pixel 5 there have been considerably extra disconnections than with a Honor Magic4 Lite. However, the connection was by no means secure for days. In some circumstances, the connection needed to be actively re-established within the app. In some circumstances, solely resetting the clock helped.
The app is clearly structured. It offers an summary of the collected physique knowledge within the Health tab, an summary of accomplished sports activities items beneath Sports, and settings for the smartwatch beneath Device. However, the customization choices are restricted. It is principally about primary permissions, reminiscent of name forwarding, transferring app notifications or altering the watch face.
The DT8 Ultra is operated by way of the 2-inch capacitive touchscreen in addition to by way of the crown and two buttons within the casing. The crown is rotatable and can be utilized to scroll by menus. It affords a haptic springback by way of the constructed-in vibration motor. If the consumer is just not in a menu, turning the crown results in switching by the saved dials. This additionally occurred unintentionally a number of instances within the take a look at. Pressing the button in a menu leads again to the house display screen.
The button beneath the crown opens an summary of essentially the most lately opened applications. The button beneath the speaker opens the sports activities menu. Sports that may be tracked with the watch are listed there.
Swiping from prime to backside opens the fast menu with entry to the show brightness â which isnât routinely managed by way of a sensor â and the media controls. Swiping from left to proper opens one other fast menu with give attention to notifications and telephony. The most lately acquired messages are displayed there.
Swiping from proper to left leads by tiles that current data on sure subjects. In the manufacturing facility settings, these are actions, pulse values, blood oxygen saturation, pores and skin temperature and ECG.
Swiping from backside to prime opens the app menu. The show of the apps will be personalized. A listing show or numerous grids can be found for choice. The sorting appears arbitrary and isnât alphabetical. A swipe from the left edge to the middle all the time takes you again one step in menus. A double faucet on the activated show opens the voice assistant.
Telephony is feasible with the DT8 Ultra so long as a smartphone is paired by way of Bluetooth and inside vary. The watch additionally needs to be related as an audio system. The different social gatheringâs voice is output clearly and loudly from the speaker, however the connection is slightly poor for the opposite social gathering. The voice sounds barely distorted, tinny and partly doubled.
The DT8 Ultra reliably shows notifications when a Bluetooth connection is established. However, the messages are closely abbreviated. Only the sender and topic line are displayed in emails, for instance. Long messages in messengers are additionally shortened. The smartwatch can not show photos and emojis. Replies are additionally not attainable on the watch.
The built-in voice assistant solely works when the watch is related as a Bluetooth media system along with the traditional connection. Access by way of the double faucet on the show is handy and works reliably. When the assistant is activated, Google Assistant opens on the smartphone. The request is acquired and the reply is displayed on the smartphone display screen. However, the smartwatchâs microphone and audio system are used for voice instructions and speech output.
The DT8 Ultraâs health knowledge is collected within the Put onPro app. Under the Health tab, the software program prominently shows the steps at present taken and the step aim, the gap coated, and the energy burned. It additionally offers an summary of sleep, pulse, blood strain, blood oxygenation, and temperature.
In the sports activities part, accomplished exercises are displayed. The checklist will be sorted by days, weeks and months, and the software program additionally differentiates between completely different sports activities. The DT8 Ultra doesnât provide computerized coaching recording.
Synchronization with Google Fit or different companies like Strava or Komoot is just not attainable with out third-social gathering software program.
The DT8 Ultra shows the exercise targets within the acquainted circles. The watch shows the circles partly straight within the dial, however in any case within the aspect-swipeable playing cards. Confusingly, the circles displayed on the map are solely an instance and donât present the present knowledge of the day. They are solely seen within the submenu, however then displayed as bars.
The watch tracks steps, distances and energy burned. However, the stress degree, flooring climbed or VO2max usually are not displayed. There can be no exercise reminder after lengthy durations of sitting down â on the desk, for instance.
The DT8 Ultra affords ECG, pulse, temperature, blood strain and blood oxygen measurements. To higher classify the values, we in contrast them with these of reference gadgets.
To measure the heart beat values, we took the DT8 Ultra on a motorcycle tour along with a Polar H10 chest strap. The smartwatch confirmed an infinite deviation of 20.75% within the resting pulse in comparison with the chest strap. Pulse values through the sports activities session couldnât be decided or usually are not saved within the app.
The smartwatch is extra correct in measuring blood oxygen. On common of three measurements, the DT8 Ultra reveals a deviation of 1.68% in contrast with the values of the Braun Pulse Oximeter 1.
The accuracy of the smartwatch drops considerably once more for the pores and skin temperature values. The deviation is 24.1% in comparison with the Voltcraft IR-260 reference system.
The values of the blood strain measurement are additionally not very helpful. While the DT8 Ultra measures a blood strain of 103 to 67 mmHg with a pulse of 76, the Medisana BU510 reference system reveals a blood strain of 121 to 72 mmHg with a pulse of 60. There isnât any choice to calibrate the blood strain measurement, reminiscent of with the Samsung Galaxy Watch5.
When measuring the ECG, the software program solely shows the recorded curves on the paired smartphone, however doesnât present an analysis.
Except for the values of the blood oxygen measurement, the well being knowledge is unusable with such massive deviations.
The DT8 Ultraâs sleep monitoring could be very rudimentary. The software program shows the overall sleep time, in addition to values for mild sleep, deep sleep and waking phases. However, the recorded values must be handled with warning. Sometimes the watch displayed a lot shorter instances within the take a look at, for instance solely 4 hours of sleep, though the tester slept for nearly eight hours. The DT8 Ultra doesnât acknowledge naps in any respect, and a sensible alarm clock can be lacking.
The recording of a exercise will be began straight on the watch. However, the knowledge displayed through the exercise is sparse. When strolling or working, the watch solely shows the overall time, the steps taken, the energy burned and the guts price. The data is displayed on one web page, there arenât any a number of coaching screens. All three buttons can solely be used to pause the exercise, they donât provide extra capabilities.
The app shows further knowledge after the exercise, reminiscent of the common pace or the cadence. However, the pace values are implausible. The recording of a motorcycle journey didnât succeed in any respect within the take a look at. The software program additionally shows the cadence and steps when a motorcycle exercise is began, and the menu is just not tailored to the game.
The DT8 Ultra can not set up its personal GNSS connection. Therefore, recording routes is just attainable with a paired smartphone.
The DT8 Ultra has a 2-inch rectangular IPS show. The producer DTNO.1 advertises a peak brightness of 2000 nits, which is meant to make the smartwatch the brightest show available on the market. Our measurements are very distant from this worth. Our measurement reveals a most brightness of 219 cd/mÂČ, which isnât file-breaking.
The smartwatch additionally lacks an computerized brightness adjustment. The DT8 Ultra ought to get brighter particularly within the solar, the place the readability of the show is just not significantly good.
The smartwatch has an all the time-on show, though the operate is proscribed. This is as a result of the watchface provides approach to a lowered show of the time after a couple of seconds, and the model will be adjusted. However, this show is just not actually everlasting, however the show goes out utterly after a couple of minutes.
In return, the carry detection works rapidly and reliably. The show will also be activated by touching the display screen. The decision of the show is 321 PPI. The decision seems to be grainy in elements, and single pixels are seen up shut.
DTNO.1 makes use of an RTK8762DK as SiP. Since the clock doesnât help a browser, benchmark measurements usually are not attainable. The operation is clean in on a regular basis use. However, there are jerks when a number of inputs are made in succession. The UI typically hangs when switching between two shows, for instance between two tiles or when switching from the watch face to the app launcher.
DTNO.1 doesnât present any details about the put in reminiscence. However, it is just wanted for the watchfaces as a result of there isnât any app retailer and no risk to play music regionally.
DTNO.1 guarantees a battery life of 5 days for the DT8 Ultra. This worth is reasonable when the all the time-on show is just not used. However, itâs just below 4 days with activated AoD when the watch is worn repeatedly. The smartwatch is charged wirelessly by way of the Qi customary. However, the charging instances are fairly lengthy. The smartwatch expenses from 0 to 40 % in a single hour. It takes two hours and half-hour for a full cost.
A particular function of the watch is that it solely signifies the battery degree very inaccurately in 20 % increments. At some level, the show jumps from 20 to 0 %. The DT8 Ultra then continues to run for a sure time till it will definitely goes out.
To lengthen the runtime, the smartwatch affords each an power-saving mode and a pure watch mode with out notifications.
Cons
âinaccurate readings
âunreliable Bluetooth connection
âpartly jerky efficiency
The DT8 Ultra is sadly solely visually Ultra. The function set is superb on paper, however the smartwatch can not ship on most guarantees. The show is slightly darkish as an alternative of trade-main. The readings for pulse and pores and skin temperature are so inaccurate that theyâre unusable.
The want for a separate Bluetooth connection for audio alerts can be annoying. Even worse, nonetheless, are the fixed disconnections to the smartphone. As a outcome, the DT8 Ultra isnât any good as a dependable smartwatch for notifications.
However, DTNO.1 retains one promise â the DT8 Ultra is a trend smartwatch. It seems to be like an Apple Watch Ultra and is nicely made.
Those who put on a smartwatch primarily for its seems to be and in any other case primarily need to know the time are in the precise place. Others ought to slightly have a look at health trackers just like the Huawei Band 7 or the Xiaomi Smartband 7. They provide extra options for the same value.
The DT8 Ultra is at present solely accessible from Chinese retailers reminiscent of Aliexpress. The RRP is meant to be round 70 Euros (~$75).
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The current review pattern was given to the creator by the producer freed from cost for the needs of review. There was no third-social gathering affect on this review, nor did the producer obtain a duplicate of this review earlier than publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
Technology and journalism have all the time come collectively in my previous. However, it was principally vehicles and bikes that I put beneath the microscope. Since my energetic triathlon days, Iâve been a fan of sports activities watches and smartwatches â triathlon is historical past for me, however the enthusiasm for watches remains to be there. Thatâs why, in parallel to my dissertation in theology, I write at Notebookcheck primarily about smartwatches, but additionally about different information and expertise that pursuits me.
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