IFA 2019 always leaves us with the most interesting products. One of the products that have already been presented at the technology event in Berlin is the Puma Smartwatch. The well-known sportswear brand leaves us with this smart watch, that uses Wear OS as the operating system. It marks the entry of the company into this market segment, which continues to grow today.
For the development of this Puma Smartwatch, the company has worked with Fossil, a company with great experience in the field of sports watches. So we are facing a model that can have a good run in this market segment.
With a slogan like "Put it on, connect and run", it is clear to us that we are before a watch designed for sports. An ideal option for active users, who do various types of sports and want to always have control of their activity, in addition to having access to more functions. It is presented as a good option in this case. Its design is also sporty, but quite sober and with simple lines in general.
Specifications Puma Smartwatch
The Puma Smartwatch has a 1,2-inch size AMOLED screen. It is released with a single case size, 44mm in this case. Although we will be able to choose between three colors, which are those that can be seen in the photos: black, white and yellow. So each user can select which version of this watch seems most interesting.
Inside it A Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor awaits us, a classic in the field of watches. It comes with a RAM of 512 GB and also has 4 GB of internal storage, as confirmed by the company itself. The battery of this smartwatch promises to give us a good autonomy. According to the company, it gives us 24 hours of battery life, although if we use the energy saving mode that is present in it, we can make it last 48 hours.
As is increasingly common in this market segment, this Puma Smartwatch also leaves us with fast charging. In just 50 minutes of time we will be able to charge 80% of the same battery. As for the operating system, as we said before, it uses Wear OS, Google's operating system. This is something that gives you access to features like Google Assistant or full syncing with Google Fit, for example.
The Puma Smartwatch has the usual sensors and functions of a sports watch. It has an integrated heart rate sensor, It also allows us to submerge it up to 3ATM under water, which allows us to use it for swimming. It also has GPS, to better measure the sports activities we do. There is also an altimeter in it and it has an NFC sensor, which will allow us to make mobile payments from the watch itself. We will also have access to functions and applications such as Spotify, notifications, weather and much more. The classic functions in this sense in a current smartwatch on the market.
Price and launch
The company has confirmed that the watch will be officially launched in November of this same year to the market. Those interested in being able to buy it will be able to do so on the official Puma website. Although it is also going to be launched in select stores, which will help make it easier to buy this watch or actually see it before you buy it.
Regarding its price, This Puma Smartwatch will arrive with a price of 279 euros to the stores, already confirmed by Puma itself. Undoubtedly, it is a watch that leaves a good feeling in terms of performance, although this segment already has some models that stand out especially, which have already found a place in this market. So it remains to be seen whether or not it will win over consumers when it launches in November. What do you think about this watch from the brand?