Noise ColorFit Pro 4 Smartwatch Review: Affordable Bluetooth Calling Smartwatch
In this game of Bluetooth calling, Noise has launched its latest smartwatch ColorFit Pro 4. ColorFit Pro 4 Priced at Rs 3,499, the watch offers a lot of features at this price point, including wrist-based calling, fitness and health tracking sensors, and up to 7 days of battery life. Is this the best affordable smartwatch you can buy right now? Let’s find out in this review.
Noise ColorFit Pro 4 design and specifications
The rectangular dial style became popular with the Apple Watch series. Now it is also being seen in affordable smartwatches. The Noise ColorFit Pro 4 has a rectangular dial with a 1.72-inch TFT LCD touch screen, which has a resolution of 356×400 pixels and a peak brightness of 500 nits. The screen is quite sharp and appears with details, making it easy to read text and data.
Noise ColorFit Pro 4 comes in 6 colour options. My review unit had a silver grey body and 22mm interchangeable silicone straps, which I think looks quite attractive for the price. There is a thick border around the screen but if you use a black background in the smartwatch then you will hardly ever notice them in daily use.
There is a microphone on the right side of the watch and a small speaker grill on the left side. Both are used for Bluetooth calling function. There is a single button on the right side that rotates for navigation. Optical sensors for heart rate, blood oxygen level are provided at the bottom, along with contact points for magnetic charger. ColorFit Pro 4 has an IP68 rating for protection against dust and water.
In the sales package, you get a charging cable, some user manuals and documents. The smartwatch weighs 24.1 grams and uses Bluetooth 5.3 for connectivity. It has an accelerometer sensor that enables the lift to wake gesture to wake up the screen.
Noise ColorFit Pro 4 software and app
Like other affordable smartwatches, it also comes with basic software that revolves around the hardware features of the device. Apart from this, the watch also works as a notifier that shows a small preview of your smartphone notifications and text message alerts on the screen. It also has a Bluetooth calling function that turns the watch into a Bluetooth microphone and speaker system when connected to a smartphone.
The Bluetooth calling function registers as a second Bluetooth device on your smartphone. When paired with a second device, you can use your smartwatch to make and receive calls as you would any Bluetooth audio device. To turn it off, you simply disconnect the Bluetooth device from your smartphone. This does not break the connection with the watch as the watch is always connected to the smartphone in low-energy mode as a separate device for synchronization and notifications.
Interestingly, the watch comes with functional and dynamic watchfaces. This feature is common in high-end smartwatches, but is not seen in affordable smartwatches like this. Unfortunately, there is no Always On mode. The screen can be activated by pressing the button or through the lift to wake gesture, tapping the screen does not make any difference when the watch is in standby.
Visible widgets and apps depend on the watchface while the main functions can be seen on the home screen. My favorite watchface was the one showing steps, heart rate and battery level. Along with this, there were buttons for workout and activity screen, heart rate details, music remote and phone dialer.
You can download several other watchfaces using the smartphone app but they do not offer the benefits of dynamic watchfaces. The user interface of the watch is quite clean and looks good on the Sharp screen. With the help of taps and swipes, you can access the necessary functions very easily.
To access the list of apps, you can open the app drawer by pressing the physical button once. The apps provided in it are Noise Health, Noise Buzz (Bluetooth calling app), Clock (stopwatch, timer, alarm), weather, stocks, flashlight and watchfaces. You cannot install any app from outside, but you can load watchfaces using the NoiseFit app by running it on the smartphone.
The NoiseFit app is available on both Android and iOS and acts as a connection controller between your smartphone and the watch. You can view the fitness and health data in detail inside the app after it is synchronized. In this, you can modify notification alerts, auto heart rate monitoring, monitoring, weather settings and many other things for the device and can also update the firmware.
You can download and sync new watchfaces from the gallery, or create custom watchfaces. The app has a pretty good layout and maintains a stable connection with the device. During the review, it synced data well and pushed notifications well.
Noise ColorFit Pro 4 performance and battery life
The Noise ColorFit Pro 4 works as both an accessory and a good notifier for your smartphone. You get a big, sharp screen, the ability to change watchfaces according to your mood, and you can get notifications from apps directly on the watch.
It also has a Bluetooth calling function which worked well for me. The speakers and microphone are average so don’t expect long conversations. It won’t be easy either as you will have to keep the watch close to your face to talk. It is good for short calls, especially when you are out and about or working out and your smartphone is far away from you.
Fitness and health tracking on the Noise ColorFit Pro 4 isn’t very accurate. In the 1000 step test, the watch counted 1075 steps. Over longer distances, the difference widens to 85 extra steps per 1000, when the Apple Watch Series 5 counted 1000 steps.
When the two devices were put together, the distance measurements were almost identical to the Apple Watch but there was a lot of difference in the calorie count. You get the option of many workouts, along with some unique workouts like Kabaddi and Kite Flying, but I only used walking workouts for tracking. Heart rate and blood oxygen tracking were quite accurate in a sitting position. Sleep tracking was also good for the basics. Overall, I would not recommend the Noise ColorFit Pro 4 for fitness and health tracking.
Noise ColorFit Pro 4 battery life is good compared to other smartwatches in this price segment. The smartwatch easily lasts 6 days on a single charge. During this time I was also receiving many notifications from my smartphone, occasionally tracking workouts and also using Bluetooth calling for a few minutes every day.
Our decision
When it comes to affordable smartwatches, the Noise ColorFit Pro stands out from other devices for several reasons. It has good features, a sharp color screen, dynamic watchfaces, and Bluetooth calling. All these features are being offered at a very low price, which is not seen in other devices with similar specifications at this price.
If you are on a tight budget and want a good-looking feature-packed smartwatch, the Noise ColorFit Pro 4 is a good choice. But keep in mind that it is not very good at fitness tracking. You can definitely buy it for its screen, Bluetooth calling facility and design.
