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 Its price is Rs 3,499. At this price, this watch brings many features for you which include making and receiving calls from the wrist itself, fitness and health tracking sensors and battery backup of up to 7 days. 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 design dial style became popular with the Apple Watch series. Now this is being seen in affordable smartwatches also. Noise ColorFit Pro 4 features a 1.72-inch TFT LCD touch screen with a rectangular dial, a resolution of 356×400 pixels and a peak brightness of 500 nits. The screen is sharp and detailed, making text and data easy to read.
Noise ColorFit Pro 4 has 6 color options. My review unit came with a silver gray body and 22mm replaceable silicone straps, which I think looks pretty attractive for the price. Thick borders are given around the screen but if you use black background in smartwatch then you will hardly ever notice them in daily use.
A microphone is provided on the right side of the watch and a small speaker grill is provided on the left side. Both are used for Bluetooth calling function. There is a single button on the right side which rotates for navigation. Optical sensors for heart rate, blood oxygen level are provided at the bottom, along with contact points for the magnetic charger. The ColorFit Pro 4 has an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance.
In the sales package, you get 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 the screen.
Noise ColorFit Pro 4 Software and App
Like other affordable smartwatches, it also comes with basic software which revolves around the hardware features of the device. Apart from this, the watch also works as a notifier which shows a small preview of your smartphone’s 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 your smartphone as a second Bluetooth device. 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 just have to disconnect the Bluetooth device from your smartphone. This does not stop the connection with the watch because the watch is always connected to the smartphone in low-energy mode as a separate device for synchronization and notifications.
Functional and dynamic watchfaces have been provided in the watch in an interesting manner. This feature is common in high-end smartwatches, but this feature is not seen in such affordable smartwatches. Unfortunately, Always On mode is not provided in it. The screen can be activated via the press of a button or the lift-to-wake gesture, with the watch not being able to tap the screen when it’s in standby.
Its visible widgets and apps depend on the watchface while the main functions can be seen on the home screen. My favorite watchface was showing steps, heart rate and battery level. Along with this, buttons for workout and activity screen, heart rate details, music remote and phone dialer were also given in it.
With the help of smartphone apps, you can also download many other watchfaces but they do not have 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 get easy access to important functions.
To access the list of apps, you can open the app drawer by pressing the physical button once. The apps provided in it include Noise Health, Noise Buzz (Bluetooth calling app), Clock (stopwatch, timer, alarm), Weather, Stocks, Flash Light and Watchface. You cannot install any app from outside, but you can load the watchface with the help of NoiseFit app by running it on your smartphone.
The NoiseFit app is available on both Android and iOS and acts as a connection controller between your smartphone and watch. You can see the fitness and health data in detail inside the app after synchronizing. 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 a custom watchface. The layout of the app is quite good and maintains a stable connection with the device. During the review, it synchronized data well and also pushed notifications well.
Noise ColorFit Pro 4 performance and battery life
Noise ColorFit Pro 4 works as an accessory for you and a good notifier for your smartphone. You get a big, sharp screen, the feature to change watchfaces according to mood and you can get notifications from apps directly on the watch.
It also has Bluetooth calling function which worked well for me. Its speaker and microphone are basic so don’t expect much for long conversations. This will not be easy because to talk you will have to keep your watch near your face. This is good for short calls, especially when you are out and about or working out and the smartphone is kept far away from you.
Fitness and health tracking on Noise ColorFit Pro 4 is not very accurate. In the 1000 step test, the watch counted 1075 steps. Over the longer distances this difference increased to 85 extra steps per 1000 when the Apple Watch Series 5 counted 1000 steps.
When the two devices were placed side by side, the distance measurements were almost identical to those of the Apple Watch but there was a significant difference in the calorie count. You get the option of many workouts, along with many unique workouts like Kabaddi and Kite Flying, but I used only walking workouts for tracking. Heart rate and blood oxygen tracking was quite accurate in the sitting position. Sleep tracking was also good for 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 runs smoothly for 6 days on a single charge. During this time, I was also receiving a lot of notifications from my smartphone, sometimes doing workout tracking 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, sharp color screen, dynamic watchface 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 then the Noise ColorFit Pro 4 is a good choice. But also keep this in mind that it is not very good at fitness tracking. You can definitely buy it for its screen, Bluetooth calling facility and design.
