Huami Bip Lite 1S review: lightweight, long battery life, always-on screen

      The Mi Watch Youth Edition 1S is Huami's latest sports watch product. It is an entry-level product. Although it is not as high-end as other Huami products, it has many functions. It has many functions such as heart rate monitoring, GPS positioning, long battery life, NFC bus access control, etc. It can be said to be Huami's "iPhone SE".

　　Take out the Bip Youth Edition 1S. The body of engineering plastic + rubber strap is not high-end, but the advantage of this is that the body can be made exceptionally light, and the color can be richer than that of metal. The one we have is carbon black, and there are also rock white, red orange, warm pink and other colors, which are consistent with the target group of the "Youth Edition", that is, young users.

　　The entire Mi Watch Youth Edition 1S weighs only 31 grams, which is not much heavier than common smart bracelets; the strap of this product also has some details. According to the official statement, the straps in colors such as rock white, red orange, and warm pink have been processed with Huami's exclusive Cleaning process, which is both soft and resistant to dirt.

　　The Bip Lite 1S uses a transflective color display. The advantage of this screen is that it is always on, that is, it can display time/weather/health data and other information all the time without raising your hand, and it has very low power consumption. The reflective screen can reflect strong outdoor light, so it is completely fine for outdoor use. Of course, it also has disadvantages, that is, the resolution is not high, and the screen area is small. The black edges of the watch are obvious, and after the screen is turned on, the brightness is not too high, so it is not very good-looking (most people don’t need to keep looking at the watch screen).

　　The operation method of the Bip Watch Youth Edition 1S is screen touch + physical buttons. The only crown button on the body is used to enter the menu, and then operate by sliding the screen. Because its functions are relatively simple, it does not require too many interactive methods.

　　The Mi Watch Youth Edition 1S is equipped with Huami's BioTracker PPG biological tracking optical sensor, which is a self-developed sensor of Huami and widely used in Huami's new products in recent years. It is also one of their advantages. This sensor can monitor heart rate 24 hours a day, and also supports automatic identification of arrhythmia (Mi Watch Youth Edition 1S needs subsequent software upgrade to achieve this) to warn of potential heart problems in advance. Sedentary reminders, calorie consumption, sleep analysis, etc. are also available.

　　BioTracker PPG is just hardware, and it is also equipped with the huami-PAITM evaluation system. The name is a Huami product, and it is the "brain" of Huami smartwatch products. Based on the data obtained by BioTracker PPG, combined with the wearer's daily activity intensity and personal physiological data, a multi-dimensional dynamic comprehensive evaluation can be analyzed. Daily activities or sports that cause changes in heart rate intervals are converted into intuitive and easy-to-read "PAI" values ​​- Huami's health indicator measurement data, which allows users to see their sports health data at a glance.

　　This watch supports 10 sports modes, including outdoor running, indoor running, walking, outdoor cycling, indoor cycling, open water swimming, swimming pool swimming, yoga, elliptical machine, free training, etc., all of which will be evaluated by the comprehensive huami-PAITM evaluation system. It is worth mentioning that the swimming function, the Bip Watch Youth Edition 1S supports 50 meters of swimming water resistance, users can swim with the watch without any problems, and can also record more swimming data;

　　Because the watch has a built-in GPS chip and GPS+GLONASS dual-star positioning, it makes it possible to record outdoor running tracks.

       The NFC function is a pleasant surprise. With it, bus access control is no longer a problem. This is also one of the most popular features of Huami smart watches/bracelets.

　　Another popular feature is the battery life. According to official data, the battery life of the Bip Lite 1S can reach 30 days. The official claim is that it can be used for one month after a single charge. Long battery life is also a traditional skill of Huami products. Specifically for this product, because of the translucent reflective screen and Sony GPS chip, the power consumption of the two smart watches is particularly reduced. It is for this reason that the official typical usage mode has a battery life of 30 days: factory default dial, 24-hour heart rate daily monitoring mode, heart rate measurement every 30 minutes, sleep monitoring, 100 message push notifications per day, NFC card swipe 4 times, exercise once a week, run for 30 minutes with GPS turned on each time, and the default brightness is 10%.

　　In fact, if you don’t wear a watch to sleep and don’t turn on GPS when exercising, the time can be even longer.

　　In general, the Huami Mi Band 1S is a bit like the new iPhone SE. Although the appearance is plasticky and the screen is not its advantage, the chip is on par with the flagship and it has all the functions. The price is relatively low, and the NFC, battery life, etc. can even give people a little surprise.