Always in sight: 5 children's smartwatches with a GPS tracker
The table shows a detailed comparison of the characteristics of the children's smartwatches included in the selection. An independent choice of a GPS beacon for children with a "smart" component can be made in the catalog. And in the material"We study and choose GPS beacons for children" briefly describes the basic principles of operation of this class of wearable gadgets.
The Smart Watch Smart Q50 is one of the most affordable offers on the market, capable of becoming a full—fledged replacement for a smartphone for children. Especially in cases when it is necessary to keep in touch with the child, and it is too early to trust him with a mobile phone.
As with most similar solutions, the vast majority of the gadget's functions are tailored for use by parents. For example, dad and mom can track the child's location and create safe boundaries of his movement on the map (from 500 to 2000 m), when going beyond which the parent smartphone will immediately receive an alert. They also have access to the function of imperceptible wiretapping of what is happening around the child — no notifications are displayed on the screen of the wearable device.
There is a SIM card slot under the back cover of the watch. It must be installed very carefully, because there is a possibility of damaging the thin battery power wires located in the immediate vicinity of the slot. Calls to the "smart" gadget will be received only from those contacts that are previously recorded in the phone book (up to 15 numbers). No stranger can call a child.
The screen of the model is made without any frills — the OLED matrix displays white symbols on a black background on it. Of the interesting functions of the watch, I would like to highlight a system of rewards in the form of hearts that parents can send to their child for certain successes (for example, a high grade at school). At the same time, for bad behavior, some of the hearts can be easily removed. With such a rich functionality, the price of the gadget surprises with its accessibility — almost all parents can afford to buy it for their beloved child without significant damage to the family low-cost.
There is nothing superfluous for a child in the shell of a children's smartwatch with a built-in tracking module for the current location, because most of the functions of the wearable gadget are focused not on children, but on their parents.
The application, installed on parental smartphones, allows you to monitor all the movements of the child by GPS satellites and using LBS positioning (according to the nearest base stations of mobile operators), as well as call the child directly to the clock and imperceptibly listen to what is happening around him. However, there are sometimes problems with the accuracy of location determination, since in LBS-tracking mode the position error can reach one and a half kilometers.
Support for voice calls is achieved by equipping the watch with a SIM card slot. On the opposite side from it, under a similar rubber plug, there is a microUSB slot for charging a wearable device, which will have to be used at least once a day. The very presence of plugs makes it clear that the watch is not afraid of moisture, although it is still not recommended to submerge them completely under water — protection according to the IPX5 standard simply does not provide such a possibility.
Children will be able to understand all the subtleties of the friendly interface of a smartwatch quite quickly — touch input support allows you to flip through menu items on an intuitive level. And the opportunity to show off to peers a detailed colour display, the pixel density of which exceeds that of most Android tablets (about 278ppi with a diagonal of 1.22" and a resolution of 240x240 pixels), will appeal to every child. And although smartwatches attract public attention to their person with a bright colour, not everyone can suspect such a developed hidden potential in them.
The Smart Watch Smart Q100 model harmoniously combines parental functions for remote access and tracking the location of the child, as well asbright and colorful menu interface for the child.
Large by the standards of children's smartwatches, the display of the wearable gadget (1.54" diagonally) is distinguished by bright colours and wide viewing angles. In addition, the screen is touch-sensitive, which greatly simplifies the process of the child's interaction with the watch. Among the functions of displaying current date and time values, voice calls and pedometer typical for this class of devices, there is a pre-installed educational counting game in the device's memory, in which a child can test his knowledge of mathematics for speed.
In your own watch settings, you can control the change of just a few basic parameters. Detailed settings of the gadget are carried out from the parent smartphone, on which you will need to install any of the generations of the Se Tracker application. The programme allows you to carry out GPS tracking and track the geo-position of the child on the towers of mobile operators or Wi-Fi networks (indoors), listen to what is happening around the child and draw the boundaries of safe travel zones on the map.
For the possibility of making voice calls, a slot for nanoSIM is provided in the case of the model. Before the initial installation of the SIM card, care must be taken to ensure that it is not password-protected. In addition, the function of receiving text messages is available to the child. And over the Bluetooth wireless network, the child can pair with similar models of watches — this function is called "Be Friends". Thus, everyone will be satisfied with the model — both parents and children.
The SmartYou T58 GPS watch is designed for teenage children rather than younger children. And if desired, adults can also wear them — the stylish appearance of the gadget in a classic "wrapper" will adorn any wrist.
The entire front panel of the model is covered with glossy black glass, through which blue symbols of the current date and time values, as well as the rest of the watch menu items, appear. On the right side of the case there was a place for two mechanical control keys, and on the left there is a slot for microSIM. The plug for the opening is screwed to the "body" of the watch with a small screw, so it will not work quickly to replace the "SIM card" in the field. On the other hand, such a performance is more reliable, because the child will not be able to accidentally or purposefully pull out the SIM card himself.
Setting the clock parameters and access to all their functions is carried out from the linked Aibeile application with a user-friendly interface, which is possible to understand on an intuitive level. Each key parameter in the application has its own icon. So, all three functions related to geo-positioning (current location, route of movement and creation of a secure perimeter) are placed in separate menu items.
In addition to supporting voice calls, the watch's arsenal of features includes the function of sending short voice messages. Both of these actions are carried out only to those numbers that are previously recorded in the phone book. And the support of wiretapping will be useful directly for parents — it is not worth abusing it, but in the case when the child does not answer calls, it may be useful. As, however, the rest of the functionality of the SmartYou T58 wearable gadget is also useful.
A functional gadget for children with built-in location sensors and the ability to make voice calls was created based on the popular educational animated series "Fixiki".
It will be possible to suspect a smart device in a watch, except for a 1-inch colour screen with touch input support. It displays the time, the text of incoming messages, the name of the contact on an incoming call, and there is a special item in the menu for pairing the gadget with their own kind. To connect the watch, children need to be within a radius of 10 m from each other, simultaneously start the appropriate setting and shake their wrist, after which it becomes possible to talk to friends as if on a walkie-talkie. Otherwise, the functionality of the device has nothing superfluous so as not to distract the child.
Both parents can track the child's location at once (each from their smartphone). When a child moves along the street, his geolocation is determined using GPS satellites, and in the case of being indoors — by Wi-Fi and LBS-tracking (at the base stations of the mobile operator). The latter method is less accurate than positioning based on GPS data. The proprietary application, among other things, allows you to set certain zones, at the intersection of which the watch sends a special notification to the parent smartphone.
The phone book of the gadget accommodates up to 60 contacts, and calls from extraneous numbers are not accepted for hours. In case of danger, it is enough for the child to hold down the "SOS" key on the device body for 3 seconds. and the gadget will send an audio alert in conjunction with an alarm to all family members. In active use mode (receiving calls, SMS messages and GPS tracking), the built-in battery with a capacity of 600 mAh lasts for a whole week.
The stylish, comfortable and easy-to-use FixiTime FT-201 watches receive only positive feedback from children and parents. After all, in addition to excellent functionality, they can also be flexibly adjusted to personal priorities. As an example, it is possible to turn off the tracker for the duration of lessons, which will significantly increase the operating time of the gadget on a single battery charge.
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