Kospet Magic P10 smartwatch ZDNET's key takeaways The Kospet Magic P10 and R10 are on sale on Amazon for $130 each.
The associated app is robust, the watch battery lasts for more than a week, and the rugged design can handle all environments.
The magnet on the charging cable is a bit weak and sleep mode doesn't turn the display off. View now at Amazon
A few months ago, I tested a pair of Kospet Tank Ultra smartwatches and found them to be pretty compelling for their $150 price point. Since then, I acquired two new Kospet smartwatches: the Magic P10 and R10, and after a few weeks of running, rowing, and exercising with them, I'm impressed with their performance and similarly agreeable price of $160.
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These two new flagship models have the same key internal specs and functionality, but different in their square and round form factors. Personally, I prefer the slightly larger square form factor as it seems to rest on my wrist better than the round R10, but it's totally a matter of personal preference.
The watches feature dual-band, multi-GNSS for location tracking, which has proven to be very accurate in my testing. In fact, it compares well to my Garmin Venu X1 -- one of my favorite smartwatches I've used.
In terms of biometrics, heart rate tracking so far is better than it was on the Tank Ultra watches, but GPS battery life is about half, with the new Magic P10 and R10 watches getting around 18 hours on one charge. That's still plenty of battery power for most people, and in typical usage you can get away with charging the watch every two weeks.
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In addition to improved heart rate tracking, firmware updates have come out much faster on the Magic series, taking a few minutes to upgrade to the latest software every few days.
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