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Smartwatch Features and Benefits | 25 Terms Every Smartwatch Lover Needs to Know

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You may come across different smartwatch terms when you use or buy a smartwatch. Our team has compiled general smartwatch terms and features for you. Below smartwatch glossary will help you finding different smartwatch features and terms 

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Analog

In the smartwatch world, the term analog watch refers to a traditional style clock or watchface with a physical minute and hour hand. Please note that a digital watchface could also be considered analog when it emulates the minute and hour hand design.


Smartwatch Apps

These are the applications which runs on smartwatch 


ATM

ATM  “atmospheres,” which is a unit of measurement used to describe how water resistant a watch or smartwatch is. The number standard for ATM is in meters, so for example 5 ATM would be 50 meters, or 10 ATM would be 100 meters.  


Band (Wristband)

The wristband or wrapping of a smartwatch that secures the device to your person. With most smartwatches the band can be swapped out for a custom one, provided the new band is an appropriate size.


Blood Pressure Monitors

Smartwatch with blood pressure sensors calculates Pulse Transit Time – the time it takes for a pulse to travel from the heart to the wrist. Smartwatch calculates the pulse travels faster if blood pressure is higher and slower if blood pressure is lower and displays information to the user..


Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a wireless technology that uses a radio frequency to share data over a short distance, eliminating the need for wires. Most smartwatches must be connected to a Bluetooth compatible smartphone in order to operate at their full potential.


Build

When it comes to technology and devices like a smartwatch, the term build refers to the general durability of the device. It encompasses the quality of the materials used in manufacturing and how well they hold up against normal wear and tear.


BPM

Beats per Minute. It is the measure of heat beats.


Digital Wallet

Digital wallet features in smartwatch allow users to make transaction, store funds and display transaction histories using smartphone digital wallet or bank application


Case

The external body or chassis of a device.


Fitness Band (Fitness device)

A device dedicated to fitness tracking and delivering exercise and active lifestyle information. Most smartwatches include fitness tracking support, however not all fitness devices include smartwatch support.


GPS

Global Positioning System 


heart Rate Monitor

A smartwatch comes with an optical heart rate sensor. It helps in monitoring your flow of blood from your heart. It calculates the heart beats per minute as when the blood from your heart flows, it reaches your artery and is reflected on your wrist


Microfiber Cloth

A type of material or fabric used to clean modern electronic devices. Microfibers are incredibly fine, measuring about 1/100th of the width of a strand of hair, so the cleaning cloths can wipe down modern electronic devices like smartphones, smartwatches and more They are commonly used to clean touchscreen displays, removing fingerprints and greasy smudges that come from normal use. 


Micro USB

Standard charging and connection port on modern devices like smartwatches and smartphones.


NFC

Near Field Communication. It allows transfer of data between two devices which are few centimeter apart, typically back to back


Notifications

Alerts that indicate a new message, email or data has been received. The most common type of notification is a message alert which tells the user they have received a text message or email. Notifications can come in the form of visual aids – like an icon – sounds or even vibrations.


OLED

Organic Light Emitting Display 


OS (Operating System)

The main software running on a device. It is not the UI (User Interface). The UI refers to the mechanics of a particular software package, while the OS is the actual software.


Pedometers

Pedometers work by turning your movement into data. Smartwatch has sensors that sense and react to movement in a way that can be measured, allowing your smartwatch to calculate a number of things, including tracking your steps, distance and even helping work out calories burnt.


Personalization

The process at which users can customize or create a more personal experience for themselves. The rate of personalization – also known as customization – has to do with the many various elements that a user can change about a device. For reference those changes can come in the form of a new visual style, sound notification, mobile app and much more.


PPI

Pixels per Inch 


Sleep Monitor

Most smartwatches have sleep trackers that monitor your body movements as you sleep to determine how much time you probably spent awake versus asleep. Some smartwatches also look at heart rate changes during sleeping to estimate how much time you spent in each sleep cycle.


SpO2

Capillary Oxygen Saturation 


Touchscreen

A popular component of modern “smart” devices. The touchscreen is a type of display that allows for touch or gesture based input from a user.


Turn-by-turn Navigation

Otherwise referred to as GPS by many, turn-by-turn navigation uses a GPS signal to deliver real-time travel directions.


UI (User Interface)

The main interface of a device, which generally includes basic functions, and navigation. Poor navigation features on a device are often associated with the UI, when in fact they have more to do with the system software.


Version

A particular edition or release of software. Operating systems like Android or iOS generally have multiple versions available at any given time.


Watchface

The main watch display which shows the time or active alerts. With smartwatches, users can generally change the visual theme of the watchface from several pre-configured styles or even by creating one of their own design. With traditional analog watches, the watch face is often permanent. With a smartwatch, the watchface is generally software and UI based so it can be changed easily.


Water Resistant

A water resistant watch is waterproof up to a certain depth. See ATM (above) for the unit of measurement at which you can identify how water resistant a device is. It should be noted that just because a device is water resistant, doesn’t mean the device is completely waterproof.



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