It may not be a renowned watchmaker but China-based Mobvoi has been turning heads one way or another in the smartwatch market. That started with Google’s investment in the company’s voice search technology, which blossomed into a deeper partnership, followed by a then unique dual-screen strategy to preserve battery life. Now it seems that Mobvoi has cut ties with Google, at least with the latter’s wearable platform, in order to also cut down on the new TicWatch GTX’s price tag.
For a smartwatch, the TicWatch GTX’s $60 price tag sounds almost heretical, but that doesn’t come without a price, ironically. To call the smartwatch underpowered is probably an understatement, at least as far as typical smartwatches go.
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