When ZTE’s Red Magic gaming sub-brand announced its first smartwatch, we were skeptical; when we opened the box and saw the smartwatch, we were impressed, but after using the thing… well, you’ve already scrolled past that score.

The Red Magic Watch doesn’t do anything to justify itself as a ‘gaming’ watch, which makes it odd that ZTE opted to release it under its Red Magic gaming brand (instead of just launching it as a ZTE or Nubia Watch, as with its other wearables).

Instead of looking at this like a wrist-mounted gaming device, then, it’s best just to view it as a low-cost Chinese smartwatch made by a phone company, and it’s far from the first such device.
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