After my experience with the CARNEO GTR Atlas HR+ AI, my main feeling is that you no longer have to spend a huge amount of money on a well-equipped smartwatch these days. I normally use an Apple Watch, which is exactly why I had a pretty good point of comparison. The CARNEO even pleasantly surprised me in a few things. Pairing with my phone was quick. It uses the GloryFit Pro app, which is simple and clear. The watch offered an update as soon as it was first turned on. Everything installed without any problems. The Bluetooth connection was stable and I received notifications from my phone just as reliably. I rate the display very positively. The AMOLED has nice colours, high resolution and, most importantly, excellent brightness. At home in the evening, the lowest setting is perfectly sufficient. During the day outside, I use about 50% and it's usually enough. In bright sunlight, you can set it to 100% and the readability is still excellent. The display's responsiveness is quick and the whole system feels snappy. I never had to wait for a menu to open and nothing froze during testing. There's a huge number of watch faces in the app. The number looks nice, but personally, I'd prefer a smaller selection of really well-designed watch faces and a greater ability to customise them. I didn't like some of them very much, and with the good ones, I missed the option to change the individual elements and information to my liking. The size of the watch was a bit of a problem for me at first. It's bigger and heavier than a normal Apple Watch. But after a few days, I got used to it. The black version looks nice; the watch seems more masculine to me and gives the impression of being more expensive than it actually is. It's suitable for sports, everyday wear, and work. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the classic buckle on the strap. I find the solution on the Apple Watch sport band more comfortable. I also had to get used to the round display. It looks good, but for displaying text, I think a rectangular display has the advantage. Logically, less content fits on the edges of a round display. This isn't a problem with this specific watch, but rather a characteristic of this shape. I tested the GPS while walking and cycling. Always outside with a good view of the sky. The watch found the signal quickly and the recorded route on the map corresponded to where I actually went. I like the option to download an offline map. You select an area in the app and simply upload it to the watch. Then, if there's no signal or internet somewhere, you still have the map with you. However, I didn't try a custom GPX route during testing. The compass, barometer, and altimeter respond quickly and I had no problems with them during use. I originally thought the LED light was more of a gimmick, but in the end, I like it. It's a real, separate LED source, not just a white display. It shines surprisingly brightly and is genuinely useful in the dark. Bluetooth calls are one of its strongest points, in my opinion. The quality is very good on both sides. I can hear the caller clearly and the microphone picks me up so well that the other person didn't even realise I was talking into my watch. In this respect, my experience is even better than with the Apple Watch. On the other hand, the MP3 player didn't convince me as much. I tried the music with AirPods Pro 3. The connection was quick, but the sound was quite flat and muffled. It lacked both bass and higher frequencies. It's possible the result would be different with other Bluetooth headphones. But with AirPods, I wouldn't listen to music through the watch regularly. The AI assistant works and it's interesting to have something like that right on your wrist. However, the responses aren't instant and it takes a while for them to appear. For me personally, the question is how often I would actually use it. The watch is connected to the phone anyway, and I find it more convenient to work with AI on my phone. So I see it more as a bonus than a main reason to buy. The battery deserves a lot of praise. During testing, I used various functions much more intensively than on a normal day. GPS and high brightness obviously increase consumption. But in normal mode, the watch lasts several days, and with less demanding use, easily around a week. I had Always-On turned off. Compared to the daily charging of the Apple Watch, this is a huge advantage for me, especially for travelling or trips. Charging takes about an hour, maybe a little more. The only thing that bothers me is the special charging cable. If you don't have it with you, you can't charge the watch any other way. Universal wireless charging would be much more practical. The heart rate, SpO2, and stress measurements gave me good results. I compared some measurements with other sensors and the values were similar. The CARNEO needs a bit more time for some measurements than the Apple Watch, but that's not a major issue for me. Sleep tracking also worked normally. The touch controls are precise, the buttons respond well, and I didn't have any accidental touches. The watch also has 5 ATM and Gorilla Glass. I didn't test the water resistance directly, but it's nice to know that you don't have to worry so much about water during normal use. Likewise, the more durable glass on the watch is definitely a plus. To sum it all up, I found a few shortcomings, but none of them are a deal-breaker for me. I see the biggest pluses in the display, GPS, offline maps, battery life, call quality, and the overall fast system. When I add the price to that, I get a very good price/performance ratio. For me, it's a 5/5.
